| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-up |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech | Sonja Hogg | 76 - 62 | Cheyney |
| 1983 | Southern California | Linda Sharp | 69 - 67 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1984 | Southern California | Linda Sharp | 72 - 61 | Tennessee |
| 1985 | Old Dominion | Marianne Stanley | 70 - 65 | Georgia |
| 1986 | Texas | Judy Conradt | 97 - 81 | Southern California |
| 1987 | Tennessee | Pat SummittPat Summitt (born Patricia Head on June 14, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is a women's college basketball coach. She is the coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols''. Of her 30 years as a coach, 29 have been spent as coach of the Lady Vols''. | 67-44 | Louisiana Tech |
| 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. | Louisiana Tech | Leon Barmore | 56 - 54 | AuburnAuburn, is home to the University's administration. Auburn University (AU) is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama with over 23,000 students and 1200 faculty. It is the largest university in Alabama. Auburn was chartered on February 1, 1856 as t |
| 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 76 - 60 | Auburn |
| 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo | StanfordFor other meanings of Stanford see Stanford (disambiguation). Stanford University is a privately funded university in Stanford, California. It is located approximately 35 miles southeast of San Francisco, in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County ad | Tara VanDerveer | 88 - 81 | Auburn |
| 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 70 - 67 ( OTOvertime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. Association football Main article Extra time In Association football (soccer) matches tha) | Virginia |
| 1992 | Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | 78 - 62 | Western Kentucky |
| 1993 | Texas Tech | Marsha Sharp | 84 - 74 | Ohio State |
| 1994 | North Carolina | Sylvia Hatchell | 60-59 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1995 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 70 - 64 | Tennessee |
| 1996 | Tennessee | Pat Summit | 83-65 | Georgia |
| 1997 | Tennessee | Pat Summit | 68-59 | Old Dominion |
| 1998 | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1999 | Purdue | Carolyn Peck | 62 - 45 | Duke |
| 2000 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 71-52 | Tennessee |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | 68 - 66 | Purdue |
| 2002 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 82 - 70 | Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 73 - 68 | Tennessee |
| 2004 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 70 - 61 | Tennessee |
