Just In: Vols NCAA Tournament Seed Announced

The Vols' seed in the NCAA Tournament has been announced.

Jack Foster | Mar 13, 2022

Now that conference tournaments have been completed, Selection Sunday began at 6 p.m. ET on CBS, with the men's tournament bracket being announced first.

The 2022 SEC Tournament Champions in the Tennessee Volunteers come in as a No. 3 seed in the South region in the March Madness bracket. The Vols will play No. 14 Longwood in the Round of 64 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Vols first-round opponent, Longwood, holds a 26-6 (15-1 Big South) record heading into the Big Dance. The Lancers won the Big South conference on Sunday with a 79-58 win over Winthrop.

On the other side of Tennessee and Longwood's game, No. 6 Colorado St. and No. 11 Michigan will face off in Indianapolis. Arizona comes in as the No. 1 seed in Tennessee's region with Villanova as the No. 2 seed. There are no other SEC teams in the South.

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Published Mar 13, 2022

JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.