Conference USA women's basketball tournament Collegiate basketball tournament
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 Division I women's basketball tournament .
Tournament champions
Year
Winner
Score
Opponent
Site
MVP
1996
Memphis
93–87 (OT)
DePaul
Bartow Arena , Birmingham, Alabama
Keeta Matthews, Memphis
1997
Tulane
76–53
Marquette
Alumni Hall , Chicago, Illinois
Mary Lowry, Tulane
1998
Memphis
79–75
Louisville
Louisville Gardens , Louisville, Kentucky
LaTonya Johnson, Memphis
1999
Tulane
58–44
Cincinnati
Fogelman Arena , New Orleans, Louisiana
Grace Daley, Tulane
2000
Tulane
73–70
UAB
Freedom Hall , Louisville, Kentucky
Janell Burse, Tulane
2001
Tulane
63–50
Cincinnati
U.S. Cellular Arena , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Valerie King, Cincinnati
2002
Cincinnati
68–56
Tulane
DePaul Athletic Center , Chicago, Illinois
Valerie King, Cincinnati
2003
TCU
85–76 (OT)
Cincinnati
The Pyramid , Memphis, Tennessee
Sandora Irvin, TCU
2004
Houston
86–75
TCU
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum , Fort Worth, Texas
Chandi Jones, Houston
2005
TCU
60–41
Louisville
Dale F. Halton Arena , Charlotte, North Carolina
Sandora Irvin, TCU
2006
Tulsa
55–52
Rice
Moody Coliseum , Dallas, Texas
Jillian Robbins, Tulsa
2007
East Carolina
79–70
Rice
Reynolds Center , Tulsa, Oklahoma
LaCoya Terry, East Carolina
2008
SMU
73–57
UTEP
UCF Arena , Orlando, Florida
Janielle Dodds, SMU
2009
UCF
65–54 (OT)
Southern Miss
Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Emma Cannon, UCF
2010
Tulane
62–54
UAB
Reynolds Center , Tulsa, Oklahoma
Danielle Nunn, Tulane
2011
UCF
85–73
Tulane
Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym , El Paso, Texas
Jelisa Caldwell, UCF
2012
UTEP
69–65
Tulane
FedExForum Elma Roane Fieldhouse , Memphis, Tennessee
Gloria Brown, UTEP
2013
Tulsa
75–66
UCF
BOK Center , Tulsa, Oklahoma
Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa
2014
Middle Tennessee
84–55
Tulsa
Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym , El Paso, Texas
Ebony Rowe, Middle Tennessee
2015
Western Kentucky
60–57
Southern Miss
Legacy Arena , Birmingham, Alabama
Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky
2016
Middle Tennessee
70–54
Old Dominion
Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee
2017
Western Kentucky
67–56
Southern Miss
Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Kendall Noble, Western Kentucky
2018
Western Kentucky
72–57
UAB
The Ford Center at The Star , Frisco, Texas
Tashia Brown, Western Kentucky
2019
Rice
69–54
Middle Tennessee
The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Nancy Mulkey, Rice
2020
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Middle Tennessee
68–65
Rice
The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
2022
Charlotte
68–63
Louisiana Tech
The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte
2023
Middle Tennessee
82-70
Western Kentucky
The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
Jalynn Gregory, Middle Tennessee
2024
Middle Tennessee
67–51
Liberty
Propst Arena , Huntsville, Alabama
Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee
2025
Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama
Tournament Championships by School
Current members
Members as of July 1, 2024. Kennesaw State, in italics , will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
School
Championships
Years
Middle Tennessee
5
2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
Western Kentucky
3
2015, 2017, 2018
UTEP
1
2012
FIU
0
Jacksonville State
0
Kennesaw State
0
Liberty
0
Louisiana Tech
0
New Mexico State
0
Sam Houston
0
Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2024.
See also
References
Teams Future teams Championships & awards Seasons
NCAA women's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Conference Postseason
Division II
Conference Postseason
Division III
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