Outside of one slip-up against Kentucky — and more on that later — Tennessee is rolling. The Volunteers are strolling through the bottom dwellers in the SEC, beating conference foes by 30 points on the regular. This Tennessee defense is probably the best we’ve seen in the Rick Barnes era, and it’s powered the Vols to a 17-3 overall record.
As things currently stand, Tennessee is in line for a No. 1 seed. They’re ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll, and remain No. 2 in KenPom and the NCAA’s NET rankings.
Their next big test awaits on Saturday evening, as they welcome No.