The Tennessee Volunteers have proved the doubters wrong all season long—and they look forward to continuing to do so in March Madness.
As people fill out their brackets ahead of the NCAA tournament, most players want fans to believe in their teams and pick them to make a deep run. Not the Volunteers. They enjoy playing with a chip on their shoulder.
Tennessee earned a No. 3 seed in the Big Dance by going 25-8 and winning a share of the SEC regular-season title. Rick Barnes won SEC Coach of the Year, sophomore Grant Williams was named SEC Player of the Year and Admiral Schofield was named second-team All-SEC.