2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by third-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Arkansas before losing to Kentucky in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Wright State before being upset by Loyola–Chicago in the Second Round.

2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
Record26–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Rick Barnes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Auburn135 .722268  .765
No. 13 Tennessee135 .722269  .743
No. 23 Florida117 .6112113  .618
No. 18 Kentucky108 .5562611  .703
Missouri108 .5562013  .606
Arkansas108 .5562312  .657
Mississippi State99 .5002512  .676
Texas A&M99 .5002213  .629
Alabama810 .4442016  .556
LSU810 .4441815  .545
Georgia711 .3891815  .545
South Carolina711 .3891716  .515
Vanderbilt612 .3331220  .375
Ole Miss513 .2781220  .375
2018 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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