Regular-season basketball play will come to an end on Saturday for No. 25 Tennessee (21-9, 11-6 SEC). The Vols will host No. 22 Vanderbilt (23-7, 10-7 SEC) at Food City Center. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Tipoff between the Vols and Commodores is slated for 2 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the in-state matchup with Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call.
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Ahead of the Tennessee-Vanderbilt basketball game, Joe Lunardi of ESPN released updated bracketology projections for the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Lunardi projects the Vols as a No. 5 seed in Portland, Oregon. The Vols are projected to face No. 12 seed Liberty in the first round. The winner would advance to play either No. 4 seed Virginia or No. 13 seed California Baptist in the second round.
The SEC Tournament will be contested March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament is scheduled for March 15, while the First Four will take place March 17-18 and the first round will be contested March 19-20. The Final Four is scheduled for April 4-6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: NCAA bracketology for Tennessee basketball ahead of senior day