WAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The WAC Women's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Western Athletic Conference has held a postseason tournament to crown a women's basketball champion every year since 1991. At first the regular season champion hosted it but at its height, the tournament was held at larger urban venues. With the departure of the Mountain West Conference teams, the tournament had returned to campus, with each game in the tournament being held in one campus venue, each year. For 2011 and 2012, the tournament will be held at the Orleans Arena, part of the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.[1]
The winner of the WAC tournament is guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship every year.
Past WAC Women's Basketball Tournament results
Year |
Winner |
Score |
Opponent |
Location |
1991 |
Utah |
86-69 |
Creighton |
Arena-Auditorium (Laramie, Wyoming) |
1992 |
Creighton |
74-63 |
Utah |
Salt Lake City |
1993 |
BYU |
53-50 |
Utah |
Delta Center (Salt Lake City) |
1994 |
San Diego State |
51-47 |
Colorado State |
Delta Center (Salt Lake City) |
1995 |
Utah |
64-57 |
San Diego State |
The Pit (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
1996 |
Colorado State |
72-65 |
New Mexico |
The Pit (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
1997 |
San Diego State |
56-50 |
Utah |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) |
1998 |
New Mexico |
69-48 |
Rice |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) |
1999 |
SMU |
65-49 |
Colorado State |
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) |
2000 |
Rice |
71-67 |
SMU |
Selland Arena (Fresno, California) |
2001 |
TCU |
66-58 |
Hawaii |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
2002 |
Louisiana Tech |
53-50 |
Hawaii |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
2003 |
Louisiana Tech |
89-57 |
Fresno State |
Reynolds Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
2004 |
Louisiana Tech |
76-52 |
Rice |
Save Mart Center (Fresno, California) |
2005 |
Rice |
86-66 |
Louisiana Tech |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
2006 |
Louisiana Tech |
63-39 |
New Mexico State |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
2007 |
Boise State |
49-39 |
New Mexico State |
Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
2008 |
Fresno State |
72-56 |
New Mexico State |
Pan American Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
2009 |
Fresno State |
56-49 |
Nevada |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
2010 |
Louisiana Tech |
68-66 |
Fresno State |
Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada) |
2011 |
Fresno State |
78-76 |
Louisiana Tech |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) |
2012 |
Fresno State |
89-61 |
Louisiana Tech |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) |
2013 |
Idaho |
67-64 |
Seattle |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
2014 |
Idaho |
75-67 |
Seattle |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
2015 |
New Mexico State |
70-52 |
Texas-Pan American |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
2016 |
New Mexico State |
80-53 |
Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
2017 |
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Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
See also
References
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- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
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- 2011
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- 2017
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Future member |
- California Baptist Lancers (joining in 2018)
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Championships & awards | |
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NCAA women's college basketball tournaments |
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Division I postseason conference tournaments | |
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Division I postseason tournaments | |
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Division II and III postseason tournaments | |
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