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 Champion Score Runner-up Location Tournament MVP1996Memphis93–87 (OT)DePaulBartow Arena, Birmingham, AlabamaKeeta Matthews, Memphis1997Tulane76–53MarquetteAlumni Hall, Chicago, IllinoisMary Lowry, Tulane1998 Memphis79–75LouisvilleLouisville Gardens, Louisville, KentuckyLaTonya Johnson, Memphis1999 Tulane58–44CincinnatiFogelman Arena, New Orleans, LouisianaGrace Daley, Tulane2000Tulane73–70UABFreedom Hall, Louisville, KentuckyJanell Burse, Tulane2001 Tulane63–50CincinnatiU.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, WisconsinValerie King, Cincinnati2002 Cincinnati68–56TulaneDePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, IllinoisValerie King, Cincinnati2003TCU85–76 (OT)CincinnatiThe Pyramid, Memphis, TennesseeSandora Irvin, TCU2004Houston86–75TCUDaniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, TexasChandi Jones, Houston2005TCU60–41LouisvilleDale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, North CarolinaSandora Irvin, TCU200655–52RiceMoody Coliseum, Dallas, TexasJillian Robbins, Tulsa2007East Carolina79–70RiceReynolds Center, Tulsa, OklahomaLaCoya Terry, East Carolina2008SMU73–57UTEPUCF Arena, Orlando, FloridaJanielle Dodds, SMU2009UCF65–54 (OT)Southern Miss Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, LouisianaEmma Cannon, UCF2010Tulane62–54UABReynolds Center, Tulsa, OklahomaDanielle Nunn, Tulane2011UCF85–73TulaneDon Haskins CenterMemorial Gym, El Paso, TexasJelisa Caldwell, UCF2012UTEP69–65TulaneFedExForumElma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, TennesseeGloria Brown, UTEP201375–66UCFBOK Center, Tulsa, OklahomaTaleya Mayberry, Tulsa2014Middle Tennessee84–55Don Haskins CenterMemorial Gym, El Paso, TexasEbony Rowe, Middle Tennessee2015Western Kentucky60–57Southern MissLegacy Arena, Birmingham, AlabamaAlexis Govan, Western Kentucky2016Middle Tennessee70–54Old DominionLegacy Arena, Birmingham, AlabamaTy Petty, Middle Tennessee2017Western Kentucky67–56Southern MissLegacy Arena, Birmingham, AlabamaKendall Noble, Western Kentucky2018Western Kentucky72–57UABThe Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasTashia Brown, Western Kentucky2019Rice69–54Middle TennesseeThe Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasNancy Mulkey, Rice2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Middle Tennessee68–65Rice The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasAnastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee2022Charlotte68–63Louisiana TechThe Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TexasOctavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte2023Middle Tennessee82-70Western KentuckyThe 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 Liberty 53-48 Middle Tennessee Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama 2026 Missouri State 43-38 Louisiana Tech Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama
Tournament Championships by School Members as of the 2025-2026 academic year. UTEP leaves on July 1, 2026. School Championships Championship Years Middle Tennessee Tulane Western Kentucky Memphis TCU Tulsa UCF Missouri State Liberty UTEP Charlotte Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Rice SMU FIU Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Sam Houston Delaware
See also Conference USA men's basketball tournament
References Conference USA official website