| NCAA FINAL FOUR |
| 2008 |
Defeated LSU(Semifinal) |
47-46 |
|
Defeated Stanford (Championship) |
64-48 |
| 2007 |
Defeated North Carolina (Semifinal) |
64-68 |
|
Defeated Rutgers (Championship) |
59-46 |
| 2005 |
Lost to Michigan State (Semifinal) |
56-50 |
| 2004 |
Defeated LSU (Semifinal) |
52-50 |
|
Lost to Connecticut (Championship) |
51-70 |
| 2003 |
Defeated Duke (Semifinal) |
66-56 |
|
Lost to Connecticut (Championship) |
68-73 |
| 2002 |
Lost to Connecticut (Semifinal) |
56-79 |
| 2000 |
Defeated Rutgers (Semifinal) |
64-54 |
|
Lost to Connecticut (Championship) |
52-71 |
| 1998 |
Defeated Arkansas (Semifinal) |
86-58 |
|
Defeated Louisiana Tech (Championship) |
93-75 |
| 1997 |
Defeated Notre Dame (Semifinal) |
80-66 |
|
Defeated Old Dominion (Championship) |
68-59 |
| 1996 |
Defeated Connecticut (Semifinal) |
88-83 (OT) |
|
Defeated Georgia (Championship) |
83-65 |
| 1995 |
Defeated Georgia (Semifinal) |
73-51 |
|
Lost to Connecticut (Championship) |
64-70 |
| 1991 |
Defeated Stanford (Semifinal) |
68-60 |
|
Defeated Virginia (Championship) |
70-67 (OT) |
| 1989 |
Defeated Maryland (Semifinal) |
77-65 |
|
Defeated Auburn (Championship) |
76-60 |
| 1988 |
Lost to Louisiana Tech (Semifinal) |
59-68 |
| 1987 |
Defeated Long Beach State (Semifinal) |
74-64 |
|
Defeated Louisiana Tech (Championship) |
67-44 |
| 1986 |
Lost to Southern Cal (Semifinal) |
59-83 |
| 1984 |
Defeated Cheyney University (Semifinal) |
82-73 |
|
Lost to Southern Cal (Championship) |
61-72 |
| 1982 |
Lost to Louisiana Tech (Semifinal) |
46-69 |
| NCAA REGIONALS |
| EAST |
| 2005 |
Defeated Texas Tech (Semifinal) |
75-59 |
| |
Defeated Rutgers (Final) |
59-49 |
| 1999 |
Defeated Virginia Tech (Semifinal) |
68-52 |
|
Lost to Duke (Final) |
63-69 |
| 1996 |
Defeated Kansas (Semifinal) |
92-71 |
|
Defeated Virginia (Final) |
52-46 |
| 1990 |
Defeated Clemson (Semifinal) |
80-62 |
|
Lost to Virginia (Final) |
75-79 (OT) |
| 1989 |
Defeated Virginia (Semifinal) |
80-47 |
|
Defeated Long Beach State (Final) |
94-80 |
| 1988 |
Defeated James Madison (Semifinal) |
72-52 |
|
Defeated Virginia (Final) |
84-76 |
| MIDEAST |
| 2007: |
Defeated Marist (Semifinal) |
65-46 |
|
Defeated Ole Miss (Final) |
98-62 |
| 2006: |
Defeated Rutgers (Semifinal) |
76-69 |
|
Lost to North Carolina (Final) |
63-75 |
| 2003 |
Defeated Penn State (Semifinal) |
86-58 |
|
Defeated Villanova (Final) |
73-49 |
| 2001 |
Lost to Xavier (Semifinal) |
65-80 |
| 2000 |
Defeated Virginia (Semifinal) |
77-56 |
|
Defeated Texas Tech (Final) |
57-44 |
| 1998 |
Defeated Rutgers (Semifinal) |
92-60 |
|
Defeated North Carolina (Final) |
76-70 |
| 1995 |
Defeated Western Kentucky (Semifinal) |
87-65 |
|
Defeated Texas Tech (Final) |
80-59 |
| 1994 |
Lost to Louisiana Tech (Semifinal) |
68-71 |
| 1993 |
Defeated North Carolina (Semifinal) |
74-54 |
|
Lost to Iowa (Final) |
56-72 |
| 1992 |
Lost to Western Kentucky (Semifinal) |
70-75 |
| 1991 |
Defeated Western Kentucky (Semifinal) |
68-61 |
|
Defeated Auburn (Final) |
69-65 |
| 1987 |
Defeated Virginia (Semifinal) |
66-58 |
|
Defeated Auburn (Final) |
77-61 |
| 1986 |
Defeated Georgia (Semifinal) |
85-82 |
|
Defeated LSU (Final) |
67-65 |
| 1985 |
Lost to Mississippi (Semifinal) |
60-63 |
| 1984 |
Defeated Alabama (Semifinal) |
65-58 |
|
Defeated Georgia (Final) |
73-61 |
| 1983 |
Defeated Mississippi (Semifinal) |
90-83 (3OT) |
|
Lost to Georgia (Final) |
63-67 |
| 1982 |
Defeated Memphis State (Semifinal) |
78-63 |
|
Defeated Southern Cal (Final) |
91-90 (OT) |
| MIDWEST |
| 2008 |
Defeated Notre Dame (Semifinal) |
74-64 |
|
Defeated Texas A&M (Championship) |
53-45 |
| 2004 |
Defeated Baylor (Semifinal) |
71-69 |
|
Defeated Stanford (Championship) |
62-60 |
| 2002 |
Defeated Brigham Young (Semifinal) |
68-57 |
|
Defeated Vanderbilt (Championship) |
68-63 |
| 1997 |
Defeated Colorado (Semifinal) |
75-67 |
|
Defeated Connecticut (Final) |
91-81 |
| NCAA SUB-REGIONAL |
| 2008: |
Defeated Oral Roberts |
94-55 |
|
Defeated Purdue |
78-52 |
| 2007: |
Defeated Drake |
76-37 |
|
Defeated Pittsburgh |
68-54 |
| 2006: |
Defeated Army |
102-54 |
|
Defeated George Washington |
66-53 |
| 2005 |
Defeated Western Carolina |
94-43 |
|
Defeated Purdue |
75-54 |
| 2004 |
Defeated Colgate |
77-54 |
|
Defeated DePaul |
79-59 |
| 2003 |
Defeated Alabama State |
95-43 |
|
Defeated Virginia |
81-51 |
| 2002 |
Defeated Georgia State |
98-68 |
|
Defeated Notre Dame |
89-50 |
| 2001 |
Defeated Austin Peay |
80-38 |
|
Defeated St. Mary's (CA) |
92-75 |
| 2000 |
Defeated Furman |
90-38 |
|
Defeated Arizona |
75-60 |
| 1999 |
Defeated Appalachian State |
113-54 |
|
Defeated Boston College |
89-62 |
| 1998 |
Defeated Liberty |
102-58 |
|
Defeated Western Kentucky |
82-62 |
| 1997 |
Defeated Grambling State |
91-54 |
|
Defeated Oregon |
76-59 |
| 1996 |
Defeated Radford |
97-56 |
|
Defeated Ohio State |
97-65 |
| 1995 |
Defeated Florida A&M |
96-59 |
|
Defeated Florida International |
70-44 |
| NCAA OPENING ROUND |
| 1994 |
Defeated Clemson |
78-66 |
| 1994 |
Defeated North Carolina A&T |
111-37 |
| 1993 |
Defeated Northwestern |
89-66 |
| 1992 |
Defeated Rutgers |
97-56 |
| 1991 |
Defeated SW Missouri |
55-47 |
| 1990 |
Defeated Old Dominion |
87-68 |
| 1989 |
Defeated LaSalle |
91-61 |
| 1988 |
Defeated Wake Forest |
94-66 |
| 1987 |
Defeated Tennessee Tech |
95-59 |
| 1986 |
Defeated Iowa |
73-68 |
| 1985 |
Defeated Virginia |
65-55 |
| 1984 |
Defeated Middle Tennessee State |
70-52 |
| 1983 |
Defeated South Carolina State |
86-51 |
| 1982 |
Defeated Jackson State |
72-56 |
| FINAL FOUR: Won 21, Lost 10 (1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd) |
| REGIONALS: Won 37, Lost 9 |
| SUB-REGIONALS: Won 23, Lost 0 |
| FIRST ROUND: Won 15, Lost 0 |
| TOTAL: Won 104 games, Lost 19 games (.846 NCAA percentage) |
| HISTORY OF TENNESSEE IN THE AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| AIAW FINAL FOUR |
| 1981 |
Defeated Old Dominion (Semifinals) |
68-65 |
|
Lost to Louisiana Tech (Championship) |
59-79 |
| 1980 |
Defeated South Carolina (Semifinals) |
75-72 |
|
Lost to Old Dominion (Championship) |
53-68 |
| 1979 |
Lost to Louisiana Tech (Semifinals) |
84-102 |
|
Defeated UCLA (Consol-Final) |
104-86 |
| 1977 |
Lost to Delta State (Semifinals) |
58-62 |
|
Defeated Immaculata (Consol-Final) |
91-62 |
| AIAW REGIONALS |
| SOUTH |
| 1981 |
Defeated Illinois State (Semifinals) |
78-53 |
|
Defeated Maryland (Final) |
79-67 |
| 1978 |
Lost to Maryland (Semifinals) |
69-75 |
|
Lost to Valdosta State (Consol) |
80-83 |
| EAST |
| 1980 |
Defeated Kansas State (Semifinals) |
84-64 |
|
Defeated Maryland (Final) |
93-76 |
| 1979 |
Defeated Rutgers (Semifinals) |
79-68 |
|
Defeated Fordham (Final) |
76-54 |
| ROUND OF 16 |
| 1977 |
Defeated Michigan State |
76-62 |
|
Defeated Kansas State |
81-69 |
| OVERALL AIAW RECORD/FINISH |
| FINAL FOUR: Won 4 games, Lost 4 games (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd) |
| REGIONALS: Won 8 games, Lost 2 games |
| TOTALS: Won 12 games, Lost 6 games (.667 AIAW percentage) |
| COMBINED AIAW & NCAA TOTALS |
| Won 110, Lost 25 .815 NCAA/AIAW Combined Tennessee has been in postseason play 31 consecutive years, including 22 Final Fours and 14 title games. |
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