NSIAP - Bubble Teams

[Warren]

Tennessee [13-10 (5-5), RPI: 35, SOS: 2] Buckle up, Vols fans: This is going to be a weird one. Teams with 10 losses by the first week of February tend not to merit much bubble consideration. The same is true of teams whose losses to top-150 teams (10) outnumber said wins (eight). But when those teams have UT's schedule -- which the RPI sees as No. 2, with a top-10 nonconference schedule rolled in -- things get slightly more complicated. Rick Barnes' team gave itself a massive boost the week by knocking off Kentucky and then Kansas State in Knoxville, before a recent stumble at Mississippi State. UT's hopes seem destined to go to the wire -- and, in the meantime, will fluctuate more on a game-by-game basis than almost anyone.