The United Athletic Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the UAC Tournament or United Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the United Athletic Conference. It is the successor to the Western Athletic Conference softball tournament, first held at the end of the 1991 season by the conference when it was known as the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The 2025 edition was the last held under the WAC name, as the conference adopted the UAC name in July 2026. The winner receives the United's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format During periods when the WAC had more than eight softball members (the United currently has eight members), the top eight teams based on winning percentage from the round-robin regular season competed in the double-elimination tournament. The number of teams in the field has varied throughout the history of the event as the size of the conference has changed.
Champions
Year-by-year Year School Venue Most Outstanding Player 1991 Seymour Smith Stadium • Omaha, NE Kelly Brookhart, Creighton 1992 Cottonwood Complex • Salt Lake City, UT Janet Womack, Utah 1999 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA Amanda Scott, Fresno State 2006 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA Jordan McPherson, Nevada 2007 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA Robin Mackin, Fresno State 2008 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honlulu, HI Krissi Oliver, Louisiana Tech 2009 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA Morgan Mellow, Fresno State 2010 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM Kelly Majam, Hawaii 2011 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA Valerie Swedburg, New Mexico State 2012 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM Stacie Toney, BYU 2013 Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA Amanda Pridmore, San Diego State 2014 Utah Valley Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA Josi Summers, Utah Valley 2015 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM Emma Adams, New Mexico State 2016 Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA Sydney Raeber, Cal State Bakersfield 2017 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM Rachel Rodriguez, New Mexico State 2018 NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM Kelsey Horton, New Mexico State 2019 GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ Carley Nance, Seattle 2021 Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA Carley Nance, Seattle 2022 Grand Canyon Bearkat Softball Stadium • Huntsville, TX Ariel Thompson, Grand Canyon 2023 Grand Canyon GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ Kayla Rodgers, Grand Canyon 2024 Grand Canyon Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA Ashley Trierweiler, Grand Canyon 2025 Grand Canyon John C. Funk Stadium • Riverside, CA Emily Gonzalez, Grand Canyon 2026 California Baptist Tarleton Softball Complex • Stephenville, TX Makayla Medellin, California Baptist
By school No current UAC member has won the tournament. When the WAC adopted the UAC name in 2026, only three schools—Abilene Christian, Tarleton State, and UT Arlington—remained conference members through the transition. They were joined by new members Austin Pray, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, and West Georgia. All had a previous relationship with the pre-2026 WAC; they arrived from the Atlantic Sun Conference, which along with the WAC operated a football-only UAC from 2023–2025 with those five schools participating.
School Championships Years Grand Canyon 4 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 New Mexico State 4 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 Fresno State 3 1999, 2007, 2009 Seattle 2 2019, 2021 Utah 2 1991, 1992 BYU 1 2012 California Baptist 1 2026 Cal State Bakersfield 1 2016 Hawaii 1 2010 Louisiana Tech 1 2008 Nevada 1 2006 San Jose State 1 2013 Utah Valley 1 2014
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