MIAA women's basketball tournament

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament (formerly Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament) is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The tournament has been held annually since 1983. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1983–present
Current championPittsburg State (1st)
Most championshipsEmporia State (9)
Washburn (9)
Official websiteMIAA women's basketball

The winner receives the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.

Emporia State and Washburn have been the most successful teams at the MIAA tournament, with nine championships each.[1]

History

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MIAA women's basketball tournament
Year Champions Score Runner-Up Venue
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association
1983 Central Missouri State (1) 91–69 Northwest Missouri State UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO)
1984 Central Missouri State (2) 88–65 Southeast Missouri State
1985 Central Missouri State (3) 72–67 Southeast Missouri State
1986 Central Missouri State (4) 77–69 Southeast Missouri State Houck Field House (Cape Girardeau, MO)
1987 Southeast Missouri State (1) 78–55 Central Missouri State
1988 Central Missouri State (5) 80–68 Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center (Cape Girardeau, MO)
1989 Central Missouri State (6) 68–64 Southeast Missouri State UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO)
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
1990 Central Missouri State (7) 72–60 Southeast Missouri State UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO)
1991 Southeast Missouri State (2) 85–83 Central Missouri State
1992 Washburn (1) 54–46 Pittsburg State John Lance Arena (Pittsburg, KS)
1993 Washburn (2) 78–65 Missouri Southern Lee Arena (Topeka, KS)
1994 Missouri Southern State (1) 81–79 Missouri Western MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO)
1995 Missouri Western State (1) 76–62 Washburn
1996 Missouri Southern State (2) 68–61 Southwest Baptist Meyer Center (Bolivar, MO)
1997 Missouri Western State (2) 53–46 Central Missouri State MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO)
1998 Emporia State (1) 91–80 Missouri Western State William L. White Auditorium (Emporia, KS)
1999 Emporia State (2) 84–74 Missouri Western State
2000 Emporia State (3) 88–76 Missouri Western State
2001 Emporia State (4) 78–52 Missouri Western State
2002 Missouri Western State (3) 54–51 Washburn MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO)
2003 Washburn (3) 71–60 Missouri Western State Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
2004 Northwest Missouri State (1) 76–62 Emporia State
2005 Washburn (4) 63–41 Emporia State
2006 Washburn (5) 75–71 Central Missouri State
2007 Washburn (6) 71–70 Missouri Western State
2008 Northwest Missouri State (2) 82–58 Southwest Baptist
2009 Washburn (7) 78–69 Emporia State
2010 Washburn (8) 68–56 Central Missouri
2011 Northwest Missouri State (3) 79–63 Emporia State
2012 Washburn (9) 68–59 Emporia State
2013 Emporia State (5) 67–51 Central Missouri
2014 Emporia State (6) 75–71 Central Missouri
2015 Emporia State (7) 49–46 Fort Hays State
2016 Emporia State (8) 80–66 Pittsburg State
2017 Emporia State (9) 62–54 Central Oklahoma
2018 Lindenwood (1) 58–51 Fort Hays State
2019 Fort Hays State (1) 63–56 Central Missouri
2020 Central Missouri (8) 82–75 Emporia State
2021 Nebraska–Kearney (1) 57–51 Fort Hays State Gross Memorial Coliseum (Hays, KS)
2022 Fort Hays State (2) 48–42 Missouri Southern State Memorial Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
2023 Missouri Southern (3) 78–63 Central Missouri
2024 Pittsburg State (1) 63–53 Fort Hays State

Championship records

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School Finals Record Finals Years
Emporia State 9–6 15 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Washburn 9–2 11 1992, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
Central Missouri
(Central Missouri State)
8–9 17 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2020
Northwest Missouri State 3–1 4 2004, 2008, 2011
Missouri Southern
(Missouri Southern State)
3–2 5 1994, 1996, 2023
Missouri Western
(Missouri Western State)
3–7 10 1995, 1997, 2002
Southeast Missouri State 2–6 8 1987, 1991
Fort Hays State 2–4 6 2019, 2022
Pittsburg State 1–2 3 2024
Nebraska–Kearney 1–0 1 2021
Lindenwood 1–0 1 2018
Central Oklahoma 0–1 1
Southwest Baptist 0–2 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MIAA Basketball Championships" (PDF). themiaa.com. MIAA. Retrieved 16 March 2023.