| Great Lakes Valley Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1998–present |
| Current champion | Quincy (3rd) |
| Most championships | Drury (10) |
| Official website | GLVC women's basketball |
TheGreat Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) women's basketball tournament is the annual women'sbasketball championship tournament for theGreat Lakes Valley Conference. The tournament was established in 1998, twenty years after the conference was founded in 1978. It is asingle-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The tournament bracket has included as few as seven teams and as many as fifteen. The most common format has featured eight teams competing at the same predesignated neutral site as theGLVC men's basketball tournament. In 1998, 2008, 2009, and 2021, the quarterfinals were played on campus sites and the final four was held on the home court of the highest seed surviving the quarterfinals.
The tournament winner is conference champion and receives the GLVC's automatic bid to theNCAA Division II women's basketball tournament.
Drury has won the most tournaments, with ten.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Southern Indiana | 83–70 | SIU Edwardsville | PAC Arena, University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN) |
| 1999 | Northern Kentucky | 74–72 | Bellarmine | Roberts Stadium (Evansville, IN) |
| 2000 | Northern Kentucky (2) | 77–57 | Indianapolis | |
| 2001 | Southern Indiana (2) | 95–73 | Northern Kentucky | |
| 2002 | Southern Indiana (3) | 89–79 | Northern Kentucky | |
| 2003 | Indianapolis | 74–63 | Quincy | |
| 2004 | Quincy | 57–45 | Indianapolis | |
| 2005 | Quincy (2) | 66–60 | Indianapolis | |
| 2006 | Northern Kentucky (3) | 86–73 | Drury | |
| 2007 | Lewis | 69–52 | Drury | |
| 2008 | Drury | 71–67 | Northern Kentucky | Weiser Gym, Drury University (Springfield, MO) |
| 2009 | Northern Kentucky (4) | 77–72 | Quincy | Pepsi Arena, Quincy University (Quincy, IL) |
| 2010 | Drury (2) | 68–63 | Wisconsin–Parkside | The Recreation and Athletic Center, University of Illinois - Springfield (Springfield, IL) |
| 2011 | Lewis (2) | 71–68 | Indianapolis | Moloney Arena, Maryville University (Town and Country, MO) |
| 2012 | Maryville | 75–62 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Prairie Capital Convention Center (Springfield, IL) |
| 2013 | Lewis (3) | 76–61 | Maryville | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) |
| 2014 | Truman State | 58–45 | Maryville | |
| 2015 | Drury (3) | 68–65 | Southern Indiana | Family Arena (St. Charles, MO) |
| 2016 | Bellarmine | 89–78 | Quincy | |
| 2017 | Drury (4) | 67–63 | Lewis | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) |
| 2018 | Drury (5) | 62–52 | Southern Indiana | Vadalabene Center (Edwardsville, IL) |
| 2019 | Drury (6) | 94–48 | Bellarmine | |
| 2020 | Drury (7) | 77–55 | Lewis | |
| 2021 | Drury (8) | 76–70 | Truman State | O'Reilly Family Event Center, Drury University (Springfield, MO) |
| 2022 | Drury (9) | 76–47 | Lewis | Vadalabene Center (Edwardsville, IL) |
| 2023 | Drury (10) | 71–52 | Lewis | Hyland Performance Arena (St. Charles, MO) |
| 2024 | Lewis (4) | 79–67 | Drury | |
| 2025 | Quincy (3) | 64–60 | Maryville | |
| 2026 | Mark Twain Building, University of Missouri - St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Championship Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drury | 10–3 | 13 | 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Lewis | 4–3 | 7 | 2007, 2011, 2013, 2024 |
| Northern Kentucky | 4–3 | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2006, 2009 |
| Southern Indiana | 3–2 | 5 | 1998, 2001, 2002 |
| Quincy | 3–3 | 6 | 2004, 2005, 2025 |
| Indianapolis | 1–4 | 5 | 2003 |
| Maryville | 1–4 | 5 | 2012 |
| Bellarmine | 1–2 | 3 | 2016 |
| Truman State | 1–1 | 2 | 2014 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 0–1 | 1 | |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 0–1 | 1 |