The 2007-08 National Champion Lady Vols started their season off 10 - 0 with wins over 9th-ranked Oklahoma, 22nd-ranked Texas, and fourth-ranked North Carolina before continuing with a win over Texas which was coach Summitt's 950th. Though the Lady Vols lost in overtime in their 11th game, they responded by winning their next seven games giving them a 17-1 record which they followed up with their first Duke Blue Devil defeat in four years and three SEC wins.

After one SEC loss, Tennessee won the remainder of its regular season games and finished second in the SEC, giving them a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The Lady Vols went on to win the SEC tournament, defeating LSU, their only regular season conference loss.

Tennessee advanced to their 18th Final Four, defeating LSU by only one point to advance to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament Championship Game. The Lady Vols defeated the 2-seeded Stanford Cardinal 64-48 to take home their 8th National Championship.