Conference USA women's basketball tournament

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Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Conference USA logo (2013-2023).svg
Sport College basketball
Conference Conference USA
Number of teams10 (as of 2024–25)
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Propst Arena
Current location Huntsville, Alabama
Played1996–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.

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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.

Tournament champions

YearChampionScoreRunner-upLocationTournament MVP
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
1998Memphis79–75 Louisville Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky LaTonya Johnson, Memphis
1999Tulane58–44 Cincinnati Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana Grace Daley, Tulane
2000Tulane73–70 UAB Freedom Hall, Louisville, KentuckyJanell Burse, Tulane
2001Tulane63–50Cincinnati U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Valerie King, Cincinnati
2002Cincinnati68–56Tulane DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, IllinoisValerie King, Cincinnati
2003 TCU 85–76 (OT)Cincinnati The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee Sandora Irvin, TCU
2004 Houston 86–75TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas Chandi Jones, Houston
2005TCU60–41Louisville 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 79–70Rice 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, LouisianaEmma Cannon, UCF
2010Tulane62–54 UAB Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma Danielle Nunn, Tulane
2011UCF85–73Tulane Don Haskins Center
Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas
Jelisa Caldwell, UCF
2012 UTEP 69–65Tulane FedExForum
Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, Tennessee
Gloria Brown, UTEP
2013 Tulsa 75–66UCF 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, AlabamaTy Petty, Middle Tennessee
2017 Western Kentucky 67–56 Southern Miss Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AlabamaKendall 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, TexasNancy Mulkey, Rice
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Middle Tennessee 68–65 Rice The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasAnastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
2022 Charlotte 68–63 Louisiana Tech The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasOctavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte
2023 Middle Tennessee 82-70Western KentuckyThe Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasJalynn Gregory, Middle Tennessee
2024 Middle Tennessee 67–51 Liberty Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee
2025 Liberty 53-48 Middle Tennessee Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama

Tournament Championships by School

Current members

Members as of July 1, 2024. Kennesaw State played its first CUSA season in 2024–25. Delaware will join in 2025-26 while UTEP leaves in 2026.

SchoolChampionshipsChampionship Years
Middle Tennessee
5
2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
Western Kentucky
3
2015, 2017, 2018
UTEP
1
2012
Liberty
1
2025
FIU
0
Jacksonville State
0
Kennesaw State
0
Louisiana Tech
0
New Mexico State
0
Sam Houston
0

Former members

Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2024.

SchoolChampionshipsChampionship Years
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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