League Championship History

June 15, 2005

1980
Feb. 29 - March 2, Roberts Stadium, Evansville, Ind.
Quarterfinals
#3 Oklahoma City 102, #6 Xavier 93
#5 Evansville 80, #4 Butler 67
Semifinals
#2 Oral Roberts 101, #3 Okla. City 100
#1 Loyola 81, Evansville 78
Championship
#2 Oral Roberts 103, #1 Loyola 93
All-Tournament Team
Theren Bullock, Evansville; Darius Clemons, Loyola; Calvin Garrett, Oral Roberts (MVP); Ernie Hill, Oklahoma City; Antonio Martin, Oral Roberts

1981
March 3, 5 and 8, Finals at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#2 Loyola 86, #7 Detroit 80
#3 Oklahoma City 86, #6 Butler 69
#5 Evansville 77, #4 Oral Roberts 71
Semifinals
#3 Oklahoma City 73, #2 Loyola 71
#1 Xavier 72, #5 Evansville 69
Championship
#3 Oklahoma City 82, #1 Xavier 76
All-Tournament Team
Carl Henry, Oklahoma City; Anthony Hicks, Xavier (MVP); Dwight Hollis, Xavier; Rubin Jackson, Oklahoma City; Brad Leaf, Evansville

1982
March 2, 4 and 6, Mabee Center, Tulsa, Okla.
Quarterfinals
#7 Xavier 74, #2 Oral Roberts 71
#3 Loyola 88, #6 Butler 71
#4 Oklahoma City 69, #5 Detroit 61
Semifinals
#3 Loyola 77, #7 Xavier 69
#1 Evansville 57, #4 Oklahoma City 45
Championship
#1 Evansville 81, #3 Loyola 72
?All-Tournament Team
Darius Clemons, Loyola; Brad Leaf, Evansville (MVP); Rubin Jackson, Oklahoma City; Richie Johnson, Evansville; Wayne Sappleton, Loyola

1983 March 9-11, Roberts Stadium, Evansville, Ind.
Quarterfinals
#6 Detroit 78, #3 Oral Roberts 77
#5 Evansville 72, #4 Butler 63
Semifinals
#2 Xavier 90, #6 Detroit 70
#1 Loyola 80, #5 Evansville 66
Championship
#2 Xavier 82, #1 Loyola 76
All-Tournament Team
Mark Acres, Oral Roberts; Anthony Hicks, Xavier; Harold Howard, Evansville; Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (MVP); Eddie Johnson, Xavier; John Worth, Evansville

1984 March 8-10, Chicago (Ill.) Pavilion
Quarterfinals
#1 Oral Roberts 79, #8 Okla. City 78
#2 Loyola 88, #7 Detroit 84 (OT)
#3 Xavier 72, #6 Saint Louis 60
#5 Evansville 70, #4 Butler 65
Semifinals
#1 Oral Roberts 101, #5 Evansville 91
#3 Xavier 90, #2 Loyola 69
Championship
#1 Oral Roberts 68, #3 Xavier 66
All-Tournament Team
Victor Fleming, Xavier; Carl Golston, Loyola; Jeff Jenkins, Xavier; Sam Potter, Oral Roberts (MVP); John Shimko, Xavier

1985
March 7-9, Mabee Center, Tulsa, Okla.
Quarterfinals
#1 Loyola 100, #8 Okla. City 85
#7 Evansville 73, #2 Butler 72 (OT)
#3 Oral Roberts 56, #6 St. Louis 53
#5 Xavier 77, #4 Detroit 69
Semifinals
#1 Loyola 65, #5 Xavier 61
#3 Oral Roberts 74, #7 Evansville 69
Championship
#1 Loyola 89, #3 Oral Roberts 83
All-Tournament Team
Mark Acres, Oral Roberts; Andre Battle, Loyola; Carl Golston, Loyola; Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola (MVP); Richie Johnson, Evansville

1986
Feb. 28-March 2, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
Quarterfinals
#2 Saint Louis 63, #7 Butler 61
#3 Detroit 70, #6 Evansville 52
#4 Loyola 76, #5 Oral Roberts 70
Semifinals
#2 Saint Louis 59, #3 Detroit 49
#1 Xavier 99, #4 Loyola 91
Championship
#1 Xavier 74, #2 Saint Louis 66
All-Tournament Team
Monroe Douglass, Saint Louis; Carl Golston, Loyola; Richie Harris, Xavier; Byron Larkin, Xavier (MVP); Ralph Lee, Xavier

1987
Feb. 26-27, March 1, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
Quarterfinals
#2 Loyola 80, #7 Detroit 75
#3 Xavier 104, #6 Butler 98
#4 St. Louis 75, #5 Oral Roberts 64
Semifinals
#3 Xavier 82, #2 Loyola 74
#4 Saint Louis 55, #1 Evansville 51
Championship
#3 Xavier 81, #4 Saint Louis 69
All-Tournament Team
Monroe Douglass, Saint Louis; Bernard Jackson, Loyola; Stan Kimbrough, Xavier; Byron Larkin, Xavier (MVP); Andre Moore, Loyola

1988
March 10-12, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
Quarterfinals
#6 Detroit 69, #3 Saint Louis 66
#5 Loyola 67, #4 Butler 59
Semifinals
#6 Detroit 75, #2 Evansville 74
#1 Xavier 117, #5 Loyola 79
Championship
#1 Xavier 122, #6 Detroit 96
All-Tournament Team
Tyrone Hill, Xavier; Stan Kimbrough, Xavier; Byron Larkin, Xavier (MVP); Darian McKinney, Detroit; Archie Tullos, Detroit

1989
March 9-11, University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#2 Saint Louis 68, #7 Butler 64
#3 Xavier 84, #6 Loyola 84
#4 Dayton 77, #5 Detroit 54
Semifinals
#3 Xavier 79, #2 Saint Louis 56
#1 Evansville 84, #4 Dayton 79 (OT)
Championship
#3 Xavier 85, #1 Evansville 78
All-Tournament Team
Anthony Corbitt, Dayton; Michael Davenport, Xavier; Keith Gailes, Loyola; Scott Haffner, Evansville; Tyrone Hill, Xavier (MVP)

1990
March 8-10, University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#6 Loyola 67, #3 Saint Louis 58
#2 Dayton 90, #7 Detroit 72
#5 Evansville 66, Marquette 57
#1 Xavier 86, #8 Butler 61
Semifinals
#2 Dayton 97, #6 Loyola 95
#1 Xavier 89, #5 Evansville 78
Championship
#2 Dayton 98, #1 Xavier 89
All-Tournament Team
Anthony Corbitt, Dayton; Keith Gailes, Loyola; Tyrone Hill, Xavier; Negele Knight, Dayton (MVP); Derek Strong, Xavier

1991
March 7-9, University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#7 Loyola 75, #2 Butler 62
#3 Saint Louis 92, #6 Marquette 82
#1 Xavier 66, #8 Detroit 59
#4 Dayton 71, #5 Evansville 59
Semifinals
#3 Saint Louis 89, #7 Loyola 78
#1 Xavier 90, #4 Dayton 71
Championship
#1 Xavier 81, #3 Saint Louis 68
All-Tournament Team
Michael Davenport, Xavier; Quitman Dillard, Saint Louis; Keith Gailes, Loyola; Jamie Gladden, Xavier (MVP); Jamal Walker, Xavier

1992
March 12-14, Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
#3 Butler 87, #6 Detroit 70
#5 Loyola 85, #4 Dayton 73
Semifinals
#1 Evansville 65, #5 Loyola 49
#3 Butler 78, #2 Xavier 61
Championship
#1 Evansville 95, #3 Butler 76
All-Tournament Team
Darin Archbold, Butler; Parrish Casebier, Evansville (MVP); Sacha Hupmann, Evansville; Reed Jackson, Evansville; Keir Rogers, Loyola

1993
?March 11-13, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
Quarterfinals
#6 Butler 77, #3 La Salle 70
#2 Evansville 69, #7 Dayton 66
#1 Xavier 60, #8 Loyola 50
#5 Duquesne 59, #4 Detroit 57
Semifinals
#1 Xavier 76, #5 Duquesne 41
#2 Evansville 74, #6 Butler 71
Championship
#2 Evansville 80, #1 Xavier 69
All-Tournament Team
Parrish Casebier, Evansville (MVP); Andy Elkins, Evansville; Brian Grant, Xavier; Jermaine Guice, Butler; Sascha Hupmann, Evansville

1994
March 6-7, 9, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Quarterfinals
#4 Detroit 87, #5 La Salle 70
#3 Butler 78, #6 Loyola 67
Semifinals
#4 Detroit 79, #1 Xavier 75
#2 Evansville 68, #3 Butler 66
Championship
#4 Detroit 72, #2 Evansville 63
All-Tournament Team
Andy Elkins, Evansville (MVP), Jermaine Guice, Butler; Michael Jackson, Detroit; Reed Jackson, Evansville; Tony Tolbert, Detroit

1995
March 3-7, Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio
First Round
#7 Northern Illinois 62, #10 Loyola 57
#8 Wright St. 88, #9 Cleveland St. 81
Quarterfinals
#3 UW-Green Bay 54, #6 La Salle 46
#7 Northern Illinois 87, #2 UIC 83
#8 Wright State 71, #1 Xavier 70
#4 Detroit 59, #5 Butler 53
Semifinals
#3 UW-Green Bay 68, #7 NIU 55
#8 Wright State 76, #4 Detroit 69
Championship
#3 UWGB 73, #8 Wright St. 59
All-Tournament Team
Iyapo Montgomery, Detroit; Jeff Nordgaard, UW-Green Bay (MVP); Vitaly Potapenko, Wright St.; Rob Welch, Wright St.; Chris Westlake, UW-Green Bay

1996
March 1-4, Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#5 Detroit 67, #4 Wright State 61
#1 UW-Green Bay 58, #8 Loyola 48
#7 UIC 107, #2 Butler 97
#3 Northern Ill. 80, #6 UWM 78
Semifinals
#5 Detroit 56, #1 UW-Green Bay 50
#3 Northern Illinois 95, #7 UIC 60
Championship
#3 Northern Ill. 84, #5 Detroit 63
All-Tournament Team
Chris Coleman, Northern Illinois (MVP); Mike Hartke, Northern Illinois; Jermaine Jackson, Detroit; T.J. Lux, Northern Illinois; Carl Pickett, Detroit

1997
March 1-4, Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio
First Round
#9 UWM 81, #8 Wright St. 70
Quarterfinals
#4 UW-Green Bay 51, #5 Loyola 41
#1 Butler 48, #9 UW-Milwaukee 36
#3 UIC 76, #6 Northern Illinois 65
#7 Cleveland State 67, #2 Detroit 63
Semifinals
#1 Butler 57, #4 UWGB 52 (ot)
#3 UIC 76, #7 Cleveland State 42
Championship
#1 Butler 69, #3 UIC 68
All-Tournament Team
Anthony Coomes, UIC; Mike King, UIC; Mark Miller, UIC; Jon Neuhouser, Butler; Kelsey Wilson, Butler (MVP)

1998
Feb. 28-March 3, Brown County Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
#4 UW-Green Bay 82, #5 CSU 53
#1 UDM 74, #8 UWM 60
#7 WSU 74, #2 UIC
#3 Butler 62, #6 Loyola 53
Semifinals
#4 UW-Green Bay 68, #1 Detroit 65
#3 Butler 67, #7 Wright State 48
Championship
#3 Butler 70, #4 UW-Green Bay 51
All-Tournament Team
Thad Burton, WSU; Jermaine Jackson, UDM; Matthew Graves, Butler, BJ LaRue, UWGB; Jon Neuhouser, Butler (MVP)

1999
Feb. 27-March 2, UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Quarterfinals
#5 Cleveland State 65, #4 Loyola 59
#1 Detroit 55, #8 UIC 51
#2 Butler 64, #7 Wright State 56
#3 UWGB 72, #6 UWM 66
Semifinals
#1 Detroit 80, #5 Cleveland State 65
#2 Butler 68, #3 UWGB 65 (3ot)
Championship
#1 Detroit 72, #2 Butler 65
All-Tournament Team
B.J. LaRue, UWGB; Andy Hirschy, Butler; Desmond Ferguson, UDM; Jermaine Jackson, UDM; Rashad Phillips, UDM (MVP)

2000
March 4-7, UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Quarterfinals
#5 UWM 62, #4 UWGB 58
#1 Butler 61, #8 Loyola 57
#7 UIC 70, # 2 Cleveland State 54
#3 Detroit 64, #6 Wright State 59
Semifinals
#1 Butler 65, #5 UW-Milwaukee 51
#3 Detroit 80, #7 UIC 72
Championship
#1 Butler 62, #3 Detroit 43

2001
March 3-6, Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio
Quarterfinals
#4 Wright State 64, #5 UWM 63
#1 Butler 78, #8 Loyola 52
#2 Setroit 66, #7 UWGB 58
#3 Cleveland State 62, #6 UIC 61
Semifinals
#1 Butler 66, #4 Wright State 58
#2 Detroit 91, #3 Cleveland State 81
Championship
#1 Butler 53, Detroit 38
All-Tournament Team
Rashad Phillips, Detroit; Terrell Riggs, Detroit; Joel Cornette, Butler; Rylan Hainje, Butler; LaVall Jordan, Butler (MVP)

2002
March 1-3, 5, CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, Ohio
First Round
#8 UWGB 86, #9 Youngstown St. 65
Quarterfinals
#5 Loyola 90, #4 Wright State 64
#8 UW-Green Bay 49, #1 Butler 48
#2 Detroit 67, #7 Cleveland State 63
#6 UIC 75, #3 UW-Milwaukee 63
Semifinals
#5 Loyola 63, #8 UW-Green Bay 57
#6 UIC 75, #2 Detroit 68
Championship
#6 UIC 76, #5 Loyola 75 (OT)
All-Tournament
Greg Babcock, UWGB; David Bailey, LU; Ryan Blankson, LU; Jordan Kardos, UIC; Cedric Banks, UIC (MVP).

2003
March 4, 7-8, 11
First Round
(at sites of higher seeds)
#4 Loyola 69, #9 Cleveland State 57
#5 Detroit 78, #8 Wright State 61
#7 Youngstown State 65, #UW-Green Bay 61
Quarterfinals
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis.)
#5 Detroit 98, #4 Loyola 84
#3 UIC 79, #7 Youngstown State 59
Semifinals
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis., Fox Sports Net)
#1 Butler 58, #5 Detroit 55
#2 UW-Milwaukee 75, #3 UIC 73
Championship
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis., ESPN)
#2 UW-Milwaukee 69, #1 Butler 52
All-Tournament
Ronnie Jones, UWM; Dylan Page, UWM; Joel Cornette, BU; Willie Green, UDM; Clay Tucker, UWM (MVP)

2004
March 2, 5-6, 9
First Round
(at sites of higher seeds)
Game 1: No. 4 Detroit 62, No. 9 Cleveland St. 36
Game 2: No. 8 Loyola 76, No. 5 Wright State 59
Game 3: No. 6 Butler 88, No. 7 Youngstown St. 57
Quarterfinals
(at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Game 4: No. 4 Detroit 60, No. 8 Loyola 55
Game 5: No. 6 Butler 72, No. 3 UW-Green Bay 50
Semifinals
(at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Game 6: No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 58, No. 4 Detroit 50
Game 7: No. 2 UIC 65, No. 6 Butler 56
Championship
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis., ESPN)
Game 8: No. 2 UIC 65, No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 62
All-Tournament
Cedrick Banks, UIC; Dylan Page, UWM; Elliot Poole, UIC; Avery Sheets, BU; Armond Williams, UIC (MVP)

2005
March 1, 4-5, 8
First Round
(at sites of higher seeds)
Game 1: No. 6 Wright State 61, No. 7 Butler 57
Game 2: No. 4 Loyola 78, No. 9 Youngstown State 75
Game 3: No. 5 UIC 84, No. 8 Cleveland State 65
Quarterfinals
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis.)
Game 4: No. 3 Detroit 61, No. 6 Wright State 48
Game 5: No. 4 Loyola 87, No. 5 UIC 81
Semifinals
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee,Wis., Fox Sports Net)
Game 6: No. 3 Detroit 61, No. 2 UW-Green Bay 55
Game 7: No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 94, No. 4 Loyola 76 
Championship
(at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wis., ESPN)
Game 8: No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 59, No. 3 Detroit 58
All-Tournament
Ed McCants, UWM; Brandon Cotton, UDM; James Thues, UDM; Blake Schilb, LUC; Joah Tucker, UWM (MVP)