Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/Little Nineteen

 

Men's Basketball

 


Total basketball championships by school

 

  • Illinois State University 11
  • lllinois Wesleyan University 9
  • Western Illinois University 9
  • Eastern Illinois University 7
  • Millikin University 4
  • Southern Illinois University 4
  • Bradley University 3
  • Northern Illinois University 3
  • Augustana College 2
  • Eureka College 2
  • Knox College 2
  • Carthage College 1
  • Illinois College 1
  • Lombard College 1
  • William & Vashti College 1

 

  • Central Michigan University 3
year school   year school
1910-1911 Millikin University   1940-1941 Illinois State University
1911-1912 Illinois Wesleyan University        1941-1942 Illinois State University
1912-1913 Bradley University   1942-1943 Illinois State University
1913-1914 Illinois Wesleyan University   1943-1944 Illinois State University
1914-1915 Millikin University   1944-1945 Northern Illinois University
1915-1916 William & Vashti College   1945-1946 Southern Illinois University
1916-1917 Augustana College   1946-1947 unknown
1917-1918 Eureka   1947-1948 unknown
1918-1919 Illinois Wesleyan University, Knox College   1948-1949 Western Illinois University
1919-1920 Millikin University   1949-1950 Western Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University
1920-1921 Millikin University   1950-1951 Eastern Illinois University
1921-1922 none awarded (disputed between St. Viator and IWU)   1951-1952 Eastern Illinois University
1922-1923 Illinois Wesleyan University   1952-1953 Eastern Illinois University
1923-1924 Augustana College, Eureka College   1953-1954 Eastern Illinois University
1924-1925 none awarded (disputed)   1954-1955 Western Illinois University
1925-1926 Illinois Wesleyan University   1955-1956 Western Illinois University
1926-1927 Illinois Wesleyan University   1956-1957 Western Illinois University
1927-1928 Illinois Wesleyan University   1957-1958 Western Illinois University
1928-1929 Lombard College, Illinois Wesleyan University   1958-1959 Illinois State University
1929-1930 Bradley University   1959-1960 Western Illinois University, Southern Illinois University
1930-1931 Illinois State University   1960-1961 Southern Illinois University
1931-1932 Carthage College   1961-1962 Southern Illinois University
1932-1933 Northern Illinois University   1962-1963 Western Illinois University
1933-1934 Northern Illinois University   1963-1964 Central Michigan University
1934-1935 Knox College   1964-1965 Eastern Illinois University
1935-1936 Illinois College, Illinois Wesleyan University   1965-1966 Central Michigan University
1936-1937 Bradley University   1966-1967 Illinois State University
1937-1938 Western Illinois University   1967-1968 Illinois State University
1938-1939 Illinois State University   1968-1969 Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University
1939-1940 Illinois State University   1969-1970 Central Michigan University
 
 

 

SEVERAL DISPUTED TITLES (1922 and 1925)

The 1921 tournament here in Decatur which went to Millikin was the last one ever held and since that time the titles have been decided on a percentage basis.  With such a large group in the conference there have been several disputed titles.

The 1924 windup proved to be a newspaper battle between Augustana of Rock Island and Eureka College.  The writer was unable to ascertain who won in 1922 and 1925 but it is known that neither Millikin, IWU or Bradley had a claim to the honors.

During the last few years the news gathering bodies of the state have paid more attention to the results of the conference games and it is not so hard to follow the race.  However it is still easy for one of the so called weak sisters to come through with a tasteful manipulation of the schedule.