American West Conference men's basketball tournament

Tournament in men's basketball

American West Conference men's basketball tournament (defunct)
Conference basketball championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	American West Conference
Number of teams	4
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Played	1995–1996
Current champion	Southern Utah
Most championships	Southern Utah (2)
Host stadiums
Centrum Center (1995) Matadome (1996)
Host locations
St. George, UT (1995) Northridge, CA (1996)

The American West Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the American West Conference (AWC). The tournament was held annually between 1995 and 1996, after which the conference disbanded.^[1]

Tournament champions by year

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Venue (and city)
1995	Southern Utah	83–82	Cal State Northridge	Centrum Center (Cedar City, UT)
1996	Southern Utah	55–53	Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	Matadome (Northridge, CA)

Finals appearances by school

School	Championships	Finals Appearances	Years
Southern Utah	2	2	1995, 1996
Cal State Northridge	0	1
Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo	0	1

References

^ "American West Conference summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments

Division I

Early season	Acrisure Invitational Asheville Championship Bahamas Championship Battle 4 Atlantis Belfast Classic Big 5 Classic Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic Charleston Classic Continental Tire Main Event Diamond Head Classic Emerald Coast Classic Empire Classic ESPN Events Invitational Fort Myers Tip-Off Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Classic Hall of Fame Tip Off Jacksonville Classic Jamaica Classic Las Vegas Invitational Legends Classic Maui Invitational Myrtle Beach Invitational Nassau Championship NIT Season Tip-Off Northern Classic Paradise Jam Phil Knight Invitational Rady Children's Invitational SoCal Challenge Sunshine Slam Wooden Legacy
Defunct Early season	All-College Basketball Classic Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Crossover Classic DirecTV Classic Great Alaska Shootout Global Sports Classic Las Vegas Classic Puerto Rico Tip-Off Savannah Invitational Southland Basketball Tip-Off Vancouver Showcase
Conference postseason	ACC America East The American ASUN Atlantic 10 Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Defunct Conference postseason	American South American West Big Eight East Coast Great Midwest Great West Metro Southwest
Postseason	NCAA Division I Tournament National Invitation Tournament College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament College Basketball Crown (starting in 2025)
Defunct Postseason	The Basketball Classic Vegas 16 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II

Conference postseason	CCAA CACC Carolinas East Coast Great American GLIAC GLVC G-MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Lone Star Mountain East Northeast-10 Northern Sun Pacific West Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic SIAC Sunshine State
Defunct Conference postseason	Heartland
Postseason	NCAA Division II Tournament

Division III

Conference postseason	Allegheny Mountain American Rivers American Southwest Atlantic East C2C Centennial CUNYAC CCIW CCS Commonwealth Coast Empire 8 Great Northeast HCAC Landmark Liberty Little East MASCAC Michigan Middle Atlantic (MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom) Midwest Minnesota NESCAC NEWMAC New Jersey North Atlantic NACC NCAC Northwest Ohio Old Dominion Presidents' SAA SCIAC SLIAC Skyline SCAC SUNYAC United East Upper Midwest USA South Wisconsin
Defunct Conference postseason	ACAA Colonial States NECC
Postseason	NCAA Division III Tournament ECAC Tournaments