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2023 NCAA Tournament: Tennessee-Louisiana basketball all-time series

A look at the all-time basketball series between the Vols and Ragin’ Cajuns.

No. 4 seed Tennessee (23-10, 11-7 SEC) will play No. 13 seed Louisiana (26-7, 13-5 Sun Belt) Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.

Tipoff is slated for 9:40 EDT at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

Thursday’s game will mark the 11th all-time meeting between the Vols and Ragin’ Cajuns. Tennessee has a 9-1 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1966. The Vols have emerged victorious in the last six meetings between the two teams.

Tennessee and Louisiana have met three times in the postseason, with the Vols capturing three victories.

Tennessee defeated the Ragin’ Cajuns, 63-58, in the 2000 NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.

The two teams also played in the 1982 NCAA Tournament with the Vols winning, 61-57, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In 1985, Tennessee recorded a, 73-72, win at home in the NIT.

Tennessee won the last meeting between the two schools, prevailing, 87-65, in 2018.

Louisiana was previously known as Southwestern Louisiana and Louisiana-Lafyette.

Tennessee-Louisiana all-time results:

1966-67: Tennessee 67, Southwestern Louisiana 52

1981-82: Tennessee 61, Southwestern Louisiana, 57 (NCAA Tournament)

1984-85: Tennessee 73, Southwestern Louisiana, 72 (NIT)

1985-86: Southwestern Louisiana 79, Tennessee 78

1999-2000: Tennessee 63, Louisiana-Lafayette 58 (NCAA Tournament)

2005-06: Tennessee 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 75

2006-07: Tennessee 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 67

2007-08: Tennessee 98, Louisiana-Lafayette 70

2008-09: Tennessee 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 62

2018-19: Tennessee 87, Louisiana 65

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Social media buzz after Vols make 2023 NCAA Tournament

A look at social media buzz after the Vols make the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

The NCAA announced the field for the men’s basketball tournament on Sunday.

Tennessee (23-10, 11-7 SEC) is a No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play Louisiana (26-7) in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.

The tip between the Vols and Louisiana is scheduled for approximately 9:40 p.m. EDT. CBS will televise the first-round matchup.

The Tennessee-Louisiana winner will advance to play the winner between Duke and Oral Roberts.

Rick Barnes has guided the Vols to five NCAA Tournament appearances as Tennessee’s head coach. Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2019 under Barnes.

Following Selection Sunday, Vols Wire looks at social media buzz. NCAA Tournament social media buzz is listed below.

Louisiana’s Michael Jefferson grew up a Saints fan, says it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans

Louisiana’s Michael Jefferson grew up a Saints fan, says it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans after meeting with the team, via @RossJacksonNOLA and @john_siglerr:

Every team will have met with virtually every prospect by the time the 2023 NFL draft rolls around, so you don’t want to make too much of prospect meetings at the NFL Scouting Combine. But it’s still a cool story when the New Orleans Saints talk shop with someone who grew up a fan of the team.

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns wide receiver Michael Jefferson hails from nearby Mobile, Ala., and he recently met with the Saints — a bit of a surreal experience after a young life spent cheering for them. He told our Ross Jackson that it would mean a lot to play in New Orleans in front of friends and family.

Jefferson added that the team likes his speed at his size (he’s listed at 6-foot-4 and 202 pounds) but they want to see more consistency on contested-catch opportunities. Pro Football Focus charting found Jefferson caught 20 his 44 career targets in those situations.

He’s seen as a prospect likely to go on the third day of this year’s draft after securing 51 receptions for 810 yards and 7 touchdown catches last season, ranking among Sun Belt leaders in each category. If Jefferson can validate his athletic upside in drills at the combine this week, it’ll do a lot to boost his draft stock as we approach the event in late April.

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Houston vs Louisiana Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Houston vs Louisiana game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on Friday, December 23

Houston vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Friday, December 23

Houston vs Louisiana Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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Houston vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Friday, December 23
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Houston (7-5), Louisiana (6-6)
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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– Houston wasn’t supposed to be here. It was supposed to be this year’s Cincinnati, ripping through a not-that-bad schedule on the way to pushing for a College Football Playoff spot. That all went bye-bye early with a 2-3 start in a season that wasn’t going anywhere.

Give the team credit for roaring back, winning five of its next six before stalling in a regular season loss to Tulsa. But that’s Houston. It has the talent to hang with just about anyone, but its defense and inconsistencies are just enough to make this a toss up.

– Louisiana wasn’t able to keep the fun going after head coach Billy Napier left for Florida, but the team managed to grind its way though the season and won its finale against Texas State to get bowl eligible. The offense is balanced and the defense opportunistic, but it’s going to need any aspect of the home crowd – and for Houston to be a little unfocused – to pull this off.

– Napier won two straight bowl games after losing his first to Tulane in the 2018 Cure, and Michael Desormeaux was able to fill in last year and lead the way to a New Orleans win over Marshall before getting the full-time gig. At the FBS level, the Ragin’ Cajuns have been great in bowls, going 5-2 since their first appearance in 2011.

– Let’s just say Houston has been a bit rocky in bowls. It shut out Navy 35-0 in the 1980 Garden State, and then it went on 5-14 run. It lost four straight after Tom Herman led the way to a New Year’s Six Peach Bowl win over Florida State, and that was it for the fun with four straight losses, including a 70-14 clunker to Army in the 2018 Armed Forces.

Just when it seemed like it was going to be business as usual last year, the Cougars came back late to beat Auburn 17-13 in the Birmingham. Head coach Dana Holgorsen could really use this as the program makes the move into the Big 12.

– At least among the early bowls, it’s one of the older games with the first back in 1976 – a 20-16 McNeese State win over Tulsa. Last year’s 31-28 UAB win over BYU broke a rough run with the 2020 game canceled and the previous four all ugly after Virginia Tech and Tulsa put on a 55-52 show in 2015. There’s hope for this – Houston games aren’t boring.

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Why Houston Will Win The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

When the offense is on, look out.

It was a massive win for the team when star WR Nathaniel Dell decided to play even though he declared he was leaving for the NFL Draft. With 103 catches and 15 scores, he’s one of the most dangerous playmakers in the country, and he’s not alone.

Getting back QB Clayton Tune – at least he’s expected to go – to along with Dell all but guarantees the offensive fireworks. Last year he closed out a huge season with his late comeback drive to beat Auburn. This season he’s been a yardage machine, but that’s partly because the defense couldn’t come up with enough stops.

Louisiana can run well, but it’s nothing like the Billy Napier teams – he took some of the parts with him. The Ragin’ Cajuns might have put 41 on the board in the regular season finale win over Texas State, but they’ll have to press to keep up.

However …

Why Louisiana Will Win The Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

The Houston defense. It’s got issues.

It comes up with a ton of sacks and lots of big plays in the backfield, but they don’t translate. It gets ripped up through the air, allows 430 yards per game overall, and it can’t come up with a third down stop.

To be fair, the penalties slowed down in the second half of the season, but there are somewhere between 7-to-10 flags coming in this at some point.

Louisiana can stay in this by keeping the mistakes to a minimum – it’s good in turnover margin – and by just hanging around. Houston has a way of taking a nap here and there during games, especially against teams that can throw.

If Chandler Fields can find any sort of a groove, he’s hitting 250 on this bunch. However …

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Florida State vs Louisiana Prediction Game Preview

Florida State vs Louisiana game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Florida State vs Louisiana prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19

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Florida State vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Florida State (7-3), Louisiana (5-5)
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Why Louisiana Will Win

Can the run defense hold up and can the running attack take over?

Louisiana hasn’t been the killer it was over the previous few years, but the ground game found its groove over the last several weeks with over 200 yards in three of the last four games. The offensive line is playing better, there aren’t a ton to plays allowed behind the line, and turnovers haven’t been a giant problem.

The defense mostly has issues against decent quarterbacks and passing games. It hasn’t been gouged too badly against the run, but …

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Why Florida State Will Win

The Florida State running game leads the ACC averaging 214 yards per game. It’s been able to crank up over 200 yards in six games, averages 5.5 yards per carry, and it’s going along with a decent enough passing attack to balance things out.

4-0 when running for over 210 yards, the offense is going to get the backs moving – basically doing what Louisiana has done for a few years – and rip off yards in chunks.

The Louisiana run defense has been able to hold up this year, but it’s 0-4 when giving up over 140 yards. FSU has been held under that just twice.

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What’s Going To Happen

Florida State is on a roll.

It pulled up out of its nosedive with three straight wins, the ground game has been steady, the passing game accurate, and the defense has found itself over the last three games.

Louisiana doesn’t have enough pop to keep up. It’s the first game against a Power Five team this year for the Ragin’ Cajuns, and it’s going to be rough.

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Florida State vs Louisiana Prediction, Line

Florida State 40, Louisiana 13
Line: Florida State -24.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Florida State vs Louisiana Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Georgia Southern at Louisiana Prediction Game Preview

Georgia Southern at Louisiana game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Thursday, November 10

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Georgia Southern vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Thursday, November 10
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
Record: Georgia Southern (5-4), Louisiana (4-5)
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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Can the Eagles get bowl eligible?

They’re one win away, and to get there they need the high-powered offense to roll with a big day from the passing game.

Not surprisingly, they’re 4-0 when they’ve had their four best offensive outputs of the season – coming up with 470 yards or more in each of the four.

They’re amazing on third downs, the offensive line has been a rock in pass protection, and there’s just enough of a ground game to even things out to go along with the Sun Belt’s best passing attack.

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Why Louisiana Will Win

The Louisiana pass defense hasn’t been bad.

Overall the D has been a plus, making up for a few mistakes here and there with multiple takeaways. On the secondary’s worst day of the season – allowing 320 yards to Eastern Michigan – the defense came up with five takeaways in the win.

It all comes down to mistakes for the offensive side. There’s enough of a passing game to bomb away on the struggling Eagle secondary, and getting to 500 yards is a must against the nation’s third-worst defense.

As long as the Ragin’ Cajuns win the turnover battle everything will be fine, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Don’t give the ball away and everything will be fine for the home side.

Louisiana is 3-0 when it doesn’t turn the ball over and 1-5 when it does – Georgia Southern only come up with multiple takeaways three times.

At home, and in desperate need of pulling off a win to stay alive for a bowl game, it’ll hold up in a fun shootout.

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Georgia Southern at Louisiana Prediction, Line

Louisiana 38, Georgia Southern 34
Line: Louisiana -3.5, o/u: 59.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Georgia Southern at Louisiana Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Louisiana vs Southern Miss Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs Southern Miss game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Thursday, October 27

Louisiana vs Southern Miss prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Thursday, October 27

Louisiana vs Southern Miss How To Watch

Date: Thursday, October 27
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Louisiana (4-3), Southern Miss (5-2)
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Louisiana vs Southern Miss Game Preview

Why Louisiana Will Win

It might not be the Ragin’ Cajun team of the past few years, but this version was able to potentially save the season with solid wins over Marshall and Arkansas State.

What’s been different? The defense was a rock in both games allowing fewer than 300 yards of total offense. That, and the offense hit on the big plays down the field.

Southern Miss has a decently balanced offense, but it’s not a killer. It’s going to turn it over a few times – that’s what it does – and the D will allow at least 230 passing yards – that’s what it does.

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Why Southern Miss Will Win

The Louisiana running game has to work.

It hit a wall against Rice and ULM and lost both game – the offense has to control the tempo, and that’s not easy to do against Southern Miss.

The Golden Eagles don’t do much in the time of possession battle, but it forces teams out of their rhythm with a strong pass rush and a whole lot of plays behind the line.

They might not crank up a ton of points, but they’re great at keeping games close and low scoring. But …

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What’s Going To Happen

Turnovers. Southern Miss was able to overcome giving away five in the last two wins, but the offense gives it up WAY too much. Louisiana also isn’t big on the whole scoring thing, and it’s also having turnover issues lately.

At home, the Southern Miss pass rush will be just a wee bit stronger and more effective in key moments than the Louisiana version.

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Louisiana vs Southern Miss Prediction, Line

Southern Miss 20, Louisiana 17
Line: Southern Miss -1.5, o/u: 43.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Louisiana vs Southern Miss Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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Arkansas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Game Preview

Arkansas State vs Louisiana game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

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Arkansas State vs Louisiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 5:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Arkansas State (2-5), Louisiana (3-3)
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Arkansas State vs Louisiana Game Preview

Why Arkansas State Will Win

The Red Wolves might be struggling, but they’re getting the passing game going well enough to stay in most games.

Winning the tight battles is what it’s about, but they lost by one to Southern Miss and in a good 29-26 fight against Old Dominion.

Turnovers aren’t a problem with just four on the year and one pick, the offense knows how to control the clock, and the defense might catch a little bit of a break against a Louisiana offense that’s struggling to do much of anything to crank up the yards.

However …

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Why Louisiana Will Win

The Ragin’ Cajun pass rush is about to eat.

They might be having problems overall, but the defense was fantastic in the potential season-saving 23-13 win over Marshall. The offense didn’t turn the ball over – the team is 3-0 with no giveaways, 0-3 with turnovers – and the D was a rock keeping the big pass plays to a bare minimum.

But in this it’ll be about getting into the backfield against an offensive front allowing the most tackles for loss per game in the country.

The D has to pick up the O that’s having a hard time consistently putting up points. but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Arkansas State get its ground game going?

The passing attack has been steadily good, but the rushing attack has been stuffed for most of the year. Louisiana struggles against the better running teams, but that’s not going to be a problem.

As long as there aren’t a slew of giveaways the home team should be fine. Arkansas State has generated just six turnovers all year.

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Arkansas State vs Louisiana Prediction, Line

Louisiana 24, Arkansas State 20
Line: Louisiana -7, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Arkansas State vs Louisiana Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Louisiana vs Marshall Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs Marshall game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Wednesday, October 12

Louisiana vs Marshall prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 7, Wednesday, October 12

Louisiana vs Marshall How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, October 12
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Joan C Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Louisiana (2-3), Marshall (3-2)
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Louisiana vs Marshall Game Preview

Why Louisiana Will Win

It’s been a grind with three straight losses after a 2-0 start, but the team had ten days off to get ready for the game that needs to get the season going.

Marshall’s offense isn’t going to go off. There’s little downfield passing game partly because the leaky offensive line isn’t giving the backfield enough time.

The Louisiana defense has to pressure Herd QB Henry Colombi, and it has to keep taking the ball away.

The offense needs as many breaks as it can get, and the Ragin’ Cajun D is helping with 14 takeaways – only USC is better than Louisiana in turnover margin.

However, lately …

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Why Marshall Will Win

Louisiana is having a turnover problem.

The running game has to be better and the passing attack more consistent, but the mistakes – six in the last three games after not giving the ball away in the first two – are the issue. Marshall might be having its problems, but taking the ball away isn’t one of them.

The Herd have seven takeaways in the last two games and are a +6 on the season in turnover margin.

The Marshall run defense has been fantastic, it’s great at coming up with third down stops, and Louisiana is having a very, very hard time getting its D off the field.

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What’s Going To Happen

Don’t expect a whole lot of points.

Both teams want to control the game on the ground and rely on the defense and takeaways to pull this off. Marshall has been a bit more consistent, but it doesn’t do anything easily.

The Herd will hold up defensively against the struggling Ragin’ Cajun O, but they won’t be able to pull away. It’ll be another tough close loss for Louisiana, but it’ll make this a fight.

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Louisiana vs Marshall Prediction, Line

Marshall 23, Louisiana 17
Line: Marshall -10.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Louisiana vs Marshall Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Game Preview

Louisiana vs South Alabama game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Louisiana vs South Alabama prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1

Louisiana vs South Alabama How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 5:00 ET
Venue: Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
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Record: Louisiana (2-2), South Alabama (3-1)
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Louisiana vs South Alabama Game Preview

Why South Alabama Will Win

Is Louisiana sort of mediocre now?

It lost two straight on the road to Rice and ULM with the running game getting stuffed in both and the defense getting rumbled over too easily.

Is South Alabama sort of great now?

It should’ve beaten UCLA – everything went wrong late in a 32-31 loss – and it came back to roll a not-bad Louisiana Tech last week. What’s going right?

The Jaguars are doing a nice job of controlling the clock, there aren’t enough turnovers to matter, and the run defense has been a brick wall.

Again, over the last two weeks the Ragin’ Cajun ground game hasn’t done enough, but …

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Why Louisiana Will Win

Louisiana is fine. It’s not the killer it’s been over the last few seasons, but it’s back home, the offensive line should be okay, and the takeaways need to come.

South Alabama might not give the ball away in bunches, but it turned it over twice against UCLA. Louisiana has only turned it over three times – the two last week against ULM were a killer – and the D has come up with 12 takeaways so far.

If they can force a few mistakes, and if the Jaguars can continue to have huge issues with penalties, that might all be just enough for Louisiana to slip on by. But …

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What’s Going To Happen

South Alabama is playing too well – outside of the flags.

The front should be able to hold up against the run, the offense will be balanced, and in a year when the Sun Belt is coming up with big surprises week after week, the college football world will start to pick up this might be one of the league’s stars to watch out for.

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Louisiana vs South Alabama Prediction, Line

South Alabama 30, Louisiana 24
Line: South Alabama -8.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Louisiana vs South Alabama Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5

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