The United East men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III United East Conference. The tournament has been held annually since the conference was founded in 2005 as the North Eastern Athletic Conference. The conference adopted its current name for the 2021–22 season, and underwent a major expansion in 2023 when it merged with the Colonial States Athletic Conference, with the two leagues agreeing to operate under the United East banner. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| United East men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | United East Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 2005–present |
| Current champion | Penn State Harrisburg (3rd) |
| Most championships | Morrisville State (5) |
| Official website | gounitedeast |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus arenas (2005–present) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus sites (2005–present) | |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the United East's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
editNorth Eastern Athletic Conference
edit| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Keystone | 79–70 | Villa Julie | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 | Keystone | 84–77 | Villa Julie | La Plume, PA |
| 2007 | Villa Julie | 94–92 (OT) | Chestnut Hill | Stevenson, MD |
| 2008 | Baptist Bible | 84–73 | Cazenovia | Cazenovia, NY |
| 2009 | SUNY Poly | 78–49 | Wells | Utica, NY |
| 2010 | SUNY Poly | 99–71 | Wells | Utica, NY |
| 2011 | Wells | 75–72 (OT) | Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, PA |
| 2012 | Morrisville State | 76–72 | Penn State Harrisburg | Morrisville, NY |
| 2013 | Morrisville State | 74–72 | Wells | Morrisville, NY |
| 2014 | Morrisville State | 73–65 | Lancaster Bible | Lancaster, PA |
| 2015 | SUNY Cobleskill | 49–46 | Lancaster Bible | Lancaster, PA |
| 2016 | Lancaster Bible | 97–71 | Morrisville State | Lancaster, PA |
| 2017 | Morrisville State | 70–63 | Lancaster Bible | Washington, DC |
| 2018 | Lancaster Bible | 74–69 | Morrisville State | Lancaster, PA |
| 2019 | Morrisville State | 91–73 | SUNY Poly | Gansevoort, NY |
| 2020 | Penn State Harrisburg | 76–69 (OT) | Lancaster Bible | Latham, NY |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
United East Conference
edit| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State Harrisburg | 85–52 | Lancaster Bible | Lancaster, PA |
| 2023 | Lancaster Bible | 87–76 | Penn State Abington | Lancaster, PA |
| 2024 | Penn State Harrisburg | 84–61 | Saint Elizabeth | Middletown, PA |
Championship records
editSchools in red are not United East members as of the 2023–24 season.
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville State | 5–2 | 7 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 |
| Lancaster Bible | 3–4 | 7 | 2016, 2018, 2023 |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 3–2 | 5 | 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| SUNY Poly | 2–1 | 3 | 2009, 2010 |
| Keystone | 2–0 | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Wells | 1–3 | 4 | 2011 |
| Stevenson (Villa Julie) |
1–2 | 3 | 2007 |
| Clarks Summit (Baptist Bible) |
1–0 | 1 | 2008 |
| SUNY Cobleskill | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
| Saint Elizabeth | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Penn State Abington | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Cazenovia | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Chestnut Hill | 0–1 | 1 |
- Bryn Athyn, Cairn (Philadelphia Biblical), Cedar Crest Gallaudet, Notre Dame Maryland, Penn College, Penn State Berks, Rosemont, St. Mary's (MD), Valley Forge, and Wilson have yet to advance to the NEAC or United East tournament finals.
- Bard, D'Youville, Keuka, NYU Poly, SUNY Purchase, and SUNY Morrisville never advanced for the tournament finals as NEAC members.
References
edit- ^ "North Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). Men's basketball history. NEAC. 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.