| Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | College basketball |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 8 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current Stadium: | The Legacy Center |
| Current Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Years: | 1983, 1988–present |
| Most Recent: | 2024 |
| Current Champion: | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Most Championships: | Stephen F. Austin (16) |
| Television: | ESPN+ / ESPNU |
| Website: | Southland.org Women's Basketball |
| Sponsors: | Jersey Mike's Subs |
The Southland Conference's Women’s Basketball Tournament began in 1983, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. There was no tournament from 1984-1987, but in 1988 the season-ending tradition returned for good, with a format much as in the men's tournament, with opening rounds at the home court of the higher seed, and a designated location thereafter.
Starting in 2007, both the men's and women's tournaments were played at the same neutral site, for all rounds.[1]
The tournament was held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas from 2008 to 2022. Starting in 2023, the event moved to The Legacy Center on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, reportedly as part of a deal that kept McNeese in the Southland after it had been courted by Conference USA and nearly joined the Western Athletic Conference.[2] An extension to 2029 for The Legacy Center to serve as the basketball tournament venue was announced on August 29, 2023.[3]
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | MVP | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Louisiana-Monroe | 94–81 | Eun Jung Lee, Louisiana-Monroe | Monroe, Louisiana | ||
| 1984 | No Tournament Held. | |||||
| 1985 | ||||||
| 1986 | ||||||
| 1987 | ||||||
| 1988 | Stephen F. Austin | 92–85 | Mozell Brooks, Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, Texas | ||
| 1989 | Stephen F. Austin | 82–73 | Portia Hill, Stephen F. Austin | |||
| 1990 | Stephen F. Austin | 93–83 | Northwestern State | Pam Hudson, Northwestern State | ||
| 1991 | Stephen F. Austin | 70–58 | Louisiana-Monroe | Stacey Jackson, Stephen F. Austin | ||
| 1992 | Stephen F. Austin | 77–58 | Northwestern State | Lori Davis, Stephen F. Austin | ||
| 1993 | Stephen F. Austin | 77–75 | Northwestern State | Deneen Parker, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX | |
| 1994 | Stephen F. Austin | 73–65 | Louisiana-Monroe | Trenia Tillis, Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | |
| 1995 | Stephen F. Austin | 68–60 | Northwestern State | Latonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| 1996 | Stephen F. Austin | 76–58 | Latonia Bonnett, Stephen F. Austin | Shreveport, LA | ||
| 1997 | Texas State | 77–65 | Stephen F. Austin | Jerri Cooper, Texas State | ||
| 1998 | Stephen F. Austin | 84–52 | Louisiana-Monroe | Katrina Price, Stephen F. Austin | ||
| 1999 | Stephen F. Austin | 90–77 | Northwestern State | Anitra Davis, Stephen F. Austin | ||
| 2000 | Stephen F. Austin | 79–68 | Northwestern State | Shawnta Johnson, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Shreveport, LA | |
| 2001 | Stephen F. Austin | 82–73 | Northwestern State | Latisha Prater, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Bossier City, Louisiana | |
| 2002 | Stephen F. Austin | 76–52 | Northwestern State | Amy Collins, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, TX | |
| 2003 | Texas State | 68–56 | Tori Talbert, Texas State | campus sites, final played in San Antonio, Texas | ||
| 2004 | Northwestern State | 78–71 | Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball | Texas–Arlington | Tori Talbert, Texas State | campus sites, final played in Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 2005 | Texas–Arlington | 69–54 | Louisiana-Monroe | Terra Wallace, Texas-Arlington | campus sites, final played in Monroe, Louisiana | |
| 2006 | Stephen F. Austin | 56–48 | Texas–San Antonio | LaToya Mills, Stephen F. Austin | campus sites, final played in Nacogdoches, Texas | |
| 2007 | Texas-Arlington | 68–47 | Stephen F. Austin | Terra Wallace, Texas-Arlington | ||
| 2008 | Texas–San Antonio | 65–56 | Monica Gibbs, Texas–San Antonio | |||
| 2009 | Texas–San Antonio | 74–63 | Texas–Arlington | Onika Anderson, Texas–San Antonio | ||
| 2010 | Lamar | 86–59 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Darika Hill, Lamar | ||
| 2011 | McNeese State | 71–50 | Ashlyn Baggett, McNeese | |||
| 2012 | McNeese State | 60–56 | Stephen F. Austin | Caitlyn Baggett, McNeese | ||
| Oral Roberts | 72–66 | Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts | ||||
| Northwestern State | 62–44 | Stephen F. Austin | Trudy Armstead, Northwestern State | |||
| Northwestern State | 58–50 | Beatrice Attura, Northwestern State | ||||
| Central Arkansas | 69–62 | Angela Beadle, Sam Houston State | ||||
| Central Arkansas | 60–30 | Stephen F. Austin | Maggie Proffitt, Central Arkansas | |||
| Nicholls State | 69–65 | Cassidy Barrios, Nicholls | ||||
| Abilene Christian | 69–68 | Breanna Wright, Abilene Christian | ||||
| Canceled due to COVID-19. | ||||||
| 56–45 | Aaliyah Johnson, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX | ||||
| Incarnate Word | 56–52OT | Tiana Gardner, Incarnate Word | ||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 66–57 | Hailey Giaratano, Southeastern Louisiana | The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 68–61 | Paige Allen, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | ||||
| 2025 | ||||||
| 2026 | ||||||
| 2027 | ||||||
| 2028 | ||||||
| 2029 | ||||||
| Member | Championships | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021 | ||
| Northwestern State | 2004, 2014, 2015 | ||
| Texas State | 1997, 2003 | ||
| UT Arlington | 2005, 2007 | ||
| UTSA | 2008, 2009 | ||
| McNeese | 2011, 2012 | ||
| Central Arkansas | 2016, 2017 | ||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 1983 | ||
| Lamar | 2010 | ||
| Oral Roberts | 2013 | ||
| Nicholls | 2018 | ||
| Abilene Christian | 2019 | ||
| Incarnate Word | 2022 | ||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2023 | ||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 2024 | ||
| TOTAL |