FAYETTEVILLE -- Tennessee is the fourth basketball program Coach Rick Barnes has taken to the NCAA Tournament with the Vols as a No. 3 seed in the South Regional.
Previously, Barnes had three NCAA appearance with Providence of the Big East, three with Clemson of the ACC and 16 with Texas of the Big 12.
Big East — 6
Seeds and first-round matchups for the SEC’s record eight teams in the NCAA Tournament:
No. 6 Florida (20-12) vs winner of No. 11 St. Bonaventure (25-7) and UCLA (21-11)
Overall he's coached 23 NCAA Tournament teams in 30 seasons.