GLIAC women's basketball tournament explained

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Number Of Teams:12
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Years:1991–present
Current Champion:Grand Valley State (4th)
Most Championships:Northern Michigan (8)
Michigan Tech (8)
Website:http://www.gliac.org/sports/wbkb/
All Stadiums:Pre-Determined Campus Arenas (2003–present)
DeltaPlex Arena (2000-2002)
Kellogg Arena (1999)
Pre-Determined Campus Arenas (1991–1999)
All Locations:Pre-Determined Campus Sites (2003–present)
Grand Rapids, MI (2000–2002)
Battle Creek, MI (1999)
Pre-Determined Campus Sites (1991–1999)

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

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

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue
1991Northern Michigan66-64Michigan TechHoughton, MI
1992Northern Michigan61-60Michigan TechHoughton, MI
1993Michigan Tech70-63Saginaw Valley StateHoughton, MI
1994Oakland74-72Michigan TechRochester, MI
1995Northern Michigan74-67Michigan TechHoughton, MI
1996Northern Michigan78-57Michigan TechRochester, MI
1997Northern Michigan81-71OaklandMarquette, MI
1998Northern Michigan94-74 2OTAshlandMarquette, MI
1999Michigan Tech75-71HillsdaleKellogg Arena Battle Creek, MI
2000Northern Michigan93-80Ferris StateDeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI
2001Michigan Tech84-66GannonDeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI
2002Hillsdale63-59Michigan TechDeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI
2003Lake Superior State67-60Grand Valley StateBud Cooper Gym Sault Ste. Marie, MI
2004Lake Superior State85-73Ferris StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2005Grand Valley State77-60GannonGVSU Fieldhouse Allendale, MI
2006Grand Valley State+76-58AshlandGVSU FieldhouseAllendale, MI
2007Gannon88-77HillsdaleHammermill Center Erie, PA
2008Michigan Tech81-53AshlandSDC Gym Houghton, MI
2009Hillsdale81-69Michigan TechSDC Gym Houghton, MI
2010Michigan Tech73-69Northern MichiganSDC Gym Houghton, MI
2011Michigan Tech63-53AshlandSDC Gym Houghton, MI
2012Ashland66-50Ferris StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2013Ashland+68-49FindlayKate's Gym Ashland
2014Northern Michigan53-49MaloneMattaei Center Detroit, MI
2015Michigan Tech68-52AshlandSDC Gym Houghton, MI
2016Ashland70-53Grand Valley StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2017Ashland+85-76Grand Valley StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2018Ashland85-74Grand Valley StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2019Ashland65-58Northern MichiganGVSU Fieldhouse Allendale, MI
2020Ashland61-53Grand Valley StateKate's Gym Ashland, OH
2021Michigan Tech74-63AshlandH.D. Kesling Gym Westville, IN
2022Ferris State59–51Grand Valley StateGVSU Field House Allendale, MI
2023Grand Valley State62-54Michigan TechGVSU Field House Allendale, MI
2024Grand Valley State67–48Northern MichiganGVSU Field House Allendale, MI

+Indicates won NCAA championship

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals Appearancesclass=unsortable
Michigan Tech8-8161993, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2021
Northern Michigan8-3111991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014
Ashland7-6132012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Grand Valley State4-6102005, 2006, 2023, 2024
Hillsdale2-242002, 2009
Lake Superior State2-022003, 2004
Ferris State1-342022
Gannon1-232007
Oakland1-121994
Findlay0-11
Malone0-11
0-11
Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. GLIAC Women's Basketball Tournament History . Record Book . GLIAC . 2018. July 20, 2018.