NCAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1985–present |
Current champion | Wabash (3rd) |
Most championships | Wooster (16) |
Official website | NCAC men's basketball |
Host stadiums | |
Campus gyms (1985–present) | |
Host locations | |
Campus sites (1985–present) |
The NCAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III North Coast Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1985. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the NCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
With 15 titles, Wooster are the most successful team.
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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1985 | Ohio Wesleyan | 65–59 | Allegheny | Delaware, OH |
1986 | Ohio Wesleyan | 69–64 | Kenyon | Meadville, PA |
1987 | Allegheny | 96–94 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, OH |
1988 | Ohio Wesleyan | 91–77 | Allegheny | Wooster, OH |
1989 | Allegheny | 56–54 | Wooster | Gambier, OH |
1990 | Wittenberg | 86–62 | Ohio Wesleyan | Granville, OH |
1991 | Wittenberg | 65–48 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
1992 | Wooster | 61–54 | Wittenberg | Wooster, OH |
1993 | Wooster | 64–48 | Kenyon | Delaware, OH |
1994 | Kenyon | 84–78 | Wittenberg | Delaware, OH |
1995 | Wooster | 71–67 | Wittenberg | Springfield, OH |
1996 | Wittenberg | 65–55 | Allegheny | Springfield, OH |
1997 | Wooster | 51–44 | Wittenberg | Wooster, OH |
1998 | Allegheny | 66–64 | Wooster | Springfield, OH |
1999 | Wooster | 89–69 | Allegheny | Wooster, OH |
2000 | Wooster | 114–91 | Wabash | Wooster, OH |
2001 | Wooster | 59–56 | Wittenberg | Springfield, OH |
2002 | Wittenberg | 58–57 | Wooster | Springfield, OH |
2003 | Wooster | 93–71 | Allegheny | Wooster, OH |
2004 | Wooster | 100–71 | Wittenberg | Springfield, OH |
2005 | Wittenberg | 61–59 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
2006 | Wittenberg | 71–69 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
2007 | Wooster | 86–51 | Ohio Wesleyan | Wooster, OH |
2008 | Ohio Wesleyan | 89–72 | Wabash | Wooster, OH |
2009 | Wooster | 84–72 | Wabash | Wooster, OH |
2010 | Wooster | 88–77 | Wittenberg | Wooster, OH |
2011 | Wooster | 82–68 | Wittenberg | Wooster, OH |
2012 | Wooster | 53–51 | Denison | Springfield, OH |
2013 | Ohio Wesleyan | 76–66 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
2014 | Wooster | 71–63 | Wittenberg | Wooster, OH |
2015 | DePauw | 69–56 | Wooster | Delaware, OH |
2016 | Denison | 92–81 (OT) | Wooster | Delaware, OH |
2017 | Wooster | 76–72 | Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, OH |
2018 | Wittenberg | 82–70 (OT) | Ohio Wesleyan | Springfield, OH |
2019 | Wittenberg | 79–75 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
2020 | Wooster | 87–63 | Wittenberg | Springfield, OH |
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2022 | Wabash | 85–84 (OT) | Wooster | Crawfordsville, IN |
2023 | Wabash | 81–80 | Wooster | Wooster, OH |
2024 | Wabash | 75–64 | Wooster | Crawfordsville, IN |
School | Finals record | Finals appearances | Years |
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Wooster | 16–13 | 29 | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020 |
Wittenberg | 8–10 | 18 | 1990, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2018, 2019 |
Ohio Wesleyan | 5–5 | 10 | 1985, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2013 |
Allegheny | 3–5 | 8 | 1987, 1989, 1998 |
Wabash | 3–3 | 6 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Kenyon | 1–2 | 3 | 1994 |
Denison | 1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
DePauw | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
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