| USA South Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | USA South Athletic Conference Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1964–present |
| Current champion | Pfeiffer (1st) |
| Most championships | Christopher Newport (15) |
| Official website | USA South men's basketball |
The USA South Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament) is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1964, when the conference was still known as the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner receives the USA South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | College of Charleston | 94–69 | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1965 | Lynchburg | 75–61 | Charlotte College |
| 1966 | Lynchburg | 104–94 | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1967 | Lynchburg | 92–70 | Greensboro |
| 1968 | St. Andrews (NC) | 77–75 | Lynchburg |
| 1969 | UNC Charlotte | 78–69 | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1970 | UNC Charlotte | 49–42 | Lynchburg |
| 1971 | Lynchburg | 88–76 | Methodist |
| 1972 | Lynchburg | 59–58 | Methodist |
| 1973 | Methodist | 113–90 | Greensboro |
| 1974 | Methodist | 44–38 | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1975 | Methodist | 50–47 | Lynchburg |
| 1976 | Lynchburg | 61–59 | Greensboro |
| 1977 | Methodist | 77–52 | Greensboro |
| 1978 | Virginia Wesleyan | 85–63 | Christopher Newport |
| 1979 | Virginia Wesleyan | 79–74OT | Christopher Newport |
| 1980 | UNC Greensboro | 72–71 | Christopher Newport |
| 1981 | St. Andrews (NC) | 64–63 | Christopher Newport |
| 1982 | St. Andrews (NC) | 90–58 | Virginia Wesleyan |
| 1983 | St. Andrews (NC) | 59–56 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1984 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 82–60 | Greensboro |
| 1985 | Greensboro | 85–814OT | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1986 | Christopher Newport | 57–45 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1987 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 74–70 | UNC Greensboro |
| 1988 | Christopher Newport | 69–67OT | St. Andrews (NC) |
| 1989 | Christopher Newport | 54–51 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1990 | Averett | 64–62 | Christopher Newport |
| 1991 | Christopher Newport | 83–63 | Averett |
| 1992 | Ferrum | 99–96 | Christopher Newport |
| 1993 | Christopher Newport | 74–69 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1994 | Greensboro | 120–119OT | Christopher Newport |
| 1995 | Greensboro | 81–80 | Christopher Newport |
| 1996 | Christopher Newport | 103–93 | Shenandoah |
| 1997 | Methodist | 50–49 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 1998 | Christopher Newport | 77–60 | Greensboro |
| 1999 | Christopher Newport | 63–57 | Methodist |
| 2000 | Christopher Newport | 96–80 | Averett |
| 2001 | Christopher Newport | 87–74 | Averett |
| 2002 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 77–75 | Christopher Newport |
| 2003 | Christopher Newport | 67–64 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 2004 | Methodist | 83–71 | Shenandoah |
| 2005 | Methodist | 91–51 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 2006 | Christopher Newport | 89–88OT | Averett |
| 2007 | Averett | 108–1052OT | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 2008 | Averett | 77–56 | Greensboro |
| 2009 | Averett | 70–63 | Christopher Newport |
| 2010 | Christopher Newport | 67–63 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| 2011 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 74–70OT | Ferrum |
| 2012 | Christopher Newport | 82–72 | Greensboro |
| 2013 | Christopher Newport | 81–74 | Greensboro |
| 2014 | LaGrange | 94–84 | Huntingdon |
| 2015 | LaGrange | 70–64 | Maryville (TN) |
| 2016 | Covenant | 101–92OT | LaGrange |
| 2017 | LaGrange | 75–56 | Methodist |
| 2018 | Maryville (TN) | 96–77 | Covenant |
| 2019 | Maryville (TN) | 79–67 | Methodist |
| 2020 | Methodist | 79–73 | Huntingdon |
| 2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Averett | 76–63 | Covenant |
| 2023 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 80–61 | William Peace |
| 2024 | Mary Baldwin | 72–62 | Greensboro |
| 2025 | Pfeiffer | 108–80 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
| Year | East Division | West Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | Champions | Score | Runner-up | |
| 2021 | Maryville (TN) | 81–54 | Piedmont | Pfeiffer | 75–61 | Averett |
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport | 15 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| Methodist | 8 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2020 |
| Lynchburg | 6 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976 |
| Averett | 5 | 1990, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | 5 | 1984, 1987, 2002, 2011, 2023 |
| St. Andrews (NC) | 4 | 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Greensboro | 3 | 1985, 1994, 1995 |
| LaGrange | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| Maryville (TN) | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| UNC Charlotte | 2 | 1969, 1970 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
| College of Charleston | 1 | 1964 |
| Covenant | 1 | 2016 |
| Ferrum | 1 | 1992 |
| Pfeiffer | 1 | 2025 |
| Mary Baldwin | 1 | 2024 |
| UNC Greensboro | 1 | 1980 |