# Northern Sun women's basketball tournament

The Northern Sun women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2000. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
| 2000 | Minnesota–Duluth | 83–57 | Southwest State | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2001 | Minnesota–Duluth | 53–49 | Southwest State | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2002 | Southwest State | 63–48 | Minnesota–Duluth | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 68–60 | Minnesota–Crookston | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2004 | Minnesota–Duluth | 58–57 | Concordia-St. Paul | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2005 | Concordia-St. Paul | 86–78 | Minnesota State Moorhead | | Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse (Moorhead, MN) |
| 2006 | Wayne State | 59–54 | Northern State | | Rice Auditorium (Wayne, NE) |
| 2007 | Concordia-St. Paul | 85–77 | Minnesota State Moorhead | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2008 | Concordia-St. Paul | 70–65 | Wayne State | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2009 | St. Cloud State | 53–41 | Concordia-St. Paul | | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2010 | Wayne State | 77–67 | Minnesota–Duluth | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2011 | Winona State | 63–61 | Concordia-St. Paul | | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2012 | Wayne State | 62–59 | Augustana (SD) | Ashley Arlen, Wayne State | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2013 | Augustana (SD) | 81–73 | Minnesota State | Emily Schulte, Augustana (SD) | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2014 | Concordia-St. Paul | 54–36 | Northern State | Rachel Hansen, Concordia-St. Paul | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2015 | Northern State | 61–45 | Wayne State | Rachel Krogman, Northern State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2016 | Sioux Falls | 75–57 | Augustana (SD) | Taylor Varsho, Sioux Falls | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2017 | Northern State | 55–52 | Sioux Falls | Jill Conrad, Northern State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2018 | Augustana (SD) | 64–45 | Winona State | Logan O’Farrell, Augustana (SD) | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2019 | Minnesota–Duluth | 52–48 | Minnesota State Moorhead | Sarah Grow, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2020 | St. Cloud State | 71–62 | Minnesota–Duluth | Nikki Kilboten, St. Cloud | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2021 | Minnesota–Duluth | 67–55 | St. Cloud State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2022 | Minnesota–Duluth | 62–39 | St. Cloud State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2023 | Minnesota–Duluth | 80–74 | Minnesota State | Brooke Olson, Minnesota–Duluth | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2024 | Minnesota State | 89–74 | Mary (ND) | Joey Batt, Minnesota State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |

## Championship appearances by school

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 8–3 | 11 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Concordia–St. Paul | 4–3 | 7 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| Wayne State | 3–2 | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2012 |
| Augustana | 2–2 | 4 | 2013, 2018 |
| Northern State | 2–2 | 4 | 2015, 2017 |
| St. Cloud State | 2–2 | 4 | 2009, 2020 |
| Minnesota State | 1–2 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | 1–2 | 3 | 2002 |
| Sioux Falls | 1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
| Winona State | 1–1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Minnesota State–Moorhead | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Mary (ND) | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Minnesota–Crookston | 0–1 | 1 | |
* Bemidji State and Minot State have yet to reach the NSIC tournament final.
* Minnesota–Morris and Upper Iowa never reached the finals of the NSIC tournament before departing the conference.