PSAC men's basketball tournament

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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Number of teams12
Format Single-elimination tournament
Played1981–present
Current champion Gannon (3rd)
Most championships Cheyney (15)
Official website PSAC men's basketball

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]

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Between 1951 and 1960, the regular season champion was declared league champion based on record alone. From 1961 to 1980, a singular championship game was held between the top two teams from the regular season standings. Finally, a tournament (of varying sizes, presently at 12) has been held each year since 1981.

The winner receives the PSAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

Pre-tournament champions

Championship game only

YearChampionsScoreRunner-up
1961 Mansfield State 97–87Indiana State (PA)
1962Mansfield State58–54 Edinboro State
1963 Slippery Rock State 74–73Mansfield State
1964Mansfield State98–90Edinboro State
1965 Cheyney State 73–47Slippery Rock State
1966Cheyney State96–76Edinboro State
1967Cheyney State84–57 California State (PA)
1968Edinboro State73–61Cheyney State
1969Cheyney State83–69Edinboro State
1970California State (PA)110–91Cheyney State
1971Cheyney State90–65 Clarion State
1972Cheyney State97–88Slippery Rock State
1973Cheyney State76–62Clarion State
1974Indiana State (PA)79–69 Bloomsburg State
1975Mansfield State79–70Edinboro State
1976Cheyney State78–77Edinboro State
1977Cheyney State75–71Clarion State
1978Cheyney State75–72Slippery Rock State
1979Cheyney State72–71Clarion State
1980Cheyney State66–59Clarion State

Tournament championship game

YearChampionsScoreRunner-up
1981Bloomsburg State72–63Indiana State (PA)
1982Cheyney State68–50Bloomsburg State
1983Cheyney63–55Bloomsburg
1984Mansfield61–54Bloomsburg
1985California (PA)81–79Millersville
1986Cheyney90–67Edinboro
1987Millersville100–94California (PA)
1988California (PA)73–64 Kutztown
1989Millersville89–85Bloomsburg
1990 East Stroudsburg 76–75 (OT)Millersville
1991 Shippensburg 76–75 (2OT)Slippery Rock
1992California (PA)92–76Edinboro
1993Millersville97–84California (PA)
1994California (PA)78–76Indiana (PA)
1995Indiana (PA)87–69California (PA)
1996California (PA)87–84Indiana (PA)
1997Mansfield94–80Clarion
1998Edinboro81–77West Chester
1999California (PA)75–64Bloomsburg
2000Indiana (PA)63–50Slippery Rock
2001Clarion80–77 (OT)West Chester
2002Indiana (PA)71–68California (PA)
2003Millersville79–74California (PA)
2004Indiana (PA)83–74Kutztown
2005Edinboro85–76Millersville
2006Edinboro52–51Shippensburg
2007Millersville79–68Cheyney
2008California (PA)73–65Edinboro
2009 Gannon 80–65Kutztown
2010Indiana (PA)84–73Kutztown
2011Indiana (PA)82–75Slippery Rock
2012East Stroudsburg90–85West Chester
2013Indiana (PA)52–46Slippery Rock
2014East Stroudsburg92–80West Chester
2015Gannon69–66Indiana (PA)
2016 Mercyhurst 70–67West Chester
2017Shippensburg73–63Kutztown
2018East Stroudsburg89–67Gannon
2019Indiana (PA)56-49Mercyhurst
2020Indiana (PA)77–59Shippensburg
2022Indiana (PA)63-52Millersville
2023Indiana (PA)54–53Mercyhurst
2024Gannon89–74California (PA)

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals AppearancesYears
Cheyney 15–3181965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986
Indiana (PA) 13–5181960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Millersville 10–5101954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2007
California (PA) 8–7151970, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008
Mansfield 6–141961, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1984, 1997
East Stroudsburg 4–041990, 2012, 2014
Edinboro 4–9131968, 1998, 2005, 2006
Gannon 3–142009, 2015, 2024
Bloomsburg 2–671953, 1981
Shippensburg 2–131991, 2017
Lock Haven 2–001951, 1952
Clarion 1–672001
Mercyhurst 1–122016
Slippery Rock 1–781963
West Chester 1–551959
Kutztown 0–55
Pitt–Johnstown 0–00
Seton Hill 0–00

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References

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