American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
| AAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Dickies Arena |
| Current location | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Played | 2014–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Rice |
| Most championships | Connecticut (7) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3 |
| Official website | theamerican.org/wbball |
The American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament (sometimes known simply as The American Championship) is the conference tournament in women's basketball for the American Athletic Conference.
History
[edit]It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools. Its seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, however the official conference championship is awarded to the team or teams with the best regular season record. It was announced that an agreement was made to keep the tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena through 2020.[1]
Champions
[edit]Finals
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UConn | 72–52 | Louisville | Breanna Stewart, UConn | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) |
| 2015 | UConn | 84–70 | South Florida | Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn | |
| 2016 | UConn | 77–51 | South Florida | Breanna Stewart, UConn | |
| 2017 | UConn | 100–44 | South Florida | Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn | |
| 2018 | UConn | 70–54 | South Florida | Azurá Stevens, UConn | |
| 2019 | UConn | 66–45 | UCF | Napheesa Collier, UConn | |
| 2020 | UConn | 87–53 | Cincinnati | Megan Walker, UConn | |
| 2021 | South Florida | 64–54 | UCF | Sydni Harvey, South Florida | Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)[2] |
| 2022 | UCF | 53–45 | South Florida | Diamond Battles, UCF | |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 46–44 | Houston | Synia Johnson, East Carolina | |
| 2024 | Rice | 61–41 | East Carolina | Malia Fisher, Rice |
Championships by school
[edit]| School | Titles | Winning years | Runner-up | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 7 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
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| South Florida | 1 | 2021 | 5 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| UCF | 1 | 2022 | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| East Carolina | 1 | 2023 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rice | 1 | 2024 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 2020 | |
| Houston | 0 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Louisville | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
Italics indicate school no longer sponsors women's basketball in The American.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Connolly, Daniel (May 24, 2017). "Mohegan Sun Arena Will Continue to Host AAC Women's Basketball Tournament". The UConn Blog. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ "Dickies Arena To Host 2021-2023 Women's Basketball Championships". American Athletic Conference. June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External links
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