# 2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by third-year head coach Pokey Chatman before her resignation prior to the NCAA tournament. Interim coach Bob Starkey guided the team for the final five games. LSU played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 10–4 in SEC play to finish tied for third in the conference regular season standings. As the four seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Fresno (FRS) region. The Lady Tigers defeated UNC Ashville, West Virginia, Florida State, and No. 1 seed UConn to reach the Final Four for the fourth consecutive season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Rutgers.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2006* | | Loyola (LA) | W 90–47 | | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 7, 2006* | | Lake Truck | W 67–39 | | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2006* | No. 10 | West Virginia Basketball Travelers Classic | W 64–25 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center (3,940) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 13, 2006* | No. 10 | Howard | W 88–44 | 2–0 | Maravich Assembly Center (3,811) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 14, 2006* | No. 10 | Virginia Tech | W 70–40 | 3–0 | Maravich Assembly Center (3,829) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 16, 2006* | No. 10 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 65–31 | 4–0 | Maravich Assembly Center (3,863) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 19, 2006* | No. 10 | at Tulane | W 59–39 | 5–0 | Fogelman Arena (1,389) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 21, 2006* | No. 9 | at No. 15 Baylor | L 60–64 | 5–1 | Ferrell Center (7,503) Waco, TX |
| Nov 24, 2006* | No. 9 | vs. Tulsa UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–37 | 6–1 | Convocation Center (220) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 25, 2006* | No. 9 | vs. Eastern Washington UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic | W 105–52 | 7–1 | Convocation Center (220) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 27, 2006* | No. 11 | at New Orleans | W 65–45 | 8–1 | Human Performance Center (680) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 2, 2006* | No. 11 | Detroit | W 80–44 | 9–1 | Maravich Assembly Center (3,827) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 10, 2006* | No. 9 | No. 5 Ohio State | W 75–51 | 10–1 | Maravich Assembly Center (10,677) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 17, 2006* | No. 7 | at No. 18 Michigan State | W 65–50 | 11–1 | Breslin Center (7,340) East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 20, 2006* | No. 7 | McNeese State | W 83–28 | 12–1 | Maravich Assembly Center (4,017) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec 30, 2006* | No. 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech Katrina Relief Basketball Classic | W 61–44 | 13–1 | New Orleans Arena (5,584) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 3, 2007* | No. 6 | at South Florida | W 60–48 | 14–1 | Sun Dome (1,326) Tampa, FL |
| Jan 7, 2007 | No. 6 | No. 15 Georgia Pack the PMAC XI | W 57–55 | 15–1 (1–0) | Maravich Assembly Center (7,666) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 11, 2007 | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | L 74–77 | 15–2 (1–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (2,661) Oxford, MS |
| Jan 14, 2007 | No. 5 | at Mississippi State | W 77–50 | 16–2 (2–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (1,256) Starkville, MS |
| Jan 18, 2007 | No. 8 | Kentucky | W 76–58 | 17–2 (3–1) | Maravich Assembly Center (4,268) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 21, 2007 | No. 8 | at Alabama | W 61–45 | 18–2 (4–1) | Coleman Coliseum (1,771) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 25, 2007 | No. 8 | Arkansas | W 70–53 | 19–2 (5–1) | Maravich Assembly Center (3,986) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 28, 2007 | No. 8 | Auburn | W 65–45 | 20–2 (6–1) | Maravich Assembly Center (5,362) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 1, 2007 | No. 7 | at No. 14 Georgia | L 51–53 | 20–3 (6–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,450) Athens, GA |
| Feb 4, 2007 | No. 7 | at South Carolina | W 49–46 | 21–3 (7–2) | Colonial Center (2,076) Columbia, SC |
| Feb 8, 2007 | No. 7 | Florida | W 79–66 | 22–3 (8–2) | Maravich Assembly Center (5,386) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 11, 2007* | No. 7 | No. 5 Connecticut | L 71–72 | 22–4 | Maravich Assembly Center (8,424) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 15, 2007 | No. 7 | at Arkansas | W 86–65 | 23–4 (9–2) | Bud Walton Arena (2,043) Fayetteville, AR |
| Feb 19, 2007 | No. 7 | No. 2 Tennessee | L 51–56 | 23–5 (9–3) | Maravich Assembly Center (9,146) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 22, 2007 | No. 7 | at No. 12 Vanderbilt | L 58–68 | 23–6 (9–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (5,697) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 25, 2007* | No. 7 | vs. Alabama | W 70–27 | 24–6 (10–4) | Maravich Assembly Center (5,391) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2007* | (4) No. 10 | vs. (5) Ole Miss Quarterfinals | W 52–46 | 25–6 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,843) Duluth, GA |
| Mar 3, 2007* | (4) No. 10 | vs. (1) No. 2 Tennessee Semifinals | W 63–54 | 26–6 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (10,142) Duluth, GA |
| Mar 4, 2007* | (4) No. 10 | vs. (3) No. 9 Vanderbilt Championship game | L 45–51 | 26–7 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,759) Duluth, GA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2007* | (3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (14 FRS) UNC Asheville First round | W 77–39 | 27–7 | Frank Erwin Center (3,554) Austin, TX |
| Mar 20, 2007* | (3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (11 FRS) West Virginia Second round | W 49–43 | 28–7 | Frank Erwin Center (4,196) Austin, TX |
| Mar 24, 2007* | (3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (10 FRS) Florida State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 55–43 | 29–7 | Save Mart Center (3,658) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 26, 2007* | (3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (1 FRS) No. 4 Connecticut Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 73–50 | 30–7 | Save Mart Center (3,046) Fresno, CA |
| Apr 1, 2007* | (3 FRS) No. 12 | vs. (4 GBO) No. 15 Rutgers National Semifinal – Final Four | L 35–59 | 30–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (20,704) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FRS=Fresno Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings