Tennessee basketball’s unbeaten non-conference record sets the Vols up well in the NCAA Tournament picture.
The Vols (13-0) will have numerous chances to add to a 3-0 Quadrant 1 record via a daunting SEC schedule. Wins over Illinois and Baylor earlier this season will also help.
Take a look at the NET rankings profile for Tennessee.
Tennessee Vols basketball in the NET rankings
Updated Jan. 3
What am I looking at?
A full explanation of the NET rankings can be found here, but the important thing to understand (that we know about since the NET formula is not public) is the meaning of the quadrants. You’ll hear “Quad 1 opponent” or some form of it a lot between now and Selection Sunday, and the quadrants are broken down as follows.
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Quadrant 1: Home Ranked No. 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75
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Quadrant 2: Home Ranked No. 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135
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Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240
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Quadrant 4: Home 161-353; Neutral 201-353; Away 241-353
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Tennessee basketball 2024-25 results, by NET ranking
Wins
Quadrant 1
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Nov. 9: at Louisville (51st), W 77-55
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Nov. 22: vs. Baylor (16th), W 77-62
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Dec. 14: at Illinois (5th), W 66-64
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Quadrant 2
None
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Quadrant 3
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Nov. 13: Montana (152nd), W 92-57
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Nov. 21: vs. Virginia (101st), W 64-42
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Dec. 3: Syracuse (157th), W 96-70
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Dec. 10: vs. Miami (FL) (169th), W 75-62
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Dec. 23: MTSU (120th), W 82-64
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Dec. 31: Norfolk State (143rd), W 67-52
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Quadrant 4
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Nov. 4: Gardner-Webb (223rd), W 80-64
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Nov. 17: Austin Peay (260th), W 103-68
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Nov. 27: UT Martin (274th), W 78-35
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Dec. 17: Western Carolina (352nd), W 84-36
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Losses
Quadrant 1
None
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Quadrant 2
None
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Quadrant 3
None
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Quadrant 4
None
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Tennessee Vols basketball remaining schedule
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Jan. 4: Arkansas (37th)
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Jan. 7: at Florida (4th)
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Jan. 11: at Texas (39th)
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Jan. 15: Georgia (28th)
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Jan. 18: at Vanderbilt (35th)
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Jan. 21: Mississippi State (18th)
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Jan. 25: at Auburn (1st)
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Jan. 28: Kentucky (14th)
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Feb. 1: Florida (4th)
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Feb. 5: Missouri (48th)
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Feb. 8: at Oklahoma (42nd)
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Feb. 11: at Kentucky (14th)
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Feb. 15: Vanderbilt (35th)
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Feb. 22: at Texas A&M (20th)
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Feb. 25: at LSU (53rd)
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March 1: Alabama (10th)
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March 5: at Ole Miss (38th)
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March 8: South Carolina (85th)
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March 12-16: SEC Tournament in Nashville
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Current NET rankings
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1. Auburn (12-1)
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2. Tennessee (13-0)
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3. Duke (11-2)
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4. Florida (13-0)
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5. Illinois (10-3)
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6. Houston (9-3)
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7. Iowa State (11-1)
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8. Gonzaga (11-4)
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9. Marquette (12-2)
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10. Alabama (11-2)
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee basketball NET ranking: Vols NCAA Tournament resume
