Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

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Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Format Single-elimination tournament
Played1949, 1960–present
Current champion John Carroll (6th)
Most championships Wittenberg (14)
Official website OAC men's basketball

The Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Ohio Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1960, one of the oldest in Division III. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records. [1]

Contents

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the OAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-up
1949 Akron 71–60 Kent State
1950–
1959		Not held
1960 Wittenberg 65–56Akron
1961Wittenberg55–47Akron
1962Wittenberg56–49Akron
1963Wittenberg64–46Akron
1964Akron52–51Wittenberg
1965Akron83–71 Otterbein
1966Akron102–82Otterbein
1967 Baldwin-Wallace 74–72 (OT)Otterbein
1968 Denison 73–72Baldwin-Wallace
1969Wittenberg68–66Baldwin-Wallace
1970 Oberlin 65–58Wittenberg
1971 Capital 123–94 Mount Union
1972Wittenberg76–66 Kenyon
1973 Wooster 49–48Wittenberg
1974Wittenberg62–48 Ohio Northern
1975Wittenberg67–65Oberlin
1976Oberlin64–56 (OT)Wittenberg
1977 Muskingum 79–63Wooster
1978Otterbein72–71Wooster
1979Wittenberg52–50Wooster
1980Ohio Northern83–71Wittenberg
1981Wittenberg85–64Baldwin-Wallace
1982Wittenberg77–68 Heidelberg
1983Wittenberg61–47Capital
1984Capital69–59Heidelberg
1985Wittenberg68–64Otterbein
1986Otterbein100–86 Marietta
1987Wittenberg68–61Otterbein
1988Muskingum46–45Ohio Northern
1989Otterbein76–62Wittenberg
1990Muskingum86–58Otterbein
1991Otterbein70–68Muskingum
1992Otterbein88–76Baldwin-Wallace
1993Otterbein101–82Heidelberg
1994Otterbein79–73Heidelberg
1995Ohio Northern84–65Heidelberg
1996Baldwin-Wallace60–59Marietta
1997Mount Union71–56Ohio Northern
1998Baldwin-Wallace83–80Otterbein
1999Ohio Northern67–53Otterbein
2000Ohio Northern78–69Otterbein
2001Ohio Northern73–64Muskingum
2002Otterbein69–67Capital
2003 John Carroll 94–86Capital
2004John Carroll76–74Mount Union
2005Baldwin-Wallace82–77John Carroll
2006Baldwin-Wallace91–85 (OT)Ohio Northern
2007Capital78–73John Carroll
2008Heidelberg83–75Capital
2009John Carroll90–87Capital
2010 Wilmington (OH) 82–69Heidelberg
2011Marietta88–85John Carroll
2012Capital70–60Wilmington (OH)
2013Marietta80–76 (OT)Mount Union
2014Wilmington (OH)69–63John Carroll
2015Mount Union85–81Marietta
2016John Carroll87–85Marietta
2017Marietta83–74Baldwin-Wallace
2018John Carroll94–77Ohio Northern
2019Baldwin-Wallace79–75Mount Union
2020Mount Union85-74John Carroll
2021Marietta100–49Ohio Northern
2022Marietta63–61Mount Union
2023Mount Union95–80Marietta
2024John Carroll88–86Mount Union

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals AppearancesYears
Wittenberg 14–6201960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987
Otterbein 8–9171978, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002
Baldwin Wallace 6–5111967, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2019
John Carroll 6–4102003, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2024
Ohio Northern 5–6111980, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001
Marietta 5–5102011, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022
Mount Union 4–6101997, 2015, 2020, 2023
Capital 4–591971, 1984, 2007, 2012
Akron 4–481949, 1964, 1965, 1966
Muskingum 3–251977, 1988, 1990
Wilmington (OH) 2–132010, 2014
Oberlin 2–131970, 1976
Heidelberg 1–672008
Wooster 1–341973
Denison 1–011968
Kent State 0–11
Kenyon 0–11

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References

  1. ↑ "OAC Media Guide, History" (PDF). OAC. 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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