U Sports Womens Basketball Championship

The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The Bronze Baby trophy is awarded to the winners. The Bronze Baby Trophy was donated in 1922 by the Students' Council of McGill University. Until 1970, the Women's Interuniversity Athletic Union (WIAU) in Quebec and Ontario awarded the trophy to their conference champions. In 1971, the WIAU was dissolved and the trophy was retired and returned to its donor. McGill students offered the trophy to the Canadian Women's Interuniversity Athletic Union in June 1972. The championship consists of an eight-team single-elimination tournament. Four teams automatically qualify for the tournament as one of the winners of the four conferences, two qualify as the runners-up of both the OUA and Canada West conference, one qualifies as the host, and one is given an at-large berth. The tournament is played over four days. The quarterfinals are played on the Thursday, the consolation semi-finals on Friday, the consolation final and championship semi-finals on Saturday, and the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday.

U Sports Womens Championship Tournament History

The tournament was originally composed of just four qualifying teams in 1972 expanding to five teams in 1973 and six teams in 1976. The championship was then changed to include eight teams in 1979 and has generally remained the same since then. In 2011, the CIS (previous U Sports) had West, Central, and East regional play-in games to determine the three remaining spot in the tournament (the other five went to the four conference champions and host). In 2012, there were East and West regional games to determine two additional berths and by 2013 the league had reverted to voting in the three remaining spots. Aside from those two years of regional qualifiers, the tournament has always taken place over one weekend at a pre-determined host site.

U Sports Womens Tournament Final Game Results

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College Database Connected

Year	Result
1971-72	UBC Thunderettes 74, UNB Red Bloomers 69
1972-73	UBC Thunderettes 50, Manitoba Bisonettes 30
1973-74	UBC Thunderettes 67, UNB Red Bloomers 53
1974-75	Laurentian Lady Vees 59, UBC Thunderettes 49
1975-76	Laurentian Lady Vees 50, UNB Red Bloomers 42
1976-77	Laurentian Lady Vees 61, Winnipeg Wesmenettes 50
1977-78	Laurentian Lady Vees 69, Winnipeg Lady Wesmen 51
1978-79	Laurentian Lady Vees 61, Victoria Vikettes 53
1979-80	Victoria Vikettes 64, Dalhousie Tigers 59
1980-81	Victoria Vikettes? 61, Bishop's Gaiters 59
1981-82	Victoria Vikettes 70, Bishop's Gaiters 55
1982-83	Bishop's Gaiters 64, Victoria Vikettes 49
1983-84	Bishop's Gaiters 70, Winnipeg Lady Wesmen 62
1984-85	Victoria Vikettes? 71, Laurentian Lady Vees 52
1985-86	Toronto Varsity Blues 68, Victoria Vikettes 63
1986-87	Victoria Vikettes 54, Laurentian Lady Vees 52
1987-88	Manitoba Bisons 61, Calgary Dinosaurs 55
1988-89	Calgary Dinosaurs 92, UPEI Panthers 55
1989-90	Laurentian Lady Vees 74, Calgary Dinosaurs 65
1990-91	Laurentian Lady Vees 79, Regina Cougars 72
1991-92	Victoria Vikettes 64, Winnipeg Wesmen 51
1992-93	Winnipeg Wesmen 70, Victoria Vikes 63
1993-94	Winnipeg Wesmen? 90, Toronto Varsity Blues 76
1994-95	Winnipeg Wesmen? 72, Manitoba Bisons 61
1995-96	Manitoba Bisons 81, Toronto Varsity Blues 77
1996-97	Manitoba Bisons 73, York Yeowomen 62
1997-98	Victoria Vikettes 66, Manitoba Bisons 61
1998-99	Alberta Pandas 54, Victoria Vikes 46
1999-00	Victoria Vikes 57, Calgary Dinos 41
2000-01	Regina Cougars 94, Alberta Pandas 85
2001-02	Simon Fraser Clan 66, Laval Rouge et Or 51
2002-03	Victoria Vikes 60, Winnipeg Wesmen 51
2003-04	UBC Thunderettes 60, Regina Cougars 53
2004-05	Simon Fraser Clan 70, Winnipeg Wesmen 60
2005-06	UBC Thunderettes 56, Cape Breton Capers 53
2006-07	Simon Fraser Clan 72, Alberta Pandas 68
2007-08	UBC Thunderettes 67, Regina Cougars 46
2008-09	Simon Fraser Clan 68, Regina Cougars 62
2009-10	Simon Fraser Clan 77, Windsor Lancers 56
2010-11	Windsor Lancers 63, Saskatchewan Huskies 49
2011-12	Windsor Lancers 69, UBC Thunderbirds 53
2012-13	Windsor Lancers 66, Regina Cougars 57
2013-14	Windsor Lancers 71, Saint Mary's Huskies 45
2014-15	Windsor Lancers 60, McGill Martlets 47
2015-16	Saskatchewan Huskies 85, Ryerson Rams 71
2016-17	McGill Martlets 66, Laval Rouge et Or 55
2017-18	Carleton Ravens 69, Saskatchewan Huskies 48
2018-19	McMaster Marauders 70, Laval Rouge et Or 58
2019-20	Saskatchewan Huskies 82, Brock Badgers 64
2020-21	Cancelled due to the?COVID-19 pandemic 0, 0
2021-22	Ryerson Rams 70, Winnipeg Wesmen 48
2022-23	Carleton Ravens 71, Queen's Gaels 59
2023-24	Ryerson Rams 70, Saskatchewan Huskies 67
2024-25	Saskatchewan Huskies 85, Carleton Ravens 66