Conference USA women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | College basketball |
Conference | Conference USA |
Number of teams | 9 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Propst Arena |
Current location | Huntsville, Alabama |
Played | 1996–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5) |
Most championships | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders & Tulane Green Wave (5) |
Official website | ConferenceUSA.com |
The Conference USA women's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I women's basketball.
The tournament has been played every year since the inception of Conference USA in 1996. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Site | MVP |
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1996 | Memphis | 93–87 (OT) | DePaul | Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Keeta Matthews, Memphis |
1997 | Tulane | 76–53 | Marquette | Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois | Mary Lowry, Tulane |
1998 | Memphis | 79–75 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky | LaTonya Johnson, Memphis |
1999 | Tulane | 58–44 | Cincinnati | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Grace Daley, Tulane |
2000 | Tulane | 73–70 | UAB | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | Janell Burse, Tulane |
2001 | Tulane | 63–50 | Cincinnati | U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Valerie King, Cincinnati |
2002 | Cincinnati | 68–56 | Tulane | DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois | Valerie King, Cincinnati |
2003 | TCU | 85–76 (OT) | Cincinnati | The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee | Sandora Irvin, TCU |
2004 | Houston | 86–75 | TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas | Chandi Jones, Houston |
2005 | TCU | 60–41 | Louisville | Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | Sandora Irvin, TCU |
2006 | Tulsa | 55–52 | Rice | Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas | Jillian Robbins, Tulsa |
2007 | East Carolina | 79–70 | Rice | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | LaCoya Terry, East Carolina |
2008 | SMU | 73–57 | UTEP | UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida | Janielle Dodds, SMU |
2009 | UCF | 65–54 (OT) | Southern Miss | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Emma Cannon, UCF |
2010 | Tulane | 62–54 | UAB | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Danielle Nunn, Tulane |
2011 | UCF | 85–73 | Tulane | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas | Jelisa Caldwell, UCF |
2012 | UTEP | 69–65 | Tulane | FedExForum Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, Tennessee | Gloria Brown, UTEP |
2013 | Tulsa | 75–66 | UCF | BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa |
2014 | Middle Tennessee | 84–55 | Tulsa | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas | Ebony Rowe, Middle Tennessee |
2015 | Western Kentucky | 60–57 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky |
2016 | Middle Tennessee | 70–54 | Old Dominion | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee |
2017 | Western Kentucky | 67–56 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Kendall Noble, Western Kentucky |
2018 | Western Kentucky | 72–57 | UAB | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Tashia Brown, Western Kentucky |
2019 | Rice | 69–54 | Middle Tennessee | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Nancy Mulkey, Rice |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Middle Tennessee | 68–65 | Rice | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee |
2022 | Charlotte | 68–63 | Louisiana Tech | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte |
2023 | Middle Tennessee | 82-70 | Western Kentucky | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Jalynn Gregory, Middle Tennessee |
2024 | Middle Tennessee | 67–51 | Liberty | Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama | Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee |
2025 | Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama |
Members as of July 1, 2024. Kennesaw State, in italics, will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
School | Championships | Years |
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Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
Western Kentucky | 3 | 2015, 2017, 2018 |
UTEP | 1 | 2012 |
FIU | 0 | |
Jacksonville State | 0 | |
Kennesaw State | 0 | |
Liberty | 0 | |
Louisiana Tech | 0 | |
New Mexico State | 0 | |
Sam Houston | 0 |
Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2024.
School | Championships | Years |
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Tulane | 5 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010 |
Memphis | 2 | 1996, 1998 |
TCU | 2 | 2003, 2005 |
Tulsa | 2 | 2006, 2013 |
UCF | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
Charlotte | 1 | 2022 |
Cincinnati | 1 | 2002 |
East Carolina | 1 | 2007 |
Houston | 1 | 2004 |
Rice | 1 | 2019 |
SMU | 1 | 2008 |
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