U Sports women's basketball championship

U Sports women's basketball championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
First season1972
Organising bodyU Sports
No. of teams8
CountryCanada
Most recent
champion(s)
Carleton Ravens (3rd title)
Most titlesVictoria Vikes (9)
TV partner(s)CBC,[1] TVA
Official websiteusports.ca/en/sports/basketball/w

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.

Seventeen different schools have won the tournament. The University of Victoria has the most tournament wins, with nine. Laurentian University has seven championships. The University of British Columbia has taken the title six times, while the University of Windsor and Simon Fraser University have five apiece. Carleton University, the University of Winnipeg, and University of Manitoba have each won three championships, while Bishop's University and the University of Saskatchewan have won two. Seven programs have one national championship.

  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.