The Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball tournament (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association) has been held every year since 1984. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.
Tournament champions Year Champion Score Runner-up Location1984East Carolina54–39RichmondMinges Coliseum (Greenville, NC)1985East Carolina65–59James MadisonWilliam & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA)1986James Madison66–62East CarolinaTrask Coliseum (Wilmington, NC)1987James Madison74–62AmericanJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)1988James Madison87–72George MasonBender Arena (Washington, DC)1989James Madison55–45RichmondWilliam & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA)1990Richmond47–46James MadisonJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)1991Richmond88–70East CarolinaJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)1992Old Dominion80–75East Carolina Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)1993Old Dominion65–51William & MaryOld Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)1994Old Dominion78–61George MasonJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)1995Old Dominion63–44James MadisonOld Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)1996Old Dominion84–58James MadisonOld Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)1997Old Dominion83–46East CarolinaRichmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)1998Old Dominion82–49AmericanRichmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)1999Old Dominion73–67East CarolinaRichmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA)2000Old Dominion92–49UNC WilmingtonALLTEL Pavilion (Richmond, VA)2001Old Dominion66–62James MadisonOld Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)2002Old Dominion76–48UNC WilmingtonOld Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA)2003Old Dominion66–58Delaware Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, VA)2004Old Dominion85–81George MasonTed Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, VA)2005Old Dominion78–74†DelawarePatriot Center (Fairfax, VA)2006Old Dominion58–54James MadisonPatriot Center (Fairfax, VA)2007Old Dominion78–70James MadisonBob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)2008Old Dominion71–64VCUBob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)2009Drexel64–58James MadisonJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)2010James Madison67–53Old DominionJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)2011James Madison67–61DelawareShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2012Delaware59–43DrexelShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2013Delaware59–56DrexelShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2014James Madison70–45DelawareShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2015James Madison62–56HofstraShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2016James Madison60–46DrexelShow Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD)2017Elon78–60James MadisonJMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA)2018Elon57–45DrexelDaskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA)2019Towson53–49DrexelBob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Drexel63–52DelawareSchar Center (Elon, NC)2022Delaware63–59DrexelDaskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA) 2023 Monmouth 80–55 Towson SECU Arena (Towson, MD) 2024 Drexel 68–60 Stony Brook Entertainment & Sports Arena (Washington, DC) 2025 William & Mary 66–63 Campbell 2026 Charleston 68–56 Hofstra 2027 2028 2029 †Denotes game went into overtime
Tournament championships by school School Championships Championship YearsOld Dominion 17 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008James Madison 9 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016Delaware 3 2012, 2013, 2022Drexel 3 2009, 2021, 2024East Carolina 2 1984, 1985Elon22017, 2018Richmond 2 1990, 1991 Charleston 1 2026 William & Mary 1 2025 Monmouth 1 2023Towson 1 2019 Schools highlighted in pink are former CAA members as of the current 2025–26 CAA season. Among current teams, Campbell, Hampton, Hofstra, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Stony Brook, and UNC Wilmington have never won the tournament.
See also Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
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