Big West Conference women's basketball tournament

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Big West Conference
women's basketball tournament
Big West Conference logo 2021.svg
Sport College basketball
Conference Big West Conference
Number of teams8
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Dollar Loan Center
Current location Henderson, NV
Played1984–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion UC Irvine
Most championships UCSB (14)

The Big West Conference women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big West Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The women's tournament has been played every year since 1983.

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Tournament champions

YearChampionScoreRunner-upLocation
1984 UNLV90–55UC IrvineUNLV [a]
1985 UNLV61–60UC IrvineUC Irvine
1986 UNLV99–89Long Beach StateFirst Round at Long Beach State
L.A. Forum (Inglewood, California)
1987 Long Beach State 98–57UNLV L.A. Forum (Inglewood, California)
1988 Long Beach State 79–58UNLV L.A. Forum (Inglewood, California)
1989 Long Beach State89–81UNLVOpening qualifying game at Long Beach State
Long Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1990 UNLV67–64Long Beach StateLong Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1991Long Beach State71–60Cal State FullertonLong Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1992UCSB68–60Long Beach StateLong Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1993UCSB80–77Hawai'iLong Beach Arena (Long Beach, California)
1994UNLV78–60Hawai'i Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)
1995UC Irvine65–53Pacific Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)
1996Hawai'i68–64Pacific Lawlor Events Center (Henderson, Nevada)
1997UCSB81–66UC Irvine Lawlor Events Center (Henderson, Nevada)
1998UCSB86–69Boise State Lawlor Events Center (Henderson, Nevada)
1999UCSB94–67Long Beach State Lawlor Events Center (Henderson, Nevada)
2000UCSB79–69Long Beach State Lawlor Events Center (Henderson, Nevada)
2001UCSB79–76Long Beach State Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2002UCSB64–53Pacific Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2003UCSB68–50Pacific Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2004UCSB68–51Idaho Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2005UCSB74–66Idaho Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2006UC Riverside59–58UCSB Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2007UC Riverside70–67UCSB Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2008UCSB74–59UC Davis Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2009UCSB64–57Cal Poly SLO Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2010UC Riverside71–67UC Davis Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)
2011UC Davis66–49Cal PolyOpening round at campus sites, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2012UCSB63–54Long Beach StateOpening round at campus sites, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2013Cal Poly63–49Pacific Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2014 Cal State Northridge 73–58Cal Poly Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2015 Cal State Northridge 67–60 Hawai'i First two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2016 Hawai'i 78–59UC DavisFirst two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2017 Long Beach State56–55UCSBFirst two rounds at Walter Pyramid, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2018 Cal State Northridge 63–55UC DavisFirst two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2019 UC Davis 58–50Hawai'iFirst two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 UC Davis61–42UC Irvine Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, Nevada)
2022 Hawai'i 59–48UC Irvine Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada)
2023 Hawai'i 61–59UCSB Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada)
2024 UC Irvine 53–39 UC Davis Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada)
  1. 1984 Tournament was played at location of highest remaining seed.

Performance by school

SchoolChampionshipsChampionship Years
UC Santa Barbara
14
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012
UNLV
5
1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994
Long Beach State
5
1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2017
Hawai'i
4
1996, 2016, 2022, 2023
Cal State Northridge
3
2014, 2015, 2018
UC Davis
3
2011, 2019, 2021
UC Riverside
3
2006, 2007, 2010
UC Irvine
2
1995, 2024
Cal Poly
1
2013

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