From losing three of four to beating Florida by 20 — Tennessee is back on Joe Lunardi’s one-seed line. The Volunteers slid into the final one spot of Lunardi’s bracket on Monday following the weekend’s results. Auburn, Duke and Alabama joined them.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 3, 2025
Tennessee fell as low as a projected No. 3 seed after losing to Kentucky last week. That loss followed losses to Auburn and Vanderbilt on the road, which created plenty of doubt for this team going forward. Then, shorthanded without Zakai Zeigler or Igor Milicic, Tennessee dismantled Florida to pick up a huge bounce-back win.