Collegiate basketball tournament
The USA South Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament ) is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III USA South Athletic Conference . The tournament has been held annually since 1964, when the conference was still known as the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner receives the USA South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship .
Results
Year
Champions
Score
Runner-up
1964
College of Charleston
94–69
St. Andrews (NC)
1965
Lynchburg
75–61
Charlotte College
1966
Lynchburg
104–94
St. Andrews (NC)
1967
Lynchburg
92–70
Greensboro
1968
St. Andrews (NC)
77–75
Lynchburg
1969
UNC Charlotte
78–69
St. Andrews (NC)
1970
UNC Charlotte
49–42
Lynchburg
1971
Lynchburg
88–76
Methodist
1972
Lynchburg
59–58
Methodist
1973
Methodist
113–90
Greensboro
1974
Methodist
44–38
St. Andrews (NC)
1975
Methodist
50–47
Lynchburg
1976
Lynchburg
61–59
Greensboro
1977
Methodist
77–52
Greensboro
1978
Virginia Wesleyan
85–63
Christopher Newport
1979
Virginia Wesleyan
79–74OT
Christopher Newport
1980
UNC Greensboro
72–71
Christopher Newport
1981
St. Andrews (NC)
64–63
Christopher Newport
1982
St. Andrews (NC)
90–58
Virginia Wesleyan
1983
St. Andrews (NC)
59–56
North Carolina Wesleyan
1984
North Carolina Wesleyan
82–60
Greensboro
1985
Greensboro
85–814OT
St. Andrews (NC)
1986
Christopher Newport
57–45
North Carolina Wesleyan
1987
North Carolina Wesleyan
74–70
UNC Greensboro
1988
Christopher Newport
69–67OT
St. Andrews (NC)
1989
Christopher Newport
54–51
North Carolina Wesleyan
1990
Averett
64–62
Christopher Newport
1991
Christopher Newport
83–63
Averett
1992
Ferrum
99–96
Christopher Newport
1993
Christopher Newport
74–69
North Carolina Wesleyan
1994
Greensboro
120–119OT
Christopher Newport
1995
Greensboro
81–80
Christopher Newport
1996
Christopher Newport
103–93
Shenandoah
1997
Methodist
50–49
North Carolina Wesleyan
1998
Christopher Newport
77–60
Greensboro
1999
Christopher Newport
63–57
Methodist
2000
Christopher Newport
96–80
Averett
2001
Christopher Newport
87–74
Averett
2002
North Carolina Wesleyan
77–75
Christopher Newport
2003
Christopher Newport
67–64
North Carolina Wesleyan
2004
Methodist
83–71
Shenandoah
2005
Methodist
91–51
North Carolina Wesleyan
2006
Christopher Newport
89–88OT
Averett
2007
Averett
108–1052OT
North Carolina Wesleyan
2008
Averett
77–56
Greensboro
2009
Averett
70–63
Christopher Newport
2010
Christopher Newport
67–63
North Carolina Wesleyan
2011
North Carolina Wesleyan
74–70OT
Ferrum
2012
Christopher Newport
82–72
Greensboro
2013
Christopher Newport
81–74
Greensboro
2014
LaGrange
94–84
Huntingdon
2015
LaGrange
70–64
Maryville (TN)
2016
Covenant
101–92OT
LaGrange
2017
LaGrange
75–56
Methodist
2018
Maryville (TN)
96–77
Covenant
2019
Maryville (TN)
79–67
Methodist
2020
Methodist
79–73
Huntingdon
2021
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Averett
76–63
Covenant
2023
North Carolina Wesleyan
80–61
William Peace
2024
Mary Baldwin
72–62
Greensboro
Divisional tournaments
Year
East Division
West Division
Champions
Score
Runner-up
Champions
Score
Runner-up
2021
Maryville (TN)
81–54
Piedmont
Pfeiffer
75–61
Averett
Championship records
School
Championships
Years
Christopher Newport
15
1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013
Methodist
8
1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2020
Lynchburg
6
1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976
Averett
5
1990, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022
North Carolina Wesleyan
5
1984, 1987, 2002, 2011, 2023
St. Andrews (NC)
4
1968, 1981, 1982, 1983
Greensboro
3
1985, 1994, 1995
LaGrange
3
2014, 2015, 2017
Maryville (TN)
2
2018, 2019
UNC Charlotte
2
1969, 1970
Virginia Wesleyan
2
1978, 1979
College of Charleston
1
1964
Covenant
1
2016
Ferrum
1
1992
Mary Baldwin
1
2024
UNC Greensboro
1
1980
Brevard and Southern Virginia have yet to advance to the USA South tournament final
Berea and Chowan never reached the tournament finals while members of the USA South
Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the USA South
References
Full members with football Full, non-football members Football associate members † Women's sports only
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
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