By no means are they in. But Tennessee basketball is now back on track to do what they needed to do to get into the NCAA Tournament conversation down the stretch of this season. And it came with the most unlikely upset in years.
Ahead of their first matchup at the Auburn Tigers, it was clear the Vols would need to win three of their final five games to be on the NCAA Tournament bubble entering the SEC Tournament. Winning two of five wouldn’t eliminate them, but it would mean they needed an impressive run in the SEC Tournament.