# 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 1992–93 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Jim Foster, the team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history, and finished with a record of 30–3 (9–2 SEC) and the No. 1 ranking in the final AP poll.
To date, this is the only Vanderbilt team to reach the NCAA Final Four.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | No. 3 | at Arizona | W 73–63 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 4, 1992* | No. 3 | SW Missouri State O’Charleys Classic | W 72–59 | 2–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 6, 1992* | No. 3 | Oregon O’Charleys Classic | W 72–68 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 10, 1992* | No. 3 | Bowling Green | W 69–66 | 4–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 13, 1992 | No. 3 | at No. 21 Alabama | W 87–70 | 5–0 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Dec 15, 1992* | No. 3 | Dartmouth | W 90–52 | 6–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 1992* | No. 3 | at Texas | W 78–73 | 7–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1992* | No. 2 | vs. No. 21 Connecticut | W 57–37 | 8–0 | Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| Dec 30, 1992* | No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Virginia | W 66–62 | 9–0 | Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1993 | No. 2 | at Georgia | W 90–66 | 10–0 (2–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 5, 1993* | No. 1 | Memphis State | W 91–57 | 11–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 7, 1993* | No. 1 | No. 13 Ohio State | W 70–67 | 12–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 10, 1993 | No. 1 | LSU | W 87–61 | 13–0 (3–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 14, 1993* | No. 1 | Oral Roberts | W 124–58 | 14–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 1993 | No. 1 | Mississippi State | W 108–44 | 15–0 (4–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1993* | No. 1 | Southern Illinois | W 85–55 | 16–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 1993 | No. 1 | at Florida | W 69–63 | 17–0 (5–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 30, 1993 | No. 1 | No. 2 Tennessee | L 68–73 | 17–1 (5–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 1993* | No. 2 | No. 18 Western Kentucky | W 62–59 | 18–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1993 | No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 80–59 | 19–1 (6–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 9, 1993* | No. 2 | DePaul | W 71–64 | 20–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 58–48 | 21–1 (7–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 1993* | No. 2 | at No. 5 Penn State | W 66–57 | 22–1 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 21, 1993 | No. 2 | at No. 6 Auburn | L 53–55 | 22–2 (7–2) | Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 23, 1993 | No. 5 | at Kentucky | W 65–52 | 23–2 (8–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 28, 1993 | No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 77–62 | 24–2 (9–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1993* | (3) No. 3 | vs. (6) Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 68–61 | 25–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mar 7, 1993* | (3) No. 3 | vs. (7) Ole Miss Semifinals | W 79–54 | 26–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mar 8, 1993* | (3) No. 3 | vs. (8) Georgia Championship game | W 76–64 | 27–2 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1993* | (1 MW) No. 1 | (9 MW) California Second round | W 82–63 | 28–2 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 25, 1993* | (1 MW) No. 1 | at (4 MW) No. 12 Stephen F. Austin Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 58–53 | 29–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Mar 27, 1993* | (1 MW) No. 1 | vs. (6 MW) No. 14 Louisiana Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 58–53 | 30–2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Apr 3, 1993* | (1 MW) No. 1 | vs. (2 W) No. 5 Texas Tech National Semifinal – Final Four | L 46–60 | 30–3 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.