You may have already heard whispers about the new NET rankings thingy the NCAA has decided to lean on when comparing team resumes come tournament time, but what is it, and how does it work? The N.E.T., or “NCAA Evaluation Tool” Ranking, is a new system that the NCAA will […]

Let’s rank yesterday even though it’s way too early to do so without the context of the entire season! There are two clear-cut games at the top of my list. The Sweet 16 win over Ohio State will stand until the Vols make it to the Final Four; bonus points […]

Tennessee took 72 shots to Gonzaga’s 59, pulled down 16 offensive rebounds and only turned it over seven times. The Zags countered by getting to the free throw line: 19 attempts to Tennessee’s 10, though either team shooting it better could’ve won today with the Vols at 60% and Gonzaga […]

Gonzaga will be the third KenPom Top 50 opponent the Vols have faced in their first eight games. But we’re only scheduled to face three others between mid-December and mid-February. Tennessee’s SEC schedule is back-loaded this year: both dates with Kentucky fall in the last seven games, and the regular […]

Through the first six games, we haven’t seen anything from Rick Barnes’ Vols to suggest last year wasn’t the real thing. And despite the pain of an overtime loss to #2 Kansas, there are encouraging signs the Vols are going to be even better. There’s this, first of all: Thank […]

One year ago today, Tennessee beat #18 Purdue in the Battle 4 Atlantis. It was, at the time, an important win to get Tennessee a shot at Villanova and bolster their RPI for what we thought would be a run at the bubble. One year later, #5 Tennessee will face […]

As the Vols get set to take on Louisville today in Brooklyn, NY in the NIT Season Tip-Off, in front of them is an opportunity that has rarely been seen by the Tennessee Basketball program.  Yes, the Vols have had a few opportunities to make deep NCAA Tournament runs that […]

The one good thing about your rival being at the peak of their powers is the reward for beating them. And when your rival is operating at the peak of their powers with a head coach that’s especially fun to hate, bonus points. Louisville is certainly not Tennessee’s rival – […]

Two big truths from Tennessee’s last outing against Louisiana: one, “Does this team have anyone who can guard Grant Williams?” is still the first question to ask. When the answer is no, you get Friday’s performance: 31 points and 7 rebounds made Williams #2 in the early KenPom Player of […]

It’s a progressive opening run for Tennessee: after a D-II blowout win, the Vols will be tested up the ladder by Louisiana tonight (120th in KenPom), Georgia Tech (90th) on Tuesday, then Louisville (66th) in the preseason NIT with a chance to face #1 Kansas. The Ragin’ Cajuns went 27-7 […]