The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1980–present |
| Current champion | Gannon (4th) |
| Most championships | California (7) |
| Official website | PSAC women's basketball |
The tournament has been held each year since 1980.
The winner, named conference champion, receives the PSAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
edit| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Cheyney State | 85–35 | Slippery Rock State |
| 1981 | Cheyney State | 85–53 | Slippery Rock State |
| 1982 | Cheyney State | 92–33 | Slippery Rock State |
| 1983 | Cheyney | 89–38 | Slippery Rock |
| 1984 | Millersville | 69–54 | Shippensburg |
| 1985 | Lock Haven | 75–67 | East Stroudsburg |
| 1986 | Slippery Rock | 74–58 | East Stroudsburg |
| 1987 | Millersville | 56–55 | Lock Haven |
| 1988 | Indiana | 68–50 | Millersville |
| 1989 | Lock Haven | 70–62 | Edinboro |
| 1990 | Edinboro | 77–67 | Lock Haven |
| 1991 | Clarion | 87–71 | Lock Haven |
| 1992 | Bloomsburg | 70–40 | Edinboro |
| 1993 | Clarion | 104–81 | Edinboro |
| 1994 | Clarion | 71–69 | California |
| 1995 | East Stroudsburg | 80–71 | Clarion |
| 1996 | Shippensburg | 87–67 | Slippery Rock |
| 1997 | Shippensburg | 89–74 | Edinboro |
| 1998 | Shippensburg | 89–80 (OT) | Edinboro |
| 1999 | Shippensburg | 92–85 | Indiana |
| 2000 | Shippensburg | 83–57 | Millersville |
| 2001 | Shippensburg | 86–71 | California |
| 2002 | California | 63–60 | Millersville |
| 2003 | California | 58–54 | West Chester |
| 2004 | California | 87–54 | Shippensburg |
| 2005 | Millersville | 76–71 | California |
| 2006 | California | 63–59 | Edinboro |
| 2007 | Indiana | 63–53 | California |
| 2008 | Indiana | 67–63 | California |
| 2009 | Indiana | 60–51 (OT) | California |
| 2010 | Gannon | 77–68 | California |
| 2011 | Edinboro | 75–58 | California |
| 2012 | Edinboro | 74–58 | Bloomsburg |
| 2013 | Bloomsburg | 74–57 | Gannon |
| 2014 | Edinboro | 86–76 | Gannon |
| 2015 | California | 86–70 | West Chester |
| 2016 | California | 62–52 | Indiana |
| 2017 | Indiana | 84–79 | California |
| 2018 | Edinboro | 77–66 | Millersville |
| 2019 | Indiana | 72–57 | Kutztown |
| 2020 | Gannon | 50–40 | Indiana |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Gannon | 59–47 | California |
| 2023 | California | 75–63 | Gannon |
| 2024 | Gannon | 80–65 | Lock Haven |
Championship records
edit| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| California (PA) | 7–10 | 17 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
| Shippensburg | 6–2 | 8 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Indiana (PA) | 6–3 | 9 | 1988, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2019 |
| Edinboro | 5–6 | 11 | 1990, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| Gannon | 4–3 | 7 | 2010, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Cheyney | 4–0 | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Millersville | 3–4 | 7 | 1984, 1987, 2005 |
| Clarion | 3–1 | 4 | 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Bloomsburg | 2–1 | 3 | 1992, 2013 |
| Lock Haven | 2–4 | 6 | 1985, 1989 |
| East Stroudsburg | 1–2 | 3 | 1995 |
| Slippery Rock | 1–5 | 6 | 1986 |
| Kutztown | 0–1 | 1 | |
| West Chester | 0–2 | 2 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are former PSAC members.
- Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Pitt–Johnstown, Seton Hill, and Shepherd have not yet qualified for the PSAC tournament finals.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PSAC Women's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. PSAC. 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.