Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 Tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA women's college basketball in the Pac-12. After a six-year run at KeyArena in Seattle from 2013 to 2018, the tournament moved to Las Vegas, already the location for the Pac-12 men's tournament, for at least 2019 and 2020, due to the closure of KeyArena for major renovations to accommodate the future Seattle NHL team.
| Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
 2015 tournament logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| Current location | Las Vegas, NV |
| Played | 2002–present |
| Last contest | 2020 |
| Current champion | Oregon Ducks (2) |
| Most championships | Stanford Cardinal (13) |
| TV partner(s) | Pac-12 Network and ESPN |
| Official website | Pac-12.com Women's Basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| McArthur Court (2002) HP Pavilion (2003–2008) Galen Center (2009, 2010, 2012) Staples Center (2011) KeyArena (2013–2018) MGM Grand Garden Arena (2019) Mandalay Bay Events Center (2020) | |
| Host locations | |
| Eugene, Oregon (2002) San Jose, California (2003–2008) Los Angeles, California (2009–2012) Seattle, Washington (2013–2018) Las Vegas, Nevada (2019–2021) | |
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 2002.
On March 5, 2016, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Seattle until 2019.[1] However, the conference ended the contract a season early, moving the women's tournament to Las Vegas for 2019 and 2020 because KeyArena was slated for a major two-year renovation and upgrade. The 2019 tournament was held at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the 2020 edition was at Mandalay Bay Events Center.[2]
Champions
Tournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Location | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Arizona State 70 | Stanford 63 | McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2003 | Stanford 59 | Arizona 49 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2004 | Stanford 51 | Arizona 46 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Nicole Powell, Stanford |
| 2005 | Stanford 56 | Arizona State 42 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2006 | UCLA 85 | Stanford 76 (OT) | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Lisa Willis, UCLA |
| 2007 | Stanford 62 | Arizona State 55 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2008 | Stanford 56 | California 35 | HP Pavilion, San Jose, California | Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2009 | Stanford 89 | USC 64 | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California | Kayla Pedersen, Stanford |
| 2010 | Stanford 70 | UCLA 46 | Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2011 | Stanford 64 | UCLA 55 | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2012 | Stanford 77 | California 62 | Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2013 | Stanford 51 | UCLA 49 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2014 | USC 71 | Oregon State 62 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Ariya Crook, USC |
| 2015 | Stanford 61 | California 60 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Taylor Greenfield, Stanford |
| 2016 | Oregon State 69 | UCLA 57 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Jamie Weisner, Oregon State |
| 2017 | Stanford 48 | Oregon State 43 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Erica McCall, Stanford |
| 2018 | Oregon 77 | Stanford 57 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2019 | Stanford 64 | Oregon 57 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | Alanna Smith, Stanford |
| 2020 | Oregon 89 | Stanford 56 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2021 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Championship game results by team
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stanford | 13 | 4 | 2020 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | 4 | 2016 |
| 3 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2007 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 2017 |
| 3 | California | 0 | 3 | 2015 |
| 2 | USC | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| 2 | Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2004 |
| 0 | Colorado | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Utah | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Washington | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 0 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | N/A |
References
- http://www.pac-12.com. "Pac-12 agrees to extension to keep Women's Basketball Tournament in Seattle through 2019" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "Las Vegas to showcase best of Pac-12 basketball with hosting of Women's Tournament & Extension of Men's Tournament" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.