NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship

NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship
Founded 1975
Number of teams 24
Current champions Gulf Coast State College Commodores
Most successful club(s) Trinity Valley CC (8)

The NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship is an American intercollegiate basketball tournament conducted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. The tournament has been held since 1975.[1] The most successful program, Trinity Valley Community College, has won the tournament eight times, including three straight championships from 2012-2015. From 1998-2014, the tournament was hosted at Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas.[2] The 2016-2018 tournaments will be held at Rip Griffin Center, on the campus of former NJCAA member Lubbock Christian University, in Lubbock, Texas.[2]

Format

The tournament consists of 24 teams with 8 teams receiving a bye in the first round.

Championships

NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship results[1]
Year Winner Score Opponent Venue
1975 Temple College 59-58 North Iowa Area Community College
1976 Seminole State College (OK) 83-74 Jackson College
1977 Panola College 69-68 Seminole State College (OK)
1978 Panola College 67-63 East Mississippi Community College
1979 Northern Oklahoma College 74-52 Tyler Junior College
1980 Truett-McConnell College 63-61 Cloud County Community College
1981 Louisburg College 65-63 Moberly Area Community College
1982 Moberly Area Community College 73-72 Louisburg College
1983 Northwest Mississippi Community College 75-69 Cumberland County College
1984 Roane State Community College 69-53 Northwest Mississippi Community College
1985 Connors State College 73-71 Odessa College
1986 Odessa College 80-69 Northeast Mississippi Community College
1987 Northeast Mississippi Community College 68-64 St. Gregory's University
1988 Kilgore College 78-71 John A. Logan College
1989 Central Arizona College 77-57 Connors State (OK)
1990 Kilgore College 84-75 Barton Community College
1991 Odessa College 88-83 Palm Beach State College
1992 Louisburg College 104-89 College of Central Florida
1993 Kilgore College 104-99 Louisburg College
1994 Trinity Valley Community College 104-95 University of Arkansas – Fort Smith
1995 University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 82-75 Trinity Valley Community College
1996 Trinity Valley Community College 69-55 Independence Community College
1997 Trinity Valley Community College 79-69 College of Central Florida
1998 Central Arizona 76-63 Trinity Valley Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
1999 Trinity Valley Community College 77-53 Central Arizona College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2000 Tyler Junior College 57-39 Southwestern Illinois College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2001 Cloud County Community College 71-56 Midland College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2002 Seward County Community College 87-80 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2003 Gulf Coast State College 81-42 Western Nebraska Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2004 Trinity Valley Community College 77-66 Gulf Coast State College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2005 Central Arizona College 83-50 College of Southern Idaho Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2006 Monroe Community College 76-64 Odessa College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2007 Odessa College 73-50 Central Arizona College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2008 Gulf Coast State College 62-61 Central Arizona Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2009 Central Arizona College 78-71 Jefferson College (Missouri) Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2010 Gulf Coast State College 83-61 Jefferson College (Missouri) Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2011 North Idaho College 90-81 Trinity Valley Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2012 Trinity Valley Community College 69-55 Hutchinson Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2013 Trinity Valley Community College 83-71 Central Arizona College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2014 Trinity Valley Community College 65-46 Hutchinson Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2015 Chipola College 54-46 Hutchinson Community College Bicentennial Center • Salina, KS
2016 Gulf Coast State College 63-47 Trinity Valley Community College Rip Griffin Center • Lubbock, TX
2017 Rip Griffin Center • Lubbock, TX
2018 Rip Griffin Center • Lubbock, TX

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
  2. 1 2 "NJCAA moving women's finals to Lubbock". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

External links

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