MASCAC men's basketball tournament

MASCAC men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1990–present
Current championWorcester State (3rd)
Most championshipsSalem State (18)
Official websiteMASCAC men's basketball
Host stadiums
Campus gyms (1990–present)
Host locations
Campus sites (1990–present)

The MASCAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1990. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

As conference champion, the winner receives the MASCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

Finals champion only

  • Championship game results incomplete, 1990–2003
Year Champions
1990 North Adams State
1991 Salem State
1992 Salem State
1993 Salem State
1994 Worcester State
1995 Salem State
1996 Salem State
1997 Salem State
1998 Salem State
1999 Bridgewater State
2000 Salem State
2001 Salem State
2002 Salem State
2003 Salem State

Full results

Year Champions Score Runner-up
2004 Salem State 93–81 Bridgewater State
2005 Salem State 87–59 Framingham State
2006 Bridgewater State 59–46 Worcester State
2007 Salem State 72–62 Westfield State
2008 Salem State 82–62 Westfield State
2009 Bridgewater State 77–66 Salem State
2010 Bridgewater State 74–70 (OT) Framingham State
2011 Bridgewater State 91–73 Salem State
2012 Salem State 83–71 Bridgewater State
2013 Fitchburg State 80–72 MCLA
2014 Bridgewater State 83–73 Salem State
2015 Westfield State 78–69 Bridgewater State
2016 Fitchburg State 82–78 Salem State
2017 Salem State 100–82 Worcester State
2018 Bridgewater State 77–72 Fitchburg State
2019 Salem State 66–57 Westfield State
2020 Westfield State 81–77 Worcester State
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Westfield State 80–66 Worcester State
2023 Worcester State 65–53 Westfield State
2024 Worcester State 80–79 (OT) Bridgewater State

Championship records

  • Results incomplete for 1990–2003
School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Salem State 18–4 22 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019
Bridgewater State 7–4 11 1999, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018
Westfield State 3–4 7 2015, 2020, 2022
Worcester State 3–4 7 1994, 2023, 2024
Fitchburg State 2–1 3 2013, 2016
MCLA
North Adams State 		1–1 1 1990
Framingham State 0–2 2

References

  1. ^ "MASCAC Men's Basketball Champions". League history. MASCAC. 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.