AP #4 this week

[JRVOL11]

i think we have a real good chance at getting a 1 seed, the teams behind us in the rankings also have a real tough road

 

[Orangeblood75]

ESPN needed us ranked high for game day .
just kidding ! GO VOLS

 

[All Vol!]

I'm expecting at regular season end before tourneys we will have 3 more losses and end up a 2 seed.

Our hard part of the schedule begins Sunday. Losses at Aub, Ky. and one other somewhere down the line.

I won’t be all that surprised if we get the win at Rupp. When a team plays so poorly in the first game, the rematch is often the other extreme.

 

[volfanstuckinga]

So realistically to get a 1 seed we have to win out. I am hoping for a high 2! I am shocked they jumped to 4 but it sure makes me happy seeing that beside our Vols!

No....there will be losses by most teams between now and then. I would say we could afford another loss...but not to someone unranked. I would say if we beat Bama, UK on the road, TX, and Auburn at home....then lose to AU on the road....but make the finals of the SEC tournament....we get a 1 seed

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I won’t be all that surprised if we get the win at Rupp. When a team plays so poorly in the first game, the rematch is often the other extreme.

I’ll be pleasantly surprised. KY has won 3 in a row now. They have high level talent. It’s still Rupp and we’re their biggest conference rival.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

I’ll be pleasantly surprised. KY has won 3 in a row now. They have high level talent. It’s still Rupp and we’re their biggest conference rival.

They haven’t looked overwhelming in those 3 wins though. It’ll be a tough game, but they’re extremely beatable

 

[cardvolfan]

I’ll be pleasantly surprised. KY has won 3 in a row now. They have high level talent. It’s still Rupp and we’re their biggest conference rival.

I don’t know what to expect. We may win or we may lose. I hope we win, but I’m smart enough to know it’s a toss-up game.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

They haven’t looked overwhelming in those 3 wins though. It’ll be a tough game, but they’re extremely beatable

Just stringing some conference wins together could be a good sign for KY fans. As the loses we’re piling up the nega-cats we’re getting really loud. They still have the post season ahead of them. If they were on the NCAAT bubble I could see them getting the automatic bid in the SECT. There’s a reason why they are the winningest program in the NCAA.

But I do like our chances of pulling off a W in Rupp this year compared to most. Some of those lopsided loses are perplexing. As is USCjr getting one in Rupp.

 

[Orange931]

Bama at #2 is annoying as hell. They’re trying so hard to be like UT in the big 3 sports, but we’ve got em in baseball.

 

[VolPack22]

I love being 4th in both poles but it is a long way to March. There is no doubt that Tennessee is an outstanding team and capable of winning at all...GO VOLS!!

4th in line to get double poled. Sounds intense

 

[Volprofch05]

4th in line to get double poled. Sounds intense

As we know, you do love those poles!

 

[EasternVol]

I'm expecting at regular season end before tourneys we will have 3 more losses and end up a 2 seed.

Our hard part of the schedule begins Sunday. Losses at Aub, Ky. and one other somewhere down the line.

We may or may not lose at Auburn or UK. UT's good enough to beat both handily if the shots fall.

 

[Volfan1000]

Vols up to number 4 this week. Purdue is 1, Alabama is 2.

Houston fell to third after the Temple loss.

 

[VolPack22]

As we know, you do love those poles!

Always!

 

[JohnWardForever]

We may or may not lose at Auburn or UK. UT's good enough to beat both handily if the shots fall.

Auburn will win it at home. They are playing much better of late.

 

[WaywardVol]

Are you thinking the 3 teams ahead of us are gonna win out? That seems highly unlikely.

Potential for lots of changes. I could easily see three of those teams out of the top four.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

4th in line to get double poled. Sounds intense