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Pac-12 women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Number of teams10 (2002–2011)
12 (2012–2024)
8+ (2027–future)
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumMichelob Ultra Arena
Current locationParadise, NV
Played2002–2024, 2027–future
Last contest2024
Current championUSC (2)
Most championshipsStanford Cardinal (15)
TV partner(s)Pac-12 Network and ESPN
Official websitePac-12.com Women's Basketball
Host stadiums
McArthur Court (2002)
HP Pavilion (2003–2008)
Galen Center (2009, 2010, 2012)
Staples Center (2011)
KeyArena (2013–2018)
MGM Grand Garden Arena (2019, 2024)
Michelob Ultra Arena (2020–2023)
Host locations
Eugene, Oregon (2002)
San Jose, California (2003–2008)
Los Angeles, California (2009–2012)
Seattle, Washington (2013–2018)
Paradise, Nevada (2019–present)

The Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, was the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA women's college basketball in the Pac-12. After a six-year run at KeyArena in Seattle from 2013 to 2018, the tournament moved to the Las Vegas Strip, already the location for the Pac-12 men's tournament, for at least 2019 and 2020, due to the closure of KeyArena for major renovations to accommodate the Seattle Kraken.

Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament was held every year from 2002 to 2024. From 2002 to 2010, it was called the Pac-10.

On March 5, 2016, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Seattle until 2019.[1] However, the conference ended the contract a season early, moving the women's tournament to the Las Vegas Strip for 2019 and 2020 because KeyArena was slated for a major two-year renovation and upgrade. The 2019 tournament was held at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the 2020 edition was at Mandalay Bay Events Center.[2]

On October 4, 2019, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Las Vegas until 2022.[3]

The Pac-12 lost all but two of its members after the 2023–24 season, leading the remaining members, Oregon State and Washington State, to become affiliates of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including women's basketball, in 2024–25 and 2025–26.[4] However, in a span of less than three weeks in September 2024, the Pac-12 added six new members effective in 2026–27—Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Utah State.[5][6][7] With eight confirmed members, the conference tournament is likely to resume in 2027.

Champions

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Tournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year.[8]

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Most Outstanding Player
2002 (3) Arizona State 70–63 (1) Stanford McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon Nicole Powell, Stanford
2003 (1) Stanford 59–49 (3) Arizona HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Nicole Powell (2), Stanford
2004 (1) Stanford 51–46 (2) Arizona HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Nicole Powell (3), Stanford
2005 (1) Stanford 56–42 (3) Arizona State HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Candice Wiggins, Stanford
2006 (3) UCLA 85–76* (1) Stanford HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Lisa Willis, UCLA
2007 (1) Stanford 62–55 (2) Arizona State HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Candice Wiggins (2), Stanford
2008 (1) Stanford 56–35 (2) California HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Candice Wiggins (3), Stanford
2009 (1) Stanford 89–64 (6) USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, California Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
2010 (1) Stanford 70–46 (2) UCLA Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA Nneka Ogwumike, Stanford
2011 (1) Stanford 64–55 (2) UCLA Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Nneka Ogwumike (2), Stanford
2012 (1) Stanford 77–62 (2) California Galen Center/Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Nneka Ogwumike (3), Stanford
2013 (1) Stanford 51–49 (3) UCLA KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford
2014 (5) USC 71–62 (3) Oregon State KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Ariya Crook, USC
2015 (3) Stanford 61–60 (4) California KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Taylor Greenfield, Stanford
2016 (1) Oregon State 69–57 (3) UCLA KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Jamie Weisner, Oregon State
2017 (2) Stanford 48–43 (1) Oregon State KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Erica McCall, Stanford
2018 (1) Oregon 77–57 (2) Stanford KeyArena, Seattle, Washington Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
2019 (2) Stanford 64–57 (1) Oregon MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada Alanna Smith, Stanford
2020 (1) Oregon 89–56 (3) Stanford Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada Sabrina Ionescu (2), Oregon
2021 (1) Stanford 75–55 (3) UCLA Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada Kiana Williams, Stanford
2022 (1) Stanford 73–48 (6) Utah Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada Haley Jones, Stanford
2023 (7) Washington State 65–61 (5) UCLA Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
2024 (2) USC 74–61 (1) Stanford MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada McKenzie Forbes, USC

Notes: * denotes overtime.

Overall Record by team

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Source:[9]

School Wins Losses Winning Pct Titles Runners-Up
Stanford 56 8 (.875) 15 5
UCLA 28 22 (.560) 1 7
California 22 23 (.489) – 3
USC 20 21 (.488) 2 1
Oregon State 18 22 (.450) 1 2
Oregon 16 21 (.432) 2 1
Arizona State 16 22 (.421) 1 2
Colorado 10 13 (.435) – –
Arizona 16 23 (.410) – 2
Washington State 12 22 (.353) 1 –
Washington 12 23 (.343) – –
Utah 7 13 (.350) – 1

Championship game results by team

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Source:[10]

Appearances School Wins Losses Last appearance
20 Stanford 15 5 2024
7 UCLA 1 6 2023
3 Oregon 2 1 2020
3 USC 2 1 2024
3 Arizona State 1 2 2007
3 Oregon State 1 2 2017
3 California 0 3 2015
2 Arizona 0 2 2004
1 Washington State 1 0 2023
1 Utah 0 1 2022
0 Colorado 0 0 N/A
0 Washington 0 0 N/A

Most Outstanding Player by team

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Source:[11]

School Total Year
Stanford 16 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Oregon 2 2018, 2020
USC 2 2014, 2024
Oregon State 1 2016
UCLA 1 2006
Washington State 1 2023
Arizona 0 –
Arizona State 0 –
California 0 –
Colorado 0 –
Utah 0 –
Washington 0 –

Performance by team

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Source:[12]

Teams (# of titles) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PAC-12 (23) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12)
1 Stanford (15) F C C C F C C C C C C C SF C QF C F C F C C SF F
2 Oregon (2) SF QF 1R SF 1R QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R SF C F C QF SF QF 1R
2 USC (2) QF QF QF SF SF SF QF F SF QF QF QF C 1R QF 1R QF 1R QF QF 1R 1R C
3 Arizona State (1) C 1R QF F SF F SF QF QF QF SF 1R QF SF QF QF SF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R
3 Oregon State (1) SF QF QF 1R QF 1R QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R F QF C F QF QF QF SF QF QF SF
3 UCLA (1) QF SF SF QF C QF SF SF F F 1R F 1R QF F SF SF SF SF F QF F SF
3 Washington State (1) 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF SF QF SF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R QF QF C 1R
6 Arizona (0) QF F F QF QF QF 1R QF QF SF QF 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R QF SF SF QF QF QF
6 California (0) 1R QF QF QF QF SF F SF SF SF F SF QF F SF QF QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R QF
6 Colorado (0) • • • • • • • • • • QF SF QF SF 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R SF SF QF
6 Utah (0) • • • • • • • • • • 1R QF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R F QF QF
6 Washington (0) QF SF SF QF QF QF QF QF 1R QF QF QF 1R QF SF QF 1R SF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R

Key

C Champion
F Runner-up
SF Semifinals
QF Quarterfinals
RR Round Number
• Did not participate


Coaches with championships

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Note: Coaches with at least one win are listed here. Current coaches are in bold. Source:[13]

All-time records by seed

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As of March 10, 2024
Seed Record Winning Pct Championships
1 56–8 (.875) 15
2 31–20 (.608) 3
3 29–20 (.592) 3
4 16–23 (.410) 0
5 24–22 (.522) 1
6 16–24 (.400) 0
7 24–22 (.522) 1
8 13–24 (.351) 0
9 11–23 (.324) 0
10 5–24 (.172) 0
11 9–13 (.409) 0
12 2–14 (.125) 0

Source:[14]

Pac-12 Women's Tournament records

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Pac-12 Women's Tournament team records

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Source:[15]

  • Margin of victory: 41 pts., Oregon (vs. California), (81–40), Mar. 5, 2005
  • Most points per game: 107 Washington State, (vs. Oregon) (100), Mar. 6, 2014
  • Fewest points per game: 31 Arizona vs. Oregon State, Mar. 7, 2008
  • Most points per half: 59 Washington State vs. Oregon (55), Mar. 12, 2008 (1st)
  • Fewest points per half: 13 Utah vs. Oregon State (32), Mar. 7, 2014; 13 Washington State vs. Arizona State (18), Mar. 7, 2013
  • Most points per tournament: 264 Utah, (4 games) Mar. 2022
  • Most field goals per game
    • Team: 44 Stanford, (vs. Arizona) (44-of-75), Mar. 11, 2011
    • Both Teams: 74, Washington State (41) vs. Oregon (33), Mar. 6, 2014
  • Most field goal attempts per game
    • Team: 88, Washington State (vs. Oregon), Mar. 6, 2014 (41-of-88)
    • Both Teams, Game: 171, Washington State (88) vs. Oregon (83), Mar. 6, 2014
  • Highest Field Goals % per game: 69.0%, California vs. Arizona State, Mar. 4, 2016 (29-of-42)
  • Most Assists Per Game: 30, Stanford vs Arizona, Mar. 11, 2011
  • Most Steals Per Game: 30, Oregon State (15) vs. Washington (15), Mar. 4, 2005
  • Most blocked shots per game: 14, Stanford (8) vs Oregon State (6), Mar. 5, 2017; Colorado (8) vs Washington (6), Mar. 8, 2013; Washington State (9) vs Arizona State (5), Mar. 7, 2013
  • Most personal fouls per game (one team): 28, Colorado (vs. Stanford), Mar. 7, 2014
  • Highest field goal percentage per game: .690, California vs. Arizona State, Mar. 4, 2016 (29-of-42)
  • Lowest field goal percentage per game: .203 Washington State vs. Oregon State, Mar. 3, 2006 (12-of-59)

Pac-12 Tournament individual records

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  • Most total points scored in:
    • Half: 27, Nicole Powell, Stanford vs. Oregon State Mar. 3, 2002 (1st)
    • Game: 37, Nicole Powell, Stanford vs. Oregon State Mar. 3, 2002
    • Tournament: 75, Lia Galdiera, Washington State, 2014 (3 games)
  • Most field goals per :
    • Game: 15, Kelsey Plum, Washington vs. Oregon, Mar. 3, 2017 (15-of-33)
    • 15, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford vs. Arizona, Mar. 11, 2011 (15-of-22)
    • Tournament: 27, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford, 2011 (3 games)
  • Most field goal attempts per:
    • Game: 33, Kelsey Plum, Washington vs. Oregon, Mar. 3, 2017 (15-of-33)
    • Tournament: 63, Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon, 2019 (22-of-63), 3 games)
  • Field goal percentage per:
    • Game (min 6 made): 1.000 Jayne Appel, Stanford vs. Oregon State, Mar. 8, 2008 (8-of-8)
    • Tournament (min 6 made/2 gms): .778, Sophia Elenga, Arizona State, 2019 (7-of-9, 2 games); .778, Toni Kokenis, Stanford, 2011 (7-of-9, 2 games); .778, Jamie Funn, USC, 2007 (7-of-9, 2 games)
  • Game: Most 3-pt. FGs made
    • 8 Candice Wiggins, Stanford vs. USC, Mar. 4, 2007 (8-of-9)
  • Highest 3-pt. FG % (min. 5 made/2 games)
    • Game: 1.000, Brynna Maxwell, Utah vs. Washington, Mar. 5, 2020 (5-of-5); 1.000, Lexy Kresl, Colorado vs. Oregon State, Mar. 6, 2015 (5-of-5); 1.000, Kiki Williams, California vs. Oregon, Mar. 5, 2004 (5-of-5)
  • Most total rebounds per :
    • Game: 27, Chantel, Osahor, Washington vs. Oregon, Mar. 3, 2017
    • Tournament: 50, Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford, 2013 (3 games)
  • Most steals per :
    • Game: 8 Nikki Blue, UCLA vs. Oregon, Mar. 8, 2003
    • Tournament: 19, Lisa Willis, UCLA, 2006 (3 games)
  • Most blocks per:
    • Game: 7, Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State vs. Washington State, Mar. 8, 2014
    • Tournament: 18, Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State, 2014 (3 games)

Pac-12 Tournament final game team records

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  • Most total points scored in a final game: 161 (UCLA 85, Stanford 76 OT) (2006)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 agrees to extension to keep Women's Basketball Tournament in Seattle through 2019" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas to showcase best of Pac-12 basketball with hosting of Women's Tournament & Extension of Men's Tournament" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments to Continue in Las Vegas Through 2022 Events" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. ^ Forsman, Cole (2023-12-21). "West Coast Conference votes to add Washington State, Oregon State in non-football sports". Gonzaga Nation. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ^ "Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pac-12 Conference and Gonzaga University Unite to Build a Basketball Powerhouse, Advancing the New Era of the Conference's 100-Year Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Pac-12 Tournament Record Book" (PDF).
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