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Midwest Region Outlook: Tennessee couldn’t ask for a better draw

The Tennessee Volunteers landed a No. 2 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, narrowly missing out on the first No. 1 seed in school history. Tennessee enters the big dance on a bit of a cold snap, dropping games to Kentucky to end the regular season and Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament.

Rick Barnes is now tasked with getting things back on track quickly, with quite literally everything on the line.

Tennessee is paired up with No. 1 seed Purdue in the Midwest, and is looking at a potential meeting the No.