The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's
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championship tournament for the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The conference was originally formed in 1951 as the State Teachers C ...
. It is a
single-elimination tournament
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and seeding is based on regular season records.
The tournament has been held each year since 1980.
The winner receives the PSAC's automatic bid to the
NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship
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.
Results
Championship records
* Schools highlighted in pink are former PSAC members.
*
Mansfield
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,
Pitt–Johnstown,
Seton Hill, and
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have not yet qualified for the PSAC tournament finals.
*
Mercyhurst never qualified for the tournament finals as PSAC members.
See also
*
PSAC men's basketball tournament
References
{{NCAA women's college basketball tournament navbox
NCAA Division II women's basketball conference tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1981