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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Women's Basketball School History

Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Coverage: 43 seasons (1981-82 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1981-82): 925-392 .702 W-L%

Conferences: CUSA, Sun Belt and OVC

Conference Champion: 21 Times (Reg. Seas.), 18 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 21 Years (6-21), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 1 Time (Preseason), 3 Times (Final), 23 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

43 Seasons

SRS back to 2001-02

43 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	CUSA	30	5	.857	16	0	1.000	16.73	0.87	71.4	55.5				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	11	Rick Insell (30-5)
2	2022-23	CUSA	28	5	.848	18	2	.900	18.78	2.75	73.5	57.4		21	25	Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Rick Insell (28-5)
3	2021-22	CUSA	27	8	.771	14	4	.778	12.09	1.32	68.4	57.7						Rick Insell (27-8)
4	2020-21	CUSA	17	8	.680	12	4	.750	4.12	0.40	74.0	70.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Rick Insell (17-8)
5	2019-20	CUSA	21	9	.700	13	5	.722	9.30	2.86	71.0	64.4						Rick Insell (21-9)
6	2018-19	CUSA	23	11	.676	11	5	.688	7.91	-0.39	64.8	56.5						Rick Insell (23-11)
7	2017-18	CUSA	18	13	.581	10	6	.625	2.30	0.91	57.8	56.4						Rick Insell (18-13)
8	2016-17	CUSA	23	11	.676	15	3	.833	9.02	2.61	70.0	63.6						Rick Insell (23-11)
9	2015-16	CUSA	24	9	.727	15	3	.833	9.92	1.89	69.6	61.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Rick Insell (24-9)
10	2014-15	CUSA	24	10	.706	14	4	.778	14.21	2.09	72.2	60.1						Rick Insell (24-10)
11	2013-14	CUSA	29	5	.853	15	1	.938	15.36	3.86	66.7	55.2		21	22	Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Rick Insell (29-5)
12	2012-13	Sun Belt	25	8	.758	17	3	.850	10.47	0.65	67.1	57.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Rick Insell (25-8)
13	2011-12	Sun Belt	26	7	.788	16	0	1.000	8.89	-0.02	66.2	57.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Rick Insell (26-7)
14	2010-11	Sun Belt	23	8	.742	14	2	.875	9.36	0.85	70.0	61.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Rick Insell (23-8)
15	2009-10	Sun Belt	25	6	.806	17	1	.944	17.30	0.65	80.8	64.2	24	24		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Rick Insell (25-6)
16	2008-09	Sun Belt	28	6	.824	17	1	.944	-1.17	-0.17	76.4	60.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Rick Insell (28-6)
17	2007-08	Sun Belt	22	12	.647	14	4	.778			73.2	64.1						Rick Insell (22-12)
18	2006-07	Sun Belt	30	4	.882	18	0	1.000	2.45	-10.05	79.2	60.5		16	17	Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	5	Rick Insell (30-4)
19	2005-06	Sun Belt	20	11	.645	10	4	.714	11.07	16.07	72.0	63.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Rick Insell (20-11)
20	2004-05	Sun Belt	24	9	.727	11	3	.786	-14.31	-9.81	64.5	57.3				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	12	Stephany Smith (24-9)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	Sun Belt	24	8	.750	10	4	.714	-2.34	-3.34	67.0	58.5				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Stephany Smith (24-8)
22	2002-03	Sun Belt	18	12	.600	9	5	.643			68.4	64.4						Stephany Smith (18-12)
23	2001-02	Sun Belt	16	13	.552	7	7	.500	6.03	2.17	72.0							Stephany Smith (16-13)
24	2000-01	Sun Belt	17	13	.567	9	7	.563			73.5							Stephany Smith (17-13)
25	1999-00	OVC	18	11	.621	13	5	.722			71.4							Stephany Smith (18-11)
26	1998-99	OVC	18	10	.643	14	4	.778			76.7							Stephany Smith (18-10)
27	1997-98	OVC	18	12	.600	11	7	.611			70.3					Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Stephany Smith (18-12)
28	1996-97	OVC	10	20	.333	7	11	.389			68.9							Lewis Bivens (10-20)
29	1995-96	OVC	24	6	.800	13	3	.813			78.1					Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Lewis Bivens (24-6)
30	1994-95	OVC	19	9	.679	12	4	.750			79.2							Lewis Bivens (19-9)
31	1993-94	OVC	21	7	.750	11	5	.688			76.1							Lewis Bivens (21-7)
32	1992-93	OVC	21	7	.750	13	3	.813			79.6							Lewis Bivens (21-7)
33	1991-92	OVC	19	9	.679	10	4	.714			80.5							Lewis Bivens (19-9)
34	1990-91	OVC	14	14	.500	8	4	.667			71.9							Lewis Bivens (14-14)
35	1989-90	OVC	11	17	.393	7	5	.583			73.4							Lewis Bivens (11-17)
36	1988-89	OVC	21	6	.778	10	2	.833			79.1							Lewis Bivens (21-6)
37	1987-88	OVC	22	8	.733	12	2	.857			77.1					Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Lewis Bivens (22-8)
38	1986-87	OVC	19	8	.704	12	2	.857										Jim Davis (19-8)
39	1985-86	OVC	20	10	.667	13	1	.929								Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	10	Larry Joe Inman (20-10)
40	1984-85	OVC	23	7	.767	13	1	.929								Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	5	Larry Joe Inman (23-7)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	OVC	19	10	.655	12	2	.857								Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	6	Larry Joe Inman (19-10)
42	1982-83	OVC	26	5	.839	10	0	1.000								Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Larry Joe Inman (26-5)
43	1981-82	OVC	20	5	.800	9	3	.750										Larry Joe Inman (20-5)

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