# 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her tenth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won the Pac-10 Championship by four games and reached the Final Four for the fourth time in six seasons.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 1994* | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Purdue Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 62–52 | 1–0 | Jackson, TN |
| Nov 24, 1994* | No. 2 | No. 6 Texas Tech | W 79–60 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Nov 30, 1994* | No. 2 | at No. 1 Tennessee | L 69–105 | 2–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 2, 1994* | No. 2 | at NC State | W 78–63 | 3–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 9, 1994* | No. 5 | Cal State Fullerton | W 122–80 | 4–1 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Jan 4, 1995 | No. 5 | No. 14 Washington | W 68–54 | 10–1 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Jan 6, 1995 | No. 5 | Washington State | W 94–59 | 11–1 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Jan 11, 1995 | No. 5 | at Arizona State | W 83–59 | 12–1 (3–0) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| Jan 13, 1995 | No. 5 | at Arizona | W 86–51 | 13–1 (4–0) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 19, 1995 | No. 5 | California | W 99–65 | 14–1 (5–0) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Jan 25, 1995 | No. 4 | UCLA | W 88–49 | 15–1 (6–0) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Jan 27, 1995 | No. 4 | No. 20 USC | W 109–53 | 16–1 (7–0) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Feb 1, 1995 | No. 3 | at Oregon | W 86–51 | 17–1 (8–0) | Eugene, OR |
| Feb 3, 1995 | No. 3 | at Oregon State | L 73–78 | 17–2 (8–1) | Corvallis, OR |
| Mar 1, 1995 | No. 5 | Oregon State | W 76–66 | 23–2 (14–1) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Mar 3, 1995 | No. 5 | Oregon | W 97–55 | 24–2 (15–1) | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Mar 8, 1995 | No. 5 | at Washington State | W 81–47 | 25–2 (16–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Mar 10, 1995 | No. 5 | at No. 14 Washington | W 55–50 | 26–2 (17–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1995* | (2 W) No. 4 | (15 W) UC Irvine First round | W 88–55 | 27–2 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Mar 18, 1995* | (2 W) No. 4 | (10 W) SMU Second round | W 95–73 | 28–2 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA |
| Mar 23, 1995* | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (3 W) No. 11 North Carolina Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 81–71 | 29–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 25, 1995* | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (4 W) No. 16 Purdue Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 69–58 | 30–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Apr 1, 1995* | (2 W) No. 4 | vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn National Semifinal – Final Four | L 60–87 | 30–3 | Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## 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 | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Not released |
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.