SEC women's basketball tournament explained

SEC women's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Number Of Teams:16
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Current Location:Greenville, SC
Years:1980–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:South Carolina
Most Championships:Tennessee (17)
Website:SECSports.com Women's Basketball

The SEC women's basketball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference tournament in women's basketball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools (currently 16 after the addition of two schools in 2024), and seeded based on regular season records.

The tournament was first held in 1980, and originally determined the conference champion. Even after the SEC began a uniform conference schedule in the 1982–83 season, the tournament continued to determine the official conference champion through the 1985 edition. Starting in the 1985–86 season, the SEC began awarding its official conference championship solely to the team(s) with the best regular-season record.[1] This change brought SEC women's basketball in line with men's basketball, in which the SEC has awarded its official conference title based on regular-season record since the 1950–51 season.[2]

Under the current format, the bottom four teams in the conference play first-round games, while the top four teams receive a "double-bye" and do not play until the quarterfinals.

History

YearChampionScoreRunner-upMVPSite
1980Tennessee85–71Ole MissJill Rankin, TNStokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
1981Auburn61–50AlabamaBecky Jackson, AUBLSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1982Kentucky80–74TennesseeValerie Still, KYMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
1983Georgia72–69Ole MissTeresa Edwards, GAStokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
1984Georgia74–65AlabamaCassandra Crumpton, GAGeorgia Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
1985Tennessee63–60AuburnSheila Collins, TNVarious Campus Sites
1986Georgia94–72LSUKatrina McClain, GAGeorgia Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
1987Auburn83–57GeorgiaVickie Orr, AUBAlbany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1988Tennessee73–70AuburnBridgette Gordon, TNAlbany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1989Tennessee66–51AuburnBridgette Gordon, TN (2)Albany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1990Auburn78–77TennesseeCarolyn Jones, AUBAlbany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1991LSU80–75TennesseePokey Chatman, LSUAlbany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1992Tennessee73–66GeorgiaDena Head, TNAlbany Civic Center, Albany, Georgia
1993Vanderbilt76–64GeorgiaMaura Cunningham, VANMcKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1994Tennessee82–57VanderbiltTiffany Woosley, TN McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1995Vanderbilt67–61TennesseeSheri Sam, VANMcKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1996Tennessee64–60AlabamaDominique Canty, ALAMcKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1997Auburn52–47FloridaLaticia Morris, AUBMcKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1998Tennessee67–63AlabamaChamique Holdsclaw, TNColumbus Civic Center, Columbus, Georgia
1999Tennessee85–69GeorgiaChamique Holdsclaw, TN (2)McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2000Tennessee70–67Mississippi StateLaToya Thomas, MSSTMcKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2001Georgia62–60VanderbiltChantelle Anderson, VANThe Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee
2002Vanderbilt63–48LSUZuzana Klimešová, VANGaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2003LSU78–62TennesseeTemeka Johnson, LSUAlltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas
2004Vanderbilt62–56GeorgiaCarla Thomas, VANGaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2005Tennessee67–65LSUShyra Ely, TN Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, South Carolina
2006Tennessee63–62LSUCandace Parker, TN Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas
2007Vanderbilt51–45LSUCarla Thomas, VAN (2)Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
2008Tennessee61–55LSUCandace Parker, TN (2)Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2009Vanderbilt61–54AuburnChristina Wirth, VANAlltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas
2010Tennessee70–62KentuckyAlyssia Brewer, TNArena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
2011Tennessee90–65KentuckyShekinna Stricklen, TN Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
2012Tennessee70–58LSUGlory Johnson, TN Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
2013Texas A&M75–67KentuckyKelsey Bone, TXA&MArena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
2014Tennessee71–70KentuckyIsabelle Harrison, TNArena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
2015South Carolina62–46TennesseeAleighsa Welch, SC Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas
2016South Carolina66–52Mississippi StateTiffany Mitchell, SCJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
2017South Carolina59–49Mississippi StateA'ja Wilson, SCBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2018South Carolina62–51Mississippi StateA'ja Wilson, SC (2)Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
2019Mississippi State101–70ArkansasTeaira McCowan, MSSTBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2020South Carolina76–62Mississippi StateMikiah Herbert Harrigan, SCBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2021South Carolina67–62GeorgiaAliyah Boston, SCBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2022Kentucky64–62South CarolinaRhyne Howard, KYBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
2023South Carolina74–58TennesseeAliyah Boston, SC (2)Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2024South Carolina79–72LSUMiLaysia Fulwiley, SCBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2025Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
2026Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

Tournament championships by school

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Tennessee171980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
South Carolina82015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Vanderbilt61993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009
Auburn41981, 1987, 1990, 1997
Georgia41983, 1984, 1986, 2001
LSU21991, 2003
Kentucky21982, 2022
Mississippi State12019
Texas A&M12013
Alabama0
Arkansas0
Florida0
Ole Miss0
Missouri0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championships: SEC Champions . 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide . Southeastern Conference . PDF . 88 . May 16, 2013 . From 1980 to 1985, the SEC champion was the winner of the SEC Tournament. Since 1986, the SEC champion has been determined by the regular season schedule..
  2. Web site: Through the Years: SEC Champions . 2012–13 SEC Men's Basketball Media Guide . Southeastern Conference . PDF . 67 . May 16, 2013 . Since 1951, when the round-robin schedule was introduced, the title has been decided by a winning percentage on the conference schedule..

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