The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the GLIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 1991 Grand Valley State 93–84 Ferris State Allendale, MI 1992 Not held 1993 Wayne State 93–86 Northern Michigan Marquette, MI 1994 Wayne State 83–67 Northern Michigan Detroit, MI 1995 Hillsdale 89–80 Oakland Big Rapids, MI 1996 Lake Superior State 106–102 Oakland Rochester, MI 1997 Grand Valley State 92–78 Oakland Adrian, MI 1998 Ferris State 71–62 Michigan Tech Houghton, MI 1999 Wayne State 67–53 Michigan Tech Kellogg Arena (Battle Creek, MI) 2000 Northern Michigan 73–70 Michigan Tech DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) 2001 Grand Valley State 102–92 Gannon DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) 2002 Michigan Tech 79–65 Northwood DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, MI) 2003 Michigan Tech 68–66 Findlay SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) 2004 Findlay 73–68 Michigan Tech Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2005Findlay87–64Wayne StateCroy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2006Grand Valley State80–58Ferris StateGVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) 2007Findlay71–61Grand Valley StateCroy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2008 Grand Valley State 73–67 Findlay GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) 2009Findlay+67–56Grand Valley StateCroy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2010Findlay79–66HillsdaleCroy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2011Wayne State73–71Ferris StateWink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) 2012Findlay71–52HillsdaleJesse Philips Arena (Hillsdale, MI) 2013Findlay75–69Lake Superior State SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) 2014Findlay71–62Michigan TechCroy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH) 2015Ferris State87–82Lake Superior StateBud Cooper Gymnasium (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) 2016Ferris State76–59WalshKates Gymnasium (Ashland, OH) 2017Ferris State80–79AshlandWink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) 2018Ferris State+69–61Lake Superior StateWink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) 2019Grand Valley State80-70DavenportDU Student Center (Grand Rapids, MI) 2020Michigan Tech68-57NorthwoodGVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI) 2021Ashland85-77Michigan TechJohn Friend Court (Hammond, IN) 2022Davenport 100–67 Northern Michigan SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) 2023Northern Michigan 79-66 Michigan Tech Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI) 2024 Ferris State 87–76 Grand Valley State Berry Events Center (Marquette, MI) 2025 Northern Michigan 78–63 Lake Superior State SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI) 2026 Grand Valley State 67–57 Northern Michigan Berry Events Center (Marquette, MI)
+Indicates won NCAA championship
Championship records School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years Findlay 8–2 10 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Grand Valley State 7–3 10 1991, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2019, 2026 Ferris State 6–3 9 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 Wayne State 4–1 5 1993, 1994, 1999, 2011 Michigan Tech 3–7 10 2002, 2003, 2020 Northern Michigan 3–4 7 2000, 2023, 2025 Lake Superior State 1–4 5 1996 Hillsdale 1–2 3 1995 Davenport 1-1 2 2022 Ashland 1-1 2 2021 Oakland 0–3 3 Northwood 0–2 2 Gannon 0–1 1 Walsh 0–1 1
Parkside, Purdue Northwest, Roosevelt, and Saginaw Valley State have not yet reached the finals of the GLIAC tournament. Lake Erie, Malone, Mercyhurst, Ohio Dominican, Tiffin, and Westminster (PA) never reached the tournament championship game before departing the GLIAC. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
See also GLIAC women's basketball tournament
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