The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
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 |
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| 1985 |
Eastern Illinois |
Hammons Student Center |
Springfield, Missouri |
First rounds at campus sites |
| 1986 |
Cleveland State |
Hammons Student Center |
Springfield, Missouri |
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| 1987 |
Southwest Missouri State |
Hammons Student Center |
Springfield, Missouri |
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| 1988 |
Not held |
| 1989 |
Southwest Missouri State |
Hammons Student Center |
Springfield, Missouri |
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| 1990 |
Northern Iowa |
UNI-Dome |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
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| 1991 |
Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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| 1992 |
Eastern Illinois |
CSU Convocation Center |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 1993 |
Wright State |
Nutter Center |
Dayton, Ohio |
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| 1994 |
Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Rosemont Horizon |
Rosemont, Illinois |
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| 1995 |
Valparaiso |
Athletics-Recreation Center |
Valparaiso, Indiana |
First rounds at campus sites |
| 1996 |
Valparaiso |
The MARK of the Quad Cities |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 1997 |
Valparaiso |
The MARK of the Quad Cities |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 1998 |
Valparaiso |
The MARK of the Quad Cities |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 1999 |
Valparaiso |
The MARK of the Quad Cities |
Moline, Illinois |
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| 2000 |
Valparaiso |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2001 |
Southern Utah |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2002 |
Valparaiso |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| 2003 |
IUPUI |
Kemper Arena |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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| 2004 |
Valparaiso |
Kemper Arena |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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| 2005 |
Oakland |
Union Multipurpose Activity Center |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2006 |
Oral Roberts |
Union Multipurpose Activity Center |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2007 |
Oral Roberts |
Union Multipurpose Activity Center |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2008 |
Oral Roberts |
Union Multipurpose Activity Center |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| 2009 |
North Dakota State |
Sioux Falls Arena |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2010 |
Oakland |
Sioux Falls Arena |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2011 |
Oakland |
Sioux Falls Arena |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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| 2012 |
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Sioux Falls Arena |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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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 |
| Oakland |
3 |
2005, 2010, 2011 |
| Oral Roberts |
3 |
2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Eastern Illinois * |
2 |
1985, 1992 |
| Southwest Missouri State * |
2 |
1987, 1989 |
| Wisconsin-Green Bay * |
2 |
1991, 1994 |
| 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 |
27 |
* No longer a conference member
See also
External links
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The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
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| 1980s |
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
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| 1990s |
1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
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