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A look at Tennessee’s first round opponent.

The Tennessee Volunteers secured a No. 2 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, narrowly missing out on the top line for the first time in school history. After a big win on Saturday against Kentucky, the nothing went right for the Vols on Sunday against Auburn.

Tennessee ended up with the Patriot League champion Colgate Raiders as their first round opponent. Who are they? Let’s figure that out.

Yep. There’s toothpaste involved.

Let’s brush up on some history. (I’m sorry)

William Colgate founded what would become the Colgate toothpaste company in 1806.