The American Rivers Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III American Rivers Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| American Rivers Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | American Rivers Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current champion | Loras (3rd) |
| Official website | ARC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus arenas (1999–present) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus sites (1999–present) | |
The tournament was previously known as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament, changing its name with the league in 2018–19.
As conference champion, the winner receives the ARC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Buena Vista are the most successful team, with 7 titles.
Results
edit- Record incomplete prior to 1999
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Upper Iowa | 81–79 | Simpson |
| 2000 | Buena Vista | 85–74 | Coe |
| 2001 | Wartburg | 89–79 | Buena Vista |
| 2002 | Buena Vista | 85–73 | Wartburg |
| 2003 | Buena Vista | 72–70 | Wartburg |
| 2004 | Buena Vista | 70–48 | Wartburg |
| 2005 | Buena Vista | 79–68 | Wartburg |
| 2006 | Buena Vista | 69–66 | Coe |
| 2007 | Loras | 77–62 | Buena Vista |
| 2008 | Loras | 77–69 | Buena Vista |
| 2009 | Cornell | 58–56 | Wartburg |
| 2010 | Central | 99–79 | Buena Vista |
| 2011 | Luther | 57–48 | Dubuque |
| 2012 | Buena Vista | 54–52 | Coe |
| 2013 | Dubuque | 73–60 | Wartburg |
| 2014 | Central | 74–70 | Luther |
| 2015 | Dubuque | 81–73 | Wartburg |
| 2016 | Central | 92–80 | Wartburg |
| 2017 | Wartburg | 89–85 | Central |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 82–78 | Central |
| 2019 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 97–79 | Loras |
| 2020 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 76–50 | Coe |
| 2021 | Dubuque | 78–64 | Buena Vista |
| 2022 | Dubuque | 71–52 | Buena Vista |
| 2023 | Coe | 93–86 | Loras |
| 2024 | Loras | 85–76 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Championship records
edit- Results incomplete before 1999
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista | 7–6 | 13 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 |
| Dubuque | 4–1 | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2021, 2022 |
| Loras | 3–2 | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2024 |
| Central | 3–2 | 5 | 2010, 2014, 2016 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 3–1 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Wartburg | 2–8 | 10 | 2001, 2017 |
| Coe | 1–4 | 5 | 2023 |
| Luther | 1–1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Cornell | 1–0 | 1 | 2009 |
| Upper Iowa | 1–0 | 1 | 1999 |
| Simpson | 0–1 | 1 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the ARC/IIAC
References
edit- ^ "Basketball - Conference tournament History". ARC. 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.