USA South Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
USA South Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Conference Basketball Championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | USA South Athletic Conference Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Number of teams | 8 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1964–present |
Current champion | Averett (5th) |
Most championships | Christopher Newport (15) |
Official website | USA South men's basketball |
The USA South Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1964, when the conference was still known as the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner receives the USA South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results[]
Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up |
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1964 | College of Charleston | 94–69 | St. Andrews (NC) |
1965 | Lynchburg | 75–61 | Charlotte College |
1966 | Lynchburg | 104–94 | St. Andrews (NC) |
1967 | Lynchburg | 92–70 | Greensboro |
1968 | St. Andrews (NC) | 77–75 | Lynchburg |
1969 | UNC Charlotte | 78–69 | St. Andrews (NC) |
1970 | UNC Charlotte | 49–42 | Lynchburg |
1971 | Lynchburg | 88–76 | Methodist |
1972 | Lynchburg | 59–58 | Methodist |
1973 | Methodist | 113–90 | Greensboro |
1974 | Methodist | 44–38 | St. Andrews (NC) |
1975 | Methodist | 50–47 | Lynchburg |
1976 | Lynchburg | 61–59 | Greensboro |
1977 | Methodist | 77–52 | Greensboro |
1978 | Virginia Wesleyan | 85–63 | Christopher Newport |
1979 | Virginia Wesleyanv | 79–74OT | Christopher Newport |
1980 | UNC Greensboro | 72–71 | Christopher Newport |
1981 | St. Andrews (NC) | 64–63 | Christopher Newport |
1982 | St. Andrews (NC) | 90–58 | Virginia Wesleyan |
1983 | St. Andrews (NC) | 59–56 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
1984 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 82–60 | Greensboro |
1985 | Greensboro | 85–814OT | St. Andrews (NC) |
1986 | Christopher Newport | 57–45 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
1987 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 74–70 | UNC Greensboro |
1988 | Christopher Newport | 69–67OT | St. Andrews (NC) |
1989 | Christopher Newport | 54–51 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
1990 | Averett | 64–62 | Christopher Newport |
1991 | Christopher Newport | 83–63 | Averett |
1992 | Ferrum | 99–96 | Christopher Newport |
1993 | Christopher Newport | 74–69 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
1994 | Greensboro | 120–119OT | Christopher Newport |
1995 | Greensboro | 81–80 | Christopher Newport |
1996 | Christopher Newport | 103–93 | Shenandoah |
1997 | Methodist | 50–49 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
1998 | Christopher Newport | 77–60 | Greensboro |
1999 | Christopher Newport | 63–57 | Methodist |
2000 | Christopher Newport | 96–80 | Averett |
2001 | Christopher Newport | 87–74 | Averett |
2002 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 77–75 | Christopher Newport |
2003 | Christopher Newport | 67–64 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
2004 | Methodist | 83–71 | Shenandoah |
2005 | Methodist | 91–51 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
2006 | Christopher Newport | 89–88OT | Averett |
2007 | Averett | 108–1052OT | North Carolina Wesleyan |
2008 | Averett | 77–56 | Greensboro |
2009 | Averett | 70–63 | Christopher Newport |
2010 | Christopher Newport | 67–63 | North Carolina Wesleyan |
2011 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 74–70OT | Ferrum |
2012 | Christopher Newport | 82–72 | Greensboro |
2013 | Christopher Newport | 81–74 | Greensboro |
2014 | LaGrange | 94–84 | Huntingdon |
2015 | LaGrange | 70–64 | Maryville (TN) |
2016 | Covenant | 101–92OT | LaGrange |
2017 | LaGrange | 75–56 | Methodist |
2018 | Maryville (TN) | 96–77 | Covenant |
2019 | Maryville (TN) | 79–67 | Methodist |
2020 | Methodist | 79–73 | Huntingdon |
2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 | Averett | 76–63 | Covenant |
Divisional tournaments[]
Year | East Division | West Division | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | |
2021 | Maryville (TN) | 81–54 | Piedmont | Pfeiffer | 75–61 | Averett |
Championship records[]
School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
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Christopher Newport | 15–10 | 25 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
Methodist | 8–5 | 13 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2020 |
Lynchburg | 6–3 | 9 | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976 |
Averett | 5–5 | 10 | 1990, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022 |
North Carolina Wesleyan | 4–9 | 13 | 1984, 1987, 2002, 2011 |
St. Andrews (NC) | 4–6 | 10 | 1968, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Maryville (TN) | 3–1 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
LaGrange | 3–1 | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2017 |
Greensboro | 3–9 | 12 | 1985, 1994, 1995 |
Virginia Wesleyan | 2–1 | 3 | 1978, 1979 |
UNC Charlotte | 2–1 | 3 | 1969, 1970 |
Pfeiffer, | 1–0 | 1 | 2021 |
Covenant | 1–2 | 3 | 2016 |
Ferrum | 1–1 | 2 | 1992 |
UNC Greensboro | 1–1 | 2 | 1980 |
College of Charleston | 1–0 | 1 | 1964 |
Piedmont | 0–1 | 1 | |
Huntingdon | 0–2 | 2 | |
Shenandoah | 0–2 | 0 |
- Berea, Brevard, and William Peace have not yet qualified for the USA South tournament finals.
- Chowan never qualified for the tournament finals while a member of the USA South.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the USA South.
- The 2021–22 season is the last for seven USA South men's basketball members and nine USA South members in all. Berea, Covenant, Huntingdon, LaGrange, Maryville, and Piedmont, plus women's colleges Agnes Scott and Wesleyan, will leave to form the new Collegiate Conference of the South. Averett will leave for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
References[]
- ^ "USA South Record Book" (PDF). Year-by-year records. USA South. 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
Categories:
- NCAA Division III men's basketball conference tournaments
- USA South Athletic Conference
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998