Pac-12 women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
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Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Number of teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Michelob Ultra Arena |
Current location | Paradise, NV |
Played | 2002–present |
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. 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.
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament was held every year from 2002 to 2024. From 2002 to 2010, it was called the Pac-10.
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. [1] 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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Location | Most Outstanding Player |
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2002 | (3) Arizona State | 70–63 | (1) Stanford | McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
2003 | (1) Stanford | 59–49 | (3) Arizona | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell (2), Stanford |
2004 | (1) Stanford | 51–46 | (2) Arizona | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell (3), Stanford |
2005 | (1) Stanford | 56–42 | (3) Arizona State | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
2006 | (3) UCLA | 85–76* | (1) Stanford | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Lisa Willis, UCLA |
2007 | (1) Stanford | 62–55 | (2) Arizona State | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins (2), Stanford |
2008 | (1) Stanford | 56–35 | (2) California | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins (3), Stanford |
2009 | (1) Stanford | 89–64 | (6) USC | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California | Kayla Pedersen, Stanford |
2010 | (1) Stanford | 70–46 | (2) UCLA | Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
2011 | (1) Stanford | 64–55 | (2) UCLA | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike (2), Stanford |
2012 | (1) Stanford | 77–62 | (2) California | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike (3), Stanford |
2013 | (1) Stanford | 51–49 | (3) UCLA | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford |
2014 | (5) USC | 71–62 | (3) Oregon State | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Ariya Crook, USC |
2015 | (3) Stanford | 61–60 | (4) California | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Taylor Greenfield, Stanford |
2016 | (1) Oregon State | 69–57 | (3) UCLA | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Jamie Weisner, Oregon State |
2017 | (2) Stanford | 48–43 | (1) Oregon State | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Erica McCall, Stanford |
2018 | (1) Oregon | 77–57 | (2) Stanford | KeyArena, 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, Nevada | Sabrina Ionescu (2), Oregon |
2021 | (1) Stanford | 75–55 | (3) UCLA | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Kiana Williams, Stanford |
2022 | (1) Stanford | 73–48 | (6) Utah | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Haley Jones, Stanford |
2023 | (7) Washington State | 65–61 | (5) UCLA | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State |
2024 | (2) USC | 74–61 | (1) Stanford | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada | McKenzie Forbes, USC |
Notes: * denotes overtime.
Source: [5]
School | Wins | Losses | Winning Pct | Titles | Runners-Up |
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Stanford | 56 | 8 | (.875) | 15 | 5 |
UCLA | 28 | 22 | (.560) | 1 | 7 |
California | 22 | 23 | (.489) | – | 3 |
USC | 20 | 21 | (.488) | 2 | 1 |
Oregon State | 18 | 22 | (.450) | 1 | 2 |
Oregon | 16 | 21 | (.432) | 2 | 1 |
Arizona State | 16 | 22 | (.421) | 1 | 2 |
Colorado | 10 | 13 | (.435) | – | – |
Arizona | 16 | 23 | (.410) | – | 2 |
Washington State | 12 | 22 | (.353) | 1 | – |
Washington | 12 | 23 | (.343) | – | – |
Utah | 7 | 13 | (.350) | – | 1 |
Source: [6]
Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Last appearance |
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20 | Stanford | 15 | 5 | 2024 |
7 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 2023 |
3 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
3 | USC | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
3 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2007 |
3 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 2017 |
3 | California | 0 | 3 | 2015 |
2 | Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2004 |
1 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 2023 |
1 | Utah | 0 | 1 | 2022 |
0 | Colorado | 0 | 0 | N/A |
0 | Washington | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Source: [7]
School | Total | Year |
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Stanford | 16 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Oregon | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
USC | 2 | 2014, 2024 |
Oregon State | 1 | 2016 |
UCLA | 1 | 2006 |
Washington State | 1 | 2023 |
Arizona | 0 | – |
Arizona State | 0 | – |
California | 0 | – |
Colorado | 0 | – |
Utah | 0 | – |
Washington | 0 | – |
Source: [8]
Teams (# of titles) | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 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) | F | C | C | C | F | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | SF | C | QF | C | F | C | F | C | C | SF | F |
2 | Oregon (2) | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | C | F | C | QF | SF | QF | 1R |
2 | USC (2) | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | SF | QF | F | SF | QF | QF | QF | C | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | C |
3 | Arizona State (1) | C | 1R | QF | F | SF | F | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R |
3 | Oregon State (1) | SF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | QF | C | F | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | SF |
3 | UCLA (1) | QF | SF | SF | QF | C | QF | SF | SF | F | F | 1R | F | 1R | QF | F | SF | SF | SF | SF | F | QF | F | SF |
3 | Washington State (1) | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | C | 1R |
6 | Arizona (0) | QF | F | F | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF |
6 | California (0) | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | F | SF | SF | SF | F | SF | QF | F | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF |
6 | Colorado (0) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | SF | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | QF |
6 | Utah (0) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | F | QF | QF |
6 | Washington (0) | QF | SF | SF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R |
Key
C | Champion |
F | Runner-up |
SF | Semifinals |
QF | Quarterfinals |
RR | Round Number |
• | Did not participate |
Note: Coaches with at least one win are listed here. Current coaches are in bold. Source: [9]
Seed | Record | Winning Pct | Championships |
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1 | 56–8 | (.875) | 15 |
2 | 31–20 | (.608) | 3 |
3 | 29–20 | (.592) | 3 |
4 | 16–23 | (.410) | 0 |
5 | 24–22 | (.522) | 1 |
6 | 16–24 | (.400) | 0 |
7 | 24–22 | (.522) | 1 |
8 | 13–24 | (.351) | 0 |
9 | 11–23 | (.324) | 0 |
10 | 5–24 | (.172) | 0 |
11 | 9–13 | (.409) | 0 |
12 | 2–14 | (.125) | 0 |
Source: [10]
Source: [11]
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