Annual college basketball tournament
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
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-up
MVP
Site
1980
Tennessee
85–71
Ole Miss
Jill Rankin, TN
Stokely Athletic Center , Knoxville, Tennessee
1981
Auburn
61–50
Alabama
Becky Jackson, AUB
LSU Assembly Center , Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1982
Kentucky
80–74
Tennessee
Valerie Still , KY
Memorial Coliseum , Lexington, Kentucky
1983
Georgia
72–69
Ole Miss
Teresa Edwards , GA
Stokely Athletic Center , Knoxville, Tennessee
1984
Georgia
74–65
Alabama
Cassandra Crumpton, GA
Georgia Coliseum , Athens, Georgia
1985
Tennessee
63–60
Auburn
Sheila Collins, TN
Various Campus Sites
1986
Georgia
94–72
LSU
Katrina McClain , GA
Georgia Coliseum , Athens, Georgia
1987
Auburn
83–57
Georgia
Vickie Orr , AUB
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1988
Tennessee
73–70
Auburn
Bridgette Gordon , TN
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1989
Tennessee
66–51
Auburn
Bridgette Gordon , TN (2)
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1990
Auburn
78–77
Tennessee
Carolyn Jones , AUB
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1991
LSU
80–75
Tennessee
Pokey Chatman , LSU
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1992
Tennessee
73–66
Georgia
Dena Head , TN
Albany Civic Center , Albany, Georgia
1993
Vanderbilt
76–64
Georgia
Maura Cunningham, VAN
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1994
Tennessee
82–57
Vanderbilt
Tiffany Woosley , TN
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1995
Vanderbilt
67–61
Tennessee
Sheri Sam , VAN
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1996
Tennessee
64–60
Alabama
Dominique Canty , ALA
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1997
Auburn
52–47
Florida
Laticia Morris, AUB
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1998
Tennessee
67–63
Alabama
Chamique Holdsclaw , TN
Columbus Civic Center , Columbus, Georgia
1999
Tennessee
85–69
Georgia
Chamique Holdsclaw , TN (2)
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
2000
Tennessee
70–67
Mississippi State
LaToya Thomas , MSST
McKenzie Arena , Chattanooga, Tennessee
2001
Georgia
62–60
Vanderbilt
Chantelle Anderson , VAN
The Pyramid , Memphis, Tennessee
2002
Vanderbilt
63–48
LSU
Zuzana Klimešová , VAN
Gaylord Entertainment Center , Nashville, Tennessee
2003
LSU
78–62
Tennessee
Temeka Johnson , LSU
Alltel Arena , North Little Rock, Arkansas
2004
Vanderbilt
62–56
Georgia
Carla Thomas , VAN
Gaylord Entertainment Center , Nashville, Tennessee
2005
Tennessee
67–65
LSU
Shyra Ely , TN
Bi-Lo Center , Greenville, South Carolina
2006
Tennessee
63–62
LSU
Candace Parker , TN
Alltel Arena , North Little Rock, Arkansas
2007
Vanderbilt
51–45
LSU
Carla Thomas , VAN (2)
Arena at Gwinnett Center , Duluth, Georgia
2008
Tennessee
61–55
LSU
Candace Parker , TN (2)
Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2009
Vanderbilt
61–54
Auburn
Christina Wirth , VAN
Alltel Arena , North Little Rock, Arkansas
2010
Tennessee
70–62
Kentucky
Alyssia Brewer, TN
Arena at Gwinnett Center , Duluth, Georgia
2011
Tennessee
90–65
Kentucky
Shekinna Stricklen , TN
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville, Tennessee
2012
Tennessee
70–58
LSU
Glory Johnson , TN
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville, Tennessee
2013
Texas A&M
75–67
Kentucky
Kelsey Bone , TXA&M
Arena at Gwinnett Center , Duluth, Georgia
2014
Tennessee
71–70
Kentucky
Isabelle Harrison , TN
Arena at Gwinnett Center , Duluth, Georgia
2015
South Carolina
62–46
Tennessee
Aleighsa Welch, SC
Verizon Arena , North Little Rock, Arkansas
2016
South Carolina
66–52
Mississippi State
Tiffany Mitchell , SC
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena , Jacksonville, Florida
2017
South Carolina
59–49
Mississippi State
A'ja Wilson , SC
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2018
South Carolina
62–51
Mississippi State
A'ja Wilson , SC (2)
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville, Tennessee
2019
Mississippi State
101–70
Arkansas
Teaira McCowan , MSST
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2020
South Carolina
76–62
Mississippi State
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan , SC
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2021
South Carolina
67–62
Georgia
Aliyah Boston , SC
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2022
Kentucky
64–62
South Carolina
Rhyne Howard , KY
Bridgestone Arena , Nashville, Tennessee
2023
South Carolina
74–58
Tennessee
Aliyah Boston , SC (2)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2024
South Carolina
79–72
LSU
MiLaysia Fulwiley , SC
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2025
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2026
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2027
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
2028
Bon Secours Wellness Arena , Greenville, South Carolina
Tournament championships by school
School
Championships
Years
Tennessee
17
1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
South Carolina
8
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Vanderbilt
6
1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009
Auburn
4
1981, 1987, 1990, 1997
Georgia
4
1983, 1984, 1986, 2001
LSU
2
1991, 2003
Kentucky
2
1982, 2022
Mississippi State
1
2019
Texas A&M
1
2013
Alabama
0
Arkansas
0
Florida
0
Ole Miss
0
Missouri
0
References
^ "Championships: SEC Champions" (PDF) . 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide . Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved 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.
^ "Through the Years: SEC Champions" (PDF) . 2012–13 SEC Men's Basketball Media Guide . Southeastern Conference. p. 67. Retrieved 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.
Teams Championships & awards Conference challenges Seasons
NCAA women's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Conference postseason Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Postseason
Division III