2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC tournament title, reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 30–5 record (13–1 SEC).

2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	30–5 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (31st season)
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss Holly Warlick
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena

2004–05 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 LSU	14	–	0		1.000			33	–	3		.917
No. 3 Tennessee†	13	–	1		.929			30	–	5		.857
No. 18 Vanderbilt	10	–	4		.714			24	–	8		.750
No. 20 Georgia	9	–	5		.643			24	–	10		.706
Ole Miss	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Mississippi State	6	–	8		.429			17	–	12		.586
Auburn	6	–	8		.429			16	–	13		.552
Florida	5	–	9		.357			14	–	15		.483
Alabama	4	–	10		.286			14	–	15		.483
Kentucky	4	–	10		.286			18	–	16		.529
Arkansas	3	–	11		.214			17	–	14		.548
South Carolina	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Shannon Bobbitt 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Fr Murry Bergtraum Bronx, NY F 1 Sidney Spencer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So   Hoover, AL G 14 Alexis Hornbuckle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr   Charleston, WV G 21 Loree Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr   Carson, California G/F 25 Brittany Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr   Cleveland, Tennessee F 43 Shyra Ely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Ben Davis Indianapolis, Indiana F/C 55 Nicky Anosike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr   Brooklyn, NY	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
Feb 27, 2005	No. 3	at Alabama	W 94–81	23–4 (13–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC tournament
Mar 4, 2005*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 64–54	24–4	Alltel Arena  North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 5, 2003*	(1) No. 3	vs. (4) No. 18 Vanderbilt Semifinals	W 76–73	25–4	Alltel Arena  North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 6, 2005*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 2 LSU Championship game	W 67–65	26–4	Alltel Arena  North Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 27, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (4 PHI) No. 14 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–59	29–4	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (2 PHI) No. 9 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 59–49	30–4	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 3, 2005*  ESPN	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (1 KC) No. 6 Michigan State National Semifinal – Final Four	L 64–68	30–5	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHI=Philadelphia.

Rankings

Main article: 2004–05 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	18	Final
AP	Not released	1	1	4	9	9	9	8	10	8	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	3	3	Not released
Coaches	1	1	1	5	9	10	10	8	10	10	9	6	5	5	6	5	4	3	3	4