The Mercer Bears women’s basketball team currently competes in the Southern Conference. In 2013, Mercer advanced to the post-season Women’s Basketball Invitational losing to McNeese State University; the team finished the season with a 20–12 record, the first 20-win season since 1991–92. The post-season appearance was Mercer’s first in a nationally sponsored tournament since 1985. Mercer played in the conference until 2014, when they joined the Southern Conference. Mercer played in the 1985 NCAA Division II basketball tournament, making the Final Four after beating North Alabama 90–86 (in OT) and Quinnipiac. The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times.