When Bruce Pearl was fired at Tennessee in March 2011 and subsequently hit with a three-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA, there was no guarantee he'd ever coach at the high-major level again. I mean,

Tennessee is still 14-1 with road wins at Illinois and Louisville, a neutral-site win over Baylor and a home blowout over Arkansas, so the Volunteers can't drop too far. But that performance against the Gators on Tuesday will be a rough spot on their résumé all season -- and could come up in discussion on Selection Sunday.

In a stunning display of defensive prowess and team cohesion, the Florida men's basketball team delivered one of college basketball's most decisive upsets on Tuesday, defeating the previously undefeated and No.