# 2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 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 regular season title, reached the National championship game of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 31–4 record (14–0 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 2003* | No. 3 | Chattanooga | W 83–52 | 1–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov 30, 2003* | No. 3 | No. 17 Notre Dame | W 83–59 | 2–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 2003* | No. 3 | No. 10 Louisiana Tech | W 85–65 | 3–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 11, 2003* | No. 2 | Rutgers | W 59–49 | 4–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 14, 2003* | No. 2 | at No. 6 Stanford | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 17, 2003* | No. 2 | at DePaul | W 98–89 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 21, 2003* | No. 2 | at Oklahoma | W 71–55 | 7–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 2003* | No. 2 | No. 5 Texas | L 60–70 | 7–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 2003* | No. 5 | at George Washington | W 65–51 | 8–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 2, 2004* | No. 5 | at No. 19 TCU | W 74–66 | 9–1 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Forth Worth, Texas |
| Jan 4, 2004 | No. 5 | Old Dominion | W 66–42 | 10–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 8, 2004 | No. 5 | Arkansas | W 83–44 | 11–1 (1–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 2004 | No. 5 | at Mississippi State | W 61–53 | 12–1 (2–0) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 15, 2004 | No. 5 | at South Carolina | W 86–58 | 13–1 (3–0) | Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 18, 2004 | No. 5 | Alabama | W 72–51 | 14–1 (4–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 22, 2004 | No. 2 | Vanderbilt | W 79–54 | 15–1 (5–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 2004* | No. 2 | at No. 1 Duke | W 72–69 | 16–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2004 | No. 1 | at Kentucky | W 81–72 | 17–1 (6–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 1, 2004 | No. 1 | Auburn | W 68–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–1 (7–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 5, 2004* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 4 Connecticut | L 67–81 | 18–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (22,515) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 8, 2004 | No. 1 | South Carolina | W 72–58 | 19–2 (8–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 12, 2004 | No. 3 | at No. 19 Georgia | W 70–67 | 20–2 (9–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 15, 2004 | No. 3 | at Vanderbilt | W 94–88 | 21–2 (10–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 19, 2004 | No. 3 | Florida | W 88–79 | 22–2 (11–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 22, 2004 | No. 3 | at Ole Miss | W 85–69 | 23–2 (12–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 26, 2004 | No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 93–71 | 24–2 (13–0) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 29, 2004 | No. 2 | No. 15 LSU | W 85–62 | 25–2 (14–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2004* | (1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Mississippi State Quarterfinals | W 67–57 | 26–2 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 6, 2004* | (1) No. 1 | vs. (2) No. 20 Georgia Semifinals | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 26–3 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2004* | (1 MW) No. 2 | (16 MW) Colgate First round | W 77–54 | 27–3 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 22, 2004* | (1 MW) No. 2 | (8 MW) Florida State Second round | W 79–59 | 28–3 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar 28, 2004* | (1 MW) No. 2 | (4 MW) No. 15 Baylor Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 71–69 | 29–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 30, 2004* | (1 MW) No. 2 | (6 MW) No. 10 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 62–60 | 30–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Apr 4, 2004* ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (4 W) No. 19 LSU National Semifinal – Final Four | W 52–50 | 31–3 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Apr 6, 2004* 8:30 p.m., ESPN | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Connecticut National Championship | L 61–70 | 31–4 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## 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 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Not released |
| Coaches | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |