Tennessee baseball climbing in NCAA Tournament projections after strong weekend
Moving on up.
Tennessee's Henry Ford (9) looks to steal second base during a baseball game between Tennessee and Kent State in Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, Feb. 20, 2026. | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Though things didn’t look all that great following Thursday, Tennessee found a way to battle back and take a series win over Alabama during a Friday double-header last week.
The Volunteers left no doubt, winning 10-0 and 11-4 over the Crimson Tide, pushing their SEC record to 10-11. They move to 23-9 at home on the year. Tennessee now sits 31st in RPI with an 8-6 mark in Quad 1 matchups.
They’ll have a chance to improve that down the stretch. Just three weeks ago, Josh Elander’s first-year squad looked to be in some real trouble in terms of making the NCAA Tournament. Now?
Tennessee is solidly in the field, moving into 2-seed status. The Volunteers have been projected by two different outlets to land as a No. 2 seed in Chapel Hill this week.