The Vols finished the event with a three-round score of 5-over and just one stroke behind Stanford.
Lance Simpson and Bryce Lewis were UT’s top finishers. The duo shot even-par overall and tied for 11th place in the 168-player field.
Simpson provided three counting rounds for Tennessee, including a 2-under 68 in round one and an even-par 70 in round two. Simpson’s final round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-four hole 16.
Lewis shot two rounds of par or better via a round-one 69 and round-two 70.
Redshirt senior Jake Hall and redshirt freshman Bruce Murphy placed one shot outside the top 25 after shooting 3-over and tying for 33rd.
Hall’s best round came on Friday when he fired a 1-under 69.
Murphy poised Tennessee in round three after piecing together a gritty back nine to shoot 69.
Josh Hill bounced back nicely after his first two rounds and registered an even-par 70 in the final round. The sophomore shot a 10-over total score and tied for 92nd.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Georgia, 839 (-1)
2. Utah, 840 (E)
3. Stanford, 844 (+4)
4. Tennessee, 845 (+5)
5. Georgia Tech, 846 (+6)
6. BYU, 848 (+8)
7. San Francisco, 849 (+9)
8. Pepperdine, 851 (+11)
9. UCLA, 852 (+12)
10. Oregon, 854 (+14)
11. Clemson, 855 (+15)
12. Lipscomb, 857 (+17)
13. San Jose State, 861 (+21)
T14. San Diego State, 862 (+22)
T14. Cal Poly, 862 (+22)
T14. California, 862 (+22)
T17. Little Rock, 863 (+23)
T19. San Diego, 866 (+26)
T19. Oregon State, 866 (+26)
21. Washington State, 867 (+27)
T22. Santa Clara, 868 (+28)
T22. Long Beach State, 868 (+28)
T22. Nevada, 868 (+28)
25. UC Davis, 876 (+36)
26. USC, 879 (+39)
27. Utah Tech, 880 (+40)
28. TCU, 881 (+41)
T29. California Baptist, 886 (+46)
T29. Howard, 886 (+46)
31. Appalachian State, 895 (+55)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T11 Bryce Lewis, 69-70-71—210 (E)
T11. Lance Simpson, 68-72-70 (E)
T33. Jake Hall, 69-73-71—213 (+3)
T33. Bruce Murphy, 73-71-69—213 (+3)
T92. Josh Hill, 76-74-70—220 (+10)
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