After the highs and lows of the regular season, conference tournaments help spark every March Madness cycle in women's college basketball. Winners from the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and SEC soldier on to find glory in the NCAA tournament.
Dominant teams have emerged throughout decades of exciting matchups. Tennessee has the most SEC titles, with 17. Baylor has the most Big 12 titles, with 11. Maryland has the most ACC titles, with 10. Purdue has the most Big Ten titles, with nine.
UCLA, TCU, Duke, and South Carolina emerged victorious during 2025 conference tournaments.
Check out all-time winners by year across top conference tournaments in NCAA women's college basketball:
2025
Big Ten: UCLA
Big 12: TCU
ACC: Duke
SEC: South Carolina
2024
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Texas
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: South Carolina
2023
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Iowa State
ACC: Virginia Tech
SEC: South Carolina
2022
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Texas
ACC: NC State
SEC: Kentucky
2021
Big Ten: Maryland
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: NC State
SEC: South Carolina
2020
Big Ten: Maryland
Big 12: Canceled due to COVID-19
ACC: NC State
SEC: South Carolina
2019
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: Mississippi State
2018
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Louisville
SEC: South Carolina
2017
Big Ten: Maryland
Big 12: West Virginia
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: South Carolina
2016
Big Ten: Maryland
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: South Carolina
2015
Big Ten: Maryland
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: South Carolina
2014
Big Ten: Nebraska
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Notre Dame
SEC: Tennessee
2013
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Duke
SEC: Texas A&M
2012
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Tennessee
2011
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Duke
SEC: Tennessee
2010
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Texas A&M
ACC: Duke
SEC: Tennessee
2009
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Vanderbilt
2008
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Texas A&M
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Tennessee
2007
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Oklahoma
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Vanderbilt
2006
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Oklahoma
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Tennessee
2005
Big Ten: Michigan State
Big 12: Baylor
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Tennessee
2004
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Oklahoma
ACC: Duke
SEC: Vanderbilt
2003
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Texas
ACC: Duke
SEC: LSU
2002
Big Ten: Indiana
Big 12: Oklahoma
ACC: Duke
SEC: Vanderbilt
2001
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Iowa State
ACC: Duke
SEC: Georgia
2000
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Iowa State
ACC: Duke
SEC: Tennessee
1999
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Texas Tech
ACC: Clemson
SEC: Tennessee
1998
Big Ten: Purdue
Big 12: Texas Tech
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Tennessee
1997
Big Ten: Iowa
Big 12: Colorado
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Auburn
1996
Big Ten: Penn State
ACC: Clemson
SEC: Tennessee
1995
Big Ten: Penn State
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Vanderbilt
1994
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Tennessee
1993
ACC: Virginia
SEC: Vanderbilt
1992
ACC: Virginia
SEC: Tennessee
1991
ACC: NC State
SEC: LSU
1990
ACC: Virginia
SEC: Auburn
1989
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Tennessee
1988
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Tennessee
1987
ACC: NC State
SEC: Auburn
1986
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Georgia
1985
ACC: NC State
SEC: Tennessee
1984
ACC: North Carolina
SEC: Georgia
1983
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Georgia
1982
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Kentucky
1981
ACC: Maryland
SEC: Auburn
1980
ACC: NC State
SEC: Tennessee
1979
ACC: Maryland
1978
ACC: Maryland
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