Location: Knoxville, TN
2017-2018 Record: 26-9, 13-5 in SEC
Head Coach: Rick Barnes, 57-44 at Tennessee, 661-358 Overall
Best Season: 2010 – Elite Eight
Record vs. Jackets: 44-28
Pre-Season pick: 6th in Pre-season AP Poll
Leading returning scorer: Grant Williams, 15.2 point per game
For fans that haven’t been following college basketball too closely in recent seasons, it might be surprising to see Tennessee sitting at #6 in the preseason AP poll. However, Rick Barnes has quietly put together one of the best teams in the nation after greatly exceeding expectations a season ago.