Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
The Summit League men's basketball tournament is the post-season tournament for NCAA Division I conference 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.
| Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
 The Summit League Conference Tournament logo (2008–present) | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Number of teams | Top 8 out of 9 conference teams |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Current location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Played | 1984–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | North Dakota State Bison |
| Most championships | Valparaiso Crusaders (8) |
| TV partner(s) | Midco Sports Net, ESPN3, ESPN2 |
| Official website | TheSummitLeague.org Men's Basketball |
Format
Currently, the top 8 men's basketball teams in the Summit League receive a berth in the conference tournament (barring NCAA sanctions). After the 16-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
& Individual session attendance record (11,235)[1]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | MVP | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Western Illinois | 73–64 | Cleveland State | Todd Hutcheson, WIU | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1985 | Eastern Illinois | 75–64 | Southwest Missouri State[lower-alpha 1] | None chosen | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | First rounds at campus sites |
| 1986 | Cleveland State | 70–66 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Duckworth, EIU | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1987 | Southwest Missouri State[lower-alpha 1] | 90–87 | Cleveland State | Winston Garland, SMS | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1988 | Not held | ||||||
| 1989 | Southwest Missouri State[lower-alpha 1] | 73–67 | Illinois-Chicago[lower-alpha 2] | Hubert Henderson, SMS | Hammons Student Center | Springfield, Missouri | |
| 1990 | Northern Iowa | 53–45 | Green Bay | Jason Reese, UNI | UNI-Dome | Cedar Falls, Iowa | |
| 1991 | Green Bay | 56–39 | Northern Illinois | Tony Bennett, UWGB | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
| 1992 | Eastern Illinois | 83–68 | Illinois-Chicago[lower-alpha 2] | Steve Rowe, EIU | CSU Convocation Center | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 1993 | Wright State | 94–88 | Illinois-Chicago[lower-alpha 2] | Bill Edwards, WSU | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | |
| 1994 | Green Bay | 61–56 | Illinois-Chicago[lower-alpha 2] | Sherell Ford, UIC | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | |
| 1995 | Valparaiso | 88–85 (3OT) | Western Illinois | Bryce Drew, VU | Athletics-Recreation Center | Valparaiso, Indiana | First rounds at campus sites |
| 1996 | Valparaiso | 75–52 | Western Illinois | Bryce Drew, VU | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1997 | Valparaiso | 63–59 | Western Illinois | Janthony Joseph, WIU | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1998 | Valparaiso | 67–48 | Youngstown State | Bryce Drew, VU | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 1999 | Valparaiso | 73–69 | Oral Roberts | Milo Stovall, VU | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois | |
| 2000 | Valparaiso | 71–62 | Southern Utah | Luboš Bartoň, VU | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2001 | Southern Utah | 62–59 | Valparaiso | Fred House, USU | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2002 | Valparaiso | 88–55 | IUPUI | Milo Stovall, VU | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| 2003 | IUPUI | 66–64 | Valparaiso | Josh Murray, IUPUI | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 2004 | Valparaiso | 75–70 | IUPUI | Odell Bradley, IUPUI | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 2005 | Oakland | 61–60 | Oral Roberts | Rawle Marshall, OU | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2006 | Oral Roberts | 85–72 | Chicago State | Ken Tutt, ORU | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2007 | Oral Roberts | 71–67 | Oakland | Ken Tutt, ORU | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2008 | Oral Roberts | 71–64 | IUPUI | Moses Ehambe, ORU | Union Multipurpose Activity Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2009 | North Dakota State | 66–64 | Oakland | Ben Woodside, NDSU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2010 | Oakland | 76–64 | IUPUI | Derick Nelson, OU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2011 | Oakland | 90–76 | Oral Roberts | Keith Benson, OU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2012 | South Dakota State | 52–50 (OT) | Western Illinois | Nate Wolters, SDSU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2013 | South Dakota State | 73–67 | North Dakota State | Nate Wolters, SDSU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2014 | North Dakota State | 60–57 | IPFW[lower-alpha 3] | Taylor Braun, NDSU | Sioux Falls Arena | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2015 | North Dakota State | 57–56 | South Dakota State | Lawrence Alexander, NDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2016 | South Dakota State | 67–59 | North Dakota State | Mike Daum, SDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2017 | South Dakota State | 79–77 | Omaha | Mike Daum, SDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2018 | South Dakota State | 97–87 | South Dakota | Mike Daum, SDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2019 | North Dakota State | 73–63 | Omaha | Vinnie Shahid, NDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| 2020 | North Dakota State | 89–53 | North Dakota | Vinnie Shahid, NDSU | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
- Known as Missouri State since 2005.
- Now branded as UIC.
- Now Purdue Fort Wayne.
Performance by school
| School | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 8 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 |
| South Dakota State | 5 | 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| North Dakota State | 5 | 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 |
| 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 |
| Southern Utah | 1 | 2001 |
| Wright State | 1 | 1993 |
| TOTAL | 36 |
Teams in bold are currently in the Summit League. Oral Roberts left for the Southland Conference after the 2011–12 season, but returned for 2014–15.
Television coverage
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst | Sideline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Bryce Drew | Elaina Lanson |
| 2019 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Sean Harrington | |
| 2018 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Sean Harrington | |
| 2017 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Sean Harrington | |
| 2016 | ESPN2 | Bob Wischusen | Sean Harrington | |
| 2015 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Sean Harrington | |
| 2014 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Darrin Horn | |
| 2013 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Bob Valvano | |
| 2012 | ESPN2 | Clay Matvick | Bob Valvano | |
| 2011[2] | ESPN | Lou Cannellis | Mike Kelley | |
| 2010[3] | ESPN2 | Lou Cannellis | Mike Kelley | |
| 2009[4] | ESPN2 | Dave Barnett | Tim Welsh | |
| 2008[5] | ESPN | Ron Franklin | Fran Fraschilla | |
| 2007[6] | ESPN | Ron Franklin | Fran Fraschilla |
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References
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