New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
# New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

The New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New Jersey Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2003. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the NJAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Montclair State | 86–84 (2OT) | Ramapo | Ramapo Athletic Center (Mahwah, NJ) |
| 2004 | New Jersey City | 88–75 | Rowan | Athletic & Fitness Center (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 2005 | Ramapo | 79–71 | Richard Stockton | Bill Bradley Center (Mahwah, NJ) |
| 2006 | William Paterson | 67–58 | Ramapo | William Paterson Rec Center (Wayne, NJ) |
| 2007 | Ramapo | 83–81 (OT) | New Jersey City | John J. Moore Athletics Center (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 2008 | Richard Stockton | 67–66 | William Paterson | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2009 | Richard Stockton | 62–54 | Rutgers–Newark | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2010 | William Paterson | 70–58 | Richard Stockton | William Paterson Rec Center (Wayne, NJ) |
| 2011 | New Jersey City | 72–67 | Montclair State | John J. Moore Athletics Center (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 2012 | William Paterson | 67–63 | Richard Stockton | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2013 | Ramapo | 67–65 | Rutgers–Newark | Bill Bradley Center (Mahwah, NJ) |
| 2014 | Richard Stockton | 65–44 | William Paterson | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2015 | Stockton | 65–61 | William Paterson | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2016 | Stockton | 60–53 | TCNJ | Stockton Sports Center (Pomona, NJ) |
| 2017 | Ramapo | 67–64 | New Jersey City | Bill Bradley Center (Mahwah, NJ) |
| 2018 | Ramapo | 67–59 | William Paterson | Bill Bradley Center (Mahwah, NJ) |
| 2019 | Rowan | 80–77 | New Jersey City | John J. Moore Athletics Center (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 2020 | TCNJ | 75–60 | Stockton | Packer Hall (Ewing, NJ) |
| 2021 | New Jersey City | 79–77 | Stockton | John J. Moore Athletics Center (Jersey City, NJ) |
| 2022 | Stockton | 95–91 | Rowan | Sports Center (Galloway, NJ) |
| 2023 | Rowan | 103–88 | Stockton | Esby Gymnasium (Glassboro, NJ) |

## Championship records

| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
| - | - | - | - |
| Stockton | 6–6 | 12 | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022 |
| Ramapo | 5–2 | 7 | 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
| New Jersey City | 3–3 | 6 | 2004, 2011, 2021 |
| William Patterson | 3–4 | 7 | 2006, 2010, 2012 |
| Rowan | 2–2 | 4 | 2019, 2023 |
| The College of New Jersey | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Montclair State | 1–1 | 2 | 2003 |
| Rutgers–Newark | 0–2 | 2 | |

* Kean and Rutgers–Camden have not yet qualified for the NJAC tournament finals
