# GLIAC men's basketball tournament

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the GLIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1991 | Grand Valley State | 93–84 | Ferris State | Allendale, MI |
| 1992 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1993 | Wayne State | 93–86 | Northern Michigan | Marquette, MI |
| 1994 | Wayne State | 83–67 | Northern Michigan | Detroit, MI |
| 1995 | Hillsdale | 89–80 | Oakland | Big Rapids, MI |
| 1996 | Lake Superior State | 106–102 | Oakland | Rochester, MI |
| 1997 | Grand Valley State | 92–78 | Oakland | Adrian, MI |
| 1998 | Ferris State | 71–62 | Michigan Tech | Houghton, MI |
| 1999 | Wayne State | 67–53 | Michigan Tech | Kellogg Arena (Battle Creek, MI) |
| 2000 | Northern Michigan | 73–70 | Michigan Tech | DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) |
| 2001 | Grand Valley State | 102–92 | Gannon | DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) |
| 2002 | Michigan Tech | 79–65 | Northwood | DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) |
| 2003 | Michigan Tech | 68–66 | Findlay | SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) |
| 2004 | Findlay | 73–68 | Michigan Tech | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2005 | Findlay | 87–64 | Wayne State | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2006 | Grand Valley State | 80–58 | Ferris State | GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) |
| 2007 | Findlay | 71–61 | Grand Valley State | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2008 | Grand Valley State | 73–67 | Findlay | GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) |
| 2009 | Findlay+ | 67–56 | Grand Valley State | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2010 | Findlay | 79–66 | Hillsdale | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2011 | Wayne State | 73–71 | Ferris State | Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) |
| 2012 | Findlay | 71–52 | Hillsdale | Jesse Philips Arena (Hillsdale, MI) |
| 2013 | Findlay | 75–69 | Lake Superior State | SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) |
| 2014 | Findlay | 71–62 | Michigan Tech | Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) |
| 2015 | Ferris State | 87–82 | Lake Superior State | Bud Cooper Gymnasium (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) |
| 2016 | Ferris State | 76–59 | Walsh | Kates Gymnasium (Ashland, OH) |
| 2017 | Ferris State | 80–79 | Ashland | Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) |
| 2018 | Ferris State+ | 69–61 | Lake Superior State | Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) |
| 2019 | Grand Valley State | 80-70 | Davenport | DU Student Center (Grand Rapids, MI) |
| 2020 | Michigan Tech | 68-57 | Northwood | GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) |
| 2021 | Ashland | 85-77 | Michigan Tech | John Friend Court (Hammond, IN) |
| 2022 | Davenport | 100–67 | Northern Michigan | SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) |
| 2023 | Northern Michigan | 79-66 | Michigan Tech | Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) |
| 2024 | Ferris State | 87–76 | Grand Valley State | Berry Events Center (Marquette, MI) |
| 2025 | Northern Michigan | 78–63 | Lake Superior State | SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) |
+Indicates won NCAA championship

## Championship records

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| Findlay | 8–2 | 10 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Ferris State | 6–3 | 9 | 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 |
| Grand Valley State | 6–3 | 9 | 1991, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2019 |
| Wayne State | 4–1 | 5 | 1993, 1994, 1999, 2011 |
| Michigan Tech | 3–7 | 10 | 2002, 2003, 2020 |
| Northern Michigan | 3–3 | 6 | 2000, 2023, 2025 |
| Lake Superior State | 1–4 | 5 | 1996 |
| Hillsdale | 1–2 | 3 | 1995 |
| Davenport | 1-1 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ashland | 1-1 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oakland | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Northwood | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Gannon | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Walsh | 0–1 | 1 | |
* Parkside, Purdue Northwest, Roosevelt, and Saginaw Valley State have not yet reached the finals of the GLIAC tournament.
* Lake Erie, Malone, Mercyhurst, Ohio Dominican, Tiffin, and Westminster (PA) never reached the tournament championship game before departing the GLIAC.
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference