Tennessee Volunteers NCAA Tournament History
SEC- All-Time Record
- 31-28
- Appearances
- 27
- Final Fours
- 0
- Titles
- 0
- First
- 1967
- Most Recent
- 2025
Year by Year
Tennessee Volunteers has made 27 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1967 and 2025.
1967
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Dayton
52-53
L
Third Place Game
Indiana
44-51
1976
L
Second Round
Virginia Military
75-81
1977
L
Second Round
Syracuse
88-93
1979
W
First Round
Eastern Kentucky
97-81
L
Second Round
Notre Dame
67-73
1980
W
First Round
Furman
80-69
L
Second Round
Maryland
75-86
1981
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Virginia
48-62
W
Second Round
Virginia Commonwealth
58-56
1982
W
First Round
Louisiana-Lafayette
61-57
L
Second Round
Virginia
51-54
1983
W
First Round
Marquette
57-56
L
Second Round
Louisville
57-70
1989
L
First Round
West Virginia
68-84
1998
L
First Round
Illinois State
81-82
1999
W
First Round
Delaware
62-52
L
Second Round
Missouri State
51-81
2000
W
First Round
Louisiana-Lafayette
63-58
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
North Carolina
69-74
W
Second Round
Connecticut
65-51
2001
L
First Round
Charlotte
63-70
2006
W
First Round
Winthrop
63-61
L
Second Round
Wichita State
73-80
2007
W
First Round
Long Beach State
121-86
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Ohio State
84-85
W
Second Round
Virginia
77-74
2008
W
First Round
American University
72-57
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Louisville
60-79
W
Second Round
Butler
76-71
2009
L
First Round
Oklahoma State
75-77
2010
W
First Round
San Diego State
62-59
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Michigan State
69-70
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Ohio State
76-73
W
Second Round
Ohio
83-68
2011
No. 9 seed
L
First Round
#8 Michigan
45-75
2014
No. 11 seed
W
First Round
#6 Massachusetts
86-67
W
First Four
#11 Iowa
78-65
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#2 Michigan
71-73
W
Second Round
#14 Mercer
83-63
2018
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Wright State
73-47
L
Second Round
#11 Loyola–Chicago
62-63
2019
No. 2 seed
W
First Round
#15 Colgate
77-70
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#3 Purdue
94-99
W
Second Round
#10 Iowa
83-77
2021
No. 5 seed
L
First Round
#12 Oregon State
56-70
2022
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Longwood
88-56
L
Second Round
#11 Michigan
68-76
2023
No. 4 seed
W
First Round
#13 Louisiana
58-55
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#9 Florida Atlantic
55-62
W
Second Round
#5 Duke
65-52
2024
No. 2 seed
W
First Round
#15 Saint Peter's
83-49
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#1 Purdue
66-72
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#3 Creighton
82-75
W
Second Round
#7 Texas
62-58
2025
No. 2 seed
W
First Round
#15 Wofford
77-62
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#1 Houston
50-69
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#3 Kentucky
78-65
W
Second Round
#7 UCLA
67-58