1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC Tournament champions
SEC regular season champions
Northern Lights Invitational champions
Big Apple Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record39–0 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
1997–98 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Tennessee140 1.000390  1.000
No. 13 Florida104 .714239  .719
No. 11 Alabama104 .7142410  .706
No. 18 Vanderbilt95 .643209  .690
Georgia86 .5711711  .607
LSU77 .5001913  .594
Arkansas77 .5002211  .667
Kentucky59 .3571315  .464
Mississippi State410 .2861415  .483
Auburn410 .2861611  .593
South Carolina311 .2141315  .464
Ole Miss311 .2141219  .387
1998 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, coached by Pat Summitt, is considered to be one of the greatest teams in the history of U.S. women's college basketball, going 39–0, and winning their third consecutive national championship, while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number one in the nation, a ranking that would not change. ESPN called it one of the top ten moments in women's sports of the 20th century. After the season, Summitt authored a book about the season, entitled "Raise the Roof".