| Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
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| Conference USA Logo | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Rotates — Fogelman Arena in 2009 |
| Current location | Rotates — New Orleans, Louisiana in 2009 |
| Played | 1996-present |
| Current champion | UCF Knights |
| Most championships | Tulane Green Wave (4) |
| Official website | ConferenceUSA.CSTV.com Women's Basketball |
The Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball.
The tournament has been played every year since the inception of Conference USA in 1996. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
Tournament Champions[]
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Memphis | 93-87 (ot) | DePaul | Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1997 | Tulane | 76-53 | Marquette | Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1998 | Memphis | 79-75 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1999 | Tulane | 58-44 | Cincinnati | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2000 | Tulane | 73-70 | UAB | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2001 | Tulane | 63-50 | Cincinnati | U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 68-56 | Tulane | DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2003 | TCU | 85-76 (ot) | Cincinnati | The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2004 | Houston | 86-75 | TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2005 | TCU | 60-41 | Louisville | Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2006 | Tulsa | 55-52 | Rice | Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas |
| 2007 | East Carolina | 79-70 | Rice | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2008 | SMU | 73-57 | UTEP | UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida |
| 2009 | UCF | 65-54 (ot) | Southern Miss | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2010 | Tulane | 62-54 | UAB | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Performance By School[]
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010 | |
| Memphis | 1996, 1998 | |
| ¹TCU | 2003, 2005 | |
| ¹Cincinnati | 2002 | |
| Houston | 2004 | |
| Tulsa | 2006 | |
| East Carolina | 2007 | |
| SMU | 2008 | |
| UCF | 2009 | |
| TOTAL |
¹no longer a conference member
See also[]
References[]
Women's Conference Basketball Tournaments
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments
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