The Gulf South Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Gulf South Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1983, except for a two-year hiatus during 1990 and 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the Gulf South's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 1983 Valdosta State 85–83 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1984 Valdosta State 71–70 North Alabama Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) 1985 North Alabama 67–66 Valdosta State PE Complex (Valdosta, GA) 1986 Delta State 87–69 Valdosta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1987 Delta State 93–53 Livingston Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1988 Delta State 98–69 Jacksonville State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1989 Delta State 77–72 (2OT) West Georgia Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1990 Tournament not held 1991 1992 West Georgia 64–52 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1993 Jacksonville State 67–65 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1994 West Georgia 78–70 Lincoln Memorial Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) 1995 Delta State 86–64 Mississippi College Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1996 Delta State 86–68 Central Arkansas PE Complex (Valdosta, GA) 1997 Delta State 76–53 Valdosta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1998 Arkansas Tech 70–64 West Florida UWF Field House (Pensacola, FL) 1999 Delta State 63–59 Arkansas Tech Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 2000 Delta State 70–66 Arkansas Tech Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) 2001 Delta State 60–52 Arkansas Tech BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2002 Delta State 53–47 Arkansas Tech BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2003 Arkansas Tech 56–43 Central Arkansas BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2004 Henderson State 53–52 (OT) Delta State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2005 Central Arkansas 66–65 Valdosta State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2006 Delta State 64–53 Henderson State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS) 2007 Delta State 64–53 Henderson State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2008 Delta State 80–61 Arkansas Tech DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2009 Delta State 53–51 Arkansas–Monticello DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2010 Arkansas Tech 75–73 (2OT) Delta State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2011 Arkansas Tech 73–62 Delta State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2012 West Alabama 86–74 Alabama–Huntsville Landers Center (Southaven, MS) 2013 Alabama–Huntsville 82–59 West Alabama Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2014 West Florida 67–59 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2015 Union (TN) 62–50 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2016 Delta State 69–63 (OT) Union (TN) Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2017 Valdosta State 91–79 (OT) West Florida Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2018 Union (TN) 66–54 West Florida Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2019 Lee 81–73 Valdosta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2020 Union (TN) 69–67 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2021 Union (TN) 70–56 Lee AUM Basketball Complex (Montgomery, AL) 2022 Union (TN) 58–44 Lee Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL) 2023 Union (TN) 76–68 Lee 2024 West Georgia 75–69 Alabama–Huntsville 2025 Union (TN) 58–52 Alabama–Huntsville 2026 Union (TN) 65–63 Alabama–Huntsville Huntsville, AL
Championship records School Finals record Finals appearances Years Delta State 16–9 25 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016 Union (TN) 8–1 9 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 Arkansas Tech 4–5 9 1998, 2003, 2010, 2011 Valdosta State 3–5 8 1983, 1984, 2017 West Georgia 3–1 4 1992, 1994, 2024 Alabama–Huntsville 1–4 5 2013 Lee 1–3 4 2019 West Florida 1–3 4 2014 West Alabama(Livingston) 1–2 3 2012 Central Arkansas 1–2 3 2005 Henderson State 1–2 3 2004 Jacksonville State 1–1 2 1993 North Alabama 1–1 2 1985 Mississippi College 0–1 1 Arkansas–Monticello 0–1 1 Lincoln Memorial 0–1 1 Auburn–Montgomery, Christian Brothers, Montevallo, and Trevecca Nazarene have not yet qualified for the tournament finals. Harding, Mississippi Women, Ouachita Baptist, Shorter, Southern Arkansas, Tennessee–Martin, and Troy never reached the tournament finals before departing the Gulf South. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Gulf South Conference.
See also Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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