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NCAA Tournament: Ranking all 5 games Tennessee Vols played as a 2-seed

By Caleb Calhoun

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 27: Chris Lofton #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers walks off the court after losing to the Louisville Cardinals during the 2008 NCAA Men's East Regional Semifinal at Bobcats Arena on March 27, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Cardinals defeated the Volunteers 77-60. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 27: Chris Lofton #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers walks off the court after losing to the Louisville Cardinals during the 2008 NCAA Men's East Regional Semifinal at Bobcats Arena on March 27, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Cardinals defeated the Volunteers 77-60. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee basketball has its third No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament ever. These are all five March Madness games the Volunteers played at that level.

It’s pretty obvious that Tennessee basketball has very little to look back on in its NCAA Tournament history. In fact, the Vols’ greatest success stories have all come in this century, from seeding to big wins to how far they have advanced.

Bruce Pearl secured their highest seed ever in the NCAA Tournament in 2006, the first year ever they were a No. 2 seed. Two years later, they were a 2-seed again, but this time it was a disappointment since they spent the majority of the season projected as a 1-seed.

Now, Rick Barnes is leading the Vols into March Madness with their third No. 3 seed in school history. Like the 2008 team, however, there is a bit of a disappointment going in since the goal for so long was a No. 1 seed.

Either way though, the seeding is not as relevant as what happens in the Big Dance. And, well, what happens in the Big Dance has not been all that great for Rocky Top with this seeding. Each of the last two times they were this high, the Vols lost to a lower-seeded team in the tournament.

They also failed to reach the Elite Eight both times, which is where a team is projected out as a No. 2 seed. So, quite honestly, their history at this level is disappointing, and they hope to change that as a program under Barnes.

However, there have been some memorable moments for this team as a No. 2 seed. After all, they haven’t been complete failures in the postseason throughout the years, and they gave fans some entertaining finishes. In this post, we’re going to look back on all five games UT played as a No. 2 seed.

Our post will be a ranking of the games in terms of how exciting they were for fans on Rocky Top. So let’s go ahead and break all of this down. This is how all five games the Tennessee Vols have played as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament stack up against each other.

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