Portland is located on the Highland Rim in extreme northern Middle Tennessee.

They defeated 4th-seeded Ohio State and 5th-seeded Middle Tennessee to make it to the Sweet 16.

The second major upset was unseeded Middle Tennessee defeating 11th seeded Hawai'i in the second round.

This win was the sixth time Middle Tennessee has come-from-behind for a victory under head coach Rick Stockstill.

The 4th stretched across portions of traditionally heavily Republican East Tennessee and traditionally Democratic Middle Tennessee.

Thunder Radio is heard on AM 1320 throughout southern Middle Tennessee.

The spotlight became brighter when Marist snapped fifth-seeded Middle Tennessee's 27-game winning streak in a 73-59 victory, earning a trip to Dayton.

Food Stores is a chain of convenience stores operating in south central Kentucky and northern Middle Tennessee, with approximately 41 retail locations.

Trailing 13-7 Middle Tennessee began its final drive at its 35 yard line with 1:15 remaining and no timeouts.

Because of this Middle Tennessee finished their season with an out of conference record of 2-3.