Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball tournament
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) |
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.
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