The Conference of New England men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Conference of New England. The tournament has been held annually since 1985. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
As conference champion, the winner receives the CNE's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
Finals champion only
- Championship game results incomplete, 1985–2003
Full results
Year
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Champions
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Score
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Runner-up
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Venue
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2004
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Endicott
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83–76
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Colby-Sawyer
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Beverly, MA
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2005
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Endicott
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71–59
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Roger Williams
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Beverly, MA
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2006
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Endicott
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65–56
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Colby-Sawyer
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Beverly, MA
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2007
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Wentworth
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98–90
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Curry
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Milton, MA
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2008
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Curry
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83–66
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Roger Williams
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Milton, MA
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2009
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New England
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90–79
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Colby-Sawyer
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Biddeford, ME
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2010
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Gordon
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56–54
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Curry
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Wenham, MA
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2011
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Salve Regina
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68–58 (OT)
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Wentworth
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Boston, MA
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2012
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Endicott
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90–66
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Salve Regina
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Newport, RI
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2013
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Curry
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69–63
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Gordon
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Milton, MA
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2014
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Gordon
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69–65
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Nichols
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Dudley, MA
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2015
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Endicott
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90–60
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Wentworth
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Beverly, MA
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2016
|
Endicott
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75–62
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Roger Williams
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Beverly, MA
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2017
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Nichols
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67–64
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Endicott
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Dudley, MA
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2018
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Nichols
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98–89
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Endicott
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Dudley, MA
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2019
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Nichols
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105–90
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Gordon
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Worcester, MA
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2020
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Nichols
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76–75
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Endicott
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Beverly, MA
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2021
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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2022
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Nichols
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60–55
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Salve Regina
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Dudley, MA
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2023
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Nichols
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87–64
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Western New England
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Dudley, MA
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2024
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Roger Williams
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79–76
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Suffolk
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Bristol, RI
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2025
|
Western New England
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75–74
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Suffolk
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Springfield, MA
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Championship records
- Results incomplete for 1985–2003
School
|
Finals Record
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Finals Appearances
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Years
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Endicott
|
7–3
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10
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2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2016
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Nichols
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6–1
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7
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2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
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Anna Maria
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5–0
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5
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1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
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Roger Williams
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3–3
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6
|
1987, 1999, 2024
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Colby-Sawyer
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3–3
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6
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2001, 2002, 2003
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Curry
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3–2
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5
|
1986, 2008, 2013
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Wentworth
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3–2
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5
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1997, 1998, 2007
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Salve Regina
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3–2
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5
|
1989, 1995, 2011
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Gordon
|
2–2
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4
|
2010, 2014
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Coast Guard
|
2–0
|
2
|
1985, 1988
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Western New England
|
1–1
|
2
|
2025
|
New England
|
1–0
|
1
|
2009
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Eastern Nazarene
|
1–0
|
1
|
1993
|
Suffolk
|
0–2
|
2
|
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- Hartford and Johnson & Wales have not yet qualified for the CNE tournament finals.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of CNE.
References
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments |
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Division I | Early season | |
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Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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Postseason | |
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Defunct Postseason | |
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Division II | Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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Postseason | |
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Division III | Conference postseason | |
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Defunct Conference postseason | |
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Postseason | |
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Current full members | |
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Current associate member | |
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See also | |
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- 1non-football member
- 2non-tennis member
- 3non-football and lacrosse member
- 4non-football and ice hockey member
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