SEC Women's Basketball

Congrats to the Lady Commodores from Vanderbilt -- 2009 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Champion!! Also, congratulations are certainly in order to the Auburn Lady Tigers who won the 2009 SEC Women's B-ball regular season title and came in 2nd in the Tournament. Tennessee and LSU made the semi-finals of the 2009 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.

Once again the SEC sent more teams to the post-season "March Madness" tournaments than any other conference. In fact, 10 of the 12 SEC Womens Basketball teams went to either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT.

The 7 SEC teams in the 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament were (seeding in parentheses): Auburn (2); Vanderbilt (4); Tennessee (5); LSU (6); Florida (8); Georgia (11); Mississippi State (11).

The 3 SEC teams in the 2009 NIT Women's B-ball Tourny were: Kentucky; Ole Miss; and Arkansas.

However, none of them made it into the "Final Four" of either tournament. In fact, no Southeastern Conference womens basketball team even survived to the "Great Eight" in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. As best I can tell, that's the first time that's ever happened in the history of the Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament (which started in 1982). There are 2 years I could not find information about who made the final 8: 1992 and 2001. However, every other year, at least one SEC team was in the "Final 4." So, quite a down year for SEC Women's Basketball.

Anyway, tomorrow's another day. And, it's time to look forward to 2010. We will be back.

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Here's what we said after the 2008 tournament:

SEC Women's Basketball leads the way again! Congrats to the Tennessee Lady Vols for winning their 2d straight and 8th overall NCAA Women's College Basketball National Championship!!.

But, that was last year. 2009 SEC Womens Basketball is a whole new world. Auburn is #1 in the SEC, having already clinched the regular season crown. After the Lady Tigers, Vanderbilt, LSU and Florida all have better records than the reigning Nat'l Champ. Lady Vols. Still, never count out Pat Summitt. She has a young team that could be dangerous come tournament time. Here are our Current SEC Women's Basketball Rankings.

In any event, these new teams stepping up is great for SEC Women's B-ball and college women's b-ball as a whole. Can't wait for March Madness!!

As for last year, the Southeastern Conference dominated 2008 March Madness (again), going 13-4 in the tournament (and one of the losses was by LSU to Tennessee). And, of course, Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols won it all again. Our latest article explains why the Vols' 8th national championship clearly established Pat Summitt as simply the Best Coach Ever. Check that out when you get a chance.

And, you can read more about UT's women's basketball team at Tennessee Lady Vols.

SEC basketball was well represented in the lady's version of March Madness. Here are the bids we got to the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament:

Tennessee -- #1 (Midwest)
LSU -- #2 (South)
Vanderbilt -- #4 (West)
Auburn -- #11 (East)
Georgia -- #8 (South)

Overall, SEC Women's Basketball led all conferences with a 13-4 record in the 2008 NCAA Women's B-ball tournament.

Also, the WNIT selected Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi State for their tournament. So, 9 of the 12 SEC Women's basketball teams made post-season tournaments.

NCAA Women's B-ball player of the year, Candace Parker, keyed the Lady Vols Championship. Parker was named "Final Four MVP" for the second year in a row. Only 3 other players have ever done that.

If you are reading this page, you probably already know that SEC Women's Basketball dominates the women's college basketball world.

You can save yourself a lot time by simply accepting this truth and moving on. But, if you need substantiation, here you go.

As detailed above, the SEC dominated last season. But, that's not unusual. The year before, (2006-2007), SEC women's basketball teams went 158-48 (.767) against non-conference opponents (in the regular season). In fact, the SEC has never had a non-conference winning percentage below .728. Ever.

In the post-season, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, the SEC went 15-4. The Southeastern Conference had the most teams in the Sweet 16 (4); Great 8 (3); and, Final Four (2). And, of course, the SEC's Tennessee Lady Volunteers won it all – in 2007 as well.

Speaking of which, the 2006-07 National Championship, was the 7th (now 8 after 2008) National Championship the Lady Vols have won under head coach Pat Summitt. That's more National Championships than any other women's college basketball program in history.

To read more about the amazing record of Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols, check out: Top NCAA Women's Basketball Program; Best All-Time Women's College Basketball Player and Pat Summitt.

There have been 27 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournaments. At least one SEC team has been in 25 of the 27 Final Four's. At least least one SEC team has been in the NCAA Championship Game 16 times! No other conference can match any of these records.

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball boxout for rebound

Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball boxout for rebound. Thanks to majorvols at flickr.com for the picture .

The 8 Championships the Lady Vols have recorded are more NCAA Women's Basketball Championships than the totals from any other conference!

Pat Summitt Tennessee Cheerleader Pyramid

Thanks to utsports.com for photos 1, 2, 3, and 7 above. Thanks to ukathletics.com for photos 4, 5 and 6 above. All rights are reserved for these photos.

OK, so the SEC is #1. But, Women's college basketball is really coming into its own. You can see that from the great games happening all the time. For instance, #1 Tennessee's last second win against Rutgers (see Tennessee Lady Vols) was notable, partly because Rutgers was just coming off a 73-71 upset of previously #1 Connecticut and nearly became the first team to ever beat #1 teams in consecutive games. And, the loss to UT was the second Rutgers loss this season on last second (literally) free throws. Their earlier loss was to Stanford.

Anyway, all that to emphasize that while SEC women's basketball is #1, the sport is becoming more and more competitive with many great teams. Other conferences are moving up. Here's our rankings of the other women's college basketball conferences.

ACC -- Second to SEC in nearly every historical statistical category (i.e. NCAA Apearances, Titles, Wins, etc). The ACC also leads all conferences right now with 5 teams in the AP Top 25 poll.

Big East Historical record edges out the Big Ten for third. Also, of course, the Big East has UCONN and now Rutgers – who are powerhouses in women's college basketball. The rivalry between Connecticut and Tennessee is legendary – and controversial.

Big 12 An amazing 7 teams in the top 25 right now.

PAC-10 Stanford made it to the National Championship game last year before losing to Tennessee. The Lady Cardinal is in the top 10 right now.

Big Ten Solid historically, not much lately.

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Kentucky women's basketball player dives for the ball. Thanks to ukathletics for the photo .

2008 - 2009 SEC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Here's our current evaluation of 2009 SEC Women's Basketball teams. Please click on the link on the team name to go to its team page and read lots more about the team.

1. Auburn Tigers Wow, 2009 Regular Season Champs already. Great teams are led by great players. Auburn's "great one" is DeWanna Bonner is truly great!

2. Vanderbilt Commodores -- Coming on strong at the end. Beat Auburn to win the SEC Tournment. Why? Experience! And, they made it further than any othe SEC team in the "Big Dance" -- before losing to Maryland 78-74 in the "Sweet 16."

3. Florida Gators -- big surpise so far.

4. LSU Tigers -- Last year was the Lady Tigers' year. They couldn't quite get over the hump against Tennessee. But, always a good team.

5. Tennessee Lady Vols It was a rebuilding year for the 2 time reigning national champions. In fact, for the first time ever they didn't make the "Sweet 16." In fact, they lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But, the Lady Vols have great young talent. Pat Summitt has already put them to work for next season. They will be BACK in 2009 - 2010.

6. Ole Miss Rebels -- Should make NCAA Tournament.

7. Kentucky Wildcats -- NCAA Tourney bound.

8. Georgia Bulldogs -- NIT bound

9. Mississippi State Bulldogs -- maybe NIT

10. Arkansas Razorbacks

11. Alabama Crimson Tide

12. South Carolina Gamecocks

Kentucky Lady Wildcat basketball layup. Thanks to ukathletics for the photo.

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