NCAA Tournament: TV channel, tipoff time announced for Tennessee-Oregon State

Tennessee (18-8) will play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. 

Tennessee (18-8) will play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest region.

The NCAA selection committee announced Sunday that the Vols will play in the first-round against No. 12-seed Oregon State.

The Vols and Beavers will play Friday at 4:30 p.m. EST from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The contest will be televised by TNT.

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Tennessee’s men’s basketball NCAA Tournament history

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