The Atlantic East Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Atlantic East Conference. The annual tournament was held for the first time in 2019, the first season of competitive play in the conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the Atlantic East's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 2019Gwynedd Mercy75–69MarymountGwynedd Valley, PA 2020Wesley91–88Gwynedd MercyDover, DE 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Neumann 61–59 Marymount Arlington, VA 2023 Marymount 57–52 Neumann 2024 Marymount 83–72 Gwynedd Mercy 2025 Neumann 83–77 Marymount Aston, PA 2026 Neumann 66–65 Gwynedd Mercy Gwynedd Valley, PA
Championship records School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years Neumann 3–1 4 2022, 2025, 2026 Marymount 2–3 5 2023, 2024 Gwynedd Mercy 1–3 4 2019 Wesley 1–0 1 2020 Centenary (NJ), Immaculata, Marywood, and Pratt have not yet qualified for the tournament finals Cabrini never qualified for the tournament finals as AEC members. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the AEC
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