Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
| Big West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Lee's Family Forum |
| Current location | Henderson, NV |
| Played | 1984–present |
| Last contest | 2026 |
| Current champion | UC San Diego |
| Most championships | UCSB (14) |
| TV partner | ESPN+ |
The Big West Conference women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big West Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The women's tournament has been played every year since 1983.
Tournament champions
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UNLV | 90–55 | UC Irvine | UNLV[a] |
| 1985 | UNLV | 61–60 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine |
| 1986 | UNLV | 99–89 | Long Beach State | First Round at Long Beach State L.A. Forum (Inglewood, California) |
| 1987 | Long Beach State | 98–57 | UNLV | L.A. Forum (Inglewood, California) |
| 1988 | Long Beach State | 79–58 | UNLV | |
| 1989 | Long Beach State | 89–81 | UNLV | Opening qualifying game at Long Beach State Long Beach Arena (Long Beach, California) |
| 1990 | UNLV | 67–64 | Long Beach State | Long Beach Arena (Long Beach, California) |
| 1991 | Long Beach State | 71–60 | Cal State Fullerton | |
| 1992 | UCSB | 68–60 | Long Beach State | |
| 1993 | UCSB | 80–77 | Hawai'i | |
| 1994 | UNLV | 78–60 | Hawai'i | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) |
| 1995 | UC Irvine | 65–53 | Pacific | |
| 1996 | Hawai'i | 68–64 | Pacific | Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
| 1997 | UCSB | 81–66 | UC Irvine | |
| 1998 | UCSB | 86–69 | Boise State | |
| 1999 | UCSB | 94–67 | Long Beach State | |
| 2000 | UCSB | 79–69 | Long Beach State | |
| 2001 | UCSB | 79–76 | Long Beach State | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2002 | UCSB | 64–53 | Pacific | |
| 2003 | UCSB | 68–50 | Pacific | |
| 2004 | UCSB | 68–51 | Idaho | |
| 2005 | UCSB | 74–66 | Idaho | |
| 2006 | UC Riverside | 59–58 | UCSB | |
| 2007 | UC Riverside | 70–67 | UCSB | |
| 2008 | UCSB | 74–59 | UC Davis | |
| 2009 | UCSB | 64–57 | Cal Poly SLO | |
| 2010 | UC Riverside | 71–67 | UC Davis | |
| 2011 | UC Davis | 66–49 | Cal Poly | Opening round at campus sites, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2012 | UCSB | 63–54 | Long Beach State | |
| 2013 | Cal Poly | 63–49 | Pacific | Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2014 | Cal State Northridge | 73–58 | Cal Poly | |
| 2015 | Cal State Northridge | 67–60 | Hawai'i | First two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2016 | Hawai'i | 78–59 | UC Davis | First two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2017 | Long Beach State | 56–55 | UCSB | First two rounds at Walter Pyramid, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2018 | Cal State Northridge | 63–55 | UC Davis | First two rounds at Titan Gym, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2019 | UC Davis | 58–50 | Hawai'i | First two rounds at Bren Events Center, semifinals and finals at Honda Center (Anaheim, California) |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| 2021 | UC Davis | 61–42 | UC Irvine | Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, Nevada) |
| 2022 | Hawai'i | 59–48 | UC Irvine | Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada) |
| 2023 | Hawai'i | 61–59 | UCSB | |
| 2024 | UC Irvine | 53–39 | UC Davis | |
| 2025 | UC San Diego | 75–66 | UC Davis | Lee's Family Forum (Henderson, Nevada) |
| 2026 | UC San Diego | 60–48 | Hawai'i | |
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
- ^ 1984 Tournament was played at location of highest remaining seed.
Performance by school
| School | Championships | Championship Years |
|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 14
|
1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| UNLV | 5
|
1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| Long Beach State | 5
|
1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2017 |
| Hawai'i | 4
|
1996, 2016, 2022, 2023 |
| Cal State Northridge | 3
|
2014, 2015, 2018 |
| UC Davis | 3
|
2011, 2019, 2021 |
| UC Riverside | 3
|
2006, 2007, 2010 |
| UC Irvine | 2
|
1995, 2024 |
| UC San Diego | 2
|
2025, 2026 |
| Cal Poly | 1
|
2013 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0
|
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| Cal State Bakersfield | 0
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- Teams in pink represent former conference members. UC Davis and Hawaii plan to leave in 2026 while UC San Diego plans to leave in 2027.