| South Atlantic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | South Atlantic Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 12 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Years: | 1991–present |
| Current Champion: | Wingate (10th) |
| Most Championships: | Wingate (10) |
| Website: | SAC women's basketball |
The South Atlantic Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the South Atlantic 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 tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Wingate | 71–68 | Gardner–Webb | |
| 1992 | Wingate (2) | 70–69 | Gardner–Webb | |
| 1993 | Catawba | 60–57 | Wingate | |
| 1994 | Wingate (3) | 73–62 | Mars Hill | |
| 1995 | Presbyterian | 74–68 | Carson-Newman | |
| 1996 | Wingate (4) | 69–67 (OT) | Mars Hill | |
| 1997 | Wingate (5) | 71–56 | Elon | |
| 1998 | Presbyterian (2) | 79–54 | Carson-Newman | |
| 1999 | Presbyterian (3) | 69–66 | Carson-Newman | |
| 2000 | Presbyterian (4) | 72–52 | Gardner–Webb | |
| 2001 | Catawba (2) | 82–72 | Wingate | |
| 2002 | Mars Hill | 85–71 | Presbyterian | |
| 2003 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 77–75 | Catawba | |
| 2004 | Catawba (3) | 74–70 | Wingate | |
| 2005 | Carson-Newman | 64–43 | Wingate | |
| 2006 | Newberry | 57–50 | Tusculum | |
| 2007 | Newberry (2) | 67–62 | Carson-Newman | |
| 2008 | Wingate (6) | 76–74 | Tusculum | |
| 2009 | Lenoir-Rhyne (2) | 66–57 | Tusculum | |
| 2010 | Tusculum | 67–55 | Newberry | |
| 2011 | Tusculum (2) | 77–66 | Wingate | |
| 2012 | Wingate† | 65–41 | Catawba | |
| 2013 | Anderson | 55–52 | Tusculum | |
| 2014 | Wingate (7) | 77–73 | Lenoir-Rhyne | |
| 2015 | Newberry (3) | 64–58 | Anderson | |
| 2016 | Wingate (8) | 67–61 | Anderson | |
| 2017 | Wingate (9) | 81–61 | Lincoln Memorial | |
| 2018 | Carson-Newman (2) | 79–70 | Wingate | |
| 2019 | Anderson (2) | 62–60 | Wingate | |
| 2020 | Tusculum (3) | 61–49 | Anderson | |
| 2021 | Tusculum (4) | 59–47 | Lincoln Memorial | |
| 2022 | Carson-Newman (3) | 83–58 | Anderson (SC) | |
| 2023 | Lenoir–Rhyne (3) | 63–59 | Anderson (SC) | |
| 2017 | Wingate (10) | 85–69 | Carson-Newman |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | class=unsortable | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 10–7 | 17 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024 | |
| Tusculum | 4–4 | 8 | 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021 | |
| Presbyterian | 4–1 | 5 | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
| Carson–Newman | 3–5 | 8 | 2005, 2013, 2022 | |
| Catawba | 3–2 | 5 | 1993, 2001, 2004 | |
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 3–1 | 4 | 2003, 2009, 2023 | |
| Newberry | 3–1 | 4 | 2006, 2007, 2015 | |
| Anderson (SC) | 2–5 | 7 | 2013, 2019 | |
| Mars Hill | 1–2 | 3 | 2002 | |
| Gardner–Webb | 0–3 | 3 | ||
| Lincoln Memorial | 0–2 | 2 | ||
| Elon | 0–1 | 1 |