# Conference of New England men's basketball tournament

The Conference of New England men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Conference of New England. The tournament has been held annually since 1985. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
As conference champion, the winner receives the CNE's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

## Results
### Finals champion only

* Championship game results incomplete, 1985–2003
| Year | Champions |
| 1985 | Coast Guard |
| 1986 | Curry |
| 1987 | Roger Williams |
| 1988 | Coast Guard |
| 1989 | Salve Regina |
| 1990 | Anna Maria |
| 1991 | Anna Maria |
| 1992 | Anna Maria |
| 1993 | Eastern Nazarene |
| 1994 | Anna Maria |
| 1995 | Salve Regina |
| 1996 | Anna Maria |
| 1997 | Wentworth |
| 1998 | Wentworth |
| 1999 | Roger Williams |
| 2000 | Endicott |
| 2001 | Colby-Sawyer |
| 2002 | Colby-Sawyer |
| 2003 | Colby-Sawyer |

### Full results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2004 | Endicott | 83–76 | Colby-Sawyer | Beverly, MA |
| 2005 | Endicott | 71–59 | Roger Williams | Beverly, MA |
| 2006 | Endicott | 65–56 | Colby-Sawyer | Beverly, MA |
| 2007 | Wentworth | 98–90 | Curry | Milton, MA |
| 2008 | Curry | 83–66 | Roger Williams | Milton, MA |
| 2009 | New England | 90–79 | Colby-Sawyer | Biddeford, ME |
| 2010 | Gordon | 56–54 | Curry | Wenham, MA |
| 2011 | Salve Regina | 68–58 (OT) | Wentworth | Boston, MA |
| 2012 | Endicott | 90–66 | Salve Regina | Newport, RI |
| 2013 | Curry | 69–63 | Gordon | Milton, MA |
| 2014 | Gordon | 69–65 | Nichols | Dudley, MA |
| 2015 | Endicott | 90–60 | Wentworth | Beverly, MA |
| 2016 | Endicott | 75–62 | Roger Williams | Beverly, MA |
| 2017 | Nichols | 67–64 | Endicott | Dudley, MA |
| 2018 | Nichols | 98–89 | Endicott | Dudley, MA |
| 2019 | Nichols | 105–90 | Gordon | Worcester, MA |
| 2020 | Nichols | 76–75 | Endicott | Beverly, MA |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Nichols | 60–55 | Salve Regina | Dudley, MA |
| 2023 | Nichols | 87–64 | Western New England | Dudley, MA |
| 2024 | Roger Williams | 79–76 | Suffolk | Bristol, RI |
| 2025 | Western New England | 75–74 | Suffolk | Springfield, MA |

## Championship records

* Results incomplete for 1985–2003
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| Endicott | 7–3 | 10 | 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Nichols | 6–1 | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Anna Maria | 5–0 | 5 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 |
| Roger Williams | 3–3 | 6 | 1987, 1999, 2024 |
| Colby-Sawyer | 3–3 | 6 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Curry | 3–2 | 5 | 1986, 2008, 2013 |
| Wentworth | 3–2 | 5 | 1997, 1998, 2007 |
| Salve Regina | 3–2 | 5 | 1989, 1995, 2011 |
| Gordon | 2–2 | 4 | 2010, 2014 |
| Coast Guard | 2–0 | 2 | 1985, 1988 |
| Western New England | 1–1 | 2 | 2025 |
| New England | 1–0 | 1 | 2009 |
| Eastern Nazarene | 1–0 | 1 | 1993 |
| Suffolk | 0–2 | 2 | |
* Hartford and Johnson & Wales have not yet qualified for the CNE tournament finals.
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of CNE.