Portland State Vikings women's basketball

Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Portland State Vikings men's basketball
	2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
University	Portland State University
Head coach	Chelsea Gregg (3rd season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Portland, Oregon
Arena	Viking Pavilion ; (capacity: 3,094)
Nickname	Vikings
Colors	Green, white, and silver;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	Div. II: 1995
NCAA tournament Final Four
	Div. II: 1992, 1995
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	Div. II: 1992, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Div. II: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament second round
	Div. II: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament appearances
	Div. I: 2010, 2019; Div. II: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
AIAW tournament appearances
	1976
Conference tournament champions
	Big Sky: 2010, 2019
Conference regular season champions
	Big Sky: 2011; Pacific West: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

The Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represents Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The school's team competes in the Big Sky Conference, and plays its games in the Viking Pavilion, a 3,094-seat arena that opened for the 2018-2019 season. Portland State are currently the defending conference tournament champions.

History

Portland State began play in 1975, and have qualified for the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament twice, in 2010 and 2019. They have played in the Big Sky Conference since the 1996-1997 season. Since joining the conference, Portland State has won the Big Sky Conference Tournament on two occasions. In 2010, Portland State defeated Montana State University 62-58 in the Big Sky Championship game. In the 2019 Big Sky Championship game, Portland State defeated arch rivals Eastern Washington University 61-59. Portland State has also qualified for the WNIT twice, and won a regular season title in 2011.

Prior to joining the Big Sky, Portland State women's basketball played in NCAA Div. II. During its tenure in Div. II, Portland State played in the Northwest Basketball League from 1977 until 1982. After 1982, Portland State played in the Mountain West Athletic Conference (MWAC) until 1986. From that point, the team played as an Independent through the 1991 season but later joined the Pacific West Conference from 1991 to 1996. In their time in Div. II, they made the Tournament each year from 1992-1996, making the Final Four in 1992 and the Elite Eight in 1995 and 1996. They went to the Final Four after beating Alaska-Anchorage 101-76, Cal-Davis 83-56, and Saint Joseph's (IN) 83-62, but lost to North Dakota State 93-59 in the semifinals. Portland State won a consolation game 72-69 against Bentley to be crowned 3rd in the Div. II ranks. ^[2] As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Vikings had an all-time record of 553-603. ^[3]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Vikings have made two appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	#15	First round	#2 Texas A&M	L 53−84
2019	#15	First round	#2 Oregon	L 40−78

NCAA Division II

The Vikings made five appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 12–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	First round Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four Third Place	Alaska Anchorage UC Davis St. Joseph's (IN) North Dakota State Bentley	W, 101–76 W, 83–56 W, 83–62 L, 59–93 W, 72–69
1993	First round Regional Finals	UC Davis Cal Poly Pomona	W, 64–61 L, 51–59
1994	First round Regional Finals	Eastern Montana Cal State San Bernardino	W, 90–54 L, 69–79
1995	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Seattle Pacific UC Davis Wingate Stonehill North Dakota State	W, 86–75 W, 82–71 W, 82–69 W, 75–59 L, 85–98
1996	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Montana State–Billings UC Davis North Dakota State	W, 83–73 W, 70–66 L, 65–91