1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Sun Belt regular season champion
Sun Belt tournament champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record31–4 (13–1 Sun Belt Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachKim Mulkey
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
1997–98 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Louisiana Tech 13 1   .929 31 4   .886
No. 15 Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 26 9   .743
Arkansas State 11 3   .786 20 10   .667
New Orleans 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Louisiana–Lafayette 7 7   .500 9 18   .333
South Alabama 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
Lamar 2 12   .143 5 22   .185
Texas-Pan American 0 14   .000 1 26   .037
† 1998 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 31–4 record and a runner-up finish at the 1998 NCAA tournament. This was the program's sixth appearance in the NCAA championship game. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.