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Missouri State Bears Women's Basketball School History

Location: Springfield, Missouri

Coverage: 42 seasons (1982-83 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1982-83): 812-481 .628 W-L%

Conferences: MVC and Gateway

Conference Champion: 13 Times (Reg. Seas.), 11 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 17 Years (19-17), 2 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 4 Times (Final), 78 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

42 Seasons

SRS back to 2001-02

42 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	MVC	23	10	.697	15	5	.750	5.52	-0.14	69.3	63.6						Beth Cunningham (23-10)
2	2022-23	MVC	20	12	.625	14	6	.700	4.88	2.79	68.1	66.0						Beth Cunningham (20-12)
3	2021-22	MVC	25	8	.758	14	4	.778	15.18	5.65	64.8	53.1				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (25-8)
4	2020-21	MVC	23	3	.885	16	0	1.000	19.72	8.64	70.2	55.7	24	20	20	Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	5	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (23-3)
5	2019-20	MVC	26	4	.867	16	2	.889	16.52	5.90	77.7	63.7		19	23			Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (26-4)
6	2018-19	MVC	25	10	.714	16	2	.889	12.68	3.05	72.8	63.2				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	11	Kellie Harper (25-10)
7	2017-18	MVC	21	12	.636	15	3	.833	5.41	0.38	69.2	62.4						Kellie Harper (21-12)
8	2016-17	MVC	16	15	.516	12	6	.667	-0.01	-0.85	65.0	62.1						Kellie Harper (16-15)
9	2015-16	MVC	24	10	.706	14	4	.778	9.23	2.35	70.3	61.0				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Kellie Harper (24-10)
10	2014-15	MVC	18	15	.545	13	5	.722	0.64	0.22	67.5	67.1						Kellie Harper (18-15)
11	2013-14	MVC	14	17	.452	8	10	.444	-5.20	-2.29	67.3	70.2						Kellie Harper (14-17)
12	2012-13	MVC	14	17	.452	6	12	.333	-1.70	2.50	70.2	74.4						Nyla Milleson (14-17)
13	2011-12	MVC	24	9	.727	14	4	.778	9.29	2.29	72.8	65.8						Nyla Milleson (24-9)
14	2010-11	MVC	24	11	.686	12	6	.667	10.02	3.30	69.5	62.7						Nyla Milleson (24-11)
15	2009-10	MVC	22	11	.667	12	6	.667	6.48	0.45	76.1	70.0						Nyla Milleson (22-11)
16	2008-09	MVC	10	20	.333	6	12	.333			63.1	65.8						Nyla Milleson (10-20)
17	2007-08	MVC	11	19	.367	9	9	.500			66.7	72.1						Nyla Milleson (11-19)
18	2006-07	MVC	7	21	.250	3	15	.167			61.6	68.6						Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (7-21)
19	2005-06	MVC	17	15	.531	7	11	.389	-7.22	13.78	63.3	62.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (17-15)
20	2004-05	MVC	25	8	.758	15	3	.833			74.2	63.3						Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (25-8)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	MVC	28	4	.875	16	2	.889	-3.28	0.72	77.7	58.5		23		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (28-4)
22	2002-03	MVC	18	13	.581	11	7	.611	5.06	13.06	70.6	63.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (18-13)
23	2001-02	MVC	16	13	.552	12	6	.667	4.12	4.81	63.2							Cheryl Burnett (16-13)
24	2000-01	MVC	29	6	.829	16	2	.889			82.8		21	13	15	Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal	5	Cheryl Burnett (29-6)
25	1999-00	MVC	23	9	.719	14	4	.778			71.4					Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Cheryl Burnett (23-9)
26	1998-99	MVC	25	7	.781	15	3	.833			77.2					Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	7	Cheryl Burnett (25-7)
27	1997-98	MVC	24	6	.800	14	4	.778			76.7			13		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Cheryl Burnett (24-6)
28	1996-97	MVC	17	10	.630	13	5	.722			64.9							Cheryl Burnett (17-10)
29	1995-96	MVC	25	5	.833	16	2	.889			73.4					Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Cheryl Burnett (25-5)
30	1994-95	MVC	21	12	.636	14	4	.778			65.5			25		Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	9	Cheryl Burnett (21-12)
31	1993-94	MVC	24	6	.800	15	1	.938			76.4		20	17		Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	6	Cheryl Burnett (24-6)
32	1992-93	MVC	23	9	.719	14	2	.875			71.9		13	13		Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	7	Cheryl Burnett (23-9)
33	1991-92	Gateway	31	3	.912	17	1	.944			80.7			10	10	Lost NCAA Tournament National Semifinal	8	Cheryl Burnett (31-3)
34	1990-91	Gateway	26	5	.839	16	2	.889			75.0					Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	8	Cheryl Burnett (26-5)
35	1989-90	Gateway	19	8	.704	14	4	.778			66.6							Cheryl Burnett (19-8)
36	1988-89	Gateway	7	20	.259	5	13	.278			65.0							Cheryl Burnett (7-20)
37	1987-88	Gateway	9	17	.346	6	12	.333			71.3							Cheryl Burnett (9-17)
38	1986-87	Gateway	18	10	.643	12	6	.667										Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (18-10)
39	1985-86	Gateway	6	21	.222	5	13	.278										Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (6-21)
40	1984-85	Gateway	12	16	.429	9	9	.500										Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (12-16)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	Gateway	12	16	.429	8	10	.444										Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (12-16)
42	1982-83	Gateway	10	18	.357	1	4	.200										Marti Gasser (10-18)

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