Struggling with inconsistent offense as of late, the Tennessee Volunteers are falling in the NCAA Tournament projections. What was now a strong No. 3 or No. 4 seed a few weeks back is now fading as Rick Barnes aims to get the Vols back on track.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Tennessee as a No. 5 seed.
CBS’s Jerry Palm has Tennessee as a No. 7 seed.
Tennessee is now 12-5 on the year, but they really don’t have any bad losses to this point. Obviously a near 30 point blowout last weekend at the hands of Kentucky doesn’t help the optics, but each of the Vols’ losses this year have come against ranked teams.