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It’s Fine-Tuning Season Now

What’s next for this Tennessee team? With five games to go, the Vols are 19-6 (10-3). Two of the remaining five are Tennessee’s first match-ups with the SEC’s basement: at Missouri (10-15) on Tuesday, at Georgia (6-20) the following Tuesday. Those, of course, need to be wins. The other three […]

Good Team Seeks Greatness

On January 15, Kentucky shot 67.9% from the floor in a 107-79 win over Tennessee. The Vols dropped to 11-5 (2-3), vanquished in three straight road tests as league play opened in Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, and Lexington. Since then, Tennessee is 7-1, the lone loss by one point at Texas. […]

No Bad Losses & Quad 1 Wins

The win at Mississippi State gave the Vols four Quad 1 wins this year, moving their record to 4-6 against top competition. It’s clear the dates with Kentucky, Auburn, and the trip to Fayetteville will earn Quad 1 distinction. And the Hogs – winners of nine straight – could also […]

Tennessee Bracket Math: It’s February

Let’s start with some good news: Average KenPom rank of Tennessee’s previous 10 opponents: 41.9 Average KenPom rank of Tennessee’s next 10 opponents: 74.0 The Vols went 6-4 in the previous 10, earning Quad 1 home wins over Arizona and LSU along with four Quad 1 road losses. The upcoming […]