# Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

The Southern Conference women's basketball tournament has been played every year since the 1983–1984 academic year. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
Chattanooga leads the conference in wins, with 20 in 40 tournaments and five consecutively from 2013 until 2017.

## Results

| Year | Tournament Champion | Score | Tournament Runner-up | Location | Tournament MVP |
| 1984 | Chattanooga (1) | 60–45 | East Tennessee State | Chattanooga, TN | Tina Chairs, Chattanooga |
| 1985 | Chattanooga (2) | 88–76 | Marshall | Johnson City, TN | Chris McClure, Chattanooga |
| 1986 | Chattanooga (3) | 77–69 | Marshall | Boone, NC | Regina Kirk, Chattanooga |
| 1987 | Appalachian State (1) | 68–65 | Marshall | Cullowhee, NC | Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State |
| 1988 | Appalachian State (2) | 72–67 | Marshall | Huntington, WV | Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State |
| 1989 | Chattanooga (4) | 69–65 | Furman | Johnson City, TN | Janice Rhynehardt, Furman; Nancy Smith, Chattanooga |
| 1990 | Appalachian State (3) | 94–90 | Furman | Johnson City, TN | Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State |
| 1991 | Appalachian State (4) | 98–87 | East Tennessee State | Johnson City, TN | Nicole Hopson, East Tennessee State |
| 1992 | Chattanooga (5) | 84–66 | Furman | Johnson City, TN | Kim Brown, Chattanooga |
| 1993 | Georgia Southern (1) | 76–73 | Furman | Johnson City, TN | Janice Johnson, Georgia Southern |
| 1994 | Georgia Southern (2) | 59–55 | Furman | Greenville, SC | Rushia Brown, Furman |
| 1995 | Furman (1) | 88–85 | | Asheville, NC | DeShawne Blocker, East Tennessee State |
| 1996 | Appalachian State (5) | 77–75 | Marshall | Greensboro, NC | Stephanie Wine, Marshall |
| 1997 | Marshall (1) | 77–69 | Georgia Southern | Greensboro, NC | Keri Simmons, Marshall |
| 1998 | UNC Greensboro (1) | 75–69 | Georgia Southern | Greensboro, NC | Telly Hall, Georgia Southern |
| 1999 | Appalachian State (6) | 78–69 | Davidson | Greensboro, NC | Beth Schoolfield, Appalachian State |
| 2000 | Furman (2) | 68–49 | UNC Greensboro | Greenville, SC | Brianne Dodgen, UNCG |
| 2001 | Chattanooga (6) | 64–63 | UNC Greensboro | Greenville, SC | ChoRhonda Gwaltney, UNCG |
| 2002 | Chattanooga (7) | 77–69 | UNC Greensboro | Charleston, SC | Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga |
| 2003 | Chattanooga (8) | 66–52 | Georgia Southern | Charleston, SC | Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga |
| 2004 | Chattanooga (9) | 86–68 | Western Carolina | Charleston, SC | Katasha Brown, Chattanooga |
| 2005 | Western Carolina (1) | 97–95 (2OT) | Georgia Southern | Chattanooga, TN | Jennifer Gardner, Western Carolina |
| 2006 | Chattanooga (10) | 91–79 | UNC Greensboro | North Charleston, SC | Tiffani Roberson, Chattanooga |
| 2007 | Chattanooga (11) | 84–66 | Western Carolina | North Charleston, SC | Alex Anderson, Chattanooga |
| 2008 | Chattanooga (12) | 71–59 | Western Carolina | North Charleston, SC | Alex Anderson, Chattanooga |
| 2009 | Western Carolina (2) | 101–87 (3OT) | College of Charleston | Chattanooga, TN | Brooke Johnson, Western Carolina |
| 2010 | Chattanooga (13) | 72–67 | Samford | Charlotte, NC | Shanara Hollinquest, Chattanooga |
| 2011 | Samford (1) | 57–54 | Appalachian State | Chattanooga, TN | Savannah Hill, Samford |
| 2012 | Samford (2) | 54–43 | Appalachian State | Asheville, NC | Shelby Campbell, Samford |
| 2013 | Chattanooga (14) | 64–63 | Davidson | Asheville, NC | Ashlen Dewart, Chattanooga |
| 2014 | Chattanooga (15) | 71–45 | Davidson | Asheville, NC | Taylor Hall, Chattanooga |
| 2015 | Chattanooga (16) | 61–56 (OT) | East Tennessee State | Asheville, NC | Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga |
| 2016 | Chattanooga (17) | 65–57 | Mercer | Asheville, NC | Alicia Payne, Chattanooga |
| 2017 | Chattanooga (18) | 61–59 | Mercer | Asheville, NC | Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga |
| 2018 | Mercer (1) | 68–53 | East Tennessee State | Asheville, NC | Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer |
| 2019 | Mercer (2) | 66–63 | Furman | Asheville, NC | KeKe Calloway , Mercer |
| 2020 | Samford (3) | 59–54 | UNC Greensboro | Asheville, NC | Natalie Armstrong , Samford |
| 2021 | Mercer (3) | 60–48 | Wofford | Asheville, NC | Amoria Neal-Tysor , Mercer |
| 2022 | Mercer (4) | 73–54 | Furman | Asheville, NC | Amoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer |
| 2023 | Chattanooga (19) | 63–53 | Wofford | Asheville, NC | Raven Thompson, Chattanooga |
| 2024 | Chattanooga (20) | 69–60 | UNCG | Asheville, NC | Jada Guinn, Chattanooga |

## Champions

| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Chattanooga | 20 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024 |
| Appalachian State | 6 | 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999 |
| Mercer | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Samford | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2020 |
| Georgia Southern | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| Furman | 2 | 1995, 2000 |
| Western Carolina | 2 | 2005, 2009 |
| UNC Greensboro | 2 | 1998, 2025 |
| Marshall | 1 | 1997 |
* East Tennessee State and Wofford have not yet won a SoCon tournament.
* Charleston (SC), Davidson, and Elon never won the tournament as SoCon members.
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SoCon