# 2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC tournament title, reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 30–5 record (13–1 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 2004* | No. 1 | at Chattanooga | W 68–34 | 1–0 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Nov 21, 2004* | No. 1 | at NC State Jimmy V Classic | W 64–54 | 2–0 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 23, 2004* | No. 1 | George Washington | W 71–41 | 3–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 25, 2004* | No. 1 | at No. 4 Texas | L 59–74 | 3–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Nov 28, 2004* | No. 1 | Temple | W 52–48 | 4–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 2, 2004* | No. 4 | No. 10 Duke | L 57–59 | 4–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 2004* | No. 9 | No. 15 DePaul | W 78–63 | 5–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 2004* | No. 9 | at Louisiana Tech | W 70–59 | 6–2 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 19, 2004* | No. 9 | TCU | W 82–55 | 7–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 2004* | No. 9 | No. 2 Stanford | W 70–67 | 8–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 2004* | No. 8 | at No. 24 Rutgers | L 51–65 | 8–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Jan 2, 2005* | No. 8 | at Old Dominion | W 68–58 | 9–3 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 2005* | No. 10 | at No. 15 Connecticut | W 68–67 | 10–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 13, 2005 | No. 8 | Arkansas | W 72–54 | 11–3 (1–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 2005 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Vanderbilt | W 79–65 | 12–3 (2–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 20, 2005 | No. 7 | at Auburn | W 81–71 | 13–3 (3–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 23, 2005 | No. 7 | Kentucky | W 67–49 | 14–3 (4–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 27, 2005 | No. 5 | at South Carolina | W 68–53 | 15–3 (5–0) | Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 31, 2005 | No. 5 | No. 18 Georgia | W 77–70 | 16–3 (6–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 3, 2005 | No. 5 | at Florida | W 91–82 $^{OT}$ | 17–3 (7–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 6, 2005 | No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 99–67 | 18–3 (8–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 10, 2005 | No. 5 | at No. 1 LSU | L 58–68 | 18–4 (8–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 2005 | No. 5 | No. 21 Vanderbilt | W 72–63 | 19–4 (9–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 17, 2005 | No. 6 | South Carolina | W 74–44 | 20–4 (10–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 2005 | No. 6 | at Arkansas | W 84–71 | 21–4 (11–1) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 24, 2005 | No. 5 | Mississippi State | W 78–56 | 22–4 (12–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 27, 2005 | No. 5 | at Alabama | W 94–81 | 23–4 (13–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2005* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Auburn Quarterfinals | W 64–54 | 24–4 | BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina |
| Mar 5, 2003* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (4) No. 18 Vanderbilt Semifinals | W 76–73 | 25–4 | BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina |
| Mar 6, 2005* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (2) No. 2 LSU Championship game | W 67–65 | 26–4 | BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2005* | (1 PHI) No. 3 | (16 PHI) Western Carolina First round | W 94–43 | 27–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 22, 2005* | (1 PHI) No. 3 | (9 PHI) Purdue Second round | W 75–54 | 28–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 27, 2005* | (1 PHI) No. 3 | vs. (4 PHI) No. 14 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 75–59 | 29–4 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 29, 2005* | (1 PHI) No. 3 | vs. (2 PHI) No. 9 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 59–49 | 30–4 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Apr 3, 2005* ESPN | (1 PHI) No. 3 | vs. (1 KC) No. 6 Michigan State National Semifinal – Final Four | L 64–68 | 30–5 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHI=Philadelphia. ||||||

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | Not released | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Not released |
| Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |