The South Atlantic Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the South Atlantic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
| Year
|
Champions
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
| 1991
|
Wingate
|
71–68
|
Gardner–Webb
|
| 1992
|
Wingate (2)
|
70–69
|
Gardner–Webb
|
| 1993
|
Catawba
|
60–57
|
Wingate
|
| 1994
|
Wingate (3)
|
73–62
|
Mars Hill
|
| 1995
|
Presbyterian
|
74–68
|
Carson-Newman
|
| 1996
|
Wingate (4)
|
69–67 (OT)
|
Mars Hill
|
| 1997
|
Wingate (5)
|
71–56
|
Elon
|
| 1998
|
Presbyterian (2)
|
79–54
|
Carson-Newman
|
| 1999
|
Presbyterian (3)
|
69–66
|
Carson-Newman
|
| 2000
|
Presbyterian (4)
|
72–52
|
Gardner–Webb
|
| 2001
|
Catawba (2)
|
82–72
|
Wingate
|
| 2002
|
Mars Hill
|
85–71
|
Presbyterian
|
| 2003
|
Lenoir-Rhyne
|
77–75
|
Catawba
|
| 2004
|
Catawba (3)
|
74–70
|
Wingate
|
| 2005
|
Carson-Newman
|
64–43
|
Wingate
|
| 2006
|
Newberry
|
57–50
|
Tusculum
|
| 2007
|
Newberry (2)
|
67–62
|
Carson-Newman
|
| 2008
|
Wingate (6)
|
76–74
|
Tusculum
|
| 2009
|
Lenoir-Rhyne (2)
|
66–57
|
Tusculum
|
| 2010
|
Tusculum
|
67–55
|
Newberry
|
| 2011
|
Tusculum (2)
|
77–66
|
Wingate
|
| 2012
|
Wingate†
|
65–41
|
Catawba
|
| 2013
|
Anderson
|
55–52
|
Tusculum
|
| 2014
|
Wingate (7)
|
77–73
|
Lenoir-Rhyne
|
| 2015
|
Newberry (3)
|
64–58
|
Anderson
|
| 2016
|
Wingate (8)
|
67–61
|
Anderson
|
| 2017
|
Wingate (9)
|
81–61
|
Lincoln Memorial
|
| 2018
|
Carson-Newman (2)
|
79–70
|
Wingate
|
| 2019
|
Anderson (2)
|
62–60
|
Wingate
|
| 2020
|
Tusculum (3)
|
61–49
|
Anderson
|
| 2021
|
Tusculum (4)
|
59–47
|
Lincoln Memorial
|
| 2022
|
Carson-Newman (3)
|
83–58
|
Anderson (SC)
|
| 2023
|
Lenoir–Rhyne (3)
|
63–59
|
Anderson (SC)
|
| 2024
|
Wingate (10)
|
85–69
|
Carson-Newman
|
| 2025
|
Anderson (3)
|
64–58
|
Coker
|
Notes
- † Wingate's championship from 2012 has been vacated.
Championship records
| School
|
Finals Record
|
Finals Appearances
|
Years
|
| Wingate
|
10–7
|
17
|
1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024
|
| Tusculum
|
4–4
|
8
|
2010, 2011, 2020, 2021
|
| Presbyterian
|
4–1
|
5
|
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000
|
| Anderson (SC)
|
3–5
|
8
|
2013, 2019, 2025
|
| Carson–Newman
|
3–5
|
8
|
2005, 2013, 2022
|
| Catawba
|
3–2
|
5
|
1993, 2001, 2004
|
| Lenoir–Rhyne
|
3–1
|
4
|
2003, 2009, 2023
|
| Newberry
|
3–1
|
4
|
2006, 2007, 2015
|
| Mars Hill
|
1–2
|
3
|
2002
|
| Gardner–Webb
|
0–3
|
3
|
|
| Lincoln Memorial
|
0–2
|
2
|
|
| Coker
|
0–1
|
1
|
|
| Elon
|
0–1
|
1
|
|
See also
References
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| Full members | | |
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| Affiliate members | |
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- 1field hockey
- 2beach volleyball
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NCAA women's college basketball tournaments |
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| Division I | | Early season | |
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Conference postseason | |
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| Postseason | |
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| Division II | Conference postseason | |
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| Postseason | |
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| Division III | |
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