The Vols' season will have a chance to continue with three more games in Thompson-Boling Arena if the Vols take care of business. Tennessee earned a one seed in the NIT and will start their run against MEAC regular season champion Savannah State Tuesday night at 8:00 PM ET.
Savannah State was blown out in non-conference play by Georgetown (83-54), Indiana (94-65), and Wisconsin (66-33). They also lost to Arkansas (83-66) and Chattanooga (65-63). But once conference play began the team got hot - Savannah State won twelve games in a row from January 21-March 1 to win their conference, before bowing out to Hampton in the MEAC Tournament.
If the Vols win, they will face the winner of MTSU and Marshall in Knoxville at a date and time to be scheduled later. Tickets for Tuesday nights game with Savannah State are $10 general admission seating, and can be purchased here.
After the jump, the entire NIT bracket.
WASHINGTON REGION
1 Washington vs 8 Texas-Arlington
4 Northwestern vs 5 Akron
3 Oregon vs 6 LSU
2 Dayton vs 7 Iowa (game played at Iowa due to First Four games at Dayton)
TENNESSEE REGION
1 Tennessee vs 8 Savannah State
4 MTSU vs 5 Marshall
3 La Salle vs 6 Minnesota
2 Miami vs 7 Valparaiso
SETON HALL REGION
1 Seton Hall vs 8 Stony Brook
4 Mississippi State vs 5 UMass
3 Drexel vs 6 Central Florida
2 St. Joseph's vs 7 Northern Iowa
ARIZONA REGION
1 Arizona vs 8 Bucknell
4 Oral Roberts vs 5 Nevada
3 Stanford vs 6 Cleveland State
2 Ole Miss vs 7 Illinois State