Most NCAA tournament bracket projections still have Vanderbilt basketball as a No. 5 seed, but the potential is there to move up to a 4-seed after beating Tennessee.
The No. 22-ranked Commodores (24-7) defeated the Vols, 86-82, in Knoxville to end the regular season and finish out the regular season. Vanderbilt begins play in the SEC tournament in Nashville on March 13.
At Bracket Matrix, which summarizes a variety of brackets, the Commodores are the top 5-seed, being listed as a 4-seed in a little over one-third of the brackets in the matrix.
ESPN: No. 5 seed, facing No. 12 seed High Point in Portland
CBS Sports: No. 4 seed, facing No. 13 seed Liberty
USA TODAY: No. 5 seed, facing No. 12 seed Northern Iowa in Portland
On3: No. 5 seed, facing No. 12 seed High Point in Portland
NET: 16
KenPom: 13
Wins Above Bubble: 15
Quad 1 record: 8-6
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
