The Southern Conference women's basketball tournament has been played every year since the 1983–1984 academic year. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
Chattanooga leads the conference in wins, with 20 in 40 tournaments and five consecutively from 2013 until 2017.
Results Year Tournament Champion Score Tournament Runner-up Location Tournament MVP1984 (1)60–45Chattanooga, TNTina Chairs, Chattanooga1985 (2)88–76Johnson City, TNChris McClure, Chattanooga1986 (3)77–69Boone, NCRegina Kirk, Chattanooga1987 (1)68–65Cullowhee, NCValorie Whiteside, Appalachian State1988 (2)72–67Huntington, WVValorie Whiteside, Appalachian State1989 (4)69–65Johnson City, TNJanice Rhynehardt, Furman; Nancy Smith, Chattanooga1990 (3)94–90 Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State1991 (4)98–87Nicole Hopson, East Tennessee State1992 (5)84–66 Kim Brown, Chattanooga1993 (1)76–73 Janice Johnson, Georgia Southern1994 (2)59–55 Greenville, SCRushia Brown, Furman1995 (1)88–85Asheville, NCDeShawne Blocker, East Tennessee State1996 (5)77–75Greensboro, NCStephanie Wine, Marshall1997 (1)77–69Keri Simmons, Marshall1998 (1)75–69Telly Hall, Georgia Southern1999 (6)78–69Beth Schoolfield, Appalachian State2000 (2)68–49Greenville, SCBrianne Dodgen, UNCG2001 (6)64–63ChoRhonda Gwaltney, UNCG2002 (7)77–69Charleston, SCMiranda Warfield, Chattanooga2003 (8)66–52Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga2004 (9)86–68Katasha Brown, Chattanooga2005 (1)97–95 (2OT)Chattanooga, TNJennifer Gardner, Western Carolina2006 (10)91–79UNC GreensboroNorth Charleston, SCTiffani Roberson, Chattanooga2007 (11)84–66Western CarolinaAlex Anderson, Chattanooga2008 (12)71–59Western CarolinaAlex Anderson, Chattanooga2009 (2)101–87 (3OT)College of CharlestonChattanooga, TNBrooke Johnson, Western Carolina2010 (13)72–67SamfordCharlotte, NCShanara Hollinquest, Chattanooga2011 (1)57–54Appalachian StateChattanooga, TNSavannah Hill, Samford2012 (2)54–43Appalachian StateAsheville, NCShelby Campbell, Samford2013 (14)64–63DavidsonAshlen Dewart, Chattanooga2014 (15)71–45DavidsonTaylor Hall, Chattanooga2015 (16)61–56 (OT)East Tennessee StateJasmine Joyner, Chattanooga2016Chattanooga (17)65–57MercerAlicia Payne, Chattanooga2017Chattanooga (18)61–59MercerJasmine Joyner, Chattanooga2018Mercer (1)68–53East Tennessee State Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer2019Mercer (2)66–63Furman KeKe Calloway, Mercer2020Samford (3)59–54UNC Greensboro Natalie Armstrong, Samford2021Mercer (3)60–48Wofford Amoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer2022Mercer (4)73–54 FurmanAmoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer 2023Chattanooga (19)63–53WoffordRaven Thompson, Chattanooga2024 Chattanooga (20)69–60UNCGJada Guinn, Chattanooga2025UNC Greensboro (2)64–57ChattanoogaKhalis Cain, UNC Greensboro2026Samford72-67ChattanoogaFrancie Morris, Samford
Champions School Championships Championship Years Chattanooga 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024 Appalachian State 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999 Mercer 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Samford 2011, 2012, 2020, 2026 Georgia Southern 1993, 1994 Furman 1995, 2000 Western Carolina 2005, 2009 UNC Greensboro 1998, 2025 Marshall 1997 East Tennessee State and Wofford have not yet won a SoCon tournament. Charleston (SC), Davidson, and Elon never won the tournament as SoCon members. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SoCon
See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions
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