# NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship

The NJCAA Division I women's basketball championship is an American intercollegiate basketball tournament conducted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. The current champion is Northwest Florida State College who defeated Trinity Valley Community College on March 27, 2023 to capture the 2023 Championship and their second national championship. The tournament has been held since 1975. The most successful program, Trinity Valley Community College, has won the tournament eight times, including three straight championships from 2012-2015. From 1998-2014, the tournament was hosted at Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas. Since 2016, the tournament is held at Rip Griffin Center, on the campus of former NJCAA member Lubbock Christian University, in Lubbock, Texas.

## Format

The tournament consists of the top 24 teams with 8 teams receiving a bye in the first round.

## Championships

| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
| 1975 | Temple Junior College | North Iowa Area Community College | 59-58 |
| 1976 | Seminole Junior College | Jackson Community College | 83-74 |
| 1977 | Panola College | Seminole Junior College | 69-68 |
| 1978 | Panola College | East Mississippi Community College | 67-63 |
| 1979 | Northern Oklahoma College | Tyler Junior College | 74-52 |
| 1980 | Truett-McConnell College | Cloud County Community College | 63-61 |
| 1981 | Louisburg College | Moberly Area Community College | 65-63 |
| 1982 | Moberly Junior College | Louisburg College | 73-72 |
| 1983 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | Cumberland College of Tennessee | 75-69 |
| 1984 | Roane State Community College | Northwest Mississippi Community College | 69-53 |
| 1985 | Connors State College | Odessa College | 73-71 |
| 1986 | Odessa College | Northeast Mississippi Junior College | 80-69 |
| 1987 | Northeast Mississippi Junior College | St. Gregory's Community College | 68-64 |
| 1988 | Kilgore College | John A. Logan College | 78-71 |
| 1989 | Central Arizona College | Connors State College | 77-57 |
| 1990 | Kilgore College | Emmanuel College | 84-75 |
| 1991 | Odessa College | Palm Beach State College | 88-83 |
| 1992 | Louisburg College | Central Florida Community College | 104-89 |
| 1993 | Kilgore College | Louisburg College | 104-99 |
| 1994 | Trinity Valley Community College | Westark Community College | 104-95 |
| 1995 | Westark Community College | Trinity Valley Community College | 82-75 |
| 1996 | Trinity Valley Community College | Independence Community College | 69-55 |
| 1997 | Trinity Valley Community College | Central Florida Community College | 79-69 |
| 1998 | Central Arizona College | Trinity Valley Community College | 76-63 |
| 1999 | Trinity Valley Community College | Central Arizona College | 77-53 |
| 2000 | Tyler Junior College | Southwestern Illinois College | 57-39 |
| 2001 | Cloud County Community College | Midland College | 71-56 |
| 2002 | Seward County Community College | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 87-80 |
| 2003 | Gulf Coast Community College | Western Nebraska Community College | 81-42 |
| 2004 | Trinity Valley Community College | Gulf Coast Community College | 77-66 |
| 2005 | Central Arizona College | College of Southern Idaho | 83-50 |
| 2006 | Monroe Community College | Odessa College | 76-64 |
| 2007 | Odessa College | Central Arizona College | 73-50 |
| 2008 | Gulf Coast Community College | Central Arizona College | 62-61 |
| 2009 | Central Arizona College | Jefferson College | 78-71 |
| 2010 | Gulf Coast Community College | Jefferson College (Missouri) | 83-61 |
| 2011 | North Idaho College | Trinity Valley Community College | 90-81 |
| 2012 | Trinity Valley Community College | Hutchinson Community College | 69-55 |
| 2013 | Trinity Valley Community College | Central Arizona College | 83-71 |
| 2014 | Trinity Valley Community College | Hutchinson Community College | 65-46 |
| 2015 | Chipola College | Hutchinson Community College | 54-46 |
| 2016 | Gulf Coast State College | Trinity Valley Community College | 63-47 |
| 2017 | Gulf Coast State College | Trinity Valley Community College | 87-63 |
| 2018 | Tallahassee Community College | Trinity Valley Community College | 69-51 |
| 2019 | Gulf Coast State College | New Mexico Junior College | 68-62 |
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 | Northwest Florida State College | Trinity Valley Community College | 67-60 |
| 2022 | Tyler Junior College | Georgia Highlands College | 90-82 |
| 2023 | Northwest Florida State College | Trinity Valley Community College | 66-63 |
| 2024 | Hutchinson Community College | Northwest Florida State College | 88-80 OT |

## Championship Leaders

| Team | Championships | Winning year(s) |
| Trinity Valley Community College | 8 | 1994,1996,1997,1999,2004,2012,2013,2014 |
| Gulf Coast Community College | 6 | 2003,2008,2010,2016,2017,2019 |
| Odessa College | 3 | 1986,1991,2007 |
| Kilgore College | 3 | 1988,1990,1993 |
| Northwest Florida State College | 2 | 2021,2023 |
| Tyler Junior College | 2 | 2000,2022 |
| Louisburg College | 2 | 1981,1992 |
| Panola College | 2 | 1977,1978 |
| Hutchinson Community College | 1 | 2024 |