NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship

The NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship is an American intercollegiate basketball tournament conducted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. The current champion is Tyler Junior College who defeated Georgia Highlands on 3.21.22 to capture the 2022 Championship. The tournament has been held since 1975.[1] The most successful program, Trinity Valley Community College, has won the tournament eight times, including three straight championships from 2012-2015. From 1998-2014, the tournament was hosted at Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas.[2] Since 2016, the tournament is held at Rip Griffin Center, on the campus of former NJCAA member Lubbock Christian University, in Lubbock, Texas.[2]

NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship
Founded1975
Number of teams24
Current championsTyler Junior College (2022)
Most successful club(s)Trinity Valley CC (8)

Format

The tournament consists of 24 teams with 8 teams receiving a bye in the first round.

Championships
Year Winner Runner Up Score
1975Temple Junior CollegeNorth Iowa Area Community College59-58
1976Seminole Junior CollegeJackson Community College83-74
1977Panola Junior CollegeSeminole Junior College69-68
1978Panola Junior CollegeEast Mississippi Community College67-63
1979Northern Oklahoma College-TonkawaTyler Junior College74-52
1980Truett-McConnell CollegeCloud County Community College63-61
1981Louisberg CollegeMoberly College65-63
1982Moberly Junior CollegeLouisberg College73-72
1983Northwest Mississippi Junior CollegeCumberland Junior College75-69
1984Roane State Community CollegeNorthwest Mississippi Community College69-53
1985Connors State CollegeOdessa College73-71
1986Odessa CollegeNortheast Mississippi Junior College80-69
1987Northeast Mississippi Junior CollegeSt. Gregory's Community College68-64
1988Kilgore CollegeJohn A Logan College78-71
1989Central Arizona CollegeConnors State College77-57
1990Kilgore CollegeEmmanuel College84-75
1991Odessa CollegePalm Beach College88-83
1992Louisberg CollegeCentral Florida Community College104-89
1993Kilgore CollegeLouisberg College104-99
1994Trinity Valley Community CollegeWestark Community College104-95
1995Westark Community CollegeTrinity Valley Community College82-75
1996Trinity Valley Community CollegeIndependence Community College69-55
1997Trinity Valley Community CollegeCentral Florida Community College79-69
1998Central Arizona CollegeTrinity Valley Community College76-63
1999Trinity Valley Community CollegeCentral Arizona College77-53
2000Tyler Junior CollegeSouthwestern Illinois College57-39
2001Cloud County Community CollegeMidland College71-56
2002Seward County Community CollegeNortheastern Oklahoma College A&M87-80
2003Gulf Coast Community CollegeWestern Nebraska Community College81-42
2004Trinity Vallley Community CollegeGulf Coast Community College77-66
2005Central Arizona CollegeCollege of Southern Idaho83-50
2006Monroe Community CollegeOdessa College76-64
2007Odessa CollegeCentral Arizona College73-50
2008Gulf Coast Community CollegeCentral Arizona College62-61
2009Central Arizona CollegeJefferson College78-71
2010Gulf Coast Community CollegeJefferson College83-61
2011North Idaho CollegeTrinity Valley Community College90-81
2012Trinity Valley Community CollegeHutchinson Community College69-55
2013Trinity Valley Community CollegeCentral Arizona College83-71
2014Trinity Valley Community CollegeHutchinson Community College65-46
2015Chipola CollegeHutchinson Community College54-46
2016Gulf Coast State CollegeTrinity Valley Community College63-47
2017Gulf Coast State CollegeTrinity Valley Community College87-63
2018TallahasseeTrinity Valley Community College69-51
2019Gulf Coast State CollegeNew Mexico Junior College68-62
2020Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Northwest Florida State CollegeTrinity Valley Community College67-60
2022Tyler Junior CollegeGeorgia Highlands College90-82

See also

References
  1. "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
  2. "NJCAA moving women's finals to Lubbock". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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