Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament

Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport	Basketball
Conference	Midwest Conference
Number of teams	4
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Played	1991–present
Current champion	Illinois College (3rd)
Most championships	Ripon (8)
Official website	Midwest 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

Finals champion only

• 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

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

• 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

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