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American Athletic Conference women's basketball championship history
By Ryan Gaydos
Published March 16, 2021
The American Athletic Conference holds an annual women’s basketball tournament with the winner getting an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The conference features 11 teams, including Central Florida, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, and Wichita State.
The conference was formed in the wake of the NCAA realignment and restructuring of the Big East Conference. The first conference tournament was played in 2014.
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Read below for a list of past American Athletic Conference champions.
2021: SOUTH FLORIDA
With UConn moving to the Big East, South Florida reigned as champions in 2021. The Bulls beat UCF, 64-54.
2020: CONNECTICUT
Connecticut's Megan Walker (3) shoots over Cincinnati's Angel Rizor (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament finals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn finished perfectly in the AAC, finishing the season with a tournament win over Cincinnati 87-53. Megan Walker was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
2019: CONNECTICUT
Connecticut won the title in 2019. (Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Connecticut was the supreme team in 2019. They knocked off UCF, 66-45. Napheesa Collier was named MVP.
2018: CONNECTICUT
In 2018, Connecticut defeated South Florida 70-54. Azura Stevens was named tournament MVP.
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2017: CONNECTICUT
Connecticut won a fourth AAC title in 2017. They crushed South Florida, 100-44. Katie Lou Samuelson was named MVP.
2016: CONNECTICUT
Breanna Stewart was AAC tournament MVP for a second time in 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut defeated South Florida, 77-51. Breanna Stewart won a second tournament MVP - the first time anyone has won MVP multiple times.
2015: CONNECTICUT
Connecticut defeated South Florida, 84-70. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was named tournament MVP.
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2014: CONNECTICUT
Connecticut won the first-ever AAC title in 2014. They defeated Louisville, 72-52. Breanna Stewart was named MVP.
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