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Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
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.
| Big West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Dollar Loan Center |
| Current location | Henderson, NV |
| Played | 1984–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | UC Davis |
| Most championships | UCSB (14) |
Tournament champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UNLV | 90-55 | UC Irvine | UNLV[a] |
| 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 |
| 2011 | UC Davis | 66-49 | Cal Poly | Opening round at campus sites, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2012 | UCSB | 63-54 | Long Beach State | Opening round at campus sites, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2013 | Cal Poly | 63-49 | Pacific | Honda Center |
| 2014 | Cal State Northridge | 73-58 | Cal Poly | Honda Center |
| 2015 | Cal State Northridge | 67-60 | Hawaii | First two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2016 | Hawaii | 78-59 | UC Davis | First two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2017 | Long Beach State | 56–55 | UCSB | First two rounds at Walter Pyramid, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2018 | Cal State Northridge | 63–55 | UC Davis | First two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2019 | UC Davis | 58–50 | Hawaii | First two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | UC Davis | 61-42 | UC Irvine | Michelob Ultra Arena |
| 2022 | Hawaii | 59-48 | UC Irvine | Dollar Loan Center |
- ^ 1984 Tournament was played at location of highest remaining seed.
Performance by school
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| UCSB | 14 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| UNLV | 5 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| Long Beach State | 5 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2017 |
| UC Riverside | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2010 |
| Cal State Northridge | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Hawai'i | 3 | 1996, 2016, 2022 |
| UC Davis | 3 | 2011, 2019, 2021 |
| UC Irvine | 1 | 1995 |
| Cal Poly | 1 | 2013 |
- Teams in bold represent current conference members