# Big East Conference softball tournament

The Big East Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big East Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.

## Tournament

The top four regular season finishers compete in the single-elimination tournament. Beginning with the tournament's inception in 1990, four teams competed in the tournament. From 2006 through 2013, the top eight teams qualified for the event. Beginning in 2014, after the conference split that resulted in the current alignment, the Big East reverted to the four-team tournament.

## Champions
### Year-by-year

| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
| 1990 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | Sue Rybczyk, Connecticut |
| 1991 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | Janna Venice, Connecticut |
| 1992 | Connecticut | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Kim Mizesko, Connecticut |
| 1993 | Connecticut | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Janna Venice, Connecticut |
| 1994 | Providence | Regal Field • Jamaica, NY | Kim Robbins, Providence |
| 1995 | Connecticut | Regal Field • Jamaica, NY | Bridgett McCaffery, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | Bridgett McCaffery, Connecticut |
| 1997 | Boston College | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Mary Dietz, Boston College |
| 1998 | Boston College | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN | Chris Vicari, Boston College |
| 1999 | Notre Dame | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Jennifer Sharron, Notre Dame |
| 2000 | Notre Dame | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | Melanie Alkire, Notre Dame |
| 2001 | Connecticut | VU Softball Stadium • Villanova, PA | Barb Cook, Connecticut |
| 2002 | Notre Dame | Moyer Field • Salem, VA | Andrea Loman, Notre Dame |
| 2003 | Notre Dame | Moyer Field • Salem, VA | Andrea Loman, Notre Dame |
| 2004 | Seton Hall | SU Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY | Megan Meyer, Seton Hall |
| 2005 | Seton Hall | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN | Megan Meyer, Seton Hall |
| 2006 | Notre Dame | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN | Heather Booth, Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Louisville | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN | Kristen Wadwell, Louisville |
| 2008 | DePaul | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Becca Heteniak, DePaul |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Brittney Bargar, Notre Dame |
| 2010 | Syracuse | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Jenna Caira, Syracuse |
| 2011 | Syracuse | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Jenna Caira, Syracuse |
| 2012 | Louisville | Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | Jordan Trimble, Louisville |
| 2013 | South Florida | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | Sara Nevins, South Florida |
| 2014 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Kristen Verdun, DePaul |
| 2015 | St. John's | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Krista Puga, St. John's |
| 2016 | Butler | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Sarah Dixon, Butler |
| 2017 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Dylan Christensen, DePaul |
| 2018 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | |
| 2019 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Natalie Halvorson, DePaul |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Villanova | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Paige Rauch, Villanova |

### By school

| School | Championships | Years |
| UConn | 7 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001 |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 |
| DePaul | 5 | 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Boston College | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| Louisville | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
| Seton Hall | 2 | 2004, 2005, 2023 |
| Syracuse | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| Butler | 1 | 2016 |
| Providence | 1 | 1994 |
| South Florida | 1 | 2013 |
| St. John's | 1 | 2015 |
| Villanova | 1 | 2021 |
Italics indicate that the school no longer competes in Big East Conference softball.