Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
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The Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA women's college basketball in the Pac-12. After a six-year run at KeyArena in Seattle from 2013 to 2018, the tournament moved to the Las Vegas Strip, already the location for the Pac-12 men's tournament, for at least 2019 and 2020, due to the closure of KeyArena for major renovations to accommodate the Seattle Kraken.
Pac-12 women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Number of teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Michelob Ultra Arena |
Current location | Paradise, NV |
Played | 2002–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | USC (2) |
Most championships | Stanford Cardinal (15) |
TV partner(s) | Pac-12 Network and ESPN |
Official website | Pac-12.com Women's Basketball |
Host stadiums | |
McArthur Court (2002) HP Pavilion (2003–2008) Galen Center (2009, 2010, 2012) Staples Center (2011) KeyArena (2013–2018) MGM Grand Garden Arena (2019, 2024) Michelob Ultra Arena (2020–2023) | |
Host locations | |
Eugene, Oregon (2002) San Jose, California (2003–2008) Los Angeles, California (2009–2012) Seattle, Washington (2013–2018) Paradise, Nevada (2019–present) |
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 2002, when the conference was known as the Pac-10.
On March 5, 2016, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Seattle until 2019.[1] However, the conference ended the contract a season early, moving the women's tournament to the Las Vegas Strip for 2019 and 2020 because KeyArena was slated for a major two-year renovation and upgrade. The 2019 tournament was held at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the 2020 edition was at Mandalay Bay Events Center.[2]
On October 4, 2019, the Pac-12 announced that it had agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Las Vegas until 2022.[3]