Summit League women's basketball tournament
Collegiate basketball tournament
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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.
| Summit League women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
 Summit League Conference tournament logo (2008-present) | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Current location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Played | 1993–present |
| Last contest | 2026 |
| Current champion | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13) |
| Most championships | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13) |
| TV partner(s) | Midco Sports, CBS Sports Network |
| Official website | TheSummitLeague.org Women's Basketball |
The Summit League was known as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU) from 1982–1989 and Mid-Continent Conference from 1989–2007.
Tournament champions
| Year | (Seed) Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | (1) Northern Illinois | 75–58 | (2) Wisconsin–Green Bay[a] | Dawn Schirmacher, Wisconsin–Green Bay |
| 1993–94 | (2) Wisconsin–Green Bay[a] | 73–70 | (1) Northern Illinois | E. C. Hill, Northern Illinois |
| 1994–95 | (1) Western Illinois | 73–60 | (2) Youngstown State | Oberon Pitterson, Western Illinois |
| 1995–96 | (1) Youngstown State | 53–43 | (2) Buffalo | Shannon Beach, Youngstown State |
| 1996–97 | (1) Troy State[b] | 89–75 | (2) Youngstown State | Samantha Tomlinson, Troy State |
| 1997–98 | (1) Youngstown State | 78–69 | (2) Valparaiso | Sarrah Stricklett, Valparaiso |
| 1998–99 | (4) Oral Roberts | 57–52 | (2) Youngstown State | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 1999–00 | (2) Youngstown State | 73–57 | (4) Valparaiso | Brianne Kenneally, Youngstown State |
| 2000–01 | (2) Oral Roberts | 61–46 | (1) Oakland | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 2001–02 | (2) Oakland | 52–40 | (1) Valparaiso | Sarah Judd, Oakland |
| 2002–03 | (4) Valparaiso | 48–46 | (6) Oakland | Katie Boone, Valparaiso |
| 2003–04 | (2) Valparaiso | 64–63 | (4) Oral Roberts | Leah Cannon, Oral Roberts |
| 2004–05 | (4) Oral Roberts | 48–42 | (7) UMKC[c] | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2005–06 | (6) Oakland | 65–56 | (1) Western Illinois | Anne Hafeli, Oakland |
| 2006–07 | (3) Oral Roberts | 72–55 | (1) Oakland | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2007–08 | (4) Oral Roberts | 66–53 | (3) IUPUI | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2008–09 | (1) South Dakota State | 79–69 | (2) Oakland | Jennifer Warkenthien, South Dakota State |
| 2009–10 | (3) South Dakota State | 79–75 (OT) | (1) Oral Roberts | Maria Boever, South Dakota State |
| 2010–11 | (3) South Dakota State | 61–54 | (4) Oakland | Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State |
| 2011–12 | (1) South Dakota State | 78–77 (OT) | (3) UMKC[c] | Jennie Sunnarborg, South Dakota State |
| 2012–13 | (1) South Dakota State | 56–53 | (3) South Dakota | Ashley Eide, South Dakota State |
| 2013–14 | (4) South Dakota | 82–71 | (6) Denver | Polly Harrington, South Dakota |
| 2014–15[1] | (2) South Dakota State | 72–57 | (1) South Dakota | Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota |
| 2015–16 | (2) South Dakota State | 61–55 | (1) South Dakota | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2016–17 | (1) Western Illinois | 77–69 (OT) | (2) IUPUI | Emily Clemens, Western Illinois |
| 2017–18 | (2) South Dakota State | 65–50 | (1) South Dakota | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2018–19 | (1) South Dakota State | 83–71 | (2) South Dakota | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2019–20 | (1) South Dakota | 63–58 | (2) South Dakota State | Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota |
| 2020–21 | (2) South Dakota | 66-43 | (8) Omaha | Chloe Lamb, South Dakota |
| 2021–22 | (2) South Dakota | 56–45 | (1) South Dakota State | Chloe Lamb (2), South Dakota |
| 2022–23 | (1) South Dakota State | 93–51 | (6) Omaha | Haleigh Timmer, South Dakota State |
| 2023–24 | (1) South Dakota State | 67–54 | (2) North Dakota State | Paige Meyer, South Dakota State |
| 2024–25 | (1) South Dakota State | 84–68 | (2) Oral Roberts | Paige Meyer (2), South Dakota State |
| 2025–26 | (2) South Dakota State | 64–51 | (1) North Dakota State | Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State |
| 2026–27 |
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Tournament wins by school
| School | Championships | Championship Years |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 13 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Oral Roberts | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Youngstown State | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2000 |
| Western Illinois | 2 | 1995, 2017 |
| Oakland | 2 | 2002, 2006 |
| Valparaiso | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 1993 |
| Green Bay | 1 | 1994 |
| Troy State | 1 | 1997 |
- 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.
- Teams in italics are former members.
- Among current Summit League members, Denver, Kansas City, North Dakota State, and Omaha have reached the tournament final but failed to win the championship, while North Dakota and St. Thomas have yet to advance to the tournament final. Kansas City, which rejoined in 2020–21, had competed under its academic identity of UMKC during its previous Summit tenure (1994–95 to 2012–13).
Tournament locations
| Year | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| 1994 | DeKalb, Illinois | |
| 1995 | Macomb, Illinois | |
| 1996 | Buffalo, New York | |
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2001 | ||
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| 2003 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
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| 2005 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2006 | ||
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| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2010 | ||
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| 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Highest attended Division I women's conference championship title game to date (6,926). Record has since been broken.[1] | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Highest attended Division I women's conference championship title game to date (8,704). | |
| 2019 | ||
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| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Highest collective attendance in Summit League women's basketball tournament history to date (36,504) | |
| 2025 | ||
| 2026 |