NEWMAC men's basketball tournament
Collegiate basketball tournament
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The NEWMAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| NEWMAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | NEWMAC |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1999–present |
| Current champion | Babson (7th) |
| Most championships | Babson (7) |
| Official website | newmacsports.com/mbball |
The winner receives the NEWMAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Clark (1) | 72–69 | Springfield | Worcester, MA |
| 2000 | Springfield (1) | 68–60 | Clark | Worcester, MA |
| 2001 | Clark (2) | 77–57 | Babson | Worcester, MA |
| 2002 | Babson (1) | 44–42 | Wheaton (MA) | Wellesley, MA |
| 2003 | Clark (3) | 84–76 ({aet}) | Babson | Worcester, MA |
| 2004 | Babson (2) | 72–70 | Springfield | Wellesley, MA |
| 2005 | WPI (1) | 64–60 | Wheaton (MA) | Worcester, MA |
| 2006 | WPI (2) | 69–56 | MIT | Worcester, MA |
| 2007 | Coast Guard (1) | 71–66 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2008 | Coast Guard (2) | 82–66 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2009 | MIT (1) | 76–50 | Springfield | Worcester, MA |
| 2010 | Clark (4) | 74–68 | WPI | Cambridge, MA |
| 2011 | MIT (2) | 63–52 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2012 | MIT (3) | 65–60 | Springfield | Cambridge, MA |
| 2013 | WPI (3) | 79–72 ({aet}) | Springfield | Worcester, MA |
| 2014 | MIT (4) | 67–56 | Springfield | Worcester, MA |
| 2015 | Babson (3) | 72–62 | Springfield | Wellesley, MA |
| 2016 | Babson (4) | 81–69 | MIT | Wellesley, MA |
| 2017 | MIT (5) | 67–62 | Babson | Wellesley, MA |
| 2018 | MIT (6) | 63–57 | WPI | Springfield, MA |
| 2019 | Emerson (1) | 93–75 | WPI | Boston, MA |
| 2020 | Coast Guard (3) | 89–86 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2021 | (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
| 2022 | WPI (4) | 70–54 | Emerson | Worcester, MA |
| 2023 | Babson (5) | 59–53 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2024 | Babson (6) | 73–64 | Clark | Worcester, MA |
| 2025 | Clark (5) | 80–65 | WPI | Worcester, MA |
| 2026 | Babson (7) | 81–56 | Wheaton (MA) | Babson Park, MA |
Championship records
| School | Titles | Finals rec. |
Finals app. |
Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson | 7 | 7–3 | 10 | 2002, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| MIT | 6 | 6–2 | 8 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Clark | 5 | 5–2 | 7 | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2025 |
| WPI | 4 | 4–9 | 13 | 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022 |
| Coast Guard | 3 | 3–0 | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2020 |
| Springfield | 1 | 1–7 | 8 | 2000 |
| Emerson | 1 | 1–1 | 2 | 2019 |
| Wheaton (MA) | – | 0–3 | 3 |
