The Athletic predicts how far the Tennessee Vols will advance in the NCAA Tournament
The Tennessee Vols are a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tennessee Vols learned their NCAA Tournament fate on Selection Sunday.
Tennessee will be a No. 6 seed in the midwest region, taking on the winner of the play-in game between Miami (Ohio) and Wright State.
The Vols are coming off a loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores in the SEC Tournament.
The Athletic predicts how far the Vols will advance in the NCAA Tournament
Tennessee’s had an up-and-down season — they beat Houston in November, and they’ve also blown several big leads this season — but they can end the season on a high note with a deep NCAA Tournament run.
The Athletic, though, doesn’t think Tennessee will play beyond the first weekend. They have Tennessee winning their first round matchup before losing to Virginia in the second round.
“These feel like two evenly matched teams and both are similarly built around defense and rebounding,” wrote The Athletic’s CJ Moore. “I trust Virginia’s bigs slightly more. Thijs De Ridder will need to have a good game and bounce back after scoring just five points in Saturday’s loss to Duke.”
If Tennessee and Kentucky each win their first two games in the tourney, they’ll meet in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year.
The Vols beat the Wildcats last season in the Sweet 16.
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