The BUCS Basketball League system is where the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) basketball teams of the universities and colleges in the United Kingdom compete.
The BUCS Basketball League system consists of two regional Premier Leagues, North and South. Below this are five regional conferences, Northern, Midlands, Western, South Eastern, and Scottish. Each of these regional conferences consist of a number of divisions that are ranked on a tier system. Tier 1 has a single division covering the entire region, while Tier 2 and below are sub-divided (except in Scotland) into A and B divisions on a geographical basis. A team may be promoted or demoted to a higher or lower division respectively, subject to results within their division at the end of the season and the results of playoffs.
The whole League format is summarised below:
| Premier Leagues | North | South | |||||||
| Tier 1 | Scottish 1A | Northern 1A | Midlands 1A | Western 1A | South Eastern 1A | ||||
| Tier 2 | Scottish 2A | Northern 2A | Northern 2B | Midlands 2A | Midlands 2B | Western 2A | Western 2B | South Eastern 2A | South Eastern 2B |
| Tier 3 | Scottish 3A | Northern 3A | Northern 3B | Midlands 3A | Midlands 3B | Western 3A | South Eastern 3A | South Eastern 3B | |
| Tier 4 | Scottish 4A | Northern 4A | Northern 4B | Midlands 4A | Midlands 4B | South Eastern 4A | South Eastern 4B | ||
| Tier 5 | Northern 5A | Northern 5B | South Eastern 5A | ||||||
| Premier Leagues | North | South | |||||||
| Tier 1 | Scottish 1A | Northern 1A | Midlands 1A | Western 1A | South Eastern 1A | ||||
| Tier 2 | Scottish 2A | Northern 2A | Northern 2B | Midlands 2A | Midlands 2B | Western 2A | Western 2B | South Eastern 2A | South Eastern 2B |
| Tier 3 | Northern 3A | Northern 3B | Midlands 3A | Midlands 3B | South Eastern 3A | South Eastern 3B | |||
All teams also participate in one of three knockout cups, depending on league position (Premier – Championship Tier 1 – Trophy; lower tiers – Conference Cup).[2]
| Year | Championship | Premier North | Premier South | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Men[3] | Loughborough | Northumbria | East London |
| Women[4] | Sheffield Hallam | Northumbria | Cardiff Met | |
| 2014–15 | Men[5] | Northumbria | Northumbria | Cardiff Met |
| Women[6] | Loughborough | Durham | Cardiff Met | |
| 2013–14 | Men[7] | Worcester | Durham | London South Bank |
| Women[8] | Northumbria | Northumbria | Cardiff Met | |
| 2012–13 | Men[9] | Worcester | Durham | London South Bank |
| Women[10] | Loughborough | Loughborough | Cardiff Met | |
| 2011–12 | Men[11] | Worcester | Worcester | London South Bank |
| Women[12] | Durham | Durham | Cardiff Met | |