Mar 7, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Yves Pons (35) gets a hug from guard Santiago Vescovi (25) before leaving the game against the Florida Gators during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
If Tennessee basketball is going to advance in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the Vols will have to get through quite a few teams who got on a roll at the end of the season. All three other teams in their first weekend bracket either won their conference tournament or reached their tournament championship game.
At 18-8, Rick Barnes’ team will start things off as a No.