They aren’t on anybody’s radar right now, even as a First Four Out or Next Four Out. That’s why we haven’t been doing NCAA Tournament bracketology projections for Tennessee basketball over the past few weeks, and we won’t do it again this week.
However, the Vols still have a great chance to work their way into the conversation. Currently, they are No. 69 in the RealTimeRPI, No. 64 in the NET rankings and as high as No. 53 in the ESPN BPI. That means they are clearly flirting with the bubble already, and at 15-12 and 7-7 in the SEC, they are just a couple of key wins away from being in that talk.