The North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III North Atlantic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | North Atlantic Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current champion | Husson (9th) |
| Official website | NAC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus arenas (2004–present) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus sites (2004–present) | |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
edit- Record is incomplete prior to 2004
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lasell | 88–74 | Castleton State | Newton, MA |
| 2005 | Elms | 70–66 | Lasell | Newton, MA |
| 2006 | Elms | 94–82 | Maine–Farmington | Bangor, ME |
| 2007 | Elms | 81–69 | Husson | Bangor, ME |
| 2008 | Elms | 72–65 | Lesley | Chicopee, MA |
| 2009 | Husson | 73–60 | Thomas | Waterville, ME |
| 2010 | Maine–Farmington | 65–51 | Castleton State | Farmington, ME |
| 2011 | Husson | 84–73 | Lyndon State | Bangor, ME |
| 2012 | Castleton State | 102–76 | Colby-Sawyer | Castleton, VT |
| 2013 | Husson | 74–68 | Castleton State | Farmington, ME |
| 2014 | Husson | 96–89 (OT) | Maine–Farmington | Bangor, ME |
| 2015 | Colby-Sawyer | 86–73 | Husson | New London, NH |
| 2016 | Husson | 94–77 | Colby-Sawyer | Bangor, ME |
| 2017 | Husson | 89–67 | Thomas | Bangor, ME |
| 2018 | New England | 72–56 | Colby-Sawyer | Henniker, NH |
| 2019 | Husson | 82–67 | Thomas | Farmington, ME |
| 2020 | SUNY Canton | 72–71 | Maine–Farmington | Farmington, ME |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Husson | 57–53 | SUNY Poly | Bangor, ME |
| 2023 | SUNY Delhi | 83–77 | Maine–Farmington | Farmington, ME |
| 2024 | Husson | 80–70 | SUNY Cobleskill | Cobleskill, NY |
Championship records
edit- Results incomplete before 2004
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husson | 9–2 | 11 | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| Elms | 4–0 | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Colby-Sawyer | 1–3 | 4 | 2015 |
| Castleton (Castleton State) |
1–3 | 4 | 2012 |
| Maine–Farmington | 1–4 | 5 | 2010 |
| Lasell | 1–1 | 2 | 2004 |
| SUNY Delhi | 1–0 | 1 | 2023 |
| SUNY Canton | 1–0 | 1 | 2020 |
| New England | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Thomas | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Lesley | 0–1 | 1 | |
| SUNY Cobleskill | 0–1 | 1 | |
| SUNY Poly | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Vermont State–Lyndon | 0–1 | 1 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the North Atlantic
- Eastern Nazarene, Maine Maritime, Maine–Presque Isle, SUNY Morrisville, and Vermont State–Johnson, and have not yet qualified for the tournament finals
- Becker, Cazenovia, Green Mountain, Mount Ida, and Wheelock never qualified for the tournament finals as North Atlantic members
References
edit- ^ "NAC Men's Basketball Archives". Web archives. NAC. 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.