NCAA Tournament March Madness
#20 Tennessee
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Projected seed: 6
Tennessee’s placement comes down to a resume that mixes marquee neutral-site and home wins with ugly road blemishes, creating a profile that looks solid but not bulletproof. Signature neutral victories over Houston and Rutgers and a statement home win over Louisville show the Volunteers can beat quality opposition, while neutral setbacks to Kansas and Illinois and road defeats at Syracuse, Arkansas and Florida are the kind of losses that stick with a committee. The road victory at Alabama and competitive showings against elite opponents suggest the team is capable away from home, yet inconsistency remains the central concern. Upcoming conference trips to Kentucky and Vanderbilt and home opportunities against Mississippi and Oklahoma are straightforward chances to polish the resume or to compound its flaws depending on results.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Mercer | 141 | W76-61 |
| 11/8 | N Kentucky | 170 | W95-56 |
| 11/12 | North Florida | 340 | W99-66 |
| 11/17 | Rice | 241 | W91-66 |
| 11/20 | Tennessee St | 236 | W89-60 |
| 11/24 | (N)Rutgers | 158 | W85-60 |
| 11/25 | (N)Houston | 7 | W76-73 |
| 11/26 | (N)Kansas | 14 | L81-76 |
| 12/2 | @Syracuse | 75 | L62-60 |
| 12/6 | (N)Illinois | 4 | L75-62 |
| 12/16 | Louisville | 16 | W83-62 |
| 12/21 | Gardner Webb | 363 | W94-52 |
| 12/30 | S Carolina St | 361 | W105-54 |
| 1/3 | @Arkansas | 22 | L86-75 |
| 1/6 | Texas | 37 | W85-71 |
| 1/10 | @Florida | 11 | L91-67 |
| 1/13 | Texas A&M | 31 | W87-82 |
| 1/17 | Kentucky | 28 | L80-78 |
| 1/24 | @Alabama | 19 | W79-73 |
| 1/27 | @Georgia | 33 | 51% |
| 1/31 | Auburn | 25 | 68% |
| 2/3 | Mississippi | 72 | 86% |
| 2/7 | @Kentucky | 28 | 47% |
| 2/11 | @Mississippi St | 95 | 77% |
| 2/14 | LSU | 42 | 76% |
| 2/17 | Oklahoma | 65 | 85% |
| 2/18 | Oklahoma | 65 | 85% |
| 2/21 | @Vanderbilt | 13 | 32% |
| 2/24 | @Missouri | 56 | 65% |
| 2/28 | Alabama | 19 | 61% |
| 3/3 | @South Carolina | 77 | 72% |
| 3/7 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 54% |