1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 34–3 (11–0 SEC). They finished runner-up to No. 1 and unbeaten UConn, losing by six points in the National Championship game. The loss would motivate the Lady Vols and they would follow this season with a run of three consecutive National championships.

1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	34–3 (11–0 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick
Home arena	Thompson-Boling Arena

1994–95 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Tennessee	11	–	0		1.000			34	–	3		.919
No. 12 Georgia	8	–	3		.727			28	–	5		.848
No. 6 Vanderbilt †	8	–	3		.727			28	–	7		.800
No. 15 Arkansas	7	–	4		.636			23	–	7		.767
No. 17 Florida	7	–	4		.636			24	–	9		.727
No. 13 Alabama	7	–	4		.636			22	–	9		.710
No. 19 Ole Miss	6	–	5		.545			21	–	8		.724
Auburn	5	–	6		.455			17	–	10		.630
Kentucky	4	–	7		.364			14	–	14		.500
South Carolina	1	–	10		.091			12	–	15		.444
Mississippi State	1	–	10		.091			9	–	18		.333
LSU	1	–	10		.091			7	–	20		.259
† 1995 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Michelle Marciniak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Allentown Central Catholic Allentown, Pennsylvania C 4 Tiffani Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Garinger Charlotte, North Carolina	Head coach Pat Summitt Assistant coach(es) Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1994*	No. 1	No. 2 Stanford	W 105–69	3–0	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1995*  ESPN	No. 1	at No. 2 Connecticut Rivalry	L 66–77	16–1	Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
Feb 25, 1995	No. 2	No. 9 Georgia	W 83–61	27–1 (11–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar 6, 1995*	(1) No. 2	vs. (2) No. 9 Vanderbilt Championship game	L 61–67	29–2	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	(16 ME) Florida A&M First round	W 96–59	30–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
March 19, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	(9 ME) Florida International Second round	W 70–44	31–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
March 22, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	(4 ME) No. 9 Western Kentucky Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 87–65	32–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
March 24, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	(2 ME) No. 5 Texas Tech Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 80–59	33–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
March 31, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Georgia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 73–51	34–2	Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
April 2, 1995*	(1 ME) No. 3	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut Championship/Rivalry	L 64–70	34–3	Target Center (18,038) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

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

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.