Tennessee won game No. 1, 3-2, on Friday. The Vols entered the series opener with a 13 RPI on Thursday ahead of the SEC's first league game this week between Auburn and South Carolina. After defeating the Commodores on Friday, Tennessee moved up one spot with a 12 RPI. Vanderbilt remains ranked fifth nationally for RPI ahead of game No. 2.

Baseball America currently projects Vanderbilt as a No. 7 national seed, with the Vols a No. 10 seed. D1 Baseball projects the ‘Dores as a No. 8 seed, with Tennessee one spot behind at No. 9. “We've got to play good baseball,” Corbin told reporters after the ‘Dores lost to Louisville earlier this week.