Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

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Pac-12 women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Pac-12 women's basketball tournament logo.svg
Sport Basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Number of teams10 (2002–2011)
12 (2012–2024)
8+ (2027–future)
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Michelob Ultra Arena
Current location Paradise, NV
Played2002–2024, 2027–future
Last contest 2024
Current champion USC (2)
Most championships Stanford Cardinal (15)
TV partner(s) Pac-12 Network and ESPN
Official website Pac-12.com Women's Basketball
Host stadiums
McArthur Court (2002)
HP Pavilion (2003–2008)
Galen Center (2009, 2010, 2012)
Staples Center (2011)
KeyArena (2013–2018)
MGM Grand Garden Arena (2019, 2024)
Michelob Ultra Arena (2020–2023)
Host locations
Eugene, Oregon (2002)
San Jose, California (2003–2008)
Los Angeles, California (2009–2012)
Seattle, Washington (2013–2018)
Paradise, Nevada (2019–present)

The Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, was the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA women's college basketball in the Pac-12. The Tournament was held every year from 2002 to 2024. From 2002 to 2010, it was called the Pac-10. Seeding was based on regular season records. The tournament was held at different conference city locations through the 2012 season. [1]

Contents

After a six-year run at KeyArena in Seattle from 2013 to 2018, the tournament moved to the Las Vegas Strip, already the location for the Pac-12 men's tournament, for at least 2019 and 2020, due to the closure of KeyArena for major renovations to accommodate the Seattle Kraken. On March 5, 2016, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Seattle until 2019. [2] However, the conference ended the contract a season early, moving the women's tournament to the Las Vegas Strip for 2019 and 2020 because KeyArena was slated for a major two-year renovation and upgrade. The 2019 tournament was held at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the 2020 edition was at Mandalay Bay Events Center. [3]

On October 4, 2019, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Las Vegas until 2022. [4]

The Pac-12 lost all but two of its members after the 2023–24 season, leading the remaining members, Oregon State and Washington State, to become affiliates of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including women's basketball, in 2024–25 and 2025–26. [5] However, in a span of less than three weeks in September 2024, the Pac-12 added six new members effective in 2026–27—Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Utah State. [6] [7] [8] Texas State was later added, also effective in 2026–27. [9] With nine confirmed members, the conference tournament is likely to resume in 2027.

Champions

Tournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year. [10]

Year(Seed) ChampionScore(Seed) Runner-upLocationMost Outstanding Player
2002(3) Arizona State70–63(1) Stanford McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon Nicole Powell, Stanford
2003(1) Stanford59–49(3) Arizona HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Nicole Powell (2), Stanford
2004(1) Stanford51–46(2) ArizonaHP Pavilion, San Jose, CaliforniaNicole Powell (3), Stanford
2005(1) Stanford56–42(3) Arizona StateHP Pavilion, San Jose, California Candice Wiggins, Stanford
2006(3) UCLA85–76 (OT)(1) StanfordHP Pavilion, San Jose, California Lisa Willis, UCLA
2007(1) Stanford62–55(2) Arizona StateHP Pavilion, San Jose, CaliforniaCandice Wiggins (2), Stanford
2008(1) Stanford 56–35(2) CaliforniaHP Pavilion, San Jose, CaliforniaCandice Wiggins (3), Stanford
2009(1) Stanford 89–64(6) USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, California Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
2010 (1) Stanford 70–46(2) UCLAGalen Center, Los Angeles, CA Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford
2011(1) Stanford64–55(2) UCLAGalen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CANneka Ogwumike (2), Stanford
2012(1) Stanford77–62(2) CaliforniaGalen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CANneka Ogwumike (3), Stanford
2013(1) Stanford51–49(3) UCLA KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
2014 (5) USC 71–62(3) Oregon StateKeyArena, Seattle, WashingtonAriya Crook, USC
2015 (3) Stanford 61–60(4) CaliforniaKeyArena, Seattle, WashingtonTaylor Greenfield, Stanford
2016 (1) Oregon State 69–57(3) UCLAKeyArena, Seattle, Washington Jamie Weisner, Oregon State
2017 (2) Stanford 48–43(1) Oregon StateKeyArena, Seattle, Washington Erica McCall, Stanford
2018 (1) Oregon 77–57(2) StanfordKeyArena, Seattle, Washington Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
2019 (2) Stanford 64–57(1) Oregon MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada Alanna Smith, Stanford
2020 (1) Oregon 89–56(3) Stanford Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, NevadaSabrina Ionescu (2), Oregon
2021 (1) Stanford 75–55(3) UCLA Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada Kiana Williams, Stanford
2022 (1) Stanford 73–48(6) UtahMichelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada Haley Jones, Stanford
2023 (7) Washington State 65–61(5) UCLAMichelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, NevadaCharlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
2024 (2) USC 74–61(1) StanfordMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada McKenzie Forbes, USC

Overall Record by team

Source: [10]

SchoolWLPct.ChampionshipsRunners-Up
Stanford568(.875)155
UCLA2822(.560)17
California2223(.489)–3
USC2021(.488)21
Oregon State1822(.450)12
Oregon1621(.432)21
Arizona State1622(.421)12
Colorado1013(.435)––
Arizona1623(.410)–2
Washington State1222(.353)1–
Washington1223(.343)––
Utah713(.350)–1

Championship game results by team

Source: [10]

AppearancesSchoolWinsLossesLast appearance
20Stanford1552024
7UCLA162023
3Oregon212020
3USC212024
3Arizona State122007
3Oregon State122017
3California032015
2Arizona022004
1Washington State102023
1Utah012022
0Colorado00N/A
0Washington00N/A

Most Outstanding Player by team

Source: [10]

SchoolTotalYear
Stanford162002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Oregon22018, 2020
USC22014, 2024
Oregon State12016
UCLA12006
Washington State12023
Arizona0–
Arizona State0–
California0–
Colorado0–
Utah0–
Washington0–

Performance by team

Source: [10]

Teams (# of titles)20022003200420052006200720082009 2010 201120122013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PAC-12 (23)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)
1 Stanford (15)FCCCFCCCCCCCSFCQFCFCFCCSFF
2 Oregon (2)SFQF1RSF1RQFQF1RQF1R1R1R1R1R1RSFCFCQFSFQF1R
2 USC (2)QFQFQFSFSFSFQFFSFQFQFQFC1RQF1RQF1RQFQF1R1RC
3 Arizona State (1)C1RQFFSFFSFQFQFQFSF1RQFSFQFQFSFQF1R1R1R1R1R
3 Oregon State (1)SFQFQF1RQF1RQFQFQF1R1R1RFQFCFQFQFQFSFQFQFSF
3 UCLA (1)QFSFSFQFCQFSFSFFF1RF1RQFFSFSFSFSFFQFFSF
3 Washington State (1)1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1RQFSFQFSFQF1RQF1R1R1RQFQFC1R
6 Arizona (0)QFFFQFQFQF1RQFQFSFQF1R1R1RQF1R1RQFSFSFQFQFQF
6 California (0)1RQFQFQFQFSFFSFSFSFFSFQFFSFQFQFQFQF1R1R1RQF
6 Colorado (0)••••••••••QFSFQFSF1R1RQF1R1R1RSFSFQF
6 Utah (0)••••••••••1RQFQF1R1R1R1R1RQF1RFQFQF
6 Washington (0)QFSFSFQFQFQFQFQF1RQFQFQF1RQFSFQF1RSF1RQF1R1R1R

Key

CChampion
FRunner-up
SFSemifinals
QFQuarterfinals
RRRound Number
•Did not participate


Coaches with championships

Note: Coaches with at least one win are listed here. Current coaches are in bold. Source: [10]

All-time records by seed

As of March 10, 2024
SeedRecordWinning PctChampionships
156–8(.875)15
231–20(.608)3
329–20(.592)3
416–23(.410)0
524–22(.522)1
616–24(.400)0
724–22(.522)1
813–24(.351)0
911–23(.324)0
105–24(.172)0
119–13(.409)0
122–14(.125)0

Source: [10]

Pac-12 Women's Tournament records

Pac-12 Women's Tournament team records

Source: [10]

Pac-12 Tournament individual records

Pac-12 Tournament final game team records


See also

References

  1. ↑ 2018-19 Women's Basketball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference Communications Office, Fall 2018
  2. ↑ "Pac-12 agrees to extension to keep Women's Basketball Tournament in Seattle through 2019" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Las Vegas to showcase best of Pac-12 basketball with hosting of Women's Tournament & Extension of Men's Tournament" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pac-12 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments to Continue in Las Vegas Through 2022 Events" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. ↑ Forsman, Cole (2023-12-21). "West Coast Conference votes to add Washington State, Oregon State in non-football sports". Gonzaga Nation. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pac-12 Conference and Gonzaga University Unite to Build a Basketball Powerhouse, Advancing the New Era of the Conference's 100-Year Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pac-12 Conference welcomes the addition of Texas State University" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book 2022-2023" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference Communication office. Fall 2022.
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