Has Tennessee Basketball ever won the NCAA championship? Exploring Volunteers' track record during March Madness

The football history of Tennessee is replete with six national championships, but the Tennessee basketball team is yet to reach those heights. They have 10 regular season SEC and four SEC Tournament championship banners hanging at the Thompson-Boling Arena, though.

At the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Tennessee basketball is projected to be the No. 2 seed, as predicted by ESPN's Joe Lunardi and CBS Sports' Jerry Palm. Under coach Rick Barnes, the Vols have reached five straight NCAA Tournaments.

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Has the Tennessee Basketball Team won the NCAA championship?

One thing Coach Rick Barnes and Tennessee Basketball have in common is that they have never won a Championship. The Vols also earned a top-5 seed in all five appearances, starting as a No. 2 seed for the third time.

Furthermore, they were a No. 3 seed in 2018 and 2021, losing in the second round in both seasons. In 2023, Tennessee reached the Sweet 16 as the No. 4 seed, while in 2021, they were the fifth seed but lost to Oregon State in an upset.

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How have the Vols fared in the NCAA tournament?

The Volunteers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 25 times but have not had much luck getting past the Round of 32. Furthermore, they have never been a No. 1 seed. The highest seed they have been is No. 2, which they had in 2006 and 2008.

With a combined record of 25-26, here's the Tennessee Volunteers' record in the NCAA Tournament:

1967	Regional 3rd Place Game
1976	Round of 32
1977	Round of 32
1979	Round of 32
1980	Round of 32
1981	Sweet 16
1982	Second Round
1983	Second Round
1989	First Round
1998	First Round
1999	Second Round
2000	Sweet 16
2001	First Round
2006	Second Round
2007	Sweet 16
2008	Sweet 16
2009	First Round
2010	Elite Eight
2011	First Round
2014	Sweet 16
2018	Second Round
2019	Sweet 16
2021	Sweet 16
2022	Second Round
2023	Sweet 16

Will the Tenessee Volunteers men's basketball team move past the Round of 32 for the first time?