3. Tennessee
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As previously mentioned, the Volunteers have a golden opportunity to further solidify themselves as a top seed in the NCAA Tournament and perhaps be a contender for the top overall seed with their road matchup against Auburn this weekend. Rick Barnes's group looked poised to be atop a region in March until an absolute drubbing at the hands of Florida, followed by a road loss to Vanderbilt just 11 days later, shook up their resumé a bit. They are still tied for the third-most Quad 1 wins in the country with six, so they remain firmly in the conversation as long as they can get back on track.