NCAA women’s college basketball champions: All-time NCAA women’s basketball year-by-year winners list

The South Carolina Gamecocks are the defending national champions entering the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season, and if history is any indication, they will be right in the mix for a repeat victory.

Dynasties have dominated women’s college basketball since the NCAA started sponsoring the championship in 1982. The teams come in waves, but each era has a team that takes up more than its share of the national titles.

Here is a full list of the teams to win the NCAA championship going back to its first season in 1982:

2024: South Carolina (37-0)

The Gamecocks solidified themselves as the latest women’s college hoops dynasty with their third title in eight seasons. Head coach Dawn Staley and Co. are looking for No. 4 in 2024-25.

2023: LSU (34-2)

2022: South Carolina (35-2)

2021: Stanford (31-2)

2020: Canceled because of Covid-19

2019: Baylor (37-1)

2018: Notre Dame (34-3)

2017: South Carolina (33-4)

2016: Connecticut (38-0)

Geno Auriemma and his team, led by Breanna Stewart, capped off an unprecedented run with an undefeated season and a record fourth consecutive title. It’s been eight long years since that last title for the Huskies, but they have a solid chance to get back to the mountaintop this season.

2015: Connecticut (38-1)

2014: Connecticut (40-0)

2013: Connecticut (35-4)

2012: Baylor (40-0)

2011: Texas A&M (33-5)

2010: Connecticut (39-0)

2009: Connecticut (39-0)

2008: Tennessee (36-2)

2007: Tennessee (34-3)

2006: Maryland (34-4)

2005: Baylor (33-3)

2004: Connecticut (31-4)

The other most dominant run of Auriemma’s tenure, 2004 marked a third-straight title and fourth in five seasons for the Huskies. Diana Taurasi concluded her incredible collegiate career with her second consecutive NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honor.

2003: Connecticut (37-1)

2002: Connecticut (39-0)

2001: Notre Dame (34-2)

2000: Connecticut (36-1)

1999: Purdue (34-1)

1998: Tennessee (39-0)

Pat Summitt’s Volunteers finished off the first-ever three-peat in NCAA women’s…

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Publish date : 2024-11-04 19:45:00

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