1988–89 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

1988–89 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
SEC regular season champions
Auburn Dial Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record32–2 (9–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCarol Ross
Home arenaJoel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
1988–89 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Auburn 9 0   1.000 32 2   .941
No. 1 Tennessee 8 1   .889 35 2   .946
No. 10 Georgia 6 3   .667 23 7   .767
Vanderbilt 5 4   .556 21 8   .724
LSU 5 4   .556 19 11   .633
Ole Miss 4 5   .444 23 8   .742
Mississippi State 3 6   .333 12 16   .429
Kentucky 3 6   .333 12 16   .429
Florida 1 8   .111 15 14   .517
Alabama 1 8   .111 14 15   .483
1989 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Ciampi, played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 32–2, 9–0 in SEC play to win the conference regular season title. Ranked No. 1, they lost to Tennessee in championship game of the SEC women's tournament. Auburn finished the regular season ranked No. 3 and was selected as the No. 1 seed in the Mideast regional of the NCAA tournament. They defeated Temple, Clemson, and Ole Miss to reach the second Final Four in program history. The Lady Tigers then defeated No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, Louisiana Tech, to avenge last season's loss and reach the National championship game once again. Auburn was defeated by longtime SEC foe Tennessee, 76–60.

This season marked the second of three straight National runner-up finishes for the Auburn women's basketball program.