Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament
The Summit League women's basketball tournament has existed since 1993. The winner of the tournament receives the Summit League's automatic bid into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
The Summit League was known as Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU) from 1982–1989 and Mid-Continent Conference from 1989–2007.
Tournament champions
| Year | Champion (seed) | Score | Runner-up (seed) | Most valuable player |
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| 2015–16 | South Dakota State (2) | 61-55 | South Dakota (1) | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2014–15 | South Dakota State (2) | 72-57 | South Dakota (1) | Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota |
| 2013–14 | South Dakota (4) | 82-71 | Denver (6) | Polly Harrington, South Dakota |
| 2012–13 | South Dakota State (1) | 56–53 | USD (3) | Ashley Eide, South Dakota State |
| 2011–12 | South Dakota State (1) | 78–77 OT | UMKC (3) | Jennie Sunnarborg, South Dakota State |
| 2010–11 | South Dakota State (3) | 61–54 | Oakland (4) | Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State |
| 2009–10 | South Dakota State (3) | 79–75 OT | Oral Roberts (1) | Maria Boever, South Dakota State |
| 2008–09 | South Dakota State (1) | 79–69 | Oakland (2) | Jennifer Warkenthien, South Dakota State |
| 2007–08 | Oral Roberts (4) | 66–53 | IUPUI (3) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2006–07 | Oral Roberts (3) | 72–55 | Oakland (1) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2005–06 | Oakland (6) | 65–56 | Western Illinois (1) | Anne Hafeli, Oakland |
| 2004–05 | Oral Roberts (4) | 48–42 | UMKC (7) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2003–04 | Valparaiso (2) | 64–63 | Oral Roberts (4) | Leah Cannon, Oral Roberts |
| 2002–03 | Valparaiso (4) | 48–46 | Oakland (6) | Katie Boone, Valparaiso |
| 2001–02 | Oakland (2) | 52–40 | Valparaiso (1) | Sarah Judd, Oakland |
| 2000–01 | Oral Roberts (2) | 61–46 | Oakland (1) | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 1999–00 | Youngstown State (2) | 73–57 | Valparaiso (4) | Brianne Kenneally, Youngstown State |
| 1998–99 | Oral Roberts (4) | 57–52 | Youngstown State (2) | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 1997–98 | Youngstown State (1) | 78–69 | Valparaiso (2) | Sarrah Stricklett, Valparaiso |
| 1996–97 | Troy State (1) | 89–75 | Youngstown State (2) | Samantha Tomlinson, Troy State |
| 1995–96 | Youngstown State (1) | 53–43 | Buffalo (2) | Shannon Beach, Youngstown State |
| 1994–95 | Western Illinois (1) | 73–60 | Youngstown State (2) | Oberon Pitterson, Western Illinois |
| 1993–94 | Wisconsin–Green Bay (2) | 73–70 | Northern Illinois (1) | E. C. Hill, Northern Illinois |
| 1992–93 | Northern Illinois (1) | 75–58 | Wisconsin–Green Bay (2) | Dawn Schirmacher, Wisconsin–Green Bay |
Tournament wins by school
| School | Championships | Winning years |
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| South Dakota State |
7 |
2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 |
| Oral Roberts |
5 |
2008, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1999 |
| Youngstown State |
3 |
2000, 1998, 1996 |
| Oakland |
2 |
2006, 2002 |
| Valparaiso |
2 |
2004, 2003 |
| Northern Illinois |
1 |
1993 |
| South Dakota |
1 |
2014 |
| Troy State |
1 |
1997 |
| Wisconsin–Green Bay |
1 |
1994 |
| Western Illinois |
1 |
1995 |
Teams in bold are currently in the Summit League. Oral Roberts left for the Southland Conference after the 2011–12 season, but returned for 2014–15.
Tournament locations
| Year | Location | Notes |
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| 1993 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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| 1994 |
DeKalb, Illinois |
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| 1995 |
Macomb, Illinois |
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| 1996 |
Buffalo, New York |
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| 1997 |
Buffalo, New York |
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| 1998 |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 1999 |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 2000 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2001 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2002 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2003 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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| 2004 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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| 2005 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2006 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2007 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2008 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2009 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2010 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2011 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2012 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2013 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2014 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2015 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Highest attended Division I women's conference championship title game to date (6,926)[1] |
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See also
References
Summit League championships |
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NCAA women's college basketball tournaments (United States) |
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| Division I
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| Division I
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| Division II and III
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