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HISTORY OF TENNESSEE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

Updated 06/09/08

NET RESULT: EIGHT NCAA TITLES

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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