The Vols improved to 15-5 (8-5) with a 93-73 win over South Carolina late Wednesday night, a welcome offensive explosion via Victor Bailey’s seven threes and a return to form from John Fulkerson. It’s Kentucky next (1:00 PM Saturday CBS); the Cats have won two straight close games over Auburn […]
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What are the NET rankings in men’s basketball?
Everything you need to know about how the NCAA NET rankings work.
Bracketology: How to roll your own
Everything you need to know to roll your own bracketology.
Tennessee-South Carolina Four Factors Forecast: Mostly sunny, except under their basket
Vols-Gamecocks Four Factors Forecast: It’s looking like a fine day for a picnic, but watch out for the bees under the Gamecocks’ basket.
What is the Four Factors Gameplan?
Here’s what goes into our Four Factors Gameplan previews of men’s basketball games and why we use it as an analytical framework.
Magic Numbers: Free Throws and Turnovers
I don’t think the highs and lows quite qualify as a roller coaster, but Tennessee’s basketball season is definitely on a winding road. The hope, of course, is that this thing is still going up the mountain: the Vols were the 11th-best team in college basketball in the eyes of […]
Does the difference between a 1-seed and a 2-seed matter?
Is there really a difference between a 1-seed and a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament? Oh, yeah.
Tennessee-LSU Four Factors Forecast: Too close to call
Vols-Tigers Four Factors Forecast: The all-important Four Factors matchups suggest only a slight Vols advantage, which could set the stage for a thriller.
SEC Teams on the NCAA Seed Line
The committee will reveal their Top 16 this Saturday (12:30 PM CBS), a month and a day from Selection Sunday. As Wayne Staats points out, the original grouping usually holds up, for the most part. In 2018 the Vols were the top #4 seed in the first reveal, and ended […]
Tennessee-Georgia Four Factors Forecast: Buckets, steals, and o-boards
Vols-Bulldogs Four Factors Forecast: An accumulation of buckets, steals, and offensive rebounds, especially in the higher elevations.