CCAA women's basketball tournament explained

CCAA women's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:California Collegiate Athletic Association
Number Of Teams:8
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:RIMAC Arena
Current Location:San Diego, CA
Years:1986–1995, 2008–present
Current Champion:Cal State San Marcos (2nd)
Most Championships:Cal Poly Pomona (11)
Website:CCAA women's basketball
All Stadiums:Campus Sites (2008–2012, 2017–present)
Citizens Business Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Stockton Arena (2015–2016)
All Locations:Campus Sites (2008–2012, 2017–present)
Ontario, CA (2013–2014)
Stockton, CA (2015–2016)

The California Collegiate Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The tournament was held annually between 1986 and 1998, discontinued between 1999 and 2007, and then held annually again after it was re-established in 2008. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

First tournament (1986–1998)

YearChampionsScoreRunner-up
1986Cal Poly Pomona69–61Cal State Northridge
1987Cal Poly Pomona80–46Cal State Northridge
1988Cal Poly Pomona71–59Cal State Los Angeles
1989Cal Poly Pomona75–62Cal State Northridge
1990Cal Poly Pomona79–47Cal State Northridge
1991Cal Poly Pomona76–47Cal State Los Angeles
1992Cal Poly Pomona57–45Cal State Dominguez Hills
1993Cal Poly Pomona80–72Cal State San Bernardino
1994Cal State San Bernardino70–57Cal State Dominguez Hills
1995Cal State Dominguez Hills69–66UC Riverside
1996UC Riverside66–58Cal State Dominguez Hills
1997Cal Poly Pomona76–52Cal State Dominguez Hills
1998Cal Poly Pomona70–55Cal State Dominguez Hills

Second tournament (2008–present)

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upArena
2008Chico State69–63UC San DiegoCoussoulis Arena (San Bernardino, CA)
2009Cal State Dominguez Hills74–69Humboldt StateCoussoulis Arena (San Bernardino, CA)
2010Humboldt State85–55Chico StateLumberjack Arena (Arcata, CA)
2011Cal Poly Pomona59–53Cal State Monterey BayPioneer Gymnasium, (Hayward, CA)
2012Cal State Monterey Bay71–69Cal State Los AngelesRIMAC Arena (La Jolla, San Diego, CA)
2013UC San Diego66–61Cal State Los AngelesCitizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA)
2014Cal State Dominguez Hills65–61Cal Poly PomonaCitizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA)
2015Cal State Dominguez Hills76–57Cal State East BayStockton Arena (Stockton, CA)
2016Cal State East Bay68–53Cal State Dominguez HillsStockton Arena (Stockton, CA)
2017Cal State East Bay62–53UC San DiegoThe Sports Center (San Marcos, CA)
2018Humboldt State76–75UC San DiegoKellogg Arena (Pomona, CA)
2019UC San Diego72–60Cal Poly PomonaPioneer Gymnasium (Hayward, CA)
2020UC San Diego73–62Cal State San MarcosRIMAC Arena (La Jolla, San Diego, CA)
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022Cal State East Bay80–66Cal State San MarcosLumberjack Arena (Arcata, CA)
2023Cal State San Marcos72–62Cal State Dominguez HillsFitzpatrick Arena (Turlock, CA)
2024Cal State San Marcos61–59Chico StateCoussoulis Arena (San Bernardino, CA)

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals Appearancesclass=unsortable Years
Cal Poly Pomona11–2131986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011
Cal State Dominguez Hills4–7111995, 2009, 2014, 2015
UC San Diego3–362013, 2019, 2020
Cal State East Bay3–142016, 2017, 2022
Cal State San Marcos2–242023, 2024
Humboldt State2–132010, 2018
Chico State1–232008
Cal State Monterey Bay1–122012
UC Riverside1–121996
Cal State San Bernardino1–121994
Cal State Northridge0–44
Cal State Los Angeles0–44

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament History . Year-by-year records. CCAA . 2021. 19 February 2021.