Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament

Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceMidwest Conference
Number of teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1991–present
Current championIllinois College (3rd)
Most championshipsRipon (8)
Official websiteMidwest men's basketball
Host stadiums
Campus gyms (1991–present)
Host locations
Campus sites (1991–present)

The Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

As conference champion, the winner receives the Midwest's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

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Finals champion only

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  • Championship game results incomplete, 1991–2001
Year Champions
1991 Ripon
1992 Ripon
1993 Beloit
1994 Cornell
1995 Beloit
1996 Grinnell
1997 Lawrence
1998 Ripon
1999 Ripon
2000 Ripon
2001 Grinnell

Full results

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Year Champions Score Runner-up
2002 Ripon 54–45 St. Norbert
2003 Illinois College 101–91 Grinnell
2004 Lawrence 82–71 Carroll
2005 Lawrence 82–77 (2OT) Ripon
2006 Lawrence 68–62 Carroll
2007 Carroll 80–71 Lake Forest
2008 Lawrence 98–95 (OT) Carroll
2009 Lawrence 88–69 Grinnell
2010 St. Norbert 85–74 Carroll
2011 St. Norbert 89–67 Grinnell
2012 Carroll 87–65 St. Norbert
2013 St. Norbert 92–68 Carroll
2014 St. Norbert 99–86 Grinnell
2015 St. Norbert 91–73 Grinnell
2016 St. Norbert 71–69 Carroll
2017 Ripon 81–72 Lake Forest
2018 Monmouth 79–76 Ripon
2019 Lake Forest 68–64 St. Norbert
2020 Ripon 84–71 St. Norbert
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Cornell 82–79 (2OT) Ripon
2023 Illinois College 70–61 Cornell
2024 Illinois College 108–84 Grinnell

Championship records

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  • Results incomplete for 1991–2001
School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Ripon 8–3 11 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2017, 2020
St. Norbert 6–4 10 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Lawrence 6–0 6 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Illinois College 3–0 3 2003, 2023, 2024
Carroll 2–6 8 2007, 2012
Grinnell 2–6 8 1996, 2001
Cornell 2–1 3 1994, 2022
Beloit 2–0 2 1993, 1995
Lake Forest 1–2 3 2019
Monmouth 1–0 1 2018
  • Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the league
  • Knox has not yet qualified for the tournament finals
  • Coe never qualified for the finals as league members

References

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  1. ^ "MWC Men's Basketball Championship History". Championship history. MASCAC. 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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