Who Did Tennessee Lose To in Baseball?

The Volunteers had a tough loss to Florida in the College World Series but they’ll be back next year.

The University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee lost to Vanderbilt University in the 2019 College World Series

The Volunteer State

Tennessee is home to many a proud sports fan particularly when it comes to baseball. The Volunteer State is no stranger to winning teams, but in recent years they have taken a few losses. Here are some of the teams that Tennessee has lost to in baseball.

The Southeastern Conference

In baseball, the Eastern Conference (SEC) is an American collegiate Athletic Conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the Southern part of the United States The conference participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division I, and in baseball is a member of the College World Series (CWS). The SEC was founded in December 1932 when thirteen schools separated from the Southern Conference Ten of the thirteen charter members have remained in the conference through all divisions.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a membership-driven organization that oversees college athletics in the United States The NCAA is made up of three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III Each division has different rules and regulations regarding student-athletes, scholarships, and the level of competition.

Tennessee is a member of Division I of the NCAA and competes in the Eastern Conference (SEC). The SEC is one of the most competitive conferences in all of college baseball so it’s no surprise that the Volunteers have had some tough losses over the years.

Some of Tennessee’s most recent losses in baseball have come at the hands of LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt. These are all SEC schools that are currently ranked in the top 25 nationally. While it’s never fun to lose, it’s important to remember that the Volunteers are still one of the best teams in the country and they always have a chance to Bounce Back and win the next game.

Division I

In Division I, the University of Tennessee lost to Vanderbilt University in the 2019 College World Series

The American Athletic Conference

The American Athletic Conference commonly referred to as The American, is an American collegiate Athletic Conference featuring 12 member institutions and two affiliate members. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island The American is considered one of the six collegiate power conferences, all of which enjoy extensive media coverage and automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament

The Atlantic Coast Conference

Tennessee lost to the Atlantic Coast Conference in baseball.

The Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that comprises ten schools—nine in the United States and one in Canada. It is a member of the NCAA’s Division I for all sports. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. Its ten members, located in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia include two each in Oklahoma and Texas (the only states with more than one Big 12 member), and one each in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.

The conference was founded on February 25, 1994. Two of its schools were members of the eight-team Border Collegiate Athletic Association (BIAA) which had been founded on December 3, 1907; five other schools were also former members of BIAA Division II conferences which had disbanded: the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), West Conference (SWC), and Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The name of the conference commonly varies between sources; some call it simply The Big 12 or colloquially The XII while others include either “Conference” or “Interscholastic Athletic Association” as part of its formal name such as The Big 12 Conference or The Big 12 Athletic Association.

The Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is an American college Athletic Conference that participates in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its fourteen members include some of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States such as the University of Michigan the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin. The conference is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

The Pac-12 Conference

The Pac-12 Conference was established in 1959 as the Athletic Association of Western Universities, then renamed the Pacific Coast Athletic Association before becoming the Pacific-10 Conference in 1978. The conference currently consists of 12 schools located throughout the western United States Arizona, Arizona State California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, and Washington State