Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournaments

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Middle Atlantic Conferences men's basketball tournaments
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SportBasketball
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1947–present
Current championCommonwealth: Eastern (1st)
Freedom: Stevens (3rd)
Most championshipsScranton (16)
Official websiteMAC men's basketball

The Middle Atlantic Conferences men's basketball tournaments are the annual conference basketball championship tournaments for the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic Conferences: the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom.

The MAC has held a tournament more or less every year since 1947, although the current two-conference format has only been played since 2001. They are each a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winners, each declared champion of their respective conference, receives one of the MAC's two automatic bids to the NCAA men's Division III basketball championship.

College Division/Division III results

Middle Atlantic Conference (1947–49)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1947 Muhlenberg 45–41 La Salle
1948 Muhlenberg 63–52 Moravian
1949 Albright 64–51 Gettysburg
  • No tournament held between 1950 and 1957

MAC College Division (1958–66)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1958 Wagner 70–64 Franklin & Marshall
1959 Hofstra 70–64 Drexel
1960 Drexel 70–53 Wagner
1961 Albright 45–44 Hofstra
1962 Hofstra 72–47 Albright
1963 Hofstra 65–50 Susquehanna
1964 Elizabethtown 59–52 Drexel
1965 Albright 70–56 Dickinson
1966 Albright 58–45 Drexel
  • No tournament held in 1967

MAC Northern Division (1968–93)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1968 Wagner 90–70 Lycoming
1969 Scranton 63–61 Juniata
1970 Philadelphia Textile 103–83 Scranton
1971 Philadelphia Textile 74–54 Upsala
1972 Philadelphia Textile 85–62 Albright
1973 Philadelphia Textile 98–55 Scranton
1974 Albright 83–63 Lycoming
1975 Scranton 49–46 Upsala
1976 Scranton 90–64 Upsala
1977 Albright 50–49 Scranton
1978 Scranton 52–50 Lycoming
1979 Elizabethtown 45–41 Albright
1980 Scranton 87–75 Albright
1981 Scranton 68–63 Albright
1982 Scranton 69–59 Susquehanna
1983 Scranton 57–51 FDU–Florham
1984 Scranton 74–66 King's (PA)
1985 Scranton 56–50 Lycoming
1986 Susquehanna 52–59 Scranton
1987 Scranton 81–68 Elizabethtown
1988 Scranton 66–65 FDU–Florham
1989 Susquehanna 78–71 Scranton
1990 King's (PA) 68–64 FDU–Florham
1991 Scranton 75–69 King's (PA)
1992 Susquehanna 78–73 (OT) Albright
1993 Scranton 69–44 Susquehanna


MAC Southern Division (1968–93)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1968 Muhlenberg 70–57 Ursinus
1969 Muhlenberg 80–76 Pennsylvania Military
1970 Muhlenberg 70–68 Pennsylvania Military
1971 Lebanon Valley 100–68 Johns Hopkins
1972 Pennsylvania Military 68–62 Lebanon Valley
1973 Lebanon Valley 61–59 Widener
1974 Johns Hopkins 80–74 (OT) Muhlenberg
1975 Franklin & Marshall 53–47 Haverford
1976 Widener 51–40 Franklin & Marshall
1977 Widener 89–44 Haverford
1978 Widener 54–49 Gettysburg
1979 Franklin & Marshall 53–47 Widener
1980 Dickinson 65–62 (OT) Ursinus
1981 Franklin & Marshall 65–54 Dickinson
1982 Widener 50–44 Ursinus
1983 Widener 64–56 Dickinson
1984 Franklin & Marshall 38–37 Widener
1985 Widener 53–41 Muhlenberg
1986 Franklin & Marshall 72–62 Susquehanna
1987 Widener 77–60 Franklin & Marshall
1988 Franklin & Marshall 75–68 Moravian
1989 Franklin & Marshall 71–64 Johns Hopkins
1990 Franklin & Marshall 87–77 Washington (MD)
1991 Johns Hopkins 82–80 (OT) Swarthmore
1992 Franklin & Marshall 60–59 Johns Hopkins
1993 Franklin & Marshall 68–48 Lebanon Valley

Middle Atlantic Conference (1994–2000)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1994 Lebanon Valley 79–60 Upsala
1995 Lebanon Valley 61–56 Wilkes
1996 Wilkes 71–49 Susquehanna
1997 Widener 61–59 Lebanon Valley
1998 Wilkes 83–75 Scranton
1999 Wilkes 66–51 Lebanon Valley
2000 Widener 81–71 Scranton

MAC Commonwealth (2001–present)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
2001 Widener 81–74 Elizabethtown
2002 Elizabethtown 85–73 Widener
2003 Elizabethtown 85–73 Widener
2004 Elizabethtown 61–54 Widener
2005 Albright 81–68 Lebanon Valley
2006 Messiah 56–55 Widener
2007 Widener 63–60 Juniata
2008 Widener 75–61 Lycoming
2009 Widener 67–65 Elizabethtown
2010 Albright 87–74 Lycoming
2011 Alvernia 57–55 Lebanon Valley
2012 Messiah 68–59 Lycoming
2013 Alvernia 78–68 Lycoming
2014 Alvernia 70–69 Stevenson
2015 Alvernia 58–51 Stevenson
2016 Lycoming 78–73 Arcadia
2017 Lyoming 76–62 Albright
2018 Lebanon Valley 70–68 Albright
2019 Arcadia 92–56 Widener
2020 Lycoming 68–64 Arcadia
2021 Albright 82–77 Lebanon Valley
2022 Hood 75–71 Eastern
2023 Widener 74–69 Alvernia
2024 Eastern 98–69 Widener


MAC Freedom (2001–present)

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
2001 Wilkes 86–81 Scranton
2002 Lycoming 71–64 King's (PA)
2003 Scranton 72–65 DeSales
2004 Lycoming 78–70 Wilkes
2005 King's (PA) 77–72 DeSales
2006 Scranton 64–63 Wilkes
2007 King's (PA) 67–64 DeSales
2008 King's (PA) 71–62 DeSales
2009 DeSales 72–58 Manhattanville
2010 DeSales 69–61 Misericordia
2011 Delaware Valley 79–58 DeSales
2012 Misericodia 65–46 Wilkes
2013 Delaware Valley 77–72 DeSales
2014 DeSales 73–64 (OT) Misericordia
2015 Misericordia 83–67 Delaware Valley
2016 Delaware Valley 75–72 Wilkes
2017 Misericordia 78–75 DeSales
2018 Misericordia 74–59 DeSales
2019 DeSales 78–66 Wilkes
2020 Stevens 77–59 Eastern
2021 Lycoming 69–53 DeSales
2022 Stevens 71–68 Lycoming
2023 Arcadia 74–61 DeSales
2024 Stevens 54–53 DeSales

Championship records

College Division/Division III

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Scranton 16–8 24 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2006
Widener
(Pennsylvania Military)
15–11 26 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2023
Franklin & Marshall 10–3 13 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
Albright 9–8 17 1949, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 2005, 2010, 2021
Lycoming 6–5 11 2002, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Lebanon Valley 5–5 10 1971, 1973, 1994, 1995, 2018
Elizabethtown 5–1 6 1964, 1979, 2002, 2003, 2004
Muhlenberg 5–2 7 1947, 1948, 1968, 1969, 1970
DeSales 4–12 16 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019
Wilkes 4–6 10 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
King's (PA) 4–3 7 1990, 2005, 2007, 2008
Misericordia 4–2 6 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
Alvernia 4–1 5 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Jefferson
(Philadelphia Textile)
4–0 4 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Susquehanna 3–5 8 1986, 1989, 1992
Delaware Valley 3–1 4 2011, 2013, 2016
Hofstra 3–1 4 1959, 1962, 1963
Stevens 3–0 3 2020, 2022, 2024
Johns Hopkins 2–3 5 1974, 1991
Arcadia 2–1 3 2019, 2023
Wagner 2–1 3 1958, 1968
Messiah 2–0 2 2006, 2012
Dickinson 1–3 4 1980
Drexel 1–3 4 1960
Eastern 1–2 2 2024
Hood 1–0 1 2022
Upsala 0–4 4
FDU–Florham 0–3 3
Ursinus 0–3 3
Gettysburg 0–2 2
Haverford 0–2 2
Juniata 0–2 2
Moravian 0–2 2
Stevenson 0–2 2
La Salle 0–1 1
Manhattanville 0–1 1
Swarthmore 0–1 1
Washington (MD) 0–1 1
  • York (PA) have yet to advance to the MAC tournament finals.
  • Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the MAC as of the next NCAA basketball season in 2024–25.

References

  1. ^ "MAC MEN's BASKETBALL Conference Champions" (PDF). MAC. 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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