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Tennessee basketball week in review: Vols good enough for No.1 ranking?

By Billy Williford

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts in the second half against the Loyola Ramblers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts in the second half against the Loyola Ramblers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – JANUARY 15: Lamonte Turner #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers is fouled by Keyshawn Embery-Simpson #11 of the Arkansas Razorbacks and Desi Sills #0 of the Arkansas Razorbacks on a shot during their game at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 15, 2019, in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /

Tennessee basketball continues to their impressive winning streak taking care of Arkansas and Alabama. Here is a week in review.

Every win continues an impressive winning streak for Rick Barnes and the Tennessee basketball team. The streak moves to 12 wins in a row with the win against Alabama. The last time the program had a winning streak as long came during the 1976-77 campaign when the Ernie and Bernie show was taking the nation by storm.

This year’s team has the opportunity to one-up the 1976-77 squad that finished the season with an overall record of 22-6 when they take the court against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday night in Nashville.

It’s worth repeating; this 12-game winning streak dates back before Thanksgiving when the Vols lost in overtime to the Kansas Jayhawks. You could always make the argument that they could have lost a few games such as Gonzaga, Florida, and Alabama. However, Tennessee could just as easily be sitting at 17-0 on the season.

In this post, we are going to breakdown a few highlights from a week that included a 106-87 win against Arkansas and a tightly contested three-point win against Alabama this past Saturday. We will also take a look at the two upcoming games against Vanderbilt and West Virginia in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

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