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.
Verified School Overview and Basketball Program History →
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.
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
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
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.
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.
- NR
- #12
- NR
- NR
- #13
- #18
- #24
- NR
- #15
- NR
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | #15After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | #24Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | #13Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | #12Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | #3NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | #3NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | #1NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | #10NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | #4NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1993–94 | #1Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1992–93 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1991–92 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1990–91 | #4NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, native PDF pp. 64–67 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- Florida 2004–05 Women’s Basketball Season Review · Complete AP Top 25 dated March 14, 2005, PDF p. 5; corroborated by UConn NCAA guide p. 6 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Tennessee historical Division I affiliation, native p. 25; champion cells on p. 17 separately qualified ↗
- Tennessee · 2025–26 official women’s record book; own seasons pp. 111–123, NCAA titles pp. 138–139, SEC champions p. 156, AP charts pp. 195–196 ↗
- Tennessee · Complete women’s year-by-year archive, including the completed 2025–26 team season ↗
- Texas · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 14, 2016; corroborated by Texas NCAA notes p. 6 and Big Ten March 29 postseason release p. 2 ↗
- Indiana · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 12, 2018, WNIT notes PDF p. 7; corroborated by Baylor March 23 and October 26 notes ↗
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
- UT Traditions and History ↗
- Tennessee Enrollment · Fall 2025 ↗
- Tennessee · Team and current conference ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division I women’s championship history through 2025 ↗
- UCLA · 2026 NCAA women’s national championship, April 5, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · CIAW, DGWS and all AIAW championship tiers through 1982 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division II women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division III women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NAIA · Complete women’s national champions, 1981–1991, PDF p. 67 / printed p. 63 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Tennessee historical Division I affiliation, native p. 25; champion cells on p. 17 separately qualified ↗
- Tennessee · 2025–26 official women’s record book; own seasons pp. 111–123, NCAA titles pp. 138–139, SEC champions p. 156, AP charts pp. 195–196 ↗
- Southeastern Conference · Complete women’s regular-season and tournament champions, 1980–2026 ↗

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