# GLIAC women's basketball tournament

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the GLIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | 66-64 | Michigan Tech | Houghton, MI |
| 1992 | Northern Michigan | 61-60 | Michigan Tech | Houghton, MI |
| 1993 | Michigan Tech | 70-63 | Saginaw Valley State | Houghton, MI |
| 1994 | Oakland | 74-72 | Michigan Tech | Rochester, MI |
| 1995 | Northern Michigan | 74-67 | Michigan Tech | Houghton, MI |
| 1996 | Northern Michigan | 78-57 | Michigan Tech | Rochester, MI |
| 1997 | Northern Michigan | 81-71 | Oakland | Marquette, MI |
| 1998 | Northern Michigan | 94-74 2OT | Ashland | Marquette, MI |
| 1999 | Michigan Tech | 75-71 | Hillsdale | Kellogg Arena Battle Creek, MI |
| 2000 | Northern Michigan | 93-80 | Ferris State | DeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2001 | Michigan Tech | 84-66 | Gannon | DeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2002 | Hillsdale | 63-59 | Michigan Tech | DeltaPlex Arena Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2003 | Lake Superior State | 67-60 | Grand Valley State | Bud Cooper Gym Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| 2004 | Lake Superior State | 85-73 | Ferris State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2005 | Grand Valley State | 77-60 | Gannon | GVSU Fieldhouse Allendale, MI |
| 2006 | Grand Valley State+ | 76-58 | Ashland | GVSU FieldhouseAllendale, MI |
| 2007 | Gannon | 88-77 | Hillsdale | Hammermill Center Erie, PA |
| 2008 | Michigan Tech | 81-53 | Ashland | SDC Gym Houghton, MI |
| 2009 | Hillsdale | 81-69 | Michigan Tech | SDC Gym Houghton, MI |
| 2010 | Michigan Tech | 73-69 | Northern Michigan | SDC Gym Houghton, MI |
| 2011 | Michigan Tech | 63-53 | Ashland | SDC Gym Houghton, MI |
| 2012 | Ashland | 66-50 | Ferris State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2013 | Ashland+ | 68-49 | Findlay | Kate's Gym Ashland |
| 2014 | Northern Michigan | 53-49 | Malone | Mattaei Center Detroit, MI |
| 2015 | Michigan Tech | 68-52 | Ashland | SDC Gym Houghton, MI |
| 2016 | Ashland | 70-53 | Grand Valley State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2017 | Ashland+ | 85-76 | Grand Valley State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2018 | Ashland | 85-74 | Grand Valley State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2019 | Ashland | 65-58 | Northern Michigan | GVSU Fieldhouse Allendale, MI |
| 2020 | Ashland | 61-53 | Grand Valley State | Kate's Gym Ashland, OH |
| 2021 | Michigan Tech | 74-63 | Ashland | H.D. Kesling Gym Westville, IN |
| 2022 | Ferris State | 59–51 | Grand Valley State | GVSU Field House Allendale, MI |
| 2023 | Grand Valley State | 62-54 | Michigan Tech | GVSU Field House Allendale, MI |
| 2024 | Grand Valley State | 67–48 | Northern Michigan | GVSU Field House Allendale, MI |
+Indicates won NCAA championship

## Championship records

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | |
| Michigan Tech | 8-8 | 16 | 1993, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2021 |
| Northern Michigan | 8-3 | 11 | 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014 |
| Ashland | 7-6 | 13 | 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Grand Valley State | 4-6 | 10 | 2005, 2006, 2023, 2024 |
| Hillsdale | 2-2 | 4 | 2002, 2009 |
| Lake Superior State | 2-0 | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
| Ferris State | 1-3 | 4 | 2022 |
| Gannon | 1-2 | 3 | 2007 |
| Oakland | 1-1 | 2 | 1994 |
| Findlay | 0-1 | 1 | |
| Malone | 0-1 | 1 | |
| Saginaw Valley State | 0-1 | 1 | |

### Notes

* Davenport, Parkside, Purdue Northwest, and Wayne State have not yet reached the finals of the GLIAC tournament.
* Lake Erie, Mercyhurst, Northwood, Ohio Dominican, Tiffin, Walsh and Westminster (PA) never reached the tournament championship game before departing the GLIAC.
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.