Tennessee is ranked 15th in the country and went 11-5 in the Southeastern Conference. So of course, the Volunteers are enjoying a first-round bye at the league tournament, right? Nope. Tennessee (23-7) wound up as the Eastern Division's No. 3 team and playing Thursday against LSU, the sixth-seeded team from the West. The Volunteers aren't alone.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.