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
Finals champion only
- Championship game results incomplete, 1991–2000
Full results
| Year
|
Champions
|
Score
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Runner-up
|
| 2001
|
Grinnell
|
130–122
|
Illinois College
|
| 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
|
| 2025
|
Grinnell
|
95–82
|
Lake Forest
|
Championship records
- 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
|
| Grinnell
|
3–6
|
9
|
1996, 2001, 2025
|
| Illinois College
|
3–0
|
3
|
2003, 2023, 2024
|
| Carroll
|
2–6
|
8
|
2007, 2012
|
| Cornell
|
2–1
|
3
|
1994, 2022
|
| Beloit
|
2–0
|
2
|
1993, 1995
|
| Lake Forest
|
1–3
|
4
|
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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NCAA men's college basketball tournaments |
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| Division I | | Early season | |
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Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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| Division II | Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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| Postseason | |
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| Division III | Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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| Postseason | |
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