The Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big West Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The women's tournament has been played every year since 1983.
The Anaheim Convention Center Arena has hosted the Big West tournament, both for the women as well as the men, for ten years running, as of 2010.
Tournament Champions[]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Tournament Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UNLV | 90-55 | UC-Irvine | UNLV¹ |
| 1985 | UNLV | 61-60 | UC-Irvine | UC-Irvine |
| 1986 | UNLV | 99-89 | Long Beach State | L.A. Forum, first round at LBS |
| 1987 | Long Beach State | 98-57 | UNLV | L.A. Forum |
| 1988 | Long Beach State | 79-58 | UNLV | L.A. Forum |
| 1989 | Long Beach State | 89-81 | UNLV | Long Beach Arena, opening qualifying game at LBS |
| 1990 | UNLV | 67-64 | Long Beach State | Long Beach Arena |
| 1991 | Long Beach State | 71-60 | Cal State Fullerton | Long Beach Arena |
| 1992 | UCSB | 68-60 | Long Beach State | Long Beach Arena |
| 1993 | UCSB | 80-77 | Hawai'i | Long Beach Arena |
| 1994 | UNLV | 78-60 | Hawai'i | Thomas & Mack Center |
| 1995 | UC Irvine | 65-53 | Pacific | Thomas & Mack Center |
| 1996 | Hawai'i | 68-64 | Pacific | Lawlor Events Center |
| 1997 | UCSB | 81-66 | UC Irvine | Lawlor Events Center |
| 1998 | UCSB | 86-69 | Boise State | Lawlor Events Center |
| 1999 | UCSB | 94-67 | Long Beach State | Lawlor Events Center |
| 2000 | UCSB | 79-69 | Long Beach State | Lawlor Events Center |
| 2001 | UCSB | 79-76 | Long Beach State | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California |
| 2002 | UCSB | 64-53 | Pacific | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2003 | UCSB | 68-50 | Pacific | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2004 | UCSB | 68-51 | Idaho | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2005 | UCSB | 74-66 | Idaho | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2006 | UC Riverside | 59-58 | UCSB | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2007 | UC Riverside | 70-67 | UCSB | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2008 | UCSB | 74-59 | UC Davis | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2009 | UCSB | 64-57 | Cal Poly SLO | Anaheim Convention Center |
| 2010 | UC Riverside | 71-67 | UC Davis | Anaheim Convention Center |
¹ 1984 Tournament was played at location of highest remaining seed.
Performance By School[]
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| UCSB | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 | |
| UNLV | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994 | |
| Long Beach State | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 | |
| UC Riverside | 2006, 2007, 2010 | |
| UC Irvine | 1995 | |
| Hawai'i | 1996 |
- Teams in bold represent current conference members
References[]
Women's Conference Basketball Tournaments
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments
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