Tennessee baseball's updated RPI, NCAA resume after South Carolina win

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The first round of the 2026 SEC baseball tournament was contested Tuesday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.

No. 10 seed Tennessee (38-19, 15-15 SEC) defeated No. 15 seed South Carolina (22-35, 7-23 SEC), 11-6, in the first round.

The Vols advanced to the second round and will face No. 7 seed Arkansas on Wednesday. First pitch between Tennessee and the Razorbacks is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EDT.

Arkansas leads the all-time baseball series against the Vols, 46-29, dating to March 14, 1992. The first game in the series was contested in Seattle, Washington.

Tennessee has won five SEC Tournament championships in program history (1993-95, 2022, 2024). The Vols are 39-30 all time in SEC Tournament games.

Following Tuesday's college baseball contests, Tennessee’s updated resume is listed below.

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Tennessee baseball’s resume after South Carolina win in SEC Tournament​

RPI	28
Nonconference RPI	51
SOS	28
Nonconference SOS	188
Quadrant 1	12-10
Quadrant 2	2-3
Quadrant 3	5-4
Quadrant 4	19-2

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