Bracket projection: Tennessee
The Volunteers need their defense to be consistently stong to make a deep run
Lunardi's Logic
The Volunteers are another team that can look like world-beaters one night, then just beaten the next. Figure on exactly that in the NCAA first weekend: An impressive win over Michigan followed by a blowout loss to Duke.
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Insider NCAA Tournament Guide

Joe Lunardi and his team of analysts have broken down every NCAA Tournament team's strengths, weaknesses and player tendencies.
EAST REGION
- 1. Ohio State vs. 16. UTSA/Alabama State
- 2. North Carolina vs. 15. LIU
- 3. Syracuse vs. 14. Indiana State
- 4. Kentucky vs. 13. Princeton
- 5. West Virginia vs. 12. UAB/Clemson
- 6. Xavier vs. 11. Marquette
- 7. Washington vs. 10. Georgia
- 8. George Mason vs. 9. Villanova
SOUTHEAST REGION
- 1. Pittsburgh vs. 16. UNCA/UALR
- 2. Florida vs. 15. UC Santa Barbara
- 3. BYU vs. 14. Wofford
- 4. Wisconsin vs. 13. Belmont
- 5. Kansas State vs. 12. Utah State
- 6. St. John's vs. 11. Gonzaga
- 7. Michigan State vs. 10. UCLA
- 8. Butler vs. 9. Old Dominion
SOUTHWEST REGION
- 1. Kansas vs. 16. Boston University
- 2. Notre Dame vs. 15. Akron
- 3. Purdue vs. 14. St. Peter's
- 4. Louisville vs. 13. Morehead State
- 5. Vanderbilt vs. 12. Richmond
- 6. Georgetown vs. 11. USC/VCU
- 7. Texas A&M vs. 10. Florida State
- 8. UNLV vs. 9. Illinois
WEST REGION
- 1. Duke vs. 16. Hampton
- 2. S.D. State vs. 15. Northern Colorado
- 3. UConn vs. 14. Bucknell
- 4. Texas vs. 13. Oakland
- 5. Arizona vs. 12. Memphis
- 6. Cincinnati vs. 11. Missouri
- 7. Temple vs. 10. Penn State
- 8. Michigan vs. 9. Tennessee
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