Lady Vols' NCAA Tournament basketball history

Tennessee is the only school to appear in all 43 women's basketball NCAA Tournaments since its inception in 1982.

The Lady Vols have won eight national championships in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008. All eight national titles were under head coach Pat Summitt.

Tennessee was also runner-ups in the NCAA Tournament five times (1984, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004).

The Lady Vols have appeared in the Final Four 18 times in program history. Tennessee advanced to Final Four in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008, all under Summitt.

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Tennessee's last Elite Eight appearance was in 2016. Holly Warlick guided the Lady Vols to three Elite Eight appearances in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Summitt advanced to the Elite Eight 25 times as Tennessee's head coach (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012).

The Lady Vols enter the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a 131-34 all time record. Tennessee also holds a record for most games played (165) in tournament history.

April 8, 2008; Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt waves to the crowd after cutting down the net after the championship game of the 2008 Final Four against Stanford at St. Pete Times Forum. Tennessee defeated Stanford 64-48 to win the national championship.

This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: A look at Tennessee's women's basketball history in NCAA Tournament

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