Lady Vols basketball’s March Madness opponent is South Florida to open NCAA Tournament
Tennessee (22-9) earned an at-large berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Lady Vols are a No. 5 seed and will face No. 12 seed South Florida (23-10) in the first round.
Tennessee will play in the Regional 3 - Birmingham and its first round matchup against the Bulls will take place in Columbus, Ohio. The Tennessee-South Florida winner will play either No. 4 seed Ohio State or No. 13 seed Montana State in the second round.
March Madness will conclude with the 2025 Final Four being held, April 4-6, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
The 2024-25 women's basketball season is the first for Tennessee under head coach Kim Caldwell.
She served as Marshall’s head coach for one season during the 2023-24 campaign, compiling a 26-7 (17-1 SBC) record and advancing to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Marshall won the 2024 Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament championships.
Caldwell also served as head coach at Glenville State in Division II from 2016-23. She compiled a 191-24 record and won the 2022 NCAA Tournament Division II championship.
The Lady Vols have won eight national championships in program history: 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Lady Vols' March Madness opponent is USF in 2025 NCAA bracket
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