▁Tournament ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁C - USA ▁Tournament . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁as ▁a ▁# 1 5 ▁seed , ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁ups et ▁# 2 ▁seed ▁( and ▁AP - rank ed ▁# 2 ) ▁Michigan ▁State ▁ 9 0 – 8 1 . ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁then ▁lost ▁the ▁second - round ▁game ▁to ▁# 1 0 ▁seed ▁Sy rac use ▁ 7 5 – 5 0 . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁a ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year ▁by ▁ups et ting ▁ ▁# 5 ▁seed ▁Minnesota , ▁but ▁again ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁# 4 ▁seed ▁( and ▁AP - rank ed ▁# 2 1 ) ▁Butler . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season , ▁Davis ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Ole ▁Miss . ▁▁ ▁Davis ▁led ▁the ▁Reb els ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁Head ▁co aching ▁record ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁Blue ▁Ra iders ▁bio ▁ ▁L SU ▁Tig ers ▁bio ▁ ▁Id aho ▁V and als ▁bio ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁coach es ▁Category : B asketball ▁coach es ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁Category : Col lege ▁men ' s ▁basketball