The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blue Raiders play home basketball games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.http://www.MiddleTennesseeBlueRaiders.com/index.aspx?path=wbball

History As of the end of the 2024-25 season, the Blue Raiders have an all-time record of 1,054–464 in 51 seasons. They are coached by Rick Insell, in his 21st year at MT. They played in the Ohio Valley Conference from 1978 to 2000, the Sun Belt Conference from 2000 to 2013, and Conference USA since 2013.

On January 23rd, 2026, Rick Insell eclipsed 500 wins as the head coach of the Lady Raiders. He becomes the 6th active head coach in the nation with 500+ wins, and becomes the first head coach in basketball history to have both 500 coaching wins at the NCAA D1 level and high school level.

Year-by-year results 1975–76 Pat Jones 15–9 n/a n/a1976–77 Pat Jones 20–5 n/a n/a1977–78 Pat Sarver 15–13 n/a n/a1978–79 Larry Joe Inman 14–13 6–4 n/a1979–80 Larry Joe Inman 23–10 10–1 n/a1980–81 Larry Joe Inman 16–13 6–3 n/a1981–82 Larry Joe Inman 20–5 9–3 n/a1982–83 Larry Joe Inman 26–5 10–0 NCAA second round1983–84 Larry Joe Inman 19–10 12–2 NCAA first round1984–85 Larry Joe Inman 23–7 13–1 NCAA first round1985–86 Larry Joe Inman 20–10 13–1 NCAA second round1986–87 Jim Davis 19–8 12–2 n/a 1987–88 Lewis Bivens 22–8 12–2 NCAA first round1988–89 Lewis Bivens 21–6 10–2 n/a 1989–90 Lewis Bivens 11–17 7–5 n/a 1990–91 Lewis Bivens 14–14 8–4 n/a 1991–92 Lewis Bivens 19–9 10–4 n/a 1992–93 Lewis Bivens 21–7 13–3 n/a 1993–94 Lewis Bivens 21–7 11–5 n/a 1994–95 Lewis Bivens 19–9 12–4 n/a 1995–96 Lewis Bivens 24–6 13–3 NCAA first round1996–97 Lewis Bivens 10–20 7–11 n/a 1997–98 Stephany Smith 18–12 11–7 NCAA first round1998–99 Stephany Smith 18–10 14–4 WNIT first round1999–00 Stephany Smith 18–11 11–5 n/a 2000–01 Stephany Smith 17–13 9–7 WNIT first round2001–02 Stephany Smith 16–13 7–7 n/a 2002–03 Stephany Smith 18–12 9–5 n/a 2003–04 Stephany Smith 24–8 10–4 NCAA second round2004–05 Stephany Smith 24–9 11–3 NCAA second round2005–06 Rick Insell 20–11 10–4 NCAA first round2006–07 Rick Insell 30–4 18–0 NCAA second round2007–08 Rick Insell 22–12 14–4 WNIT second round2008–09 Rick Insell 28–6 17–1 NCAA first round2009–10 Rick Insell 25–6 17–1 NCAA first round2010–11 Rick Insell 23–8 14–2 NCAA first round2011–12 Rick Insell 26–7 16–0 NCAA first round2012–13 Rick Insell 25–8 17–3 NCAA first round2013–14 Rick Insell 29–5 15–1 NCAA first round2014–15 Rick Insell 24–10 14–4 WNIT quarterfinals2015–16 Rick Insell 24–9 15–3 NCAA first round2016–17 Rick Insell 23–11 15–3 WNIT third round2017–18 Rick Insell 18–12 10–6 WNIT first round2018–19 Rick Insell 23–11 11–5 WNIT second round2019–20 Rick Insell 21–9 13–5 n/a 2020–21 Rick Insell 17–8 12–4 NCAA first round2021–22 Rick Insell 27–8 14–4 WNIT semifinals2022–23 Rick Insell 28–5 18–2 NCAA first round2023–24 Rick Insell 30–5 16–0 NCAA second round2024–25 Rick Insell 26–9 16–2 WBIT first round2025–26 Rick Insell 17–15 11–7 WNIT Super Sixteen

Postseason results

NCAA Division I The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 21 times. Their overall record is 6-21.

1983 #9 Opening roundFirst round #8 Jackson State#1 Louisiana Tech W 64–61L 59–91 1984 #6 First round #3 Georgia L 52–70 1985 #5 First round #4 Western Kentucky L 83–90 1986 #10 First roundSecond round #7 South Carolina#2 LSU W 78–77L 65–78 1988 #10 First round #7 Kansas L 75–81 1996 #13 First round #4 Kansas L 57–72 1998 #15 First round #2 Duke L 67–92 2004 #13 First roundSecond round #4 North Carolina#5 Notre Dame W 67–62L 46–59 2005 #12 First roundSecond round #5 NC State#4 Texas Tech W 60–58L 69–80 2006 #12 First round #5 Utah L 71–76 2007 #5 First roundSecond round #12 Gonzaga#13 Marist W 85–46L 59–73 2009 #8 First round #9 Michigan State L 59–60 2010 #10 First round #7 Mississippi State L 64–68 2011 #11 First round #6 Georgia L 41–56 2012 #10 First round #7 Vanderbilt L 46–60 2013 #12 First round #5 Louisville L 49–74 2014 #8 First round #9 Oregon State L 36–55 2016 #12 First round #5 Florida State L 55–72 2021 #14 First round #3 Tennessee L 62–87 2023 #11 First round #6 Colorado L 60–82 2024 #11 First roundSecond round #6 Louisville#3 LSU W 71–69L 58–83

WNIT results The Blue Raiders have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) nine times. Their overall record is 12-8.

1999 First round Memphis L 71-812001 First round Indiana L 63-662008 First roundSecond round Western CarolinaKentucky W 104-69L 66-68 OT2015 First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals Ball StateArkansas StateOle MissTemple W 69-58W 70-60W 82-70L 57-692017 First roundSecond roundThird round Morehead StateWake ForestGeorgia Tech W 67-58W 73-66L 57-702018 First round Ball State L 60-692019 First roundSecond round IUPUIOhio W 59-47L 57-592022 First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals WoffordWake ForestVanderbiltToledoSeton Hall W 86-56W 67-55W 55-53W 73-71 OTL 73-742026 Second roundSuper Sixteen St. BonaventureCleveland State W 69-50TBD

WBIT results The Blue Raiders have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) one time. Their record is 0-1.

2025 N/A First round #3 Belmont L 51-64

Notable players

Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Cheyenne Parker-Tyus (born 1992), American basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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