The University of Tennessee announced on Monday, Nov. 2, that its men's basketball program has sold its full allotment of 14,500 season tickets for the 2026-27 season at Food City Center, formerly Thompson-Boling Arena. It is the fourth consecutive season that Tennessee has sold out its season tickets.
The school said it is the eighth straight full-capacity season in which more than 13,000 fans have bought season tickets, including the fifth year in a row above 14,000. Single-game tickets are available through AllVols.com and the ticket office, and fans can begin the process of bringing a large group or learn about 2027-28 season tickets.
The release gave the attendance context. Tennessee has finished in the top eight nationally in average attendance in each of the past nine seasons, from 2017-18 through 2025-26. That includes a top-five finish in each of the last eight and third place in each of the last two. The Volunteers have averaged more than 19,000 per game for three years, including 20,026 in 2024-25, which ranks third in program history. Tennessee has had 26 sellouts in the past four seasons, with eight in each of 2023-24 and 2024-25, in the third-largest on-campus arena in the country.
The team's results have matched the demand. Tennessee reached the Sweet 16 in each of the past four seasons and the Elite Eight in each of the past three, which the school says no other program has done. Last year, coach Rick Barnes' team went 25-12 (11-7 SEC) and finished No. 12 in the national polls. It was the fifth straight 25-win season for Tennessee and the seventh in Barnes' 11-year tenure.
The Vols open the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. at home against Wofford on SEC Network.
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Sources: University of Tennessee Athletics, 247Sports