| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Years: | 1983–present |
| Current Champion: | Pittsburg State (1st) |
| Most Championships: | Emporia State (9) Washburn (9) |
| Website: | MIAA women's basketball |
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament (formerly Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament) is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The tournament has been held annually since 1983. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.
Emporia State and Washburn have been the most successful teams at the MIAA tournament, with nine championships each.[1]
| MIAA women's basketball tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
| Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association | ||||
| 1983 | Central Missouri State (1) | 91–69 | Northwest Missouri State | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| 1984 | Central Missouri State (2) | 88–65 | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 1985 | Central Missouri State (3) | 72–67 | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 1986 | Central Missouri State (4) | 77–69 | Southeast Missouri State | Houck Field House (Cape Girardeau, MO) |
| 1987 | Southeast Missouri State (1) | 78–55 | Central Missouri State | |
| 1988 | Central Missouri State (5) | 80–68 | Southeast Missouri State | Show Me Center (Cape Girardeau, MO) |
| 1989 | Central Missouri State (6) | 68–64 | Southeast Missouri State | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | ||||
| 1990 | Central Missouri State (7) | 72–60 | Southeast Missouri State | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| 1991 | Southeast Missouri State (2) | 85–83 | Central Missouri State | |
| 1992 | Washburn (1) | 54–46 | Pittsburg State | John Lance Arena (Pittsburg, KS) |
| 1993 | Washburn (2) | 78–65 | Missouri Southern | Lee Arena (Topeka, KS) |
| 1994 | Missouri Southern State (1) | 81–79 | Missouri Western | MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO) |
| 1995 | Missouri Western State (1) | 76–62 | Washburn | |
| 1996 | Missouri Southern State (2) | 68–61 | Southwest Baptist | Meyer Center (Bolivar, MO) |
| 1997 | Missouri Western State (2) | 53–46 | Central Missouri State | MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO) |
| 1998 | Emporia State (1) | 91–80 | Missouri Western State | William L. White Auditorium (Emporia, KS) |
| 1999 | Emporia State (2) | 84–74 | Missouri Western State | |
| 2000 | Emporia State (3) | 88–76 | Missouri Western State | |
| 2001 | Emporia State (4) | 78–52 | Missouri Western State | |
| 2002 | Missouri Western State (3) | 54–51 | Washburn | MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO) |
| 2003 | Washburn (3) | 71–60 | Missouri Western State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2004 | Northwest Missouri State (1) | 76–62 | Emporia State | |
| 2005 | Washburn (4) | 63–41 | Emporia State | |
| 2006 | Washburn (5) | 75–71 | Central Missouri State | |
| 2007 | Washburn (6) | 71–70 | Missouri Western State | |
| 2008 | Northwest Missouri State (2) | 82–58 | Southwest Baptist | |
| 2009 | Washburn (7) | 78–69 | Emporia State | |
| 2010 | Washburn (8) | 68–56 | Central Missouri | |
| 2011 | Northwest Missouri State (3) | 79–63 | Emporia State | |
| 2012 | Washburn (9) | 68–59 | Emporia State | |
| 2013 | Emporia State (5) | 67–51 | Central Missouri | |
| 2014 | Emporia State (6) | 75–71 | Central Missouri | |
| 2015 | Emporia State (7) | 49–46 | Fort Hays State | |
| 2016 | Emporia State (8) | 80–66 | Pittsburg State | |
| 2017 | Emporia State (9) | 62–54 | Central Oklahoma | |
| 2018 | Lindenwood (1) | 58–51 | Fort Hays State | |
| 2019 | Fort Hays State (1) | 63–56 | Central Missouri | |
| 2020 | Central Missouri (8) | 82–75 | Emporia State | |
| 2021 | Nebraska–Kearney (1) | 57–51 | Fort Hays State | Gross Memorial Coliseum (Hays, KS) |
| 2022 | Fort Hays State (2) | 48–42 | Missouri Southern State | Memorial Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2023 | Missouri Southern (3) | 78–63 | Central Missouri | |
| 2024 | Pittsburg State (1) | 63–53 | Fort Hays State | |
| School | Finals Record | Finals | class=unsortable | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia State | 9–6 | 15 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Washburn | 9–2 | 11 | 1992, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
| Central Missouri (Central Missouri State) | 8–9 | 17 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2020 | |
| Northwest Missouri State | 3–1 | 4 | 2004, 2008, 2011 | |
| Missouri Southern (Missouri Southern State) | 3–2 | 5 | 1994, 1996, 2023 | |
| Missouri Western (Missouri Western State) | 3–7 | 10 | 1995, 1997, 2002 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2–6 | 8 | 1987, 1991 | |
| Fort Hays State | 2–4 | 6 | 2019, 2022 | |
| Pittsburg State | 1–2 | 3 | 2024 | |
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1–0 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Lindenwood | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Central Oklahoma | 0–1 | 1 | ||
| Southwest Baptist | 0–2 | 2 |