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1997-98 Women's College Basketball Season Summary

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National Champion: Tennessee

Final Four: Arkansas, Louisiana Tech, NC State and Tennessee

AP Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw

AP Preseason #1: Tennessee

AP Final #1: Tennessee

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Conference Summary

Conference Summary Table
Rk	Conference	Schls	W	L	W-L%	AP	NCAA	FF	Regular Season Champ	Tournament Champ
1	America East Conference	10	135	144	.484	0	1	0	Vermont	Maine
2	Atlantic 10 Conference	12	178	168	.514	0	3	0	George Washington, Massachusetts	Virginia Tech
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	9	159	111	.589	1	5	1	Duke	North Carolina
4	Atlantic Sun Conference	2	25	28	.472	0	0	0
5	Big 12 Conference	12	200	156	.562	0	4	0	Texas Tech	Texas Tech
6	Big East Conference	13	196	182	.519	0	4	0	Connecticut, Rutgers	Connecticut
7	Big Sky Conference	8	105	114	.479	0	1	0	Montana, Northern Arizona	Montana
8	Big South Conference	7	82	113	.421	0	1	0	Liberty	Liberty
9	Big Ten Conference	11	183	148	.553	1	5	0	Iowa	Purdue
10	Big West Conference	11	145	162	.472	0	1	0	Boise State, UC Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara
11	Colonial Athletic Association	9	140	115	.549	0	1	0	Old Dominion	Old Dominion
12	Conference USA	12	183	160	.534	0	4	0	Marquette, Memphis	Memphis
13	Ivy League	8	101	109	.481	0	1	0	Harvard
14	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	10	130	152	.461	0	1	0	Siena	Fairfield
15	Mid-American Conference	12	158	177	.472	0	1	0	Kent State, Toledo	Kent State
16	Mid-Continent Conference	10	124	152	.449	0	1	0	Youngstown State
17	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	11	131	171	.434	0	1	0	Hampton, Howard	Howard
18	Midwestern Collegiate Conference	7	101	97	.510	0	1	0	Butler
19	Missouri Valley Conference	10	145	132	.523	0	2	0	Drake	Drake
20	Northeast Conference	9	105	143	.423	0	1	0	Saint Francis (PA)	Saint Francis (PA)
21	Ohio Valley Conference	10	135	141	.489	0	1	0	Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee Tech	Middle Tennessee
22	Pacific-10 Conference	10	146	131	.527	0	5	0	Stanford
23	Patriot League	7	99	96	.508	0	1	0	Holy Cross, Navy	Holy Cross
24	Southeastern Conference	12	232	138	.627	1	6	2	Tennessee	Tennessee
25	Southern Conference	9	113	136	.454	0	1	0	Georgia Southern	UNC Greensboro
26	Southland Conference	10	139	133	.511	0	1	0	Stephen F. Austin	Stephen F. Austin
27	Southwest Athletic Conference	8	110	113	.493	0	1	0	Grambling
28	Sun Belt Conference	8	111	125	.470	0	2	1	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech
29	Trans America Athletic Conference	9	122	125	.494	0	1	0	Florida International
30	West Coast Conference	8	120	107	.529	0	1	0	Santa Clara	Santa Clara
31	Western Athletic Conference	16	237	211	.529	0	5	0	Colorado State, Hawaii, Utah	New Mexico

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