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The Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament has been played every year since the 1982-83 academic year. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
[edit] Basketball Champions By Year
| Season |
Tournament Champion |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Game Site |
| 1983 |
Old Dominion |
78-67 |
Western Kentucky |
Old Dominion University Fieldhouse; Norfolk, Virginia |
| 1984 |
Old Dominion |
78-69 |
South Alabama |
same |
| 1985 |
Old Dominion |
76-63 |
Western Kentucky |
same |
| 1986 |
Western Kentucky |
69-61 |
Old Dominion |
E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 1987 |
Old Dominion |
64-61 |
South Alabama |
ODU Fieldhouse |
| 1988 |
UNC Charlotte |
74-69 |
VCU |
USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida |
| 1989 |
Western Kentucky |
67-54 |
South Alabama |
E.A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, KY. |
| 1990 |
Old Dominion |
72-57 |
UAB |
ODU Fieldhouse |
| 1991 |
Western Kentucky |
81-73 |
UAB |
UAB Arena; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1992 |
Western Kentucky |
65-62 |
Arkansas State |
E.A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, KY |
| 1993 |
Western Kentucky |
81-73 |
Louisiana Tech |
Thomas Assembly Center; Ruston, Louisiana |
| 1994 |
Louisiana Tech |
68-43 |
Western Kentucky |
E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, KY |
| 1995 |
Western Kentucky |
71-68 |
Louisiana Tech |
same |
| 1996 |
Louisiana Tech |
71-53 |
Western Kentucky |
Convocation Center; Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 1997 |
Louisiana Tech |
80-68 |
Western Kentucky |
E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, KY |
| 1998 |
Louisiana Tech |
69-68 |
Western Kentucky |
Thomas Assembly Center; Ruston, LA |
| 1999 |
Louisiana Tech |
84-60 |
Florida International |
Convocation Center; Jonesboro, Ark. |
| 2000 |
Louisiana Tech |
97-94 |
Western Kentucky |
E.A. Diddle Arena |
| 2001 |
Louisiana Tech |
67-55 |
Denver |
Mitchell Center; Mobile, AL |
| 2002 |
Florida International |
66-49 |
North Texas |
Lakefront Arena; New Orleans, LA |
| 2003 |
Western Kentucky |
86-83 |
Middle Tennessee |
E. A. Diddle Arena |
| 2004 |
Middle Tennessee |
79-57 |
Western Kentucky |
same |
| 2005 |
Middle Tennessee |
67-52 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
UNT Coliseum; Denton, TX |
| 2006 |
Middle Tennessee |
84-73 |
Western Kentucky |
Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN |
| 2007 |
Middle Tennessee |
77-67 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
first round at campus sites; rest at Cajundome; Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 2008 |
Western Kentucky |
65-49 |
Middle Tennessee |
first round games at higher seed; rest at Mitchell Center |
| 2009 |
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Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| 2010 |
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same |
| 2011 |
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same |
[edit] Performance By School
| Member |
Winners |
Winning Years |
| Western Kentucky |
8
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1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008 |
| ¹Louisiana Tech |
7
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1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| ¹Old Dominion |
5
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1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990 |
| Middle Tennessee State |
4
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2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Florida International |
1
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2002 |
| ¹Charlotte |
1
|
1988 |
| TOTAL |
26
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¹no longer a conference member
[edit] References
http://www.sunbeltsports.org/
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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments |
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America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, MAAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt, The Summit League |
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