Tennessee was picked to finish 13th in the 14-team SEC by the media in the preseason. To put it mildly, the Volunteers have exceeded expectations.
No. 16 Tennessee can clinch at least a share of the SEC regular-season title Saturday when the Volunteers host Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee enters the game in a first-place tie with Auburn. A win by the Volunteers and a loss by the Tigers at home to South Carolina would give Tennessee the outright SEC title. But beating Georgia hasn't proved to be easy for coach Rick Barnes' squad.
"We haven't been able to beat Georgia since I've been here," Barnes told The Paul Finebaum Show.