Conference USA women's basketball tournament
(Redirected from 2006 Conference USA women's basketball tournament)
The Conference USA women's basketball tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I women's basketball.
| Conference USA women's basketball tournament | |
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| Conference basketball championship | |
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| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 10 (as of 2024–25) |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Propst Arena |
| Current location | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5) |
| Most championships | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders & Tulane Green Wave (5) |
| Official website | ConferenceUSA.com |
The tournament has been played every year since the inception of Conference USA in 1996. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Tournament champions
edit| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Site | MVP |
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| 1996 | Memphis | 93–87 (OT) | DePaul | Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Keeta Matthews, Memphis |
| 1997 | Tulane | 76–53 | Marquette | Alumni Hall, Chicago, Illinois | Mary Lowry, Tulane |
| 1998 | Memphis | 79–75 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky | LaTonya Johnson, Memphis |
| 1999 | Tulane | 58–44 | Cincinnati | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Grace Daley, Tulane |
| 2000 | Tulane | 73–70 | UAB | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | Janell Burse, Tulane |
| 2001 | Tulane | 63–50 | Cincinnati | U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Valerie King, Cincinnati |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | 68–56 | Tulane | DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois | Valerie King, Cincinnati |
| 2003 | TCU | 85–76 (OT) | Cincinnati | The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee | Sandora Irvin, TCU |
| 2004 | Houston | 86–75 | TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas | Chandi Jones, Houston |
| 2005 | TCU | 60–41 | Louisville | Dale F. Halton Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | Sandora Irvin, TCU |
| 2006 | Tulsa | 55–52 | Rice | Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas | Jillian Robbins, Tulsa |
| 2007 | East Carolina | 79–70 | Rice | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | LaCoya Terry, East Carolina |
| 2008 | SMU | 73–57 | UTEP | UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida | Janielle Dodds, SMU |
| 2009 | UCF | 65–54 (OT) | Southern Miss | Fogelman Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana | Emma Cannon, UCF |
| 2010 | Tulane | 62–54 | UAB | Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Danielle Nunn, Tulane |
| 2011 | UCF | 85–73 | Tulane | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas |
Jelisa Caldwell, UCF |
| 2012 | UTEP | 69–65 | Tulane | FedExForum Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis, Tennessee |
Gloria Brown, UTEP |
| 2013 | Tulsa | 75–66 | UCF | BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | 84–55 | Tulsa | Don Haskins Center Memorial Gym, El Paso, Texas |
Ebony Rowe, Middle Tennessee |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 60–57 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Alexis Govan, Western Kentucky |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 70–54 | Old Dominion | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 67–56 | Southern Miss | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama | Kendall Noble, Western Kentucky |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 72–57 | UAB | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Tashia Brown, Western Kentucky |
| 2019 | Rice | 69–54 | Middle Tennessee | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Nancy Mulkey, Rice |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 68–65 | Rice | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 68–63 | Louisiana Tech | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 82-70 | Western Kentucky | The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas | Jalynn Gregory, Middle Tennessee |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 67–51 | Liberty | Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama | Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee |
| 2025 | Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama | ||||
Tournament Championships by School
editCurrent members
editMembers as of July 1, 2024. Kennesaw State, in italics, will play its first CUSA season in 2024–25.
| School | Championships | Years |
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| Middle Tennessee | 5
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2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
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| Western Kentucky | 3
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2015, 2017, 2018
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| UTEP | 1
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2012
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| FIU | 0
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| Jacksonville State | 0
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| Kennesaw State | 0
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| Liberty | 0
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| Louisiana Tech | 0
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| New Mexico State | 0
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| Sam Houston | 0
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Former members
editFormer members that have won the tournament as of July 1, 2024.
| School | Championships | Years |
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| Tulane | 5
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1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010
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| Memphis | 2
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1996, 1998
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| TCU | 2
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2003, 2005
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| Tulsa | 2
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2006, 2013
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| UCF | 2
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2009, 2011
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| Charlotte | 1
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2022
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| Cincinnati | 1
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2002
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| East Carolina | 1
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2007
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| Houston | 1
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2004
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| Rice | 1
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2019
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| SMU | 1
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2008
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