Northern Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
| Northern Sun Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Sanford Pentagon |
| Current location | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Played | 2000–present |
| Current champion | Augustana (SD) |
| Most championships | Winona State (5) |
| Official website | NSIC Men's Basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
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Sanford Pentagon (2014–present) Taylor Arena (2012–2013) Gangelhoff Center (2000–2004, 2011) Halenbeck Hall (2010) McCown Gymnasium (2005–2009) | |
| Host locations | |
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Sioux Falls, SD (2014–present) Rochester, MN (2012–2013) St. Paul, MN (2000–2004, 2011) St. Cloud, MN (2010) Winona, MN (2005–2009) | |
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual men's conference basketball championship tournament for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2000. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Tournament format
Between its establishment in 2000 and 2012, the tournament featured only the top 8 teams from the conference, with all eight teams active from the quarterfinal round.
After 2013, however, the tournament expanded to 16 teams, with teams seeded based on their performance in either the North or South Division of the Northern Sun. The first round, which featured all sixteen teams, saw the top-seeded teams from the North and South Divisions playing against the eighth-seeded team from the opposite division. In turn, the second-seeded team from each of these teams' brackets came from the opposition division (i.e. the top-seeded team from the North would ideally oppose the second-seeded team from the South and vis-versa for the other division's top team). This pattern continues for the third- and fourth-seeded teams.
In all instances of the tournament, the semifinal and final rounds have been played a pre-determined venue. From 2000 to 2011, these sites were the on-campus gymnasium of Northern Sun teams. Since 2012, however, these have been neutral-site arenas not home to any Northern Sun programs.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Wayne State (NE) | 72–60 | Minnesota–Duluth | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2001 | Winona State | 94–78 | Southwest State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2002 | Minnesota–Duluth | 59–57 | Southwest State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 71–66 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2004 | Northern State (SD) | 63–58 | Minnesota–Duluth | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2005 | Northern State (SD) | 73–69 | Winona State | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2006 | Winona State | 93–80 | Northern State (SD) | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2007 | Winona State | 80–70 | Southwest Minnesota State | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2008 | Winona State | 73–40 | Northern State (SD) | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2009 | St. Cloud State | 91–89 | Minnesota State | McCown Gymnasium (Winona, MN) |
| 2010 | St. Cloud State | 68–67 | Southwest Minnesota State | Halenbeck Hall (St. Cloud, MN) |
| 2011 | Winona State | 58–41 | St. Cloud State | Gangelhoff Center (St. Paul, MN) |
| 2012 | Southwest Minnesota State | 76–72 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2013 | Minnesota State | 73–68 | Bemidji State | Taylor Arena (Rochester, MN) |
| 2014 | Minnesota State | 75–66 | Winona State | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
| 2015 | Augustana (SD) | 98–82 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD) |
Championship appearances by school
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona State | 5–2 | 7 | 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| Minnesota State | 2–1 | 3 | 2013, 2014 |
| St. Cloud State | 2–1 | 3 | 2009, 2010 |
| Northern State (SD) | 2–2 | 4 | 2004, 2005 |
| Minnesota–Duluth | 2–2 | 4 | 2002, 2003 |
| Augustana (SD) | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
| Southwest Minnesota State | 1–4 | 5 | 2012 |
| Wayne State (NE) | 1–0 | 1 | 2000 |
| Minnesota State–Moorhead | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Bemidji State | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Concordia–St. Paul | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Mary | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota–Crookston | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Minot State | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Sioux Falls | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Upper Iowa | 0–0 | 0 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Northern Sun Men's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. NSIC. 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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