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 Northwest Florida State College who defeated Trinity Valley Community College on March 27, 2023 to capture the 2023 Championship and their second national 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
Region24
Number of teams169
Current championsNorthwest Florida State College (2023)
Most successful club(s)Trinity Valley CC (8)
Websitehttps://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/2022-23/div1/index

Format

The tournament consists of the top 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 CollegeSeminole Junior College 69-68
1978Panola CollegeEast Mississippi Community College67-63
1979Northern Oklahoma CollegeTyler Junior College74-52
1980Truett-McConnell CollegeCloud County Community College63-61
1981Louisburg CollegeMoberly Area Community College65-63
1982Moberly Junior CollegeLouisburg College73-72
1983Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeCumberland County 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 State College88-83
1992Louisburg CollegeCentral Florida Community College104-89
1993Kilgore CollegeLouisburg 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 A&M College87-80
2003Gulf Coast Community CollegeWestern Nebraska Community College81-42
2004Trinity Valley 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 College (Missouri)83-61
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
2018Tallahassee Community College Trinity 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
2023Northwest Florida State CollegeTrinity Valley Community College66-63

Championship Leaders
TeamChampionshipsWinning year(s)
Trinity Valley Community College81994,1996,1997,1999,2004,2012,2013,2014
Gulf Coast Community College62003,2008,2010,2016,2017,2019
Odessa College31986,1991,2007
Kilgore College31988,1990,1993
Northwest Florida State College22021,2023
Tyler Junior College22000,2022
Louisburg College21981,1992
Panola College21977,1978

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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