Tennessee Basketball sticking as a No. 1 seed in ESPN Bracketology
No. 1 Tennessee is sticking as a No. 1 seed in ESPN’s Bracketology from Joe Lunardi. The NCAA Tournament bracket projection was updated on Tuesday, with the Vols remaining a No. 1 seed and the No. 2 overall seed behind Auburn.
Lunardi on Tuesday had 13 SEC teams making the NCAA Tournament, including eight teams seeded fifth or higher. Not only did the league have two No. 1 seeds in Tennessee and Auburn, there were three No. 2 seeds from the SEC in Alabama, Florida and Kentucky.
The Wildcats were projected as a No. 1 seed last week, before losing 85-65 to Ohio State on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Texas A&M and Mississippi State are both currently No. 4 seeds and Oklahoma is a No. 5 seed. Ole Miss is next as a No. 5 seed, Georgia is a No. 8 seed and Arkansas is a No. 9 seed. Texas is a No. 10 seed and Missouri is a No. 11 seed in the First Four.
Up Next: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Norfolk State, December 31, 3 p.m. ET, SEC Network+
Tennessee (12-0), after its 82-64 win over Middle Tennessee State Monday night, is off to its best start since the 1915-16 Vols went a perfect 12-0 in a 12-game season. The 1922-23 holds the program record with 14 straight wins to start the season.
On Monday Tennessee stayed at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 and the Coaches Poll for a third straight week, but No. 2 Auburn closed the gap in first-place votes for a second week in a row.
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Tennessee got 41 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 to 21 for Auburn. Last week the Vols got 50 first-place votes to 12 for Auburn. Two weeks ago it was 58 for the Vols and three for Auburn.
The Vols got 20 first-place votes in this week’s Coaches Poll while Auburn received 11. Last week Tennessee got 22 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll to nine for Auburn.
The Vols received 26 first-place votes two weeks ago while Auburn got five.
Vols ranked No. 2 in NET, No. 3 in KenPom
KenPom has Tennessee at No. 3 overall, behind No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Duke.
The Vols are No. 2 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 14 in adjusted offensive efficiency, while Auburn is No. 1 on offense and No. 10 on defense.
Tennessee is No. 2 in the NET rankings, trailing only Auburn. The Vols are 3-0 in Quad 1 games and a combined 9-0 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games. They don’t currently have any Quad 2 games to their credit.
