Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament

Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Number of teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1994–present
Current championWhitworth (16th)
Most championshipsWhitworth (16)
Official websiteNWC men's basketball

The Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1994. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the NWC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Whitworth are the three-time defending champions.

Results

Year Champions Score Runner-up Venue
1994 Willamette 87–78 Lewis & Clark Salem, OR
1995 Lewis & Clark 79–71 Willamette Salem, OR
1996 Whitworth 66–53 Lewis & Clark Spokane, WA
1997 Pacific (OR) 88–79 Lewis & Clark Forest Grove, OR
1998 Lewis & Clark 79–61 Pacific Lutheran Portland, OR
1999 Not held
2000 Willamette 77–70 Linfield McMinnville, OR
2001 Lewis & Clark 101–88 Linfield Portland, OR
2002 Lewis & Clark 101–86 Whitworth Portland, OR
2003 Whitworth 77–64 Willamette Spokane, WA
2004 Not held
2005 Not held
2006 Puget Sound 94–86 Whitworth Tacoma, WA
2007 Whitworth 69–62 Lewis & Clark Spokane, WA
2008 Whitworth 96–69 Puget Sound Spokane, WA
2009 Whitworth 90–80OT Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
2010 Whitworth 97–75 George Fox Spokane, WA
2011 Whitworth 74–50 Whitman Spokane, WA
2012 Whitworth 86–71 Puget Sound Spokane, WA
2013 Whitworth 93–72 Whitman Spokane, WA
2014 Whitworth 71–68 Puget Sound Spokane, WA
2015 Whitworth 69–58 Lewis & Clark Spokane, WA
2016 Whitworth 75–62 Pacific Lutheran Spokane, WA
2017 Whitman 86–83 Whitworth Walla Walla, WA
2018 Whitworth 91–88 Whitman Walla Walla, WA
2019 Whitman 107–102 Whitworth Walla Walla, WA
2020 Whitman 86–80 Whitworth Spokane, WA
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Whitworth 85–59 Whitman Spokane, WA
2023 Whitworth 78–65 Whitman Walla Walla, WA
2024 Whitworth 81–75 Whitman Spokane, Wa

Championship records

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Whitworth 16–5 21 1996, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024
Lewis & Clark 4–5 9 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002
Whitman 3–5 8 2017, 2019, 2020
Willamette 2–3 5 1994, 2000
Puget Sound 1–4 5 2006
Pacific (OR) 1–0 1 1997
Linfield 0–2 2
Pacific Lutheran 0–2 2
George Fox 0–1 1

References

  1. ^ "Men's NWC Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. NWC. 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.