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Women’s bracketology Jan. 30: Tennessee Lady Vols falling to No. 4 seed

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 14: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 14, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 65-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 14: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 14, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 65-62. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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The Tennessee Lady Vols are slowly falling in women’s basketball bracketology projections. See where the Volunteers are at now.

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Despite losing four of their last six games, the Tennessee Lady Vols continue to hover around the No. 10 spot in the RPI. That’s because while their losses increase, their strength of schedule rises as well.

It’s created a complete level of inconsistency regarding what to do with this program right now. Holly Warlick’s team at 17-4 and 5-3 in the conference could still play their way higher. But a No. 1 seed is out of the question.

So where do they stand between a No. 2 seed and No. 5 seed? After all, if you take a look at what they’ve done, they could go anywhere in that realm.

Experts tend to agree. Let’s just take a look at the bracketology projections for the Tennessee Lady Vols among the most prominent writers.

Charlie Creme of ESPN has them down to a No. 4 seed. In his bracket, they would be in the Spokane region and play the first two games in Knoxville and host Mercer or Southern in the first round. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who beat them earlier this year, would be the No. 1 seed in that region.

Fellow FanSided site SummitHoops led its projection by asking the same question we’re asking: What do we do with the Tennessee Lady Vols? Well, they somehow kept them as a No. 2 seed, facing Robert Morris in the first round in Knoxville. Tennessee, in this bracket, would be in the Albany region with the No. 1 seed UConn Huskies.

Meanwhile, CollegeSportsMadness has the Tennessee Lady Vols as a No. 3 seed. In this one, they face the Belmont Bruins in the first round in Knoxville. They would be on the side with the Baylor Bears as the No. 1 seed.

Next: Men's SEC Power Rankings: Vols near the top

With multiple games left that give them a chance for more quality wins, we could get a better read on the Tennessee Lady Vols soon. However, it’s clear that nobody knows where to put this team right now. They are certainly one of the better teams in the NCAA Tournament. But they aren’t one of the elite teams fans thought they saw with the 15-0 start. That makes for a wide range of places they could be put.