Founded 1975 Number of teams 24 | ||
Current champions Gulf Coast State College Commodores | ||
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 tournament has been held since 1975. 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. The 2016-2018 tournaments will be held at Rip Griffin Center, on the campus of former NJCAA member Lubbock Christian University, in Lubbock, Texas.
Format
The tournament consists of 24 teams with 8 teams receiving a bye in the first round.
References
NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA