The MIAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the MIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 1985 Saint John's 54–47 Hamline 1986 Saint John's 68–62 Bethel 1987 Gustavus Adolphus 50–44 Saint John's 1988 Saint John's 61–49 Gustavus Adolphus 1989 Gustavus Adolphus 53–52 St. Thomas 1990 St. Thomas 60–50 Saint John's 1991 Bethel 73–70 Gustavus Adolphus 1992 Gustavus Adolphus 62–49 St. Thomas 1993 St. Thomas 57–56 Saint John's 1994 St. Thomas 66–63 Saint John's 1995 St. Thomas 80–69 Saint John's 1996 Concordia Moorhead 47–43 Gustavus Adolphus 1997 Gustavus Adolphus 57–55 Carleton 1998 Gustavus Adolphus 66–62 St. Thomas 1999 Gustavus Adolphus 66–64 Augsburg 2000 Saint John's 78–64 St. Thomas 2001 Saint John's 92–80 Gustavus Adolphus Collegeville, MN 2002 St. Thomas 73–61 Bethel St. Paul, MN 2003 Gustavus Adolphus 62–36 St. Thomas St. Paul, MN 2004 Gustavus Adolphus 75–69 Macalester St. Peter, MN 2005 Gustavus Adolphus 68–58 St. Thomas St. Peter, MN 2006 St. Thomas 54–47 Carleton St. Paul, MN 2007 St. Thomas 75–49 Saint John's St. Paul, MN 2008 St. Thomas 76–73 Gustavus Adolphus St. Paul, MN 2009 St. Thomas 68–51 Bethel St. Paul, MN 2010 Carleton 78–71 (OT) Gustavus Adolphus St. Peter, MN 2011 St. Thomas 83–77 Gustavus Adolphus St. Paul, MN 2012 St. Thomas 66–62 (OT) Gustavus Adolphus St. Paul, MN 2013 St. Thomas 92–65 Augsburg St. Paul, MN 2014 St. Olaf 63–54 St. Thomas St. Paul, MN 2015 St. Thomas 66–63 Bethel St. Paul, MN 2016 St. Olaf 72–66 St. Thomas St. Paul, MN 2017 Bethel 79–75 Saint John's Arden Hills, MN 2018 Augsburg 81–69 Bethel Arden Hills, MN 2019 Saint John's 82–79 Augsburg Collegeville, MN 2020 Saint John's 82–63 St. Thomas Collegeville, MN 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Saint John's 75–71 Macalester Collegeville, MN 2023 Carleton 86–76 Saint John's Northfield, MN 2024 Gustavus Adolphus 85–80 Bethel (MN) St. Peter, MN 2025 Saint John's 74–59 Carleton Collegeville, MN 2026 Gustavus Adolphus 75–66 Saint John's St. Peter, MN
Championship records Schools that are no longer MIAC members, as of the next college basketball season in 2024–25, are highlighted in pink. School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years St. Thomas 13–9 22 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Gustavus Adolphus 11–8 19 1987, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2024, 2026 Saint John's 9–9 18 1985, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025 Bethel 2–6 8 1991, 2017 Carleton 2–3 5 2010, 2023 St. Olaf 2–0 2 2014, 2016 Augsburg 1–3 4 2018 Concordia Moorhead 1–0 1 1996 Macalester 0–2 2 Hamline 0–1 1 Saint Mary's and St. Scholastica have not yet qualified for the tournament finals. Teams highlighted in pink are former MIAC members
See also NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
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