Monday's Tennessee Basketball Briefing (3/18/13)

By Jason Yellin on March 18, 2013 7:44 AM

Tennessee will be hosting Atlantic Sun regular-season champion Mercer On Wednesday night at 8 p.m., in the first round of the NIT. See what Cuonzo Martin had to say about the postseason:

Here are stories from the media:

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Martin says Vols, SEC deserved better from NCAA

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Vols left out of NCAA tournament for second year in a row

- GoVols247: Vols receive No. 2 seed in NIT

- Inside Tennessee: Vols host Mercer in NIT

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Rejection Sunday: Vols left out of NCAA tournament, receive No. 2 seed in NIT

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Another NCAA near-miss ups the ante for Cuonzo Martin, Vols in 2014

- Knoxville News Sentinel: 'Bracketology' not an exact science

- Maryville Daily Times: Not NIT picking: Vols will host Mercer in NIT

- Nooga.com: Vols settle for NIT after missing NCAA tournament for second straight year

- Tennessee Journalist: Bubble bursted: Vols denied NCAA bid, settle for NIT

- UT Daily Beacon: Vols left out of NCAA Tourney, invited to NIT

- Volquest: Vols snubbed by NCAA

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