They will play Friday at 2:15 p.m. CT on truTV. Vanderbilt last made a run to the Sweet 16 in 2007. The program has one Elite Eight appearance, in 1965, but have never made it to the Final Four.

Mercy Academy advances to the Sweet 16 and will play Cooper in the first round. The Jaguars played aggressive man-to-man defense and harassed the Wildcats’ ball handlers en route to a 51-27 ...

You might have noticed that the Lady Vols didn't exactly charge into the NCAA tournament. They lost three of their last four games and looked bad doing it. That slide cost Tennessee a fourth seed ...