Empire 8 men's basketball tournament
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name = Empire 8 men's basketball tournament
| optional_subheader = Conference basketball championship
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| sport = Basketball
| conference = Empire 8
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| format = Single-elimination tournament
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| years = 2004–present
| most_recent =
| current_champion = Utica (2nd)
| most_championships = St. John Fisher (8)
| television =
| website = [https://empire8.com/index.aspx?path=mbball Empire 8 men's basketball]
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The Empire 8 men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Empire 8 conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2004. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.{{cite web| title =Men's Basketball Tournament History | publisher = Empire 8 | year=2019| url =https://empire8.com/sports/2014/5/9/MBB_0509144000.aspx | access-date = 2 March 2019}}
The winner, declared Empire 8 champion, receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Prior to 2004, the league championship was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Since the tournament's establishment, St. John Fisher was the most successful program, with 6 titles.
Results
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| Year
!Champions !Score !Runner-up |
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| 2004 | 62–59 | Utica |
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| 2005 | St. John Fisher | 92–51 | RIT |
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| 2006 | St. John Fisher | 74–61 | Utica |
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| 2007 | St. John Fisher | 78–73 (OT) | Utica |
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| 2008 | Nazareth | 64–63 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2009 | RIT | 76–71 (OT) | Nazareth |
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| 2010 | Nazareth | 65–64 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2011 | Hartwick | 69–58 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2012 | Ithaca | 71–55 | Nazareth |
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| 2013 | Ithaca | 70–55 |
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| 2014 | Hartwick | 67–62 | Nazareth |
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| 2015 | St. John Fisher | 77–62 | Alfred |
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| 2016 | Hartwick | 93–91 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2017 | St. John Fisher | 80–69 | Stevens Tech |
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| 2018 | Nazareth | 66–64 | Utica |
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| 2019 | Alfred | 90–78 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2020 | St. John Fisher | 72–64 | Nazareth |
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| 2021 | Utica | 89–65 | St. John Fisher |
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| 2022 | Nazareth | 54–53 | Utica |
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| 2023 | St. John Fisher |78–62 |Nazareth |
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| 2024 | Utica |97–90 |Nazareth |
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| 2025 | Utica | 89–76 |
Championship records
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| School
! Finals record ! Finals appearances ! class=unsortable | Years |
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| St. John Fisher
| 8–6 | 14 |align=left| 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 |
| Nazareth
| 4–6 | 10 |align=left| 2008, 2010, 2018, 2022 |
| Hartwick
| 3–0 | 3 |align=left| 2011, 2014, 2016 |
| Utica
| 2–5 | 7 |align=left| 2021, 2024 |
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| Ithaca | 2–0 | 2 |align=left| 2012, 2013 |
| Alfred
| 1–1 | 2 |align=left| 2019 |
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| RIT | 1–1 | 2 |align=left| 2009 |
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| 0–2 | 2 |align=left| |
| SUNY Poly
| 0–1 | 1 |align=left| |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Empire 8}}
{{NCAA men's college basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball conference tournaments