After the men’s bracketology reports that came out Monday combined with the RPI ranking, the impact of Tennessee basketball’s loss on the road to the Mississippi State Bulldogs is now clear.
It was more of a missed opportunity to cement themselves in the tournament as opposed to something that knocked them off the bubble.
Despite the loss, Rick Barnes’s team still improved its standing in every way over the week before, and that has to count for something.
Joe Lunardi’s bracketology has the Vols as a First Four Out team, meaning they’re squarely on the bubble.