Collegiate basketball tournament
The NECC men's basketball tournament was the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New England Collegiate Conference . The tournament was held annually from 2009 to 2023, when the NECC ceased to exist as an all-sports conference after the departure of its final four members.
It was a single-elimination tournament and seeding was based on regular season records.[ 1]
The winner received the NECC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship .
Results
Year
Champions
Score
Runner-up
Venue
2009
Elms
105–76
Becker
Chicopee, MA
2010
Elms
79–68
Becker
Leicester, MA
2011
Elms
79–65
Becker
Leicester, MA
2012
Becker
66–45
Elms
Leicester, MA
2013
Elms
91–78
Regis
Chicopee, MA
2014
Mitchell
72–71
Elms
Chicopee, MA
2015
Regis
74–72
Southern Vermont
Bennington, VT
2016
Southern Vermont
74–72
Becker
Bennington, VT
2017
Becker
79–70
Southern Vermont
Bennington, VT
2018
Southern Vermont
67–62
Becker
Bennington, VT
2019
Mitchell
77–69
Newbury
New London, CT
2020
New England College
92–90
Mitchell
Henniker, NH
2021
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Mitchell
87–73
Eastern Nazarene
Quincy, MA
2023
Mitchell
109–85
New England College
New London, CT
Championship records
Schools highlighted in pink departed the NECC before it ended sponsorship of men's basketball in 2023.
Among the NECC teams during its final season, Lesley never qualified for the tournament finals
Among the teams that departed the NECC before its final season, Daniel Webster , Dean , and Wheelock never qualified for the tournament finals
References
Current associate members Current associate e-sports members Former full members
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason