Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
| Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Hanover (6) |
| Official website | HCAC men's basketball |
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference
Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the HCAC's automatic bid to the
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Franklin
|
80–71 (2OT) | Manchester | North Manchester, IN |
| 2000 | Franklin | 70–58 | Manchester | Franklin, IN |
| 2001 | Defiance
|
104–97 | Manchester | North Manchester, IN |
| 2002 | Franklin | 92–87 | Defiance | Hanover, IN |
| 2003 | Hanover
|
79–60 | Anderson
|
Hanover, IN |
| 2004 | Hanover | 61–48 | Franklin | Hanover, IN |
| 2005 | Hanover | 66–56 | Franklin | Hanover, IN |
| 2006 | Transylvania
|
63–48 | Franklin | Lexington, KY |
| 2007 | Transylvania | 77–64 | Defiance | Franklin, IN |
| 2008 | Franklin | 82–76 | Defiance | Defiance, OH |
| 2009 | Transylvania | 76–72 | Franklin | Lexington, KY |
| 2010 | Defiance | 70–65 | Anderson | Anderson, IN |
| 2011 | Manchester | 79–69 | Hanover | North Manchester, IN |
| 2012 | Rose-Hulman
|
76–73 (OT) | Transylvania | Lexington, KY |
| 2013 | Rose-Hulman | 64–59 | Hanover | Terre Haute, IN
|
| 2014 | Rose-Hulman | 70–56 | Hanover | Terre Haute, IN |
| 2015 | Defiance | 78–55 | Bluffton
|
Defiance, OH |
| 2016 | Mount St. Joseph
|
93–88 (OT) | Rose-Hulman | Defiance, OH |
| 2017 | Hanover | 58–51 | Mount St. Joseph | Hanover, IN |
| 2018 | Hanover | 80–70 | Rose-Hulman | Terre Haute, IN |
| 2019 | Hanover | 76–73 | Transylvania | Hanover, IN |
| 2020 | Transylvania | 49–48 | Rose–Hulman | Lexington, KY |
| 2021 | Franklin | 73–54 | Transylvania | Lexington, KY |
| 2022 | Franklin | 91–84 | Hanover | Hanover, IN |
| 2023 | Anderson | 73–55 | Rose–Hulman | North Manchester, IN |
| 2024 | Anderson | 90–73 | Hanover | Anderson, IN |
Championship records
Schools highlighted in pink are former HCAC members, as of the upcoming 2024–25 season.
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Hanover
|
6–5 | 11 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Franklin
|
6–4 | 10 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2021, 2022 |
Transylvania
|
4–3 | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2020 |
Defiance
|
3–3 | 6 | 2001, 2010, 2015 |
Rose-Hulman
|
3–4 | 7 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Anderson
|
2–2 | 4 | 2023, 2024 |
| Manchester | 1–3 | 4 | 2011 |
Mount St. Joseph
|
1–1 | 2 | 2016 |
Bluffton
|
0–1 | 1 |
- Berea will play its first HCAC season in 2024–25.
- Earlhamhas not yet qualified for the HCAC tournament finals
- Wilmington (OH)never qualified for the tournament finals as members of the HCAC
References
- ^ "HCAC Men's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). HCAC. 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.