1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	23–10 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (10th season);
Assistant coach	Nancy Darsch
Home arena	Stokely Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1983–84 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 23–10 and ranked No. 15 in the final poll, and reached the second NCAA Final Four in their rich program history.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

APNo. 15

Record23–10 (7–1 SEC)

Headcoach

Pat Summitt (10th season)

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1983–84 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Georgia †	7	–	1	.875	30	–	3	.909
No. 15 Tennessee	7	–	1	.875	23	–	10	.697
Kentucky	2	–	6	.250	15	–	13	.536
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	.250	23	–	9	.719
Florida	2	–	6	.250	19	–	9	.679
Western Division
No. 10 Ole Miss	6	–	2	.750	24	–	6	.800
No. 8 LSU	5	–	3	.625	23	–	7	.767
No. 12 Alabama	5	–	3	.625	23	–	9	.719
Auburn	4	–	4	.500	19	–	10	.655
Mississippi State	0	–	8	.000	12	–	14	-
† 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1983*	No. 5	at West Virginia	W 52–47	1–0	Parkersburg, West Virginia
Nov 22, 1983*	No. 5	South Carolina State	W 85–69	2–0	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 25, 1983*	No. 5	at Notre Dame Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	W 71–56	3–0	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Nov 26, 1983*	No. 5	vs. No. 1 USC Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic	L 64–78	3–1	Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
Nov 29, 1983*	No. 5	No. 11 Old Dominion	W 67–63	4–1	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1983*	No. 5	No. 4 Texas	L 65–66	4–2	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1983*	No. 5	Minnesota	W 54–50	5–2	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1983*	No. 7	at No. 1 USC	L 66–81	5–3	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 10, 1983*	No. 7	at UCLA	W 73–70	6–3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 13, 1983*	No. 9	at No. 5 Long Beach State	L 51–56	6–4	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 18, 1984*	No. 12	No. 1 Louisiana Tech	L 63–81	10–6	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 1984	No. 12	No. 4 Georgia	W 64–59	11–6 (2–0)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 26, 1984	No. 10	Vanderbilt	W 74–72	19–8 (7–1)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 3, 1984*	No. 10	vs. No. 17 Alabama Quarterfinals	L 66–85	19–9	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(6 ME) Middle Tennessee State First round	W 70–52	20–9	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 23, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(2 ME) No. 10 Alabama Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 65–58	21–9	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 25, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	(1 ME) No. 3 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 73–61	22–9	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 30, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	vs. (3 E) No. 9 Cheyney State National Semifinal – Final Four	W 82–73^[2]	23–9	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Apr 1, 1984*	(3 ME) No. 15	vs. (1 W) No. 5 USC National Championship	L 61–72^[3]	23–10	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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