The University of Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams were the most successful of the Volunteer State’s March Madness participants over the weekend, with all other Tennessee schools eliminated.
The men’s Volunteers basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16, where they will face Kentucky.
The Lady Vols defeated Ohio State late Sunday night 82- 67. The Lady Vols advance to the tournament’s third round.
The most striking of the state’s losses was No. 5 seed Memphis’ shocking upset by No. 12 Colorado State by a score of 78-70 on Friday.
Other Tennessee schools that fell in the first round included the men’s Lipscomb team, the men’s and women’s Vanderbilt teams, and the women’s Tennessee Tech team.