Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament
The Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament has been held every year since 1984. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
CAA Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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Conference Basketball Championship | |
Sport | College basketball |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Number of teams | 10 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Bob Carpenter Center |
Current location | Newark, DE |
Played | 1984–present |
Last contest | 2019 |
Current champion | Towson |
Most championships | Old Dominion (17) |
TV partner(s) | NBC Sports Regional Networks |
Official website | CAASports.com Women's Basketball |
Host stadiums | |
Kaplan Arena (1985, 1989, 2024) Daskalakis Athletic Center (2018, 2023) | |
Host locations | |
Williamsburg, VA (1985, 1989, 2024) Philadelphia, PA (2018, 2023) |
Tournament champions
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
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1984 | East Carolina | 54–39 | Richmond | Minges Coliseum (Greenville, NC) |
1985 | East Carolina | 65–59 | James Madison | William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA) |
1986 | James Madison | 66–62 | East Carolina | Trask Coliseum (Wilmington, NC) |
1987 | James Madison | 74–62 | American | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
1988 | James Madison | 87–72 | George Mason | Bender Arena (Washington, DC) |
1989 | James Madison | 55–45 | Richmond | William & Mary Hall (Williamsburg, VA) |
1990 | Richmond | 47–46 | James Madison | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
1991 | Richmond | 88–70 | East Carolina | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
1992 | Old Dominion | 80–75 | East Carolina | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
1993 | Old Dominion | 65–51 | William & Mary | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
1994 | Old Dominion | 78–61 | George Mason | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
1995 | Old Dominion | 63–44 | James Madison | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
1996 | Old Dominion | 84–58 | James Madison | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
1997 | Old Dominion | 83–46 | East Carolina | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
1998 | Old Dominion | 82–49 | American | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
1999 | Old Dominion | 73–67 | East Carolina | Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) |
2000 | Old Dominion | 92–49 | UNC Wilmington | ALLTEL Pavilion (Richmond, VA) |
2001 | Old Dominion | 66–62 | James Madison | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
2002 | Old Dominion | 76–48 | UNC Wilmington | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (Norfolk, VA) |
2003 | Old Dominion | 66–58 | Delaware | Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, VA) |
2004 | Old Dominion | 85–81 | George Mason | Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk, VA) |
2005 | Old Dominion | 78–74† | Delaware | Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) |
2006 | Old Dominion | 58–54 | James Madison | Patriot Center (Fairfax, VA) |
2007 | Old Dominion | 78–70 | James Madison | Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE) |
2008 | Old Dominion | 71–64 | VCU | Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE) |
2009 | Drexel | 64–58 | James Madison | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
2010 | James Madison | 67–53 | Old Dominion | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
2011 | James Madison | 67–61 | Delaware | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2012 | Delaware | 59–43 | Drexel | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2013 | Delaware | 59–56 | Drexel | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2014 | James Madison | 70–45 | Delaware | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2015 | James Madison | 62–56 | Hofstra | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2016 | James Madison | 60–46 | Drexel | Show Place Arena (Upper Marlboro, MD) |
2017 | Elon | 78–60 | James Madison | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) |
2018 | Elon | 57–45 | Drexel | Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA) |
2019 | Towson | 53–49 | Drexel | Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE) |
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Schar Center (Elon, NC) | ||
2021 | JMU Convocation Center (Harrisonburg, VA) | |||
2022 | SECU Arena (Towson, MD) | |||
2023 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, PA) | |||
2024 | Kaplan Arena (Williamsburg, VA) |
† | Denotes game went into overtime |
Tournament championships by school
Member | Winners | Winning Years |
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Old Dominion‡ | 17 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
James Madison | 9 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Delaware | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
East Carolina‡ | 2 | 1984, 1985 |
Elon | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
Richmond‡ | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
Drexel | 1 | 2009 |
Towson | 1 | 2019 |
‡Former member of the CAA