Peach Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Peach Belt Conference |
Number of teams | 8 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1992–present |
Current champion | North Georgia (4th) |
Most championships | Columbus State (5) Lander (5) Georgia College (5) |
Official website | PBC women's basketball |
The Peach Belt Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Peach Belt Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1992. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
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1992 | Augusta State | 64–46 | Georgia College | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
1993 | Augusta State | 69–60 | USC Spartanburg | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
1994 | USC Spartanburg | 61–60 | Columbus State | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
1995 | USC Spartanburg | 69–49 | Armstrong State | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
1996 | Georgia College | 55–52 | Kennesaw State | Centennial Center (Milledgeville, GA) |
1997 | Kennesaw State | 78–77 | Georgia College | Centennial Center (Milledgeville, GA) |
1998 | Francis Marion | 71–67 | Columbus State | Alumni Arena (Savannah, GA) |
1999 | Lander | 73–69 | Columbus State | Alumni Arena (Savannah, GA) |
2000 | Columbus State | 83–68 | Lander | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2001 | Columbus State | 56–38 | USC Aiken | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2002 | Georgia College | 68–66 | North Florida | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2003 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 56–55 | Columbus State | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2004 | Georgia College | 79–67 | Lander | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
2005 | Clayton State | 83–76 (OT) | Columbus State | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
2006 | Georgia College | 89–83 (2OT) | Francis Marion | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2007 | Clayton State | 50–43 | Columbus State | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2008 | Lander | 68–65 | Armstrong Atlantic State | Convocation Center (Aiken, SC) |
2009 | Lander | 64–53 | USC Aiken | Convocation Center (Aiken, SC) |
2010 | Clayton State | 95–74 | Francis Marion | Convocation Center (Aiken, SC) |
2011 | Georgia College | 62–49 | USC Aiken | Convocation Center (Aiken, SC) |
2012 | USC Aiken | 52–47 | Clayton State | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2013 | Clayton State | 81–54 | North Georgia | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2014 | Columbus State | 60–49 | Georgia College | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2015 | Columbus State | 63–51 | Georgia College | English E. Jones Center (Pembroke, NC) |
2016 | Lander | 72–68 | Columbus State | Frank G. Lumpkin Center (Columbus, GA) |
2017 | Columbus State | 76–61 | Lander | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2018 | North Georgia | 76–70 | Lander | UNG Convocation Center (Dahlonega, GA) |
2019 | North Georgia | 90–72 | Columbus State | Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, GA) |
2020 | Lander | 76–62 | North Georgia | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2021 | North Georgia | 72–70 | Lander | Finis Horne Arena (Greenwood, SC) |
2022 | North Georgia | 72–65 | Clayton State | UNG Convocation Center (Dahlonega, GA) |
School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
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Columbus State | 5–8 | 13 | 2000, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
Lander | 5–5 | 10 | 1999, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2020 |
Georgia College | 5–4 | 9 | 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011 |
North Georgia | 4–2 | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Clayton State | 4–2 | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013 |
USC Upstate (USC Spartanburg) | 2–1 | 3 | 1994, 1995 |
Augusta (Augusta State, Georgia Regents) | 2–0 | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
USC Aiken | 1–3 | 4 | 2012 |
Armstrong State (Armstrong Atlantic State) | 1–2 | 3 | 2003 |
Francis Marion | 1–2 | 3 | 1998 |
Kennesaw State | 1–1 | 2 | 1997 |
North Florida | 0–1 | 1 |
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