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GLIAC men's basketball tournament

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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1991–present
Current championFerris State (6th)
Most championshipsFindlay (8)
Official websiteGLIAC men's basketball
Host stadiums
Pre-Determined Campus Arenas (2003–present)
DeltaPlex Arena (2000–2002)
Pre-Determined Campus Arenas (1991–present)
Host locations
Pre-Determined Campus Sites (2003–present)
Grand Rapids, MI (2000–2002)
Pre-Determined Campus Sites (1991–present)

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.[1]

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the GLIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

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Year Champions Score Runner-up Venue
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)
2005 Findlay 87–64 Wayne State Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH)
2006 Grand Valley State 80–58 Ferris State GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI)
2007 Findlay 71–61 Grand Valley State Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH)
2008 Grand Valley State 73–67 Findlay GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI)
2009 Findlay+ 67–56 Grand Valley State Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH)
2010 Findlay 79–66 Hillsdale Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH)
2011 Wayne State 73–71 Ferris State Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI)
2012 Findlay 71–52 Hillsdale Jesse Philips Arena (Hillsdale, MI)
2013 Findlay 75–69 Lake Superior State SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI)
2014 Findlay 71–62 Michigan Tech Croy Gymnasium (Findlay, OH)
2015 Ferris State 87–82 Lake Superior State Bud Cooper Gymnasium (Sault Ste. Marie, MI)
2016 Ferris State 76–59 Walsh Kates Gymnasium (Ashland, OH)
2017 Ferris State 80–79 Ashland Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI)
2018 Ferris State+ 69–61 Lake Superior State Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI)
2019 Grand Valley State 80-70 Davenport DU Student Center (Grand Rapids, MI)
2020 Michigan Tech 68-57 Northwood GVSU Fieldhouse (Allendale, MI)
2021 Ashland 85-77 Michigan Tech John Friend Court (Hammond, IN)
2022 Davenport 100–67 Northern Michigan SDC Gymnasium (Houghton, MI)
2023 Northern Michigan 79-66 Michigan Tech Wink Arena (Big Rapids, MI)
2024 Ferris State 87–76 Grand Valley State Berry Events Center (Marquette, MI)

+Indicates won NCAA championship

Championship records

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School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Findlay 8–2 10 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ferris State 6–3 9 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024
Grand Valley State 6–3 9 1991, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2019
Wayne State 4–1 5 1993, 1994, 1999, 2011
Michigan Tech 3–7 10 2002, 2003, 2020
Northern Michigan 2–3 5 2000, 2023
Lake Superior State 1–3 4 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GLIAC Men's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). Record Book. GLIAC. 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.