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Tennessee Women’s Basketball AP Poll Rankings

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2025–26 · Women’s Basketball

Ballot coverage: 30 of the official 31 ballots recovered. Marisa Ingemi’s April 6 Final ballot is unavailable. AP ranks, points and first-place votes use the full 31-voter results; ballot analysis uses the 30 recovered ballots. No choices are inferred for the unavailable ballot.

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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Tennessee in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.

The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball

Where Tennessee Finished

Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.

Meet the School ↓

Tennessee was the AIAW Division I runner-up in 1980 and 1981.

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

18 SEC regular-season championships

  • 1979–80
  • 1984–85
  • 1989–90
  • 1992–93
  • 1993–94
  • 1994–95
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 1999–00*
  • 2000–01
  • 2001–02
  • 2002–03
  • 2003–04
  • 2006–07
  • 2009–10
  • 2010–11
  • 2012–13
  • 2014–15*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

17 SEC tournament championships

  • 1979–80
  • 1984–85
  • 1987–88
  • 1988–89
  • 1991–92
  • 1993–94
  • 1995–96
  • 1997–98
  • 1998–99
  • 1999–00
  • 2004–05
  • 2005–06
  • 2007–08
  • 2009–10
  • 2010–11
  • 2011–12
  • 2013–14
Sources & References

SEC championships include two shared regular-season titles, in 1999–2000 and 2014–15.

Top 25 Finishes
31 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
25 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#1
Last Ranked Finish
#15 in 2024–25

Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Finished AP No. 1 in 1993–94, 1997–98.

Season by Season

Showing 2016–17 to 2025–26 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
Tennessee · Final AP Women’s basketball Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025–26Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2024–25#15After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2023–24Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2022–23#24Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2021–22#18Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2020–21#13Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2019–20Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2018–19Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2017–18#12Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2016–17Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2015–16Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2014–15#6Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2013–14#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2012–13#10Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2011–12#9Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2010–11#4Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2009–10#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2008–09#18Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2007–08#3NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2006–07#3NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2005–06#6Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2004–05#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2003–04#2Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2002–03#4Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2001–02#6Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2000–01#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1999–00#2Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1998–99#2Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1997–98#1NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1996–97#10NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1995–96#4NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1994–95#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1993–94#1Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1992–93#2Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1991–92#2Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1990–91#4NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1989–90#4Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a public land-grant university. It began as Blount College in 1794 and is the home of the Tennessee Volunteers.

Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1794Originally named Blount College
Undergraduate Enrollment
32,041Fall 2025 · Knoxville; undergraduate students only
Nickname
Tennessee Volunteers
Women’s basketball · NCAA Division I National Championships
8Source-Recorded Titles1986–87 · 1988–89 · 1990–91 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 2006–07 · 2007–08
Women’s basketball SEC regular-season championship
181979–80 · 1984–85 · 1989–90 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2006–07 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2014–15
Women’s basketball SEC tournament championship
171979–80 · 1984–85 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1991–92 · 1993–94 · 1995–96 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2007–08 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2013–14
Sources & References
East side of Ayres Hall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ayres Hall · East side · 2017 · Display images resized and converted to WebPPhoto: Bubbahotepblues / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.