| Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1982–present |
| Current champion | Embry–Riddle (1st) |
| Most championships | Florida Southern (12) |
| Official website | SSC women's basketball |
The Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division II Sunshine State Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1982. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Florida Southern have been the most successful program, with twelve titles.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Central Florida | 56–39 | Florida Southern | Orlando, FL | Teresa Tinsley, Central Florida |
| 1983 | Central Florida (2) | 61–56 | Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | Karen Harvey, Central Florida |
| 1984 | Central Florida (3) | 61–56 | Florida Southern | Dorine VanTongeren, Central Florida | |
| 1985 | Florida Southern | 94–81 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Cathy Fox, Tampa |
| 1986 | Florida Southern (2) | 86–60 | Tampa | Kelly Carson, Florida Southern | |
| 1987 | Florida Southern (3) | 94–89 | Rollins | Lakeland, FL | Kim Disbro, Florida Southern |
| 1988 | Rollins | 77–73 | Florida Southern | Eileen Tobin, Rollins | |
| 1989 | Florida Southern (4) | 82–75 | Rollins | Tampa, FL | Nanci Parks, Florida Southern |
| 1990 | Rollins (2) | 72–63 | Florida Tech | Winter Park, FL | Kendra Lasher, Rollins |
| 1991 | Barry | 87–75 | Rollins | Maria Teal, Barry | |
| 1992 | Florida Tech | 71–66 | Florida Southern | Margaret Farley, Florida Tech | |
| 1993 | Florida Tech (2) | 87–75 | Florida Southern | Tampa, FL | Paulette King, Florida Tech |
| 1994 | Florida Southern (5) | 59–53 | North Florida | Cindy Shannon, Florida Southern | |
| 1995 | Florida Southern (6) | 78–67 | Tampa | Lakeland, FL | Crystal Ashley, Tampa Kelly Charron, Florida Southern |
| 1996 | Florida Southern (7) | 76–64 | Florida Tech | Tarra Blackwell, Florida Southern | |
| 1997 | Florida Tech (3) | 70–59 | Barry | Sanja Radenkovic, Florida Tech | |
| 1998 | Florida Southern (8) | 94–77 | Rollins | Tarra Blackwell, Florida Southern | |
| 1999 | Rollins (3) | 89–80 | Florida Southern | Nicole Sullivan, Rollins | |
| 2000 | Tampa | 79–76 | Rollins | Africa Gaston, Tampa | |
| 2001 | Rollins (4) | 93–76 | Florida Tech | Jill Razor, Rollins | |
| 2002 | Florida Tech (4) | 59–56 | Rollins | Melbourne, FL | Kenya Storr, Rollins |
| 2003 | Florida Southern (9) | 71–62 (OT) | Rollins | Lakeland, FL | Lucresia West, Florida Southern |
| 2004 | Rollins (5) | 78–63 | Florida Tech | Winter Park, FL | Mary Lou Johnston, Rollins |
| 2005 | Rollins (6) | 65–56 | Florida Tech | Miami Shores, FL | Joslyn Giles, Rollins |
| 2006 | Tampa (2) | 56–47 | Rollins | Saint Leo, FL | Tay Mathis, Tampa |
| 2007 | Tampa (3) | 68–66 (OT) | Rollins | Boca Raton, FL | Alexa Kane, Tampa |
| 2008 | Nova Southeastern | 53–47 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Stephanie Sarosi, Nova Southeastern |
| 2009 | Tampa (4) | 55–29 | Barry | Davie, FL | Gianna Messina, Tampa |
| 2010 | Lynn | 54–52 | Barry | Chelsea Patterson, Lynn | |
| 2011 | Florida Southern (10) | 79–66 | Florida Tech | Melbourne, FL | Emma Cannon, Florida Southern |
| 2012 | Rollins (7) | 71–68 | Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | Ashley Jones, Rollins |
| 2013 | Rollins (8) | 74–59 | Saint Leo | Kissimmee, FL | Tera McDaniel, Rollins |
| 2014 | Nova Southeastern (2) | 64–55 | Tampa | Taylor Buie, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2015 | Nova Southeastern (3) | 61–51 | Barry | Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2016 | Tampa (5) | 68–57 | Florida Tech | Daytona Beach, FL | Juliana Cavallaro, Tampa |
| 2017 | Eckerd | 77–56 | Florida Tech | Ada Yalcin, Eckerd | |
| 2018 | Florida Southern (11) | 87–68 | Florida Tech | Lakeland, FL | Camille Giardina, Florida Southern |
| 2019 | Florida Southern (12) | 61–60 | Eckerd | ||
| 2020 | Eckerd (2) | 79–67 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Mikayla Kuehne, Eckerd |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022 | Tampa (6) | 74–67 (OT) | Florida Southern | Tampa, FL | LaShayla Wright-Ponder, Tampa |
| 2023 | Tampa (7) | 63–43 | Lynn | Tampa, FL | Sarah Jones, Tampa |
| 2024 | Eckerd (3) | 65–57 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Lauryn Vieira, Eckerd |
| 2025 | Embry–Riddle | 55–51 | Nova Southeastern | Daytona Beach, FL | Madyson Jean-Louis, Embry–Riddle |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | 12–9 | 21 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2018, 2019 |
| Rollins | 8–9 | 17 | 1988, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013 |
| Tampa | 7–7 | 14 | 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2022, 2023 |
| Florida Tech | 4–9 | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002 |
| Nova Southeastern | 3–1 | 4 | 2008, 2014, 2015 |
| Eckerd | 3–1 | 4 | 2017, 2020, 2024 |
| Central Florida | 3–0 | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Barry | 1–4 | 5 | 1991 |
| Lynn | 1–1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Embry–Riddle | 1–0 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Florida | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Saint Leo | 0–1 | 1 |