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| Year | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Other Semifinalists | Location |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech | 76-62 | Cheyney State | Tennessee | Maryland | Norfolk, VA |
| 1983 | USC | 69-67 | Louisiana Tech | Old Dominion | Georgia | Norfolk, VA |
| 1984 | USC | 72-61 | Tennessee | Cheyney State | Louisiana Tech | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1985 | Old Dominion | 70-65 | Georgia | Western Kentucky | NE Louisiana | Austin, TX |
| 1986 | Texas | 97-81 | USC | Western Kentucky | Tennessee | Lexington, KY |
| 1987 | Tennessee | 87-44 | Louisiana Tech | Texas | Long Beach St | Austin, TX |
| 1988 | Louisiana Tech | 56-54 | Auburn | Long Beach St | Tennessee | Tacoma, WA |
| 1989 | Tennessee | 76-60 | Auburn | Louisiana Tech | Maryland | Tacoma, WA |
| 1990 | Stanford | 88-81 | Auburn | Virginia | Louisiana Tech | Knoxville, TN |
| 1991 | Tennessee | 70-67 (OY) | Virginia | UConn | Stanford | New Orleans, LA |
| 1992 | Stanford | 78-62 | Western Kentucky | SW MO State | Virginia | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1993 | Texas Tech | 84-82 | Ohio State | Iowa | Vanderbilt | Atlanta, GA |
| 1994 | North Carolina | 60-59 | Louisiana Tech | Purdue | Alabama | Richmond, VA |
| 1995 | Connecticut | 70-64 | Tennessee | Stanford | Georgia | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1996 | Tennessee | 83-65 | Georgia | Connecticut | Stanford | Charlotte, NC |
| 1997 | Tennessee | 68-59 | Old Dominion | Notre Dame | Stanford | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1998 | Tennessee | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech | Arkansas | NC State | San Jose, CA |
| 1999 | Purdue | 62-45 | Duke | Louisiana Tech| Georgia | San Jose, CA |
| 2000 | Connecticut | 71-52 | Tennessee | Rutgers | Penn State | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | 68-66 | Purdue | Connecticut } SW Missouri State | St. Louis, MO |
| 2002 | Connecticut | 82-70 | Oklahoma | Tennessee | Duke | San Antonio, TX |
| 2003 | Connecticut | 73-68 | Tennessee | Texas | Duke | Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 | Connecticut | 70-61 | Tennessee | Minnesota | LSU | New Orleans, LA |
| 2005 | Baylor | 84-62 | Michigan State | LLSU | Tennessee | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2006 | Maryland | 78-75 (OT) | Duke | North Carolina | LSU | Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Tennessee | 59-46 | Rutgers | North Carolina | LSU | Cleveland, OH |
| 2008 | Tennessee | 64-48 | Stanford | LSU | Connecticut | Tampa, FL |
| 2009 | Connecticut | 76-54 | Louisville | Stanford | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO |
| 2010 | Connecticut | 53-47 | Stanford | Baylor | Oklahoma | San Antonio, TX |
| 2011 | Texas A&M | 76-70 | Notre Dame | Connecticut | Stanford | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2012 | Baylor | 80-61 | Notre Dame | Stanford | Connecticut | Denver, CO |
| 2013 | Connecticut | 93-60 | Louisville | Notre Dame | California | New Orleans, LA |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 79-58 | Notre Dame | Stanford | Maryland | Nashville, TN |
| 2015 | Connecticut | 63-53 | Notre Dame | South Carolina | Maryland | Tampa, FL |
| 2016 | Connecticut | 82-51 | Syracuse | Oregon State | Washington | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 67-55 | Mississippi State | Connecticut | Stanford | Dallas, TX |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 61-58 | Mississippi State | Connecticut | Louisville | Columbus, OH |
| 2019 | Baylor | 82-81 | Notre Dame | Connecticut | Oregon | Tampa, FL |
| 2020 | CANCELLED – Covid-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Stanford | 54-53 | Arizona | Connecticut | South Carolina | San Antonio, TX |
| 2022 | South Carolina | 64-49 | Connecticut | Stanford | Louisville | Minneapolis, MN |
| 2023 | LSU | 102-85 | Iowa | South Carolina | Virginia Tech | Dallas, TX |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Cleveland, OH |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | Tampa, FL |
| 2026 | — | — | — | — | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2027 | — | — | — | — | Columbus, OH |
| 2028 | — | — | — | — | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2029 | — | — | — | — | San Antonio, TX |
| 2030 | — | — | — | — | Portland, OR |
| 2031 | — | — | — | — | Dallas, TX |