Bubble begins to take shape

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Not a list we want to be on.....unfortunately we are


http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?storyId=6100765&top


Tennessee (9)

Preseason rank: No. 20 from ESPN/USA Today.

Now: Unranked, no votes. Record: 15-8 overall, 5-3 in the SEC.

Bubble status: In the eye of the beholder. Someone looking through orange-tinted glasses would see a neutral-court victory over Villanova, an all-but-road victory over Pittsburgh and solid wins over Missouri State, Memphis, Georgia and Vanderbilt. A doubter would see home losses to Oakland, College of Charleston and USC, plus road losses to Charlotte and Arkansas. But let's face it: It's a bad bubble, and Tennessee has quality wins. The Volunteers are No. 39 Sagarin, No. 46 Pomeroy and No. 21 RPI.

Low point: The 13-point, never-in-it home loss to Charleston on Dec. 31, completing a run of four losses in six games against underdog opponents. Of course, going eight SEC games without coach Bruce Pearl on the bench has been a humiliation in and of itself.

What's gone wrong: Good thing the Vols have been a strong offensive rebounding team because they miss plenty of shots (44 percent as a team from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range -- the latter ranking 11th in the SEC). The wildly inconsistent performances suggest a lack of focus, and it's reasonable to wonder what Pearl's ability to focus has been like with the controversy swirling around him all season.
 
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Honestly at this point I wouldn't be surprised with the NIT......things may change for the better now that BP is back now though
 
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Nothing will change with Bruce at the helm, as we've seen the exact same team in his absence. This team is what it is.
 
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#5
The selection committee really overlooks SEC teams. Look at Miss. St. last year. Decent record and lost to Kentucky in SEC title game by a few. They had talent.
 
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VolBalla2014 said:
The selection committee really overlooks SEC teams. Look at Miss. St. last year. Decent record and lost to Kentucky in SEC title game by a few. They had talent.
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Only problem is our "marquee" wins were early in the season.....
 
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A little to early for this.

But a win tonight at Kentucky will seal an NCAA invite.
 
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We will get back on track and we will win the sec tourney so we will be a lock.. seeding is yet to be decided tho.. but come tourney time no one wants to face this team..
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The man is an idiot. Mid majors will be on the bubble. We will get a 7-9 seed most likely and upset someone in the 2nd round depending on the matchup
 
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#15
We need 20 wins to be able to definately get in the NCAA. We have 15 now! We have 8 more games, plus at least one SEC tourney game. So, we need to win 5 of our last 9 games.
If we win in the SEC tourney, we could get more than 20 wins.
I am anxious about this season because I don't see us having many big men next season.
Next season may be a long season. Fields will be gone! Goins will be gone! Pearl will be gone! Williams will be gone! Bone will be gone!
Our recruits are both guards, if I am not mistaken!!! Where are the big men???
Maymon, Woolridge & Hall?????
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Not a list we want to be on.....unfortunately we are


ESPN NCAAB Bubble begins to take shape


Tennessee (9)

Preseason rank: No. 20 from ESPN/USA Today.

Now: Unranked, no votes. Record: 15-8 overall, 5-3 in the SEC.

Bubble status: In the eye of the beholder. Someone looking through orange-tinted glasses would see a neutral-court victory over Villanova, an all-but-road victory over Pittsburgh and solid wins over Missouri State, Memphis, Georgia and Vanderbilt. A doubter would see home losses to Oakland, College of Charleston and USC, plus road losses to Charlotte and Arkansas. But let's face it: It's a bad bubble, and Tennessee has quality wins. The Volunteers are No. 39 Sagarin, No. 46 Pomeroy and No. 21 RPI.

Low point: The 13-point, never-in-it home loss to Charleston on Dec. 31, completing a run of four losses in six games against underdog opponents. Of course, going eight SEC games without coach Bruce Pearl on the bench has been a humiliation in and of itself.

What's gone wrong: Good thing the Vols have been a strong offensive rebounding team because they miss plenty of shots (44 percent as a team from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range -- the latter ranking 11th in the SEC). The wildly inconsistent performances suggest a lack of focus, and it's reasonable to wonder what Pearl's ability to focus has been like with the controversy swirling around him all season.
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Fear the bubble.....

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99gator said:
tennessee is not a bubble team.

they will be in the tournament.
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I'm not sure how you came to that assessment. We've already got 4 losses in conference and have 3 more certain losses left on the schedule. (UF, Vandy and UK) Even if we sweep the slate of winnable games, which is certainly possible, but I wouldn't bet on it, that puts us at 9-7 in conference. That doesn't sound like a surefire NCAA bid to me. Our one saving grace might be that by not getting a bye in the SEC tournament, we'll likely draw one of the horrible West teams and have a pretty good shot at getting at least one win in Atlanta.
 
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We are creating the picture perfect resume of a team that is one of the last ones out.
 
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