1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 10
Record29–10 (8–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
1996–97 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Georgia 11 1   .917 25 6   .806
No. 8 Alabama 10 2   .833 25 7   .781
No. 7 Florida 9 3   .750 24 9   .727
No. 9 LSU 9 3   .750 25 5   .833
No. 10 Tennessee 8 4   .667 29 10   .744
No. 20 Vanderbilt 6 6   .500 20 11   .645
Arkansas 5 7   .417 18 10   .643
Ole Miss 5 7   .417 16 11   .593
Auburn 5 7   .417 22 10   .688
Kentucky 2 10   .167 8 19   .296
Mississippi State 1 11   .083 11 16   .407
South Carolina 1 11   .083 12 15   .444
1997 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996-97 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers rebounded from a challenging regular season to finish 29–10 and win back-to-back national championships, while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number four.