# 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.
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.

## History

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 | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| 1985 | Central Missouri State (3) | 72–67 | Southeast Missouri State | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| 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 | Houck Field House (Cape Girardeau, MO) |
| 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 | UCM Multipurpose Building (Warrensburg, MO) |
| 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 | MWSU Fieldhouse (St. Joseph, MO) |
| 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 | William L. White Auditorium (Emporia, KS) |
| 2000 | Emporia State (3) | 88–76 | Missouri Western State | William L. White Auditorium (Emporia, KS) |
| 2001 | Emporia State (4) | 78–52 | Missouri Western State | William L. White Auditorium (Emporia, KS) |
| 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 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2005 | Washburn (4) | 63–41 | Emporia State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2006 | Washburn (5) | 75–71 | Central Missouri State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2007 | Washburn (6) | 71–70 | Missouri Western State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2008 | Northwest Missouri State (2) | 82–58 | Southwest Baptist | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2009 | Washburn (7) | 78–69 | Emporia State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2010 | Washburn (8) | 68–56 | Central Missouri | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2011 | Northwest Missouri State (3) | 79–63 | Emporia State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2012 | Washburn (9) | 68–59 | Emporia State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2013 | Emporia State (5) | 67–51 | Central Missouri | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2014 | Emporia State (6) | 75–71 | Central Missouri | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2015 | Emporia State (7) | 49–46 | Fort Hays State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2016 | Emporia State (8) | 80–66 | Pittsburg State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2017 | Emporia State (9) | 62–54 | Central Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2018 | Lindenwood (1) | 58–51 | Fort Hays State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2019 | Fort Hays State (1) | 63–56 | Central Missouri | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2020 | Central Missouri (8) | 82–75 | Emporia State | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 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 | Memorial Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 2024 | Pittsburg State (1) | 63–53 | Fort Hays State | Memorial Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |

## Championship records

| 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 | |
* Arkansas–Fort Smith, Newman, Northeastern State (OK), and Rogers State have not yet qualified for the MIAA tournament finals
* Lincoln (MO), Missouri–Rolla (Missouri S&T), UMSL, Nebraska–Omaha (Omaha), and Truman (Northeast Missouri State) never won the tournament as MIAA members
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the MIAA