| Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1982–present |
| Current champion | Embry–Riddle (1st) |
| Most championships | Florida Southern (12) |
| Official website | SSC women's basketball |
TheSunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women'sbasketball championship tournament for theNCAADivision IISunshine State Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1982. It is asingle-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship.
Florida Southern have been the most successful program, with twelve titles.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Central Florida | 56–39 | Florida Southern | Orlando, FL | Teresa Tinsley, Central Florida |
| 1983 | Central Florida (2) | 61–56 | Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | Karen Harvey, Central Florida |
| 1984 | Central Florida (3) | 61–56 | Florida Southern | Dorine VanTongeren, Central Florida | |
| 1985 | Florida Southern | 94–81 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Cathy Fox, Tampa |
| 1986 | Florida Southern (2) | 86–60 | Tampa | Kelly Carson, Florida Southern | |
| 1987 | Florida Southern (3) | 94–89 | Rollins | Lakeland, FL | Kim Disbro, Florida Southern |
| 1988 | Rollins | 77–73 | Florida Southern | Eileen Tobin, Rollins | |
| 1989 | Florida Southern (4) | 82–75 | Rollins | Tampa, FL | Nanci Parks, Florida Southern |
| 1990 | Rollins (2) | 72–63 | Florida Tech | Winter Park, FL | Kendra Lasher, Rollins |
| 1991 | Barry | 87–75 | Rollins | Maria Teal, Barry | |
| 1992 | Florida Tech | 71–66 | Florida Southern | Margaret Farley, Florida Tech | |
| 1993 | Florida Tech (2) | 87–75 | Florida Southern | Tampa, FL | Paulette King, Florida Tech |
| 1994 | Florida Southern (5) | 59–53 | North Florida | Cindy Shannon, Florida Southern | |
| 1995 | Florida Southern (6) | 78–67 | Tampa | Lakeland, FL | Crystal Ashley, Tampa Kelly Charron, Florida Southern |
| 1996 | Florida Southern (7) | 76–64 | Florida Tech | Tarra Blackwell, Florida Southern | |
| 1997 | Florida Tech (3) | 70–59 | Barry | Sanja Radenkovic, Florida Tech | |
| 1998 | Florida Southern (8) | 94–77 | Rollins | Tarra Blackwell, Florida Southern | |
| 1999 | Rollins (3) | 89–80 | Florida Southern | Nicole Sullivan, Rollins | |
| 2000 | Tampa | 79–76 | Rollins | Africa Gaston, Tampa | |
| 2001 | Rollins (4) | 93–76 | Florida Tech | Jill Razor, Rollins | |
| 2002 | Florida Tech (4) | 59–56 | Rollins | Melbourne, FL | Kenya Storr, Rollins |
| 2003 | Florida Southern (9) | 71–62 (OT) | Rollins | Lakeland, FL | Lucresia West, Florida Southern |
| 2004 | Rollins (5) | 78–63 | Florida Tech | Winter Park, FL | Mary Lou Johnston, Rollins |
| 2005 | Rollins (6) | 65–56 | Florida Tech | Miami Shores, FL | Joslyn Giles, Rollins |
| 2006 | Tampa (2) | 56–47 | Rollins | Saint Leo, FL | Tay Mathis, Tampa |
| 2007 | Tampa (3) | 68–66 (OT) | Rollins | Boca Raton, FL | Alexa Kane, Tampa |
| 2008 | Nova Southeastern | 53–47 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Stephanie Sarosi, Nova Southeastern |
| 2009 | Tampa (4) | 55–29 | Barry | Davie, FL | Gianna Messina, Tampa |
| 2010 | Lynn | 54–52 | Barry | Chelsea Patterson, Lynn | |
| 2011 | Florida Southern (10) | 79–66 | Florida Tech | Melbourne, FL | Emma Cannon, Florida Southern |
| 2012 | Rollins (7) | 71–68 | Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | Ashley Jones, Rollins |
| 2013 | Rollins (8) | 74–59 | Saint Leo | Kissimmee, FL | Tera McDaniel, Rollins |
| 2014 | Nova Southeastern (2) | 64–55 | Tampa | Taylor Buie, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2015 | Nova Southeastern (3) | 61–51 | Barry | Danielle Robinson, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2016 | Tampa (5) | 68–57 | Florida Tech | Daytona Beach, FL | Juliana Cavallaro, Tampa |
| 2017 | Eckerd | 77–56 | Florida Tech | Ada Yalcin, Eckerd | |
| 2018 | Florida Southern (11) | 87–68 | Florida Tech | Lakeland, FL | Camille Giardina, Florida Southern |
| 2019 | Florida Southern (12) | 61–60 | Eckerd | ||
| 2020 | Eckerd (2) | 79–67 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Mikayla Kuehne, Eckerd |
| 2021 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022 | Tampa (6) | 74–67 (OT) | Florida Southern | Tampa, FL | LaShayla Wright-Ponder, Tampa |
| 2023 | Tampa (7) | 63–43 | Lynn | Tampa, FL | Sarah Jones, Tampa |
| 2024 | Eckerd (3) | 65–57 | Tampa | Tampa, FL | Lauryn Vieira, Eckerd |
| 2025 | Embry–Riddle | 55–51 | Nova Southeastern | Daytona Beach, FL | Madyson Jean-Louis, Embry–Riddle |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | 12–9 | 21 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2018, 2019 |
| Rollins | 8–9 | 17 | 1988, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013 |
| Tampa | 7–7 | 14 | 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2022, 2023 |
| Florida Tech | 4–9 | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002 |
| Nova Southeastern | 3–1 | 4 | 2008, 2014, 2015 |
| Eckerd | 3–1 | 4 | 2017, 2020, 2024 |
| Central Florida | 3–0 | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Barry | 1–4 | 5 | 1991 |
| Lynn | 1–1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Embry–Riddle | 1–0 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Florida | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Saint Leo | 0–1 | 1 |