No. 25 Tennessee (20-9, 10-6 SEC) has two basketball games remaining in the 2025-26 regular-season.
The Vols have one home and one away contest remaining in regular-season play: at South Carolina and versus Vanderbilt.
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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.
On Tuesday, USA TODAY Sports released updated bracketology.
Tennessee is projected a No. 5 seed and would play No. 12 seed Belmont in the first round at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The winner would advance to play either No. 4 seed Kansas or No. 13 seed Stephen F. Austin in the second round.
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