2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 25
Record24–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2006–07 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 3 Florida 13 3   .813 35 5   .875
Vanderbilt 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
No. 25 Tennessee 10 6   .625 24 11   .686
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Georgia 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
South Carolina 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
West
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 21 14   .600
Arkansas 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Auburn 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 12   .625
LSU 5 11   .313 17 15   .531
2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Bruce Pearl, the Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee finished third in the SEC East division standings, then were knocked out of the SEC Tournament in the quarterfinal round. After receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee reached the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Ohio State by a single point in the regional semi-final. The team finished the season with a 24–11 record (10–6 SEC).