Did Tennessee softball do enough earn top-8 seed, host NCAA super regional?
Tennessee softball is on the bubble for a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament to host super regionals. Did the Lady Vols do enough to be among top eight seeds?
Tennessee softball went into the SEC Tournament with a chance to boost its NCAA Tournament seeding and its confidence. Instead, the Lady Vols left Lexington, Kentucky, with a second straight loss going into NCAA regionals . They rode the wave of momentum from their series win over Alabama into two straight wins to clinch the Missouri series before dropping Game 3.
It was a game Tennessee should have won, and instead of bouncing back in the SEC Tournament, the No. 5 seeded Lady Vols were upset 4-1 by No. 13 seed Ole Miss.
The two wins likely would have sealed Tennessee's case as a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament. "We can't control what happens with seeding," Tennessee coach Karen Weekly said after the loss to Ole Miss on May 6. "You have to do things on the field to put yourself in the best position possible.
But at this point, whatever happens, happens. There's a lot of other things that we can control, and we need to control, regardless of where we're seeded. " The NCAA selection show takes place May 10 (7 p.