Gulf South Conference women's basketball tournament

The Gulf South Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Gulf South Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1983, except for a two-year hiatus during 1990 and 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

Gulf South Conference women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1983–1989, 1992–present
Current championWest Georgia (3rd)
Most championshipsDelta State (16)
Official websiteGSC women's basketball
Host stadiums
Pete Hanna Center (2013–2020)
DeSoto Civic Center (2007–2011)
BancorpSouth Center (2001–2006)
Campus venues (1983–1989, 1992–1999, 2021)
Host locations
Homewood, Alabama (2013–2020)
Southaven, Mississippi (2007–2011)
Tupelo, Mississippi (2001–2006)
Campus sites (1983–1989, 1992–1999, 2021)

The winner receives the Gulf South's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.

Results

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Year Champions Score Runner-up Venue
1983 Valdosta State 85–83 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1984 Valdosta State 71–70 North Alabama Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
1985 North Alabama 67–66 Valdosta State PE Complex (Valdosta, GA)
1986 Delta State 87–69 Valdosta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1987 Delta State 93–53 Livingston Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1988 Delta State 98–69 Jacksonville State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1989 Delta State 77–72 (2OT) West Georgia Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1990 Tournament not held
1991
1992 West Georgia 64–52 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1993 Jacksonville State 67–65 Delta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1994 West Georgia 78–70 Lincoln Memorial Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
1995 Delta State 86–64 Mississippi College Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1996 Delta State 86–68 Central Arkansas PE Complex (Valdosta, GA)
1997 Delta State 76–53 Valdosta State Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1998 Arkansas Tech 70–64 West Florida UWF Field House (Pensacola, FL)
1999 Delta State 63–59 Arkansas Tech Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
2000 Delta State 70–66 Arkansas Tech Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
2001 Delta State 60–52 Arkansas Tech BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2002 Delta State 53–47 Arkansas Tech BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2003 Arkansas Tech 56–43 Central Arkansas BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2004 Henderson State 53–52 (OT) Delta State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2005 Central Arkansas 66–65 Valdosta State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2006 Delta State 64–53 Henderson State BancorpSouth Center (Tupelo, MS)
2007 Delta State 64–53 Henderson State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2008 Delta State 80–61 Arkansas Tech DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2009 Delta State 53–51 Arkansas–Monticello DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2010 Arkansas Tech 75–73 (2OT) Delta State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2011 Arkansas Tech 73–62 Delta State DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2012 West Alabama 86–74 Alabama–Huntsville Landers Center (Southaven, MS)
2013 Alabama–Huntsville 82–59 West Alabama Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2014 West Florida 67–59 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2015 Union (TN) 62–50 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2016 Delta State 69–63 (OT) Union (TN) Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2017 Valdosta State 91–79 (OT) West Florida Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2018 Union (TN) 66–54 West Florida Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2019 Lee 81–73 Valdosta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2020 Union (TN) 69–67 Delta State Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2021 Union (TN) 70–56 Lee AUM Basketball Complex (Montgomery, AL)
2022 Union (TN) 58–44 Lee Pete Hanna Center (Homewood, AL)
2023 Union (TN) 76–68 Lee
2024 West Georgia 75–69 Alabama–Huntsville

Championship records

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School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Delta State 16–9 25 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016
Union (TN) 6–1 7 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Arkansas Tech 4–5 9 1998, 2003, 2010, 2011
Valdosta State 3–5 8 1983, 1984, 2017
West Georgia 3–1 4 1992, 1994, 2024
Lee 1–3 4 2019
West Florida 1–3 4 2014
Alabama–Huntsville 1–2 3 2013
West Alabama
(Livingston)
1–2 3 2012
Central Arkansas 1–2 3 2005
Henderson State 1–2 3 2004
Jacksonville State 1–1 2 1993
North Alabama 1–1 2 1985
Mississippi College 0–1 1
Arkansas–Monticello 0–1 1
Lincoln Memorial 0–1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gulf South Conference Women's Basketball History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. Gulf South Conference. 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.