NCAA Tournament: Tennessee’s first-round opponent, location announced

NCAA Tournament: Vols’ first-round opponent, location announced

Selection Sunday was held on Sunday ahead of the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee (24-8) is a No. 2 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament. The Vols will play No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s during the first-round in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship outright and lost in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals to Mississippi State.

The Vols had SEC regular-season home games against Alabama (W, 91-71), Auburn (W, 92-84), Florida (W, 85-66), Kentucky (L, 85-81), LSU (W, 88-68), Ole Miss (W, 90-64), South Carolina (L, 63-59), Texas A&M (W, 86-51) and Vanderbilt (W, 88-53).

Tennessee’s regular-season road schedule in SEC play consisted of games at Alabama (W, 81-74), Arkansas (W, 92-63), Georgia (W, 85-79), Kentucky (W, 103-92), Mississippi State (L, 77-72), Missouri (W, 72-67), South Carolina (W, 66-59), Texas A&M (L, 85-69) and Vanderbilt (W, 75-62).