# NESCAC men's basketball tournament

The NESCAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2001. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
As conference champion, the winner receives the NESCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | City |
| 2001 | Amherst | 86–75 | Trinity | Oosting Gymnasium | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2002 | Amherst | 85–78 | Trinity | Oosting Gymnasium | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Williams | 74–70 | Amherst | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2004 | Williams | 79–67 | Amherst | John Wesley Chandler Gymnasium | Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| 2005 | Amherst | 65–57 | Bates | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2006 | Amherst | 94–86 (OT) | Tufts | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2007 | Williams | 70–69 | Amherst | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2008 | Trinity | 74–55 | Bowdoin | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2009 | Middlebury | 77–68 | Amherst | Pepin Gymnasium | Middlebury, Vermont |
| 2010 | Williams | 64–56 | Middlebury | John Wesley Chandler Gymnasium | Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| 2011 | Middlebury | 63–54 | Williams | John Wesley Chandler Gymnasium | Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| 2012 | Amherst | 71–69 | Middlebury | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2013 | Amherst | 74–73 | Williams | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2014 | Amherst | 93–82 | Williams | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2015 | Wesleyan | 74–70 (OT) | Amherst | Oosting Gymnasium | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2016 | Middlebury | 81–79 | Amherst | Oosting Gymnasium | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2017 | Middlebury | 84–62 | Williams | Cousens Gymnasium | Medford, Massachusetts |
| 2018 | Williams | 69–68 | Wesleyan | LeFrak Gymnasium | Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2019 | Amherst | 62–56 | Hamilton | Margaret Bundy Scott Field House | Clinton, New York |
| 2020 | Tufts | 102–94 (2OT) | Colby | Cousens Gymnasium | Medford, Massachusetts |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Wesleyan | 78–75 (OT) | Williams | Silloway Gymnasium | Middletown, Connecticut |
| 2023 | Hamilton | 71–59 | Colby | Chandler Gymnasium | Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| 2024 | Trinity | 59–52 | Williams | Chandler Gymnasium | Williamstown, Massachusetts |
| 2025 | Trinity | 75–67 | Wesleyan | Silloway Gymnasium | Middletown, Connecticut |

## Championship records

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| Amherst | 8–6 | 14 | 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| Williams | 5–6 | 11 | 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2018 |
| Middlebury | 4–2 | 6 | 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017 |
| Trinity | 3–2 | 5 | 2008, 2024, 2025 |
| Wesleyan | 2–2 | 4 | 2015, 2022 |
| Hamilton | 1–1 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tufts | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Bates | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Bowdoin | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Colby | 0–2 | 2 | |
* Connecticut College has not yet qualified for the tournament finals