Tennessee is a team just loaded with talent. The Vols, blessed with incredible depth, are led by guard Tony Harris, who may be the quickest player with the ball of anyone I've seen this year.
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Seed, Region and Bid: 5, South, at-large Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 11 NCAA Tournament Record: 6-12 (.333) Final Four Appearances: 0 NCAA Tournament Championships: none Best NCAA Tournament Finish: Regional semifinals (1981, 1967) Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: 10 Final Associated Press ranking: 11 Final Ratings Percentage Index: 11 Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 19 RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (5-4) Dec. 23 Lost to Tulsa, 88-68 Jan. 8 Beat LSU, 64-59 Jan. 12 Lost to Vanderbilt, 76-73 Jan. 18 Beat No. 9 Florida, 81-79 (2OT) Jan. 25 Beat No. 7 Auburn, 105-76 Feb. 1 Lost to No. 17 Kentucky, 81-68 Feb. 12 Beat No. 11 Florida, 76-73 (OT) Feb. 19 Lost to No. 24 Vanderbilt, 85-72 Feb. 23 Beat No. 16 Kentucky, 74-67 (Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day) TOURNAMENT HISTORY Overall Record: 6-12 (.333) 1999--Fourth seed in East Region Defeated Delaware in first round, 62-52 Lost to Southwest Missouri State in second round, 81-51 1998--Eighth seed in West Region Lost to Illinois State in first round, 82-81 (OT) 1989--Tenth seed in East Region Lost to West Virginia in first round, 84-68 1983--Eighth seed in Mideast Region Defeated Marquette in first round, 57-56 Lost to Louisville in second round, 70-57 1982--Ninth seed in Mideast Region Defeated Southwestern Louisiana in first round, 61-57 Lost to Virginia in second round, 54-51 1981--Fourth seed in East Region Defeated Virginia Commonwealth in second round, 58-56 (OT) Lost to Virginia in regional semifinal, 62-48 1980--Seventh seed in East Region Defeated Furman in first round, 80-69 Lost to Maryland in second round, 86-75 1979--Eighth seed in Mideast Region Defeated Eastern Kentucky in first round, 97-81 Lost to Notre Dame in second round, 73-67 1977--Mideast Region Lost to Syracuse in first round, 93-88 (OT) 1976--East Region Lost to VMI in first round, 81-75 1967--Mideast Region Lost to Dayton in regional semifinal, 53-53 Lost to Indiana in regional third place, 51-44 Record by Region: In East: 3-5 (.375) In South/Southeast: 0-0 (.000) In Midwest: 0-0 (.000) In West: 0-1 (.000) In Mideast: 3-6 (.333) Record by Seed: As a 4th seed: 2-2 (.500) As a 7th seed: 1-1 (.500) As an 8th seed: 2-3 (.400) As a 9th seed: 1-1 (.500) As a 10th seed: 0-1 (.000) |
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