# 2013–14 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Melanie Balcomb, in her twelfth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 2, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | | North Alabama | W 103–50 | – | Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) Nashville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 8, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | Appalachian State | W 96–53 | 1–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,746) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 11, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | WKU | W 85–60 | 2–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,830) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 14, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | W 73–67 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,830) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 17, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | | Marquette | L 77–82 | 3–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (4,229) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 21, 2013* 5:30 p.m. | | at No. 2 Duke | L 69–88 | 3–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,938) Durham, NC |
| Nov. 24, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | | Dayton | W 82–52 | 4–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,902) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 29, 2013* 4:00 p.m. | | Elon Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 88–66 | 5–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (4,446) Nashville, TN |
| Nov. 30, 2013* 6:30 p.m. | | Wisconsin Thanksgiving Tournament championship | W 81–69 | 6–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (4,446) Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 3, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | East Tennessee State | W 92–71 | 7–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (2,984) Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 15, 2013* 1:00 p.m. | | at Hartford | W 65–56 | 8–2 | Chase Arena (1,210) Hartford, CT |
| Dec. 18, 2013* 6:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,260) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Dec. 21, 2013* 11:30 a.m. | | UNC Asheville | W 83–57 | 10–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (3,201) Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 30, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | at UAB | W 87–76 | 11–2 | Bartow Arena (711) Birmingham, AL |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan. 2, 2014 8:00 p.m., CSS | | No. 19 Georgia | W 66–58 | 12–2 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,607) Nashville, TN |
| Jan. 5, 2014 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 13 South Carolina | L 66–76 | 12–3 (1–1) | Colonial Life Arena (4,810) Columbia, SC |
| Jan. 9, 2014 6:00 p.m. | | at Auburn | W 74–65 | 13–3 (2–1) | Auburn Arena (2,319) Auburn, AL |
| Jan. 12, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry | W 74–63 | 14–3 (3–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,412) Nashville, TN |
| Jan. 16, 2014 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 | at Ole Miss | W 80–74 | 15–3 (4–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (354) Oxford, MS |
| Jan. 19, 2014 1:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 24 | No. 14 LSU | W 79–70 | 16–3 (5–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (6,020) Nashville, TN |
| Jan. 26, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 16 | No. 10 South Carolina | L 57–61 | 16–4 (5–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,554) Nashville, TN |
| Jan. 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at Missouri | L 54–59 | 16–5 (5–3) | Mizzou Arena (1,238) Columbia, MO |
| Feb. 2, 2014 1:00 p.m., FSSO | No. 16 | No. 17 Texas A&M | W 71–69 | 17–5 (6–3) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,483) Nashville, TN |
| Feb. 10, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 16 | No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry | L 53–81 | 17–6 (6–4) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,384) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb. 13, 2014 6:00 p.m., CSS | No. 16 | Auburn | L 62–68 | 17–7 (6–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,023) Nashville, TN |
| Feb. 16, 2014 1:00 p.m., SEC TV | No. 16 | at Mississippi State | L 62–64 | 17–8 (6–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (2,354) Starkville, MS |
| Feb. 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas | W 56–50 | 18–8 (7–6) | Bud Walton Arena (1,400) Fayetteville, AR |
| Feb. 23, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Alabama | L 62–66 | 18–9 (7–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,479) Nashville, TN |
| Feb. 27, 2014 7:00 p.m. | | Florida | L 68–73 | 18–10 (7–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,338) Nashville, TN |
| Mar. 2, 2014 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 63–65 | 18–11 (7–9) | Memorial Coliseum (6,551) Lexington, KY |
| 2014 SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 6, 2014 11:00 a.m., SPSO | (8) | vs. (9) Georgia Second round | L 43–53 | 18–12 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,918) Duluth, GA |
| 2014 NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| Mar. 22, 2014* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Arizona State First Round | L 61–69 | 18–13 | Savage Arena (N/A) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | RV | NR | | | |
| Coaches | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | | | | |