Conference USA softball tournament

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Conference USA softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport Softball
Conference Conference USA
Number of teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium WKU Softball Complex
Current location Bowling Green, Kentucky
Played2000-present
Last contest 2025 Conference USA softball tournament
Current champion Liberty
Most championships3 current members with 2 titles

The Conference USA softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for Conference USA. It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. [1]

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Tournament

The tournament is a double-elimination tournament, with six teams participating. The teams are seeded based on conference regular season winning percentage. The number of teams and specific format has varied based on the number of teams in the conference each year.

Champions

Year-by-year

YearSchoolVenueMVP
2000 Southern Miss Oak Grove Optimist ParkHattiesburg, MS Courtney Blades, Southern Miss
2001 Southern Miss Ulmer StadiumLouisville, KY Felicia Gonzales, Southern Miss
2002 DePaul USF Softball ComplexTampa, FL Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul
2003 DePaul Cougar Softball StadiumHouston, TX Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul
2004 DePaul Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KYSarah Martz, DePaul
2005 DePaul USF Softball Complex • Tampa, FLMegan Huitink, DePaul
2006 Tulsa Donna J. Hardesty Sports ComplexTulsa, OK Julia Fennell, Tulsa
2007 Houston UCF Softball ComplexOrlando, FL Angel Shamblin, Houston
2008 UCF Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TXTiffany Lane, UCF
2009 Tulsa Helen of Troy Softball ComplexEl Paso, TX Lauren Lindsay, Tulsa
2010 East Carolina Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TXToni Paisley, East Carolina
2011 East Carolina ECU Softball StadiumGreenville, NC Priscilla Velasquez, East Carolina
2012 Tulsa UAB Softball FieldBirmingham, AL Lacey Middlebrooks, Tulsa
2013 Marshall Collins Family Softball Complex • Tusla, OKAndi Williamson, Marshall
2014 Tulsa FAU Softball StadiumBoca Raton, FL Aimee Creger, Tulsa
2015 Western Kentucky Felsburg Field at FIU StadiumMiami, FL Miranda Kramer, Western Kentucky
2016 Florida Atlantic Loveland FieldDenton, TX Kylee Hanson, Florida Atlantic
2017 Louisiana Tech Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MSPauline Tufi, Louisiana Tech
2018 Middle Tennessee Sue M. Daughtridge StadiumCharlotte, NC Cori Jennings, Middle Tennessee
2019 Louisiana Tech Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALJazlyn Crowder, Louisiana Tech
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Western Kentucky WKU Softball ComplexBowling Green, KY Kennedy Sullivan, Western Kentucky
2022 North Texas Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TXMolly Rainey, North Texas
2023 Middle Tennessee Dr. Billy Bundrick FieldRuston, LA Shelby Sargent, Middle Tennessee
2024 Liberty NM State Softball ComplexLas Cruces, NM Brooke Roberts, Liberty
2025 Liberty WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KYElena Escobar, Liberty

By school

SchoolChampionshipsYears
DePaul 42002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Tulsa 42006, 2009, 2012, 2014
East Carolina 22010, 2011
Liberty 22024, 2025
Louisiana Tech 22017, 2019
Middle Tennessee 22018, 2023
Southern Miss 22000, 2001
Houston 12007
Florida Atlantic 12016
Marshall 12013
North Texas 12022
UCF 12008
Western Kentucky 22015, 2021

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the Southern Conference.

References

  1. Softball Record Book (PDF). Conference USA. pp. 10–12, 25–26. Retrieved June 29, 2025.