No. 20 Tennessee welcomes its return to national spotlight against UNC Posted Dec 15, 2017 Tennessee isn't a very hospitable host to defending national champions. A rare sellout crowd will try to make sure that pattern continues Sunday when No. 7 North Carolina faces the 20th-ranked Volunteers in Knoxville for the first time since 1949. Tennessee has won the last five times it has hosted a defending national champion. Sunday's game will attract a capacity crowd of 21,678. (Associated Press)