| The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Conference Basketball Championship | |
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| The Summit League Conference Tournament logo (2008-present) | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | The Summit League |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Current location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Played | 1984–present |
| Last contest | 2010 Summit League Tournament |
| Current champion | Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
| Most championships | Valparaiso Crusaders (8) |
| Official website | TheSummitLeague.org Men's Basketball |
The Summit League men’s basketball tournament is the post-season tournament for NCAA conference The Summit League. The winner of the tournament receives The Summit League's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The tournament was first played in 1984, when the league was known as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU). The league was also known as the Mid-Continent Conference from 1989–2007, after which it was renamed to The Summit League.
Format[]
The top eight men's basketball teams in The Summit League receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record with the following tie-breakers:
- Head-to-head competition
- Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
- Ratings Percentage Index
- Coin flip
Tournament champions[]
| Year | Champion | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Western Illinois | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1985 | Eastern Illinois | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | First rounds at campus sites |
| 1986 | Cleveland State | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1988 | Not held | |||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1990 | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome | Cedar Falls, Iowa | |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| 1992 | Eastern Illinois | CSU Convo Center | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 1993 | Wright State | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | |
| 1994 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | |
| 1995 | Valparaiso | Athletics-Recreation Center | Valparaiso, Indiana | First rounds at campus sites |
| 1996 | Valparaiso | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1997 | Valparaiso | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1998 | Valparaiso | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1999 | Valparaiso | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 2000 | Valparaiso | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2001 | Southern Utah | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2002 | Valparaiso | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2003 | IUPUI | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 2004 | Valparaiso | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 2005 | Oakland | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2006 | Oral Roberts | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2007 | Oral Roberts | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2008 | Oral Roberts | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2009 | North Dakota State | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| 2010 | Oakland | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, SD | |
Note: Southwest Missouri State became Missouri State in 2005.
Performance By School[]
| School | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| †Valparaiso | 8 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 |
| Oral Roberts | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| †Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1985, 1992 |
| †Southwest Missouri State | 2 | 1987, 1989 |
| †Wisconsin-Green Bay | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Oakland | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| Western Illinois | 1 | 1984 |
| †Cleveland State | 1 | 1986 |
| IUPUI | 1 | 2003 |
| †Northern Iowa | 1 | 1990 |
| North Dakota State | 1 | 2009 |
| Southern Utah | 1 | 2001 |
| †Wright State | 1 | 1993 |
| TOTAL | 25 |
† no longer a conference member
See also[]
- The Summit League Tournament Finals broadcasters
- The Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament
External links[]
NCAA Division I men's basketball conference tournaments
ACC • America East • Atlantic 10 • Atlantic Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West • CAA • Conference USA • Horizon • MAAC • MEAC • Mid-American • Missouri Valley • Mountain West • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Pac-10 • Patriot • SEC • Southern • Southland • SWAC • Sun Belt • The Summit League • WAC • West Coast