| Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference basketball championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Midwest Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 4 |
| Format: | Single-elimination tournament |
| Years: | 1991–present |
| Current Champion: | Illinois College (3rd) |
| Most Championships: | Ripon (8) |
| Website: | Midwest men's basketball |
| All Stadiums: | Campus gyms (1991–present) |
| All Locations: | Campus sites (1991–present) |
The Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
As conference champion, the winner receives the Midwest's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
| Year | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ripon | |
| 1992 | Ripon | |
| 1993 | Beloit | |
| 1994 | Cornell | |
| 1995 | Beloit | |
| 1996 | Grinnell | |
| 1997 | Lawrence | |
| 1998 | Ripon | |
| 1999 | Ripon | |
| 2000 | Ripon | |
| 2001 | Grinnell |
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ripon | 54–45 | St. Norbert | |
| 2003 | Illinois College | 101–91 | Grinnell | |
| 2004 | Lawrence | 82–71 | Carroll | |
| 2005 | Lawrence | 82–77 (2OT) | Ripon | |
| 2006 | Lawrence | 68–62 | Carroll | |
| 2007 | Carroll | 80–71 | Lake Forest | |
| 2008 | Lawrence | 98–95 (OT) | Carroll | |
| 2009 | Lawrence | 88–69 | Grinnell | |
| 2010 | St. Norbert | 85–74 | Carroll | |
| 2011 | St. Norbert | 89–67 | Grinnell | |
| 2012 | Carroll | 87–65 | St. Norbert | |
| 2013 | St. Norbert | 92–68 | Carroll | |
| 2014 | St. Norbert | 99–86 | Grinnell | |
| 2015 | St. Norbert | 91–73 | Grinnell | |
| 2016 | St. Norbert | 71–69 | Carroll | |
| 2017 | Ripon | 81–72 | Lake Forest | |
| 2018 | Monmouth | 79–76 | Ripon | |
| 2019 | Lake Forest | 68–64 | St. Norbert | |
| 2020 | Ripon | 84–71 | St. Norbert | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Cornell | 82–79 (2OT) | Ripon | |
| 2023 | Illinois College | 70–61 | Cornell | |
| 2024 | Illinois College | 108–84 | Grinnell | |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | class=unsortable | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 8–3 | 11 | 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2017, 2020 | |
| St. Norbert | 6–4 | 10 | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Lawrence | 6–0 | 6 | 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 | |
| Illinois College | 3–0 | 3 | 2003, 2023, 2024 | |
| Carroll | 2–6 | 8 | 2007, 2012 | |
| Grinnell | 2–6 | 8 | 1996, 2001 | |
| Cornell | 2–1 | 3 | 1994, 2022 | |
| Beloit | 2–0 | 2 | 1993, 1995 | |
| Lake Forest | 1–2 | 3 | 2019 | |
| Monmouth | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 |