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PSAC men's basketball tournament

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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Number of teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1981–present
Current championGannon (3rd)
Most championshipsCheyney (15)
Official websitePSAC men's basketball

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

Between 1951 and 1960, the regular season champion was declared league champion based on record alone. From 1961 to 1980, a singular championship game was held between the top two teams from the regular season standings. Finally, a tournament (of varying sizes, presently at 12) has been held each year since 1981.

The winner receives the PSAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

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Pre-tournament champions

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Championship game only

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Year Champions Score Runner-up
1961 Mansfield State 97–87 Indiana State (PA)
1962 Mansfield State 58–54 Edinboro State
1963 Slippery Rock State 74–73 Mansfield State
1964 Mansfield State 98–90 Edinboro State
1965 Cheyney State 73–47 Slippery Rock State
1966 Cheyney State 96–76 Edinboro State
1967 Cheyney State 84–57 California State (PA)
1968 Edinboro State 73–61 Cheyney State
1969 Cheyney State 83–69 Edinboro State
1970 California State (PA) 110–91 Cheyney State
1971 Cheyney State 90–65 Clarion State
1972 Cheyney State 97–88 Slippery Rock State
1973 Cheyney State 76–62 Clarion State
1974 Indiana State (PA) 79–69 Bloomsburg State
1975 Mansfield State 79–70 Edinboro State
1976 Cheyney State 78–77 Edinboro State
1977 Cheyney State 75–71 Clarion State
1978 Cheyney State 75–72 Slippery Rock State
1979 Cheyney State 72–71 Clarion State
1980 Cheyney State 66–59 Clarion State

Tournament championship game

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Year Champions Score Runner-up
1981 Bloomsburg State 72–63 Indiana State (PA)
1982 Cheyney State 68–50 Bloomsburg State
1983 Cheyney 63–55 Bloomsburg
1984 Mansfield 61–54 Bloomsburg
1985 California (PA) 81–79 Millersville
1986 Cheyney 90–67 Edinboro
1987 Millersville 100–94 California (PA)
1988 California (PA) 73–64 Kutztown
1989 Millersville 89–85 Bloomsburg
1990 East Stroudsburg 76–75 (OT) Millersville
1991 Shippensburg 76–75 (2OT) Slippery Rock
1992 California (PA) 92–76 Edinboro
1993 Millersville 97–84 California (PA)
1994 California (PA) 78–76 Indiana (PA)
1995 Indiana (PA) 87–69 California (PA)
1996 California (PA) 87–84 Indiana (PA)
1997 Mansfield 94–80 Clarion
1998 Edinboro 81–77 West Chester
1999 California (PA) 75–64 Bloomsburg
2000 Indiana (PA) 63–50 Slippery Rock
2001 Clarion 80–77 (OT) West Chester
2002 Indiana (PA) 71–68 California (PA)
2003 Millersville 79–74 California (PA)
2004 Indiana (PA) 83–74 Kutztown
2005 Edinboro 85–76 Millersville
2006 Edinboro 52–51 Shippensburg
2007 Millersville 79–68 Cheyney
2008 California (PA) 73–65 Edinboro
2009 Gannon 80–65 Kutztown
2010 Indiana (PA) 84–73 Kutztown
2011 Indiana (PA) 82–75 Slippery Rock
2012 East Stroudsburg 90–85 West Chester
2013 Indiana (PA) 52–46 Slippery Rock
2014 East Stroudsburg 92–80 West Chester
2015 Gannon 69–66 Indiana (PA)
2016 Mercyhurst 70–67 West Chester
2017 Shippensburg 73–63 Kutztown
2018 East Stroudsburg 89–67 Gannon
2019 Indiana (PA) 56-49 Mercyhurst
2020 Indiana (PA) 77–59 Shippensburg
2022 Indiana (PA) 63-52 Millersville
2023 Indiana (PA) 54–53 Mercyhurst
2024 Gannon 89–74 California (PA)

Championship records

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School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Cheyney 15–3 18 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986
Indiana (PA) 13–5 18 1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Millersville 10–5 10 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2007
California (PA) 8–7 15 1970, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008
Mansfield 6–1 4 1961, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1984, 1997
East Stroudsburg 4–0 4 1990, 2012, 2014
Edinboro 4–9 13 1968, 1998, 2005, 2006
Gannon 3–1 4 2009, 2015, 2024
Bloomsburg 2–6 7 1953, 1981
Shippensburg 2–1 3 1991, 2017
Lock Haven 2–0 0 1951, 1952
Clarion 1–6 7 2001
Mercyhurst 1–1 2 2016
Slippery Rock 1–7 8 1963
West Chester 1–5 5 1959
Kutztown 0–5 5
Pitt–Johnstown 0–0 0
Seton Hill 0–0 0
  • Schools highlighted in pink are former PSAC members.
  • Shepherd is the only current PSAC member that has yet to reach the tournament final. However, Shepherd is the newest PSAC member, having joined in 2019.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PSAC Men's Basketball Tournament History". MEN'S BASKETBALL. PSAC. 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.