For what is worth, getting worked up over 1/23/24 bracketology is pretty equivalent to stressing today over how to dress for the weather on March 10th.
There are too many unknowns to even begin. If Tennessee runs the rest of the SEC and wins the conference tourney, they would be a fairly high seed (2 or 3) in the tournament. If they loose their remaining games, they would be out.
More immediately, they need to win at least 4 of 5 of their upcoming SEC conference (and it is not an easy road). I think that would get them off the bubble for now.