Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
Number of teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1981–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]
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.
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Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
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1961 | Mansfield State | 97–87 | Indiana State (PA) |
1962 | Mansfield State | 58–54 | Edinboro State |
1963 | Slippery Rock State | 74–73 | Mansfield State |
1964 | Mansfield State | 98–90 | Edinboro State |
1965 | Cheyney State | 73–47 | Slippery Rock State |
1966 | Cheyney State | 96–76 | Edinboro State |
1967 | Cheyney State | 84–57 | California State (PA) |
1968 | Edinboro State | 73–61 | Cheyney State |
1969 | Cheyney State | 83–69 | Edinboro State |
1970 | California State (PA) | 110–91 | Cheyney State |
1971 | Cheyney State | 90–65 | Clarion State |
1972 | Cheyney State | 97–88 | Slippery Rock State |
1973 | Cheyney State | 76–62 | Clarion State |
1974 | Indiana State (PA) | 79–69 | Bloomsburg State |
1975 | Mansfield State | 79–70 | Edinboro State |
1976 | Cheyney State | 78–77 | Edinboro State |
1977 | Cheyney State | 75–71 | Clarion State |
1978 | Cheyney State | 75–72 | Slippery Rock State |
1979 | Cheyney State | 72–71 | Clarion State |
1980 | Cheyney State | 66–59 | Clarion State |
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
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1981 | Bloomsburg State | 72–63 | Indiana State (PA) |
1982 | Cheyney State | 68–50 | Bloomsburg State |
1983 | Cheyney | 63–55 | Bloomsburg |
1984 | Mansfield | 61–54 | Bloomsburg |
1985 | California (PA) | 81–79 | Millersville |
1986 | Cheyney | 90–67 | Edinboro |
1987 | Millersville | 100–94 | California (PA) |
1988 | California (PA) | 73–64 | Kutztown |
1989 | Millersville | 89–85 | Bloomsburg |
1990 | East Stroudsburg | 76–75 (OT) | Millersville |
1991 | Shippensburg | 76–75 (2OT) | Slippery Rock |
1992 | California (PA) | 92–76 | Edinboro |
1993 | Millersville | 97–84 | California (PA) |
1994 | California (PA) | 78–76 | Indiana (PA) |
1995 | Indiana (PA) | 87–69 | California (PA) |
1996 | California (PA) | 87–84 | Indiana (PA) |
1997 | Mansfield | 94–80 | Clarion |
1998 | Edinboro | 81–77 | West Chester |
1999 | California (PA) | 75–64 | Bloomsburg |
2000 | Indiana (PA) | 63–50 | Slippery Rock |
2001 | Clarion | 80–77 (OT) | West Chester |
2002 | Indiana (PA) | 71–68 | California (PA) |
2003 | Millersville | 79–74 | California (PA) |
2004 | Indiana (PA) | 83–74 | Kutztown |
2005 | Edinboro | 85–76 | Millersville |
2006 | Edinboro | 52–51 | Shippensburg |
2007 | Millersville | 79–68 | Cheyney |
2008 | California (PA) | 73–65 | Edinboro |
2009 | Gannon | 80–65 | Kutztown |
2010 | Indiana (PA) | 84–73 | Kutztown |
2011 | Indiana (PA) | 82–75 | Slippery Rock |
2012 | East Stroudsburg | 90–85 | West Chester |
2013 | Indiana (PA) | 52–46 | Slippery Rock |
2014 | East Stroudsburg | 92–80 | West Chester |
2015 | Gannon | 69–66 | Indiana (PA) |
2016 | Mercyhurst | 70–67 | West Chester |
2017 | Shippensburg | 73–63 | Kutztown |
2018 | East Stroudsburg | 89–67 | Gannon |
2019 | Indiana (PA) | 56-49 | Mercyhurst |
2020 | Indiana (PA) | 77–59 | Shippensburg |
2022 | Indiana (PA) | 63-52 | Millersville |
2023 | Indiana (PA) | 54–53 | Mercyhurst |
2024 | Gannon | 89–74 | California (PA) |
School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
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Cheyney | 15–3 | 18 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986 |
Indiana (PA) | 13–5 | 18 | 1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
Millersville | 10–5 | 10 | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2007 |
California (PA) | 8–7 | 15 | 1970, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008 |
Mansfield | 6–1 | 4 | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1984, 1997 |
East Stroudsburg | 4–0 | 4 | 1990, 2012, 2014 |
Edinboro | 4–9 | 13 | 1968, 1998, 2005, 2006 |
Gannon | 3–1 | 4 | 2009, 2015, 2024 |
Bloomsburg | 2–6 | 7 | 1953, 1981 |
Shippensburg | 2–1 | 3 | 1991, 2017 |
Lock Haven | 2–0 | 0 | 1951, 1952 |
Clarion | 1–6 | 7 | 2001 |
Mercyhurst | 1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
Slippery Rock | 1–7 | 8 | 1963 |
West Chester | 1–5 | 5 | 1959 |
Kutztown | 0–5 | 5 | |
Pitt–Johnstown | 0–0 | 0 | |
Seton Hill | 0–0 | 0 |
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