| Conference USA women's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | College basketball |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Number Of Teams: | 10 (as of 2024–25) |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current Stadium: | Propst Arena |
| Current Location: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Years: | 1996–present |
| Most Recent: | 2024 |
| Current Champion: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5) |
| Most Championships: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders & Tulane Green Wave (5) |
| Website: | ConferenceUSA.com |
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.
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Site | MVP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Memphis | 93–87 (OT) | DePaul | Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Keeta Matthews, Memphis | |
| 1997 | Tulane | 76–53 | Marquette | Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois | Mary Lowry, Tulane | |
| 1998 | Memphis | 79–75 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky | LaTonya Johnson, Memphis | |
| 1999 | Tulane | 58–44 | Cincinnati | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Grace Daley, Tulane | |
| 2000 | Tulane | 73–70 | UAB | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | Janell Burse, Tulane | |
| 2001 | Tulane | 63–50 | Cincinnati | U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Valerie King, Cincinnati | |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 68–56 | Tulane | DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois | Valerie King, Cincinnati | |
| 2003 | TCU | 85–76 (OT) | Cincinnati | The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee | Sandora Irvin, TCU | |
| 2004 | Houston | 86–75 | TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas | Chandi Jones, Houston | |
| 2005 | TCU | 60–41 | Louisville | Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | Sandora Irvin, TCU | |
| 2006 | 55–52 | Rice | Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas | Jillian Robbins, Tulsa | ||
| 2007 | East Carolina | 79–70 | Rice | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | LaCoya Terry, East Carolina | |
| 2008 | SMU | 73–57 | UTEP | UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida | Janielle Dodds, SMU | |
| 2009 | UCF | 65–54 (OT) | Southern Miss | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Emma Cannon, UCF | |
| 2010 | Tulane | 62–54 | UAB | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Danielle Nunn, Tulane | |
| 2011 | UCF | 85–73 | Tulane | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas | Jelisa Caldwell, UCF | |
| 2012 | UTEP | 69–65 | Tulane | FedExForum Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, Tennessee | Gloria Brown, UTEP | |
| 2013 | 75–66 | UCF | BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa | ||
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | 84–55 | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas | Ebony Rowe, Middle Tennessee | ||
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 60–57 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky | |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 70–54 | Old Dominion | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 67–56 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Kendall Noble, Western Kentucky | |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 72–57 | UAB | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Tashia Brown, Western Kentucky | |
| 2019 | Rice | 69–54 | Middle Tennessee | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Nancy Mulkey, Rice | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 68–65 | Rice | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee | |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 68–63 | Louisiana Tech | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte | |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 82-70 | Western Kentucky | The 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 | Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama | |||||
Members as of July 1, 2024. Kennesaw State, in italics, will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
| School | Championships | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | |||
| Western Kentucky | |||
| UTEP | |||
| FIU | |||
| Jacksonville State | |||
| Kennesaw State | |||
| Liberty | |||
| Louisiana Tech | |||
| New Mexico State | |||
| Sam Houston |
Former members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2024.
| School | Championships | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | |||
| Memphis | |||
| TCU | |||
| Tulsa | |||
| UCF | |||
| Charlotte | |||
| Cincinnati | |||
| East Carolina | |||
| Houston | |||
| Rice | |||
| SMU |