SUNYAC men's basketball tournament

SUNYAC men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceState University of New York Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1980–present
Current championNew Paltz (1st)
Most championshipsBuffalo State (15)
Official websiteSUNYAC men's basketball
Host stadiums
Campus gyms (2007–present)
Utica Memorial Auditorium (1998–2006)
Campus gyms (1980–1997)
Host locations
Campus sites (2007–present)
Utica, NY (1998–2006)
Campus sites (1980–1997)

The SUNYAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1980. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winner receives the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

Year Champions Score Runner-up Venue
1980 Potsdam 50–45 Buffalo Buffalo, NY
1981 Albany 60–59 Potsdam Potsdam, NY
1982 Buffalo 82–70 Potsdam Buffalo, NY
1983 Potsdam 94–60 Buffalo State Potsdam, NY
1984 Buffalo State 74–62 Buffalo Buffalo, NY
1985 Buffalo State 73–64 Albany Albany, NY
1986 Potsdam 77–59 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
1987 Potsdam 80–61 Buffalo State Potsdam, NY
1988 Buffalo State 71–69 Geneseo Buffalo, NY
1989 Buffalo State 67–65 Potsdam Potsdam, NY
1990 Buffalo State 76–58 Potsdam Buffalo, NY
1991 Buffalo State 77–67 Oneonta Potsdam, NY
1992 Buffalo State 61–58 Fredonia Buffalo, NY
1993 Fredonia 57–54 Binghamton Binghamton, NY
1994 Brockport 86–78 Binghamton Buffalo, NY
1995 Buffalo State 58–56 Plattsburgh Cortland, NY
1996 Buffalo State 75–53 New Paltz Geneseo, NY
1997 Buffalo State 59–43 Cortland Cortland, NY
1998 Geneseo 63–61 Oswego Utica, NY
1999 Geneseo 67–55 Cortland Utica, NY
2000 Cortland 70–55 Brockport Utica, NY
2001 Brockport 69–63 Cortland Utica, NY
2002 Brockport 92–78 Oswego Utica, NY
2003 Buffalo State 73–40 New Paltz Utica, NY
2004 Potsdam 84–76 Brockport Utica, NY
2005 Potsdam 74–61 Oswego Utica, NY
2006 Plattsburgh 94–73 SUNYIT Utica, NY
2007 Plattsburgh 80–75 Brockport Brockport, NY
2008 Plattsburgh 89–75 Oswego Plattsburgh, NY
2009 Brockport 64–59 Fredonia Oswego, NY
2010 Plattsburgh 67–60 Oneonta Plattsburgh, NY
2011 Buffalo State 67–50 Brockport Oswego, NY
2012 Oswego 66–57 Cortland Oswego, NY
2013 Cortland 75–61 Plattsburgh Cortland, NY
2014 Brockport 57–56 Plattsburgh Brockport, NY
2015 Oswego 70–58 Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY
2016 Cortland 77–74 Oswego Plattsburgh, NY
2017 Oswego 75–70 Oneonta Oswego, NY
2018 Plattsburgh 93–80 Oneonta Plattsburgh, NY
2019 Oswego 55–50 Brockport Oswego, NY
2020 Brockport 102–75 Potsdam Brockport, NY
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Oswego 81–60 Oneonta Oswego, NY
2023 Oswego 74–63 Brockport Oswego, NY
2024 New Paltz 85–80 Oswego Oswego, NY

Championship records

School Finals
record 		Finals
appearances 		Years
Buffalo State 12–3 15 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2011
Oswego 6–6 12 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Brockport 6–7 13 1994, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2020
Potsdam 6–5 11 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2005
Plattsburgh 5–4 9 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018
Cortland 3–4 7 2000, 2013, 2016
Geneseo 2–1 3 1998, 1999
New Paltz 1–2 3 2024
Fredonia 1–2 3 1993
Oneonta 0–5 5
Buffalo 1–2 3 1982
Albany 1–1 2 1981
Binghamton 0–2 2
SUNYIT 0–1 1
  • Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SUNYAC
  • Morrisville never qualified for the tournament finals as members of the SUNYAC

References

  1. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL HISTORY & RECORDS". SUNYAC. 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.