Tennessee basketball is off to a fast start in 2018, maintaining a top-10 ranking after going 5-1 in their first six games. Their marquee win was over the Louisville Cardinals, who should be ranked next week after knocking off the No. 9 Michigan State Spartans. Tennessee also took the Kansas Jayhawks down to the wire before falling in overtime. Truthfully, nothing unexpected has occurred.
We will be checking in with six takeaways for every six regular season games this year. Below is the first edition of the series, where we attempt to identify any developments that will be of interest as the season progresses.