{"id":601135,"date":"2026-02-13T16:21:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/601135\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:21:20","slug":"tennessee-basketball-projected-for-in-state-ncaa-tournament-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/601135\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee basketball projected for in-state NCAA Tournament matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee (17-7, 7-4 SEC) has seven basketball games remaining in the 2025-26 regular-season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Vols have four home and three away contests remaining in regular-season play: LSU<\/a>, Oklahoma<\/a>, at Vanderbilt, at Missouri, Alabama<\/a>, at South Carolina and Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n

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The SEC Tournament will be contested March 11-15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

On Friday, USA TODAY Sports released updated bracketology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tennessee is projected a No. 5 seed and would play No. 12 seed Belmont in the first round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The winner would advance to play either No. 4 seed Virginia or No. 13 seed UNC Wilmington in the second round.<\/p>\n

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More: 2025-26 Tennessee men’s basketball schedule, TV, tipoff times<\/a><\/p>\n

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