Something was up all weekend long — it all seemed predetermined. Despite winning the SEC Tournament on Sunday afternoon and picking up a win over potential No. 1 seed Kentucky on Saturday, Tennessee stuck to the three-seed line when the bracket was announced.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his projection early on Sunday morning, placing Tennessee as a No. 3 seed while already assuming that the Volunteers would beat Texas A&M for the SEC title.
The writing was on the wall, and it all came true. Duke’s inferior resume got the No. 2 seed that Tennessee deserved, and we all know why.