# Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament

The Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for Conference Carolinas (formerly the North State Intercollegiate Conference, Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference). The tournament has been held annually since 1936 with two gaps between 1937–40 and 1944–46. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1936 | High Point | 49–39 | Lenoir–Rhyne | High Point, NC |
| 1937 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1938 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1939 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1940 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1941 | Appalachian State | 51–40 | Catawba | High Point, NC |
| 1942 | High Point | 50–34 | Appalachian State | High Point, NC |
| 1943 | Appalachian State | 36–31 | Western Carolina | High Point, NC |
| 1944 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1945 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1946 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1947 | Elon | 53–51 | Western Carolina | High Point, NC |
| 1948 | Appalachian State | 74–59 | High Point | Elkin, NC |
| 1949 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 57–55 | Appalachian State | Elkin, NC |
| 1950 | Appalachian State | 67–53 | Elon | Statesville, NC |
| 1951 | High Point | 66–62 | East Carolina | Statesville, NC |
| 1952 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 74–59 | High Point | Statesville, NC |
| 1953 | High Point | 66–63 | Elon | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1954 | East Carolina | 86–75 | Atlantic Christian | Lexington, NC |
| 1955 | Atlantic Christian | 108–85 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Lexington, NC |
| 1956 | Elon | 71–67 | Lenoir–Rhyne | Lexington, NC |
| 1957 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 71–58 | Western Carolina | Lexington, NC |
| 1958 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 79–64 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1959 | Western Carolina | 39–36 | Catawba | Lexington, NC |
| 1960 | Catawba | 59–57$^{OT}$ | Lenoir–Rhyne | Lexington, NC |
| 1961 | High Point † | 88–73 | Atlantic Christian | Lexington, NC |
| 1962 | Western Carolina | 69–58 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1963 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 63–47 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1964 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 31–30 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1965 | Elon | 67–60 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1966 | High Point | 59–55 | Appalachian State | Lexington, NC |
| 1967 | Appalachian State | 91–67 | Guilford | Lexington, NC |
| 1968 | Guilford | 80–73 | Catawba | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1969 | High Point | 80–67 | Newberry | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1970 | Guilford | 66–61 | Elon | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1971 | Elon | 58–57 | Guilford | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1972 | Elon | 83–69 | Guilford | Elon, NC |
| 1973 | Catawba | 72–69 | Guilford | Lexington, NC |
| 1974 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 65–63 | Mars Hill | Lexington, NC |
| 1975 | Pfeiffer | 61–58 | High Point | Lexington, NC |
| 1976 | Guilford | 89–74 | Catawba | Lexington, NC |
| 1977 | Catawba | 67–65$^{OT}$ | Pembroke State | Lexington, NC |
| 1978 | High Point | 82–80 | Guilford | Lexington, NC |
| 1979 | High Point | 54–51 | Pfeiffer | Salisbury, NC |
| 1980 | Catawba | 10–9 | High Point | Salisbury, NC |
| 1981 | Pembroke State | 63–61 | Wingate | Salisbury, NC |
| 1982 | Pembroke State | 77–76 | Catawba | Salisbury, NC |
| 1983 | Catawba | 82–75 | Pembroke State | Elon, NC |
| 1984 | Pembroke State | 73–62 | Wingate | Elon, NC |
| 1985 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 62–58 | Catawba | Salisbury, NC |
| 1986 | Pembroke State | 85–81$^{OT}$ | Atlantic Christian | Salisbury, NC |
| 1987 | High Point | 56–51 | Elon | Salisbury, NC |
| 1988 | High Point | 67–64 | Wingate | Salisbury, NC |
| 1989 | High Point | 97–92 | Wingate | High Point, NC |
| 1990 | Pembroke State | 86–82 | Pfeiffer | High Point, NC |
| 1991 | Pfeiffer | 110–96 | Pembroke State | High Point, NC |
| 1992 | Pfeiffer | 98–59 | High Point | Misenheimer, NC |
| 1993 | Pfeiffer | 69–62 | Mount Olive | Misenheimer, NC |
| 1994 | Pfeiffer | 76–67 | High Point | Misenheimer, NC |
| 1995 | Pfeiffer | 84–79 | High Point | Misenheimer, NC |
| 1996 | Queens (NC) | 86–73$^{OT}$ | High Point | High Point, NC |
| 1997 | High Point | 71–68 | Queens (NC) | High Point, NC |
| 1998 | Queens (NC) | 63–55 | Barton | Fort Mill, SC |
| 1999 | Queens (NC) | 78–72 | Pfeiffer | Fort Mill, SC |
| 2000 | St. Andrews (NC) | 82–81 | Pfeiffer | Fort Mill, SC |
| 2001 | Longwood | 80–65 | Queens (NC) | Fort Mill, SC |
| 2002 | Belmont Abbey | 78–60 | Queens (NC) | Fort Mill, SC |
| 2003 | Belmont Abbey | 73–68 | Pfeiffer | Misenheimer, NC |
| 2004 | Pfeiffer | 106–95 | Mount Olive | Due West, SC |
| 2005 | Pfeiffer | 98–84 | Mount Olive | Gaffney, SC |
| 2006 | Barton | 102–100$^{2OT}$ | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, NC |
| 2007 | Barton | 92–80 | Mount Olive | Misenheimer, NC |
| 2008 | Mount Olive | 90–82 | Queens (NC) | Mount Olive, NC |
| 2009 | Barton | 65–52 | Erskine | Wilson, NC |
| 2010 | Mount Olive | 83–80 | Anderson (SC) | Mount Olive, NC |
| 2011 | Limestone | 68–59 | Barton | Gaffney, SC |
| 2012 | Barton | 67–60 | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, NC |
| 2013 | Belmont Abbey | 67–55 | Limestone | Gaffney, SC |
| 2014 | Limestone | 69–54 | King (TN) | Concord, NC |
| 2015 | North Greenville | 68–66 | Mount Olive | Mount Olive, NC |
| 2016 | King (TN) | 85–53 | Barton | Bristol, TN |
| 2017 | Limestone | 76–70 | King (TN) | Misenheimer, NC |
| 2018 | Lees–McRae | 75–72 | Belmont Abbey | Banner Elk, NC |
| 2019 | Emmanuel | 75–72 | Belmont Abbey | Franklin Springs, GA |
| 2020 | Southern Wesleyan | 78–68 | Belmont Abbey | Spartanburg, SC |
| 2021 | Belmont Abbey | 82–70 | Emmanuel | Franklin Springs, GA |
| 2022 | Belmont Abbey | 79–73 | UNC Pembroke | Spartanburg, SC |
| 2023 | Emmanuel | 77–60 | Belmont Abbey | Spartanburg, SC |
| 2024 | UNC Pembroke | 82–81 (OT) | Emmanuel | Spartanburg, SC |
| 2025 | UNC Pembroke | 107–91 | Emmanuel | Spartanburg, SC |

## Championship records

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| High Point | 12–13 | 25 | 1936, 1942, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997 |
| Pfeiffer | 8–5 | 13 | 1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005 |
| Lenoir–Rhyne | 8–4 | 12 | 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1985 |
| UNC Pembroke (Pembroke State) | 7–4 | 11 | 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2024, 2025 |
| Barton (Atlantic Christian) | 5–6 | 11 | 1955, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
| Catawba | 5–6 | 11 | 1960, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983 |
| Belmont Abbey | 5–4 | 9 | 2002, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2022 |
| Elon | 5–4 | 9 | 1947, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1972 |
| Appalachian State | 5–3 | 8 | 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967 |
| Guilford | 3–5 | 8 | 1968, 1970, 1976 |
| Limestone | 3–1 | 4 | 2011, 2014, 2017 |
| Queens (NC) | 3–4 | 7 | 1996, 1998, 1999 |
| Emmanuel | 2–3 | 5 | 2019, 2023 |
| Western Carolina | 2–3 | 5 | 1959, 1962 |
| Mount Olive | 2–7 | 9 | 2008, 2010 |
| King (TN) | 1–2 | 3 | 2016 |
| East Carolina | 1–1 | 2 | 1954 |
| Southern Wesleyan | 1–0 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lees–McRae | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Longwood | 1–0 | 1 | 2001 |
| North Greenville | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
| St. Andrews (NC) | 1–0 | 1 | 2000 |
| Wingate | 0–4 | 4 | |
| Anderson (SC) | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Erskine | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Newberry | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Mars Hill | 0–1 | 1 | |
* Former CC members are highlighted in pink.
* Chowan, Converse, Francis Marion, Shorter, and Young Harris have yet to reach the tournament final.
* Presbyterian and Coker never reached the tournament finals before departing the conference.