The National Championship for women's college basketball was first held by the NCAA in 1982. Previous to the creation of an NCAA tournament, other women's college sports organizations such as the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) organized championships. The AIAW was discontinued after the 1982 season, so there are subsequently two champions for that season.
NCAA Champions[]
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Venue | Most Outstanding Player |
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1982 | Louisiana Tech | 76-62 | Cheyney State | Norfolk | Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech |
1983 | USC | 69-67 | Louisiana Tech | Norfolk | Cheryl Miller, USC |
1984 | USC | 72-61 | Tennessee | Los Angeles | Cheryl Miller, USC |
1985 | Old Dominion | 70-65 | Georgia | Austin | Tracy Claxton, Old Dominion |
1986 | Texas | 97-81 | USC | Lexington, KY | Clarissa Davis, Texas |
1987 | Tennessee | 67-44 | Louisiana Tech | Austin | Tonya Edwards, Tennessee |
1988 | Louisiana Tech | 56-54 | Auburn | Tacoma | Erica Westbrooks, Louisiana Tech |
1989 | Tennessee | 76-60 | Auburn | Tacoma | Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee |
1990 | Stanford | 88-81 | Auburn | Knoxville, TN | Jennifer Azzi, Stanford |
1991 | Tennessee | 70-67 (OT) | Virginia | New Orleans | Dawn Staley, Virginia |
1992 | Stanford | 78-62 | Western Kentucky | Los Angeles | Molly Goodenbour, Stanford |
1993 | Texas Tech | 84-74 | Ohio State | Atlanta | Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech |
1994 | North Carolina | 60-59 | Louisiana Tech | Richmond | Charlotte Smith, North Carolina |
1995 | UConn | 70-64 | Tennessee | Minneapolis | Rebecca Lobo, UConn |
1996 | Tennessee | 83-65 | Georgia | Charlotte | Michelle Marciniak, Tennessee |
1997 | Tennessee | 68-59 | Old Dominion | Cincinnati | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
1998 | Tennessee | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech | Kansas City | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
1999 | Purdue | 62-45 | Duke | San Jose | Ukari Figgs, Purdue |
2000 | UConn | 71-52 | Tennessee | Philadelphia | Shea Ralph, UConn |
2001 | Notre Dame | 68-66 | Purdue | St. Louis | Ruth Riley, Notre Dame |
2002 | UConn | 82-70 | Oklahoma | San Antonio | Swin Cash, UConn |
2003 | UConn | 73-68 | Tennessee | Atlanta | Diana Taurasi, UConn |
2004 | UConn | 70-61 | Tennessee | New Orleans | Diana Taurasi, UConn |
2005 | Baylor | 84-62 | Michigan State | Indianapolis | Sophia Young, Baylor |
2006 | Boston |
Pre-NCAA Champions[]
- 1969-1972: Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW)
- 1973-1982: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW)
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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1969 | West Chester | 65-39 | Western Carolina |
1970 | Cal State Fullerton | 50-46 | West Chester |
1971 | Mississippi State College for Women | 57-55 | West Chester |
1972 | Immaculata | 52-48 | West Chester |
1973 | Immaculata | 59-52 | Queens |
1974 | Immaculata | 68-53 | Mississippi State College for Women |
1975 | Delta State | 90-81 | Immaculata |
1976 | Delta State | 69-64 | Immaculata |
1977 | Delta State | 68-55 | LSU |
1978 | UCLA | 90-74 | Maryland |
1979 | Old Dominion | 75-65 | Louisiana Tech |
1980 | Old Dominion | 68-53 | Tennessee |
1981 | Louisiana Tech | 79-59 | Tennessee |
1982 | Rutgers | 83-77 | Texas |