Tennessee basketball fans react to disrespectful seeding in 2022 NCAA Tournament
By Scott Rogust
Twitter users were shocked to find out that the Tennessee Volunteers only received a No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
The official bracket for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was revealed on Sunday evening following the conclusion of the Conference Tournaments.
That very day, the Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Texas A&M Aggies to win their first SEC Tournament since 1979, less than 24 hours removed from defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in the semifinals.
Despite those two huge wins, the Volunteers only received a No. 3 seed in the South Region.
Many, whether fans of Tennessee or media members, were stunned that the team did not receive a No. 2 seed in the tournament.
Twitter reacts to Tennessee’s disrespectful seeding in NCAA Tournament
Tennessee was perhaps the talk of the entire Selection Show. The team that did receive the No. 2 seed in the South Region was the Villanova Wildcats, who held a similar 26-7 record and won the Big East Tournament.
As mentioned earlier, the Volunteers were coming off huge wins in the span of 24 hours. They defeated Kentucky 69-62 to advance to the SEC Tournament finals and defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 65-50 to win their first Tournament Championship in over 40 years.
There’s nothing that can be done about the seeding, but the Volunteers can definitely use it as motivation. They open things up against No. 14 Longwood in the first round.
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