All 16 coaches at the University of Tennessee appeared at press conference Tuesday to re-iterated that campus culture in Knoxville is as good as it has ever been.

Two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes, Rick Barnes - the basketball coach - said coaches feel Tennessee is being portrayed unfairly.

"We don't want the stereotype out there that there's something there that isn't true," Barnes.

#Vols hoops coach Rick Barnes: I've been in this profession 39 years, and I've never been a part of something like this. — Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) February 23, 2016

Barnes: People are saying things about this athletic department that aren't true. — Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) February 23, 2016

The federal lawsuit filed Feb. 9 in Nashville alleges that the school has violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes.

"It's not who we are, We have great players in our football program...we have a very good culture in place," football coach Butch Jones said, per The Tennessean. "That's why I say we're going to defend our culture.

"We have very good people here. "They are embarrassed by it. They are affected by it."

Jones: We're being stereotyped here, and I take it personally. We've had some kids make tough choices, but we have great character kids. — Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) February 23, 2016

Women's basketball coach Holly Warlick said the issues have been used in negative recruiting against the school.

"I do think it's real," Jones agreed. "Our competitors are using it against us."

Per The Associated Press:

The suit states Tim Rogers, a former vice chancellor for student life, stepped down in 2013 "in protest over the violation of Title IX and the UT administration's and athletic department's deliberate indifference to the clear and present danger of sexual assaults by UT athletes."

The suit focuses on five cases that were reported between 2013 and 2015, but one paragraph in the 64-page document refers to a sexual harassment complaint made by a Tennessee trainer in 1996 involving an incident involving Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who was then the Volunteers QB.

Smith has emphasized the focus of the lawsuit is on the university itself and that Manning's situation was referenced only to show how Tennessee has handled reports of player misconduct dating to 1995.

Athletics direct David Hart was not in attendance. It is being reported he was out of town, according to a school's spokesman.