Tennessee and Wofford Set for NCAA Tournament First-Round Clash

The No. 2 seed Volunteers face No. 15 seed Terriers tonight, with Tennessee heavily favored to advance.

Tennessee enters the game with a 27-7 record and a fifth-place KenPom ranking, excelling in defense at third nationally.
Wofford, ranked 120th in KenPom, earned their spot in the tournament after a surprise Southern Conference championship win.
The Volunteers are favored by an 18.5-point spread, reflecting their statistical and performance advantages.
The game will tip off at 6:50 p.m. Eastern at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and will be broadcast on TNT.
This marks Wofford’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019, while Tennessee aims to replicate last year’s Elite Eight run.