Vanderbilt Basketball Eyes Top 4 Seed in NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 10th, Vanderbilt basketball capped off their regular season with a big win over Tennessee, beating them 86-82 in Knoxville. The number 22 ranked Commodores finished at 24 wins and 7 losses. That victory has most NCAA tournament bracket projections keeping them as a number 5 seed, but there's real talk now of jumping to a number 4. Bracket Matrix, which pulls together tons of expert brackets, shows Vanderbilt as the top number 5 seed overall. They're projected as a number 4 and about 1-3rd of those brackets, a nice boost from the Tennessee upset. Fans and analysts are excited about Vanderbilt's strong tournament resume with a net ranking of 16, Kenpom at 13 and 15 wins above the bubble. Their Quad-1 record stands at 8 wins and 6 losses, proving they can hang with the best. Specific projections vary a bit, like ESPN and on 3, seeing them as a number 5 facing high point in Portland, CBS as a number 4 against Liberty, and USA Today.

1:03As a number 5 versus Northern Iowa, there too. Vanderbilt heads into the SEC tournament in Nashville, starting March 13th, where another strong showing could lock in that higher seed and set. Them up for a deep NCAA run.