SSX Tricky Ricky Barnes aka Regular Season Rick has one total win as an underseed in his entire NCAA tournament career which spans 1989 (Glen Rice) to now.

2002: #6 Texas over #3 Mississippi State

Every single other one of his tournament wins have been vs lower seeds

In 2026 @ Texas alone Sean Miller has produced two more such wins

2026: #11 Texas over #6 BYU
2026: #11 Texas over #3 Gonzaga

Sorry Tenner he's yours

PS: A women's basketball school can never be the real UT

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Posted by TriStateAreaFootball

Member since Dec 2024

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:43 pm to Pimphand

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A women's basketball school can never be the real UT

I upvoted the thread.

However, you are not UT. You are TU. You'll always be TU.

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Posted by rich4pres

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Member since Dec 2016

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 4:57 pm to Pimphand

I mean, you’re right, but I am glad to have him. He has had more success than any other Tennessee basketball coach in my lifetime. Except for the Bruce Pearl years we have pretty much sucked my whole life. I remember Wade Houston, Kevin O’Neil, Jerry Green, Buzz Peterson, and Cuonzo Martin. When Jerry Green is the best success story that is not good.

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Posted by Themicah86

Member since Jun 2023

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:01 pm to Pimphand

I mean he is usually a top 5 seed. He loses plenty of head scratcher tournament games but yall haven't exactly been killing it since he left. We have beat yall the last 5 times we've played.

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Posted by VFL67

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:05 pm to Pimphand

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PS: A women's basketball school can never be the real UT

Tennessee has a winning record against texass in mens basketball, womens basketball, and baseball

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Posted by Diamondawg

Mississippi

Member since Oct 2006

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:16 pm to Pimphand

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2002: #6 Texas over #3 Mississippi State

Probably had to do more with the other Rick (Stansbury). He was known for choking but 3-6 not much difference.

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Posted by TheScogg

Member since Sep 2025

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:26 pm to Pimphand

Better Fun Fact. If you believe all the Inside Info from Lexington. Or Matt Jones and KSR.

Rick Barnes was the first guy Mitch Barnhart wanted at Kentucky. But Barnes hung around with the idea that Kevin Durant would run it back at Texas.

So Kentucky ended up with Billy Clyde. And Mitch didn't get to hire another guy to go to church with.

I'm really, really tiring of Mitch Barnhart.

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Posted by Victor R Franko

Member since Dec 2021

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:30 pm to VFL67

FWIW, one benefit (?) of joining the SEC is learning to spell Tennessee and Mississippi without using spell check. I guess Texans can say they have that going for them.
Still working on that state directly east of Texas.

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Posted by giveemhell

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:34 pm to Pimphand

I don’t see the need to knock Rick Barnes, a guy who took us to our first Final 4 (in 2003) since the 1940’s. I always liked the guy, one of my all-time favorite coaches at Texas, along with Augie and Mack. I think he was getting a little stale at Texas, needed a fresh start, but I always root for him when he’s not playing us.

This post was edited on 3/22/26 at 5:37 pm

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Posted by Aggie in TN