Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Northwest Conference
Number Of Teams:4
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Years:1994–present
Current Champion:Whitworth (16th)
Most Championships:Whitworth (16)
Website:NWC men's basketball

The Northwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1994. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the NWC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Whitworth are the three-time defending champions.

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue
1994Willamette87–78Lewis & ClarkSalem, OR
1995Lewis & Clark79–71WillametteSalem, OR
1996Whitworth66–53Lewis & ClarkSpokane, WA
1997Pacific (OR)88–79Lewis & ClarkForest Grove, OR
1998Lewis & Clark79–61Pacific LutheranPortland, OR
1999Not held
2000Willamette77–70LinfieldMcMinnville, OR
2001Lewis & Clark101–88LinfieldPortland, OR
2002Lewis & Clark101–86WhitworthPortland, OR
2003Whitworth77–64WillametteSpokane, WA
2004Not held
2005Not held
2006Puget Sound94–86WhitworthTacoma, WA
2007Whitworth69–62Lewis & ClarkSpokane, WA
2008Whitworth96–69Puget SoundSpokane, WA
2009Whitworth90–80OTPuget SoundTacoma, WA
2010Whitworth97–75George FoxSpokane, WA
2011Whitworth74–50WhitmanSpokane, WA
2012Whitworth86–71Puget SoundSpokane, WA
2013Whitworth93–72WhitmanSpokane, WA
2014Whitworth71–68Puget SoundSpokane, WA
2015Whitworth69–58Lewis & ClarkSpokane, WA
2016Whitworth75–62Pacific LutheranSpokane, WA
2017Whitman86–83WhitworthWalla Walla, WA
2018Whitworth91–88WhitmanWalla Walla, WA
2019Whitman107–102WhitworthWalla Walla, WA
2020Whitman86–80WhitworthSpokane, WA
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Whitworth85–59WhitmanSpokane, WA
2023Whitworth78–65WhitmanWalla Walla, WA
2024Whitworth81–75WhitmanSpokane, Wa

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals Appearancesclass=unsortable Years
Whitworth16–5211996, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024
Lewis & Clark4–591995, 1998, 2001, 2002
Whitman3–582017, 2019, 2020
Willamette2–351994, 2000
Puget Sound1–452006
Pacific (OR)1–011997
Linfield0–22
Pacific Lutheran0–22
George Fox0–11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's NWC Basketball Tournament History . Year-by-year records. NWC . 2017. April 15, 2017.