# SUNYAC men's basketball tournament

The SUNYAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1980. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1980 | Potsdam | 50–45 | Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 1981 | Albany | 60–59 | Potsdam | Potsdam, NY |
| 1982 | Buffalo | 82–70 | Potsdam | Buffalo, NY |
| 1983 | Potsdam | 94–60 | Buffalo State | Potsdam, NY |
| 1984 | Buffalo State | 74–62 | Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 1985 | Buffalo State | 73–64 | Albany | Albany, NY |
| 1986 | Potsdam | 77–59 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY |
| 1987 | Potsdam | 80–61 | Buffalo State | Potsdam, NY |
| 1988 | Buffalo State | 71–69 | Geneseo | Buffalo, NY |
| 1989 | Buffalo State | 67–65 | Potsdam | Potsdam, NY |
| 1990 | Buffalo State | 76–58 | Potsdam | Buffalo, NY |
| 1991 | Buffalo State | 77–67 | Oneonta | Potsdam, NY |
| 1992 | Buffalo State | 61–58 | Fredonia | Buffalo, NY |
| 1993 | Fredonia | 57–54 | Binghamton | Binghamton, NY |
| 1994 | Brockport | 86–78 | Binghamton | Buffalo, NY |
| 1995 | Buffalo State | 58–56 | Plattsburgh | Cortland, NY |
| 1996 | Buffalo State | 75–53 | New Paltz | Geneseo, NY |
| 1997 | Buffalo State | 59–43 | Cortland | Cortland, NY |
| 1998 | Geneseo | 63–61 | Oswego | Utica, NY |
| 1999 | Geneseo | 67–55 | Cortland | Utica, NY |
| 2000 | Cortland | 70–55 | Brockport | Utica, NY |
| 2001 | Brockport | 69–63 | Cortland | Utica, NY |
| 2002 | Brockport | 92–78 | Oswego | Utica, NY |
| 2003 | Buffalo State | 73–40 | New Paltz | Utica, NY |
| 2004 | Potsdam | 84–76 | Brockport | Utica, NY |
| 2005 | Potsdam | 74–61 | Oswego | Utica, NY |
| 2006 | Plattsburgh | 94–73 | SUNYIT | Utica, NY |
| 2007 | Plattsburgh | 80–75 | Brockport | Brockport, NY |
| 2008 | Plattsburgh | 89–75 | Oswego | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 2009 | Brockport | 64–59 | Fredonia | Oswego, NY |
| 2010 | Plattsburgh | 67–60 | Oneonta | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 2011 | Buffalo State | 67–50 | Brockport | Oswego, NY |
| 2012 | Oswego | 66–57 | Cortland | Oswego, NY |
| 2013 | Cortland | 75–61 | Plattsburgh | Cortland, NY |
| 2014 | Brockport | 57–56 | Plattsburgh | Brockport, NY |
| 2015 | Oswego | 70–58 | Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 2016 | Cortland | 77–74 | Oswego | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 2017 | Oswego | 75–70 | Oneonta | Oswego, NY |
| 2018 | Plattsburgh | 93–80 | Oneonta | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 2019 | Oswego | 55–50 | Brockport | Oswego, NY |
| 2020 | Brockport | 102–75 | Potsdam | Brockport, NY |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Oswego | 81–60 | Oneonta | Oswego, NY |
| 2023 | Oswego | 74–63 | Brockport | Oswego, NY |
| 2024 | New Paltz | 85–80 | Oswego | Oswego, NY |
| 2025 | Cortland | 61–52 | New Paltz | New Paltz, NY |

## Championship records

| School | Finals record | Finals appearances | Years |
| Buffalo State | 12–3 | 15 | 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2011 |
| Oswego | 6–6 | 12 | 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Brockport | 6–7 | 13 | 1994, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2020 |
| Potsdam | 6–5 | 11 | 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2005 |
| Plattsburgh | 5–4 | 9 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018 |
| Cortland | 4–4 | 8 | 2000, 2013, 2016, 2025 |
| Geneseo | 2–1 | 3 | 1998, 1999 |
| New Paltz | 1–3 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fredonia | 1–2 | 3 | 1993 |
| Oneonta | 0–5 | 5 | |
| Buffalo | 1–2 | 3 | 1982 |
| Albany | 1–1 | 2 | 1981 |
| Binghamton | 0–2 | 2 | |
| SUNYIT | 0–1 | 1 | |
* Canton and Morrisville have not yet qualified for the SUNYAC tournament finals.
* Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SUNYAC