Men's Basketball Records
MIAC Playoff History
*Through the 2007-08 Season
The MIAC Men's Basketball Tournament was initiated as a four-team playoff in 1984 for the 1984-85 season and expanded to six teams prior to the 2002-03 season . Since that time it has become one of the most entertaining and intense Division III post-season tournaments in the country. Every year there is a fierce battle during the regular season to see not only who can win the MIAC title, but also who can finish among the top six in the league and qualify for the tournament. The winner of the MIAC Playoff receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Divison III National Tournament.
| 1984-85 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. John's | 53 | Augsburg | 48 | at Augsburg |
| Semifinal | Hamline | 64 | St. Mary's | 56 | at Hamline |
| Final | St. John's | 54 | Hamline | 47 | at Hamline |
| *St. John's went on to lose at Nebraska Wesleyan 74-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Augsburg lost to Lemoyne-Owen 75-55 in the first round in Greensboro, North Carolina. | |||||
| 1985-86 | |||||
| Semifinal | Bethel | 60 | St. Thomas | 54 | at Bethel |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 63 | Augsburg | 59 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. John's | 68 | Bethel | 62 | at St. John's |
| *St. John's went on to lose to Dubuque 71-47 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at St. John's. | |||||
| 1986-87 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 58 | Concordia | 52 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 75 | Carleton | 53 | at St. John's |
| Final | Gustavus | 50 | St. John's | 44 | at St. John's |
| *Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 before losing to Wartburg 74-72 at Nebraska Wesleyan. | |||||
| 1987-88 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 65 | St. Thomas | 58 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 70 | Hamline | 66 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. John's | 61 | Gustavus | 49 | at Gustavus |
| *St. John's went on to lose to Nebraska Wesleyan 72-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Dubuque, Iowa. | |||||
| 1988-89 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 67 | St. Olaf | 59 | at St. Olaf |
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 55 | St. John's | 52 | at St. Thomas |
| Final | Gustavus | 53 | St. Thomas | 52 | at St. Thomas |
| *Gustavus went on to lose to Wartburg 78-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. | |||||
| 1989-90 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 66 | Carleton | 61 (2OT) | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 70 | Bethel | 69 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. Thomas | 60 | St. John's | 50 | at St. Thomas |
| *St. Thomas advanced to the NCAA Tourrnament round of 16 before falling to eventual national runner-up DePauw 75-69 in two overtimes at St. Thomas. | |||||
| 1990-91 | |||||
| Semifinal | Bethel | 74 | St. Thomas | 71 (OT) | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 80 | Carleton | 76 | at Gustavus |
| Final | Bethel | 73 | Gustavus | 70 | at Gustavus |
| *Bethel went on to lose to Central, Iowa 88-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Central. | |||||
| 1991-92 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 68 | Carleton | 63 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 65 | Bethel | 62 | at St. Thomas |
| Final | Gustavus | 62 | St. Thomas | 49 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 before losing to eventual national champion Calvin 69-68 at Gustavus. | |||||
| 1992-93 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 80 | Carleton | 72 (2OT) | at Carleton |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 65 | St. Olaf | 53 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. Thomas | 57 | St. John's | 56 | at St. John's |
| *St. John's fell to St. Thomas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 75-61 at St. Thomas. The Tommies advanced to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 before falling to UW-Platteville 70-60 at Platteville. | |||||
| 1993-94 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 77 | Hamline | 65 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 75 | Carleton | 61 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. Thomas | 66 | St. John's | 63 | at St. Thomas |
| *St. Thomas advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament where they lost to New York University 75-68 and Wittenberg 73-62. | |||||
| 1994-95 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 55 | Gustavus | 49 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 72 | Concordia | 67 | at Concordia |
| Final | St. Thomas | 80 | St. John's | 69 | at St. Thomas |
| *St. Thomas defeated Central, Iowa 62-58 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and then lost in the second round to Nebraska Wesleyan 74-94. | |||||
| 1995-96 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 76 | St. Thomas | 62 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | Concordia | 83 | Carleton | 71 | at Concordia |
| Final | Concordia | 47 | Gustavus | 43 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus defeated Concordia 72-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and UW-Oshkosh 61-60 (2 OT) in the second round before losing to Wittenberg 76-68 in Springfield, Ohio in the first round of the Great Lakes sectional. | |||||
| 1996-97 | |||||
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 80 | Augsburg | 62 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | Carleton | 70 | St. Thomas | 67 | at Carleton |
| Final | Gustavus | 57 | Carleton | 55 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus defeated UW - Whitewater, 82-67 at Whitewater, Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Nebraska Wesleyan, 61-59 in the second round in Lincoln, Nebraska. | |||||
| 1997-98 | |||||
| Semifinal | Augsburg | 76 | St. Thomas | 77 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 60 | St. Olaf | 54 | at Gustavus |
| Final | Gustavus | 66 | St. Thomas | 62 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus and Augsburg advanced to the NCAA Tournament, with Gustavus beating Augsburg 78-70 in the first round. Gustavus topped Nebraska Wesleyan 65-51 and Illinois Wesleyan 67-61 before losing to eventual national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater 78-71 in the NCAA Final Eight. | |||||
| 1998-99 | |||||
| Semifinal | Augsburg | 99 | Carleton | 63 | at Augsburg |
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 71 | Bethel | 57 | at Gustavus |
| Final | Gustavus | 66 | Augsburg | 64 | at Augsburg |
| *Gustavus and Augsburg advanced to the NCAA Tournament, with Gustavus beating Pomona-Pitzer 67-37 in the first round and Augsburg defeating Nebraska Wesleyan 102-91. Augsburg lost in the next round against Wisconsin-Platteville, 53-85. Gustavus topped Upper Iowa 58-55 and Franklin College 66-65 before falling to Wisconsin-Platteville, 47-61 in Franklin, Indiana in the NCAA Final Eight. | |||||
| 1999-00 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 79 | Bethel | 70 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 58 | Augsburg | 57 | at Augsburg |
| Final | St. John's | 78 | St. Thomas | 64 | at St. Thomas |
| *St. John's and St. Thomas advanced to the NCAA Tournament, with St. John's being defeated by Ripon (WI) 55-58 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. St. Thomas topped Nebraska Wesleyan 80-58 in the first round of the NCAA tournament before their 66-69 fall to Buena Vista in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Buena Vista was defeated in their next game against UW-Eau Claire. | |||||
| 2000-01 | |||||
| Semifinal | Concordia | 52 | St. John's | 69 | at St. John's |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 47 | Gustavus | 63 | at Gustavus |
| Final | Gustavus | 80 | St. John's | 92 | at St. John's |
| * St. John's and Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament, with Gustavus defeating Nebraska Wesleyan 69-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. St. John's topped Gustavus 85-74 in the second round before losing 65-71 to Christopher Newport in the third round. Christopher Newport (VA) went on to be defeated by William Patterson (NJ) 75-86 in the Sectional Championship. | |||||
| 2001-02 | |||||
| Semifinal | St. Thomas | 86 | Macalester | 77 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 66 | Gustavus | 59 | at Gustavus |
| Final | St. Thomas | 73 | Bethel | 61 | at St. Thomas |
| *St. Thomas and Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament, St. Thomas was defeated in the second round by UW-Oshkosh 88-85 in overtime. Gustavus defeated Edgewood (WI) 74-65 in the first round. Gustavus went on to defeat Buena Vista 88-60 in the second round before being defeated by Carthage 71-65 in the sectional round of the tournament. | |||||
| 2002-03 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | St. Olaf | 54 | Bethel | 82 | at Bethel |
| Quarterfinal | St. John's | 69 | Carleton | 58 | at Carleton |
| Semifinal | St. John's | 57 | St. Thomas | 60 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 64 | Gustavus | 65 | at Gustavus |
| Final | Gustavus | 62 | St. Thomas | 36 | at St. Thomas |
| * Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament and defeated Whitworth (65-55), UW-Stevens Point (75-62), Hanover (79-66), Occidental (74-56), and Hampden-Sydney (79-68) to advance to the national championship game versus Williams in Salem, VA. Williams edged Gustavus 67-65 for the national title. | |||||
| 2003-04 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | St. Thomas | 61 | Concordia | 74 | at Concordia |
| Quarterfinal | Carleton | 76 | Bethel | 83 | at Bethel |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 59 | Gustavus | 76 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | Concordia | 65 | Macalester | 79 | at Macalester |
| Final | Macalester | 69 | Gustavus | 75 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament and received a bye in the first round. The team lost to eventual national champion UW-Stevens Point 66-65 at home in the second round of the tournament. | |||||
| 2004-05 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | Concordia | 77 | Bethel | 79 (OT) | at Bethel |
| Quarterfinal | Macalester | 77 | Carleton | 81 | at Carleton |
| Semifinal | Carleton | 75 | St. Thomas | 81 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 49 | Gustavus | 65 | at Gustavus |
| Final | St. Thomas | 58 | Gustavus | 68 | at Gustavus |
| *Gustavus advanced to the NCAA Tournament and was defeated in the first round by Lawrence University 70-56. Lawrence was defeated in their next game against UW-Stevens Point. | |||||
| 2005-06 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | Hamline | 74 | St. John's | 71 | at St. John's |
| Quarterfinal | Bethel | 49 | Gustavus | 73 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | Hamline | 51 | St. Thomas | 96 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 48 | Carleton | 55 | at Carleton |
| Final | Carleton | 47 | St. Thomas | 54 | at St. Thomas |
| * St. Thomas and Carleton advanced to the NCAA Tournament with Carleton falling to UW-Stout 66-64 in a first round game at Rock Island, Ill. St. Thomas downed North Central (IL) 76-68 before bowing out with a 63-59 loss to Lawrence in Appleton, Wis. | |||||
| 2006-07 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | St. Olaf | 81 (OT) | Bethel | 79 | at Bethel |
| Quarterfinal | Carleton | 59 | Gustavus | 70 | at Gustavus |
| Semifinal | St. Olaf | 61 | St. Thomas | 77 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Gustavus | 65 | St. John's | 87 | at St. John's |
| Final | St. John's | 49 | St. Thomas | 75 | at St. Thomas |
| * St. Thomas and St. John's advanced to the NCAA Tournament with St. John's defeating Loras 85-82 (OT) in an NCAA first round game at home but losing 76-93 in the second round to top seed UW-Stevens Point at Stevens Point. UW-Stevens Point lost in the next round to eventual third place winner Washington University (MO), 66-78. St. Thomas lost to Carroll 80-86 in an NCAA second round game. | |||||
| 2007-08 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | St. John's | 49 | Carleton | 65 | at Carleton |
| Quarterfinal | Bethel | 75 | Concordia | 64 | at Concordia |
| Semifinal | Bethel | 68 | St. Thomas | 69 | at St. Thomas |
| Semifinal | Carleton | 70 | Gustavus | 71 (OT) | at Gustavus |
| Final | Gustavus | 73 | St. Thomas | 76 | at St. Thomas |
| * St. Thomas advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they were defeated at home by Buena Vista (Iowa), 72-70 in the first round. | |||||
