Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Presidents' Athletic Conference |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current champion | Geneva (1st) |
Official website | Presidents' men's basketball |
Host stadiums | |
Campus arenas (2002–present) | |
Host locations | |
Campus sites (2002–present) |
The Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Presidents' Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the PAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
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2002 | Bethany | 89–74 | Grove City | Bethany, WV |
2003 | Grove City | 60–59 | Thiel | Greenville, PA |
2004 | Westminster | 97–88 | Bethany | New Wilmington, PA |
2005 | Bethany | 94–78 | Washington & Jefferson | Bethany, WV |
2006 | Bethany | 95–64 | Waynesburg | Bethany, WV |
2007 | Grove City | 60–58 | Washington & Jefferson | Washington, PA |
2008 | Bethany | 90–76 | Washington & Jefferson | Bethany, WV |
2009 | Thomas More | 91–65 | Bethany | Crestview Hills, KY |
2010 | Grove City | 78–61 | Thomas More | Grove City, PA |
2011 | Bethany | 74–67 | Thiel | Greenville, PA |
2012 | Bethany | 58–53 | Thomas More | Bethany, WV |
2013 | Saint Vincent | 81–67 | Thomas More | Latrobe, PA |
2014 | Saint Vincent | 90–84 | Thomas More | Crestview Hills, KY |
2015 | Saint Vincent | 72–66 | Waynesburg | Latrobe, PA |
2016 | Saint Vincent | 65–62 | Thomas More | Latrobe, PA |
2017 | Thomas More | 79–78 | Saint Vincent | Latrobe, PA |
2018 | Thomas More | 78–73 | Bethany | Crestview Hills, KY |
2019 | Chatham | 64–61 | Westminster | New Wilmington, PA |
2020 | Grove City | 86–70 | Geneva | Grove City, PA |
2021 | Westminster | 73–62 | Grove City | New Wilmington, PA |
2022 | Washington & Jefferson | 68–63 | Chatham | Washington, PA |
2023 | Chatham | 76–73 | Allegheny | Meadville, PA |
2024 | Geneva | 83–63 | Saint Vincent | Beaver Falls, PA |
School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
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Bethany | 6–3 | 9 | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012 |
Grove City | 4–2 | 6 | 2003, 2007, 2010, 2020 |
Saint Vincent | 4–2 | 6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Thomas More | 3–5 | 8 | 2009, 2017, 2018 |
Chatham | 2–1 | 3 | 2019, 2023 |
Westminster | 2–1 | 3 | 2004, 2021 |
Washington & Jefferson | 1–3 | 4 | 2022 |
Geneva | 1–1 | 2 | 2024 |
Waynesburg | 0–2 | 2 | |
Thiel | 0–2 | 2 | |
Allegheny | 0–1 | 1 |
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