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== Big Sky championships == === Men's basketball === {{See also|Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Season !Regular-season<br />champion(s) !Tournament<br />champion !NCAA<br />seed !Region !Wins !Advancement |- |align=center|[[Template:1963β64 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1964]] |[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]] |rowspan=12 align=center|''no tournament'' |align=center rowspan=15| |align=center rowspan=4| |align=center rowspan=4| |rowspan=5| |- |align=center|[[Template:1964β65 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1965]] |[[1964β65 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |- |align=center|[[Template:1965β66 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1966]] |[[1965β66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1965β66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]] |- |align=center|[[Template:1966β67 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1967]] |[[1966β67 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]], Montana State |- |align=center|[[Template:1967β68 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1968]] |[[1967β68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1968β69 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1969]] |[[1968β69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|[[Template:1969β70 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1970]] |[[1969β70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=2| |- |align=center|[[Template:1970β71 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1971]] |[[1970β71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1971β72 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1972]] |[[1971β72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|[[Template:1972β73 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1973]] |[[1972β73 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=2| |- |align=center|[[Template:1973β74 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1974]] |[[1973β74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] <small>(playoff over [[1973β74 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]])</small> |align=center|[[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1974β75 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1975]] |[[1974β75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]<!--Women's team is "Lady Griz" (only Montana team so nicknamed).--> |align=center|[[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|[[Template:1975β76 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1976]] |[[1975β76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1975β76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]], [[1975β76 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] |Boise State |align=center|[[1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region β Los Angeles|West]] |align=center|0 | |- |align=center|[[Template:1976β77 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1977]] |[[1976β77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] |Idaho State |align=center|[[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|2 |align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|Round of 8 |- |align=center|[[Template:1977β78 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1978]] |[[1977β78 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |[[1977β78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |align=center|[[1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 | |- |align=center|[[Template:1978β79 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1979]] |[[1978β79 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |Weber State |align=center|7 |align=center|[[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#Midwest region|Midwest]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 32 |- |align=center|[[Template:1979β80 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1980]] |[[1979β80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |Weber State |align=center|7 |align=center|[[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=2| |- |align=center|[[Template:1980β81 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1981]] |[[1980β81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] |Idaho |align=center|7 |align=center|[[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1981β82 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1982]] |[[1981β82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] |Idaho |align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|3 |align=center|[[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|[[Template:1982β83 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1983]] |Nevada, [[1982β83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |Weber State |align=center|9 |align=center|[[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=12| |- |align=center|[[Template:1983β84 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1984]] |Weber State |[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]] |align=center|11 |align=center|[[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Los Angeles|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1984β85 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1985]] |[[1984β85 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team|Nevada]] |Nevada |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Denver, Colorado|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1985β86 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings|1986]] |[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]], Montana |[[1985β86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]] |align=center|16 |align=center|[[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Houston, Texas|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1986β87 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1987]] |Montana State |[[1986β87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] |align=center|16 |align=center|[[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Seattle, Washington|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1987β88 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1988]] |[[1987β88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]] |Boise State |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Seattle|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1988β89 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1989]] |[[1988β89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]] |[[1988β89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] |align=center|13 |align=center|[[1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Denver, Colorado|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1989β90 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1990]] |[[1989β90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] |Idaho |align=center|13 |align=center|[[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Oakland, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1990β91 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1991]] |[[1990β91 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |Montana |align=center|16 |align=center|[[1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Seattle, Washington|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1991β92 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1992]] |[[1991β92 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |Montana |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1992β93 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1993]] |[[1992β93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] |[[1992β93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]] |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional- Seattle, Washington|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1993β94 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1994]] |Weber State, Idaho State |[[1993β94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]] |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Los Angeles, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1994β95 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1995]] |[[1994β95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Montana |Weber State |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional β Birmingham, Alabama|Southeast]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 32 |- |align=center|[[Template:1995β96 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1996]] |Montana State |Montana State |align=center|13 |align=center|[[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Denver, Colorado|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=3| |- |align=center|[[Template:1996β97 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1997]] |Northern Arizona |[[1996β97 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |align=center|16 |align=center|[[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β San Jose, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1997β98 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1998]] |[[1997β98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]] |Northern Arizona |align=center|15 |align=center|[[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Anaheim, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:1998β99 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1999]] |[[1998β99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |Weber State |align=center|14 |align=center|[[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Phoenix, Arizona|West]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 32 |- |align=center|[[Template:1999β2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2000]] |Montana, Eastern Washington |[[1999β2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]] |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=6| |- |align=center|[[Template:2000β01 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2001]] |[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] | Cal State Northridge |align=center|13 |align=center|[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional β San Antonio, Texas|Midwest]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2001β02 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2002]] | Montana State |[[2001β02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional β Madison, Wisconsin|Midwest]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2002β03 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2003]] |[[2002β03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] |Weber State |align=center|12 |align=center|[[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional β Minneapolis, Minnesota|Midwest]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2003β04 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2004]] | [[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]] | Eastern Washington |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Rutherford Regional|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2004β05 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2005]] | [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]] | [[2004β05 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |align=center|16 |align=center|[[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Albuquerque Regional 4|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2005β06 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2006]] | Northern Arizona | [[2005β06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] |align=center|12 |align=center|[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|Midwest]] |align=center|1 |align=center|Round of 32 |- |align=center|[[Template:2006β07 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2007]] | [[2006β07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Northern Arizona | Weber State |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β San Jose, California|West]] |align=center|0 |rowspan=19| |- |align=center|[[Template:2007β08 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2008]] | [[2007β08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]] | Portland State |align=center|16 |align=center|[[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional β Detroit, Michigan|Midwest]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2008β09 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2009]] | Weber State | [[2008β09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]] |align=center|13 |align=center|[[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional β Boston, Massachusetts|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2009β10 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2010]] | [[2009β10 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] | Montana |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional β Syracuse, New York|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2010β11 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2011]] | [[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]] | Northern Colorado |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Anaheim, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2011β12 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2012]] | [[2011β12 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] | Montana |align=center|13 |align=center|[[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional β Boston, Massachusetts|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2012β13 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2013]] | [[2012β13 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] | Montana |align=center|13 |align=center|[[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional β Washington, D.C.|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2013β14 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2014]] | [[2013β14 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] | Weber State |align=center|16 |align=center|[[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Anaheim, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2014β15 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2015]] | [[2014β15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]], [[2014β15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] |Eastern Washington |align=center|13 |align=center|[[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#South Regional β Houston, Texas|South]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2015β16 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2016]] | [[2015β16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] | Weber State |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional β Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2016β17 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2017]] | [[2016β17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team|North Dakota]] | North Dakota |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β San Jose, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2017β18 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2018]] | [[2017β18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] | Montana |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Los Angeles, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2018β19 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2019]] | [[2018β19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] | Montana |align=center|15 |align=center|[[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Anaheim, California|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2019β20 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2020]] | [[2019β20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] |align=center|''[[2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|canceled]]'' |colspan=3 align=center|''[[2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|canceled]]'' |- |align=center|[[Template:2020β21 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2021]] | [[2020β21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team|Southern Utah]] | [[2020β21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2021β22 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2022]] | [[2021β22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]] | Montana State |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β San Francisco, CA|West]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2022β23 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2023]] | [[2022β23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] | [[2022β23 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]] |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional β Madison Square Garden, New York, NY|East]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2023β24 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2024]] | [[2023β24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] | [[2023β24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]] |align=center|16 |align=center|[[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#First Four β Dayton, Ohio|First Four]] |align=center|0 |- |align=center|[[Template:2024β25 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2025]] | [[2024β25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]], [[2024β25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]] | Montana |align=center|14 |align=center|[[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional β Newark, New Jersey|East]] |align=center|0 |} * Prior to 1976, each NCAA regional had a [[Third place playoff|third place]] game (won 1969; lost 1972, 1975) * The only Big Sky team to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament was [[1976β77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|1977]] * The only Big Sky team to earn a bye in the NCAA tournament was [[1981β82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1982]] * Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to have an at-large team in the NCAA tournament ==== Championships (by school) ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !School!! Member years!! Conference<br />titles !! Tournament<br />titles!!Last won |- |[[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]]||1963βpresent|| 22 || 10 || 2016 |- |[[Montana Grizzlies basketball|Montana]]|| 1963βpresent || 13 || 12 || 2025 |- |[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]]||1963βpresent|| 6 || 5 || 2024 |- |[[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]] ||1987βpresent|| 6 || 3 || 2024 |- |[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]]||1970βpresent|| 5 || 2 || 2007 |- |[[Idaho Vandals men's basketball|Idaho]] || 1963β96, 2014βpresent || 4 || 4 || 1993 |- |[[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State]]||1963βpresent|| 4 || 2|| 1994 |- |[[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]]||1970β96|| 3 || 4||1989 |- |[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]]|| 1979β92 || 2 || 2 ||1985 |- |[[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]]||1996βpresent|| 2 || 2 ||2009 |- |[[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga]]||1963β79|| 2 || 0 ||1967 |- |[[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]]||2006βpresent|| 2 || 1 || 2025 |- |[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]||1996β2001|| 1 || 1 || 2001 |- |[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball|North Dakota]] || 2012β18 || 1 || 1 || 2017 |- |[[Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball|Southern Utah]] || 2012β22 || 1 || 0 || 2021 |- |[[Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball|Sacramento State]] || 1996βpresent || 0 || 0 || {{n/a}} |} ====NCAA tournament==== Since [[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|1968]], the Big Sky champion has received a berth in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]; the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournament]] winner has been the representative since its introduction in [[1976 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1976]]. The best finish by a Big Sky team came in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1977]], when the [[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State Bengals]] of [[Jim Killingsworth]] advanced to the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|Elite Eight]], with a one-point upset of [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in the Sweet Sixteen in [[Marriott Center|Provo, Utah]]. Two days later, the Bengals led [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] by a point at halftime, but lost by seventeen and finished at {{nowrap|25β5.}} Seeding was introduced in [[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1979]] when it expanded to forty teams, and the highest seed granted a Big Sky team was in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982]] in a 48-team bracket: ranked eighth in the [[1981β82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|final polls]] with a {{nowrap|26β2}} record, the [[1981β82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho Vandals]] under [[Don Monson]] were seeded third in the [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West regional]]. After a first round bye, they beat [[Lute Olson]]'s [[1981β82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] in nearby [[Beasley Coliseum|Pullman]] in overtime, but lost to second-seeded (and fourth-ranked) [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]] in the regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen), also played in Provo. (Idaho had defeated OSU by 22 points in December in the Far West Classic at [[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Portland]].) Other Big Sky teams that advanced to regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) include the [[1968β69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State Wildcats]] in [[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1969]] and [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972]], when the total field was 25 teams, and the [[1974β75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana Grizzlies]] under [[Jud Heathcote]] in the 32-team field in [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1975]]. The Griz fell to heavily-favored [[1974β75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] by just three points, who went on to win another title in [[John Wooden]]'s final year as head coach. (A year later, Heathcote was hired at [[1976β77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]] with Monson as an assistant for the first two years; in his third season, the Spartans won the national title in [[1978β79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|1979]].) Since 1982, only three teams from the Big Sky have advanced within the NCAA tournament, and none past the round of 32. Weber State won in [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional β Birmingham, Alabama|1995]] and [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional β Phoenix, Arizona|1999]], coached by [[Ron Abegglen]], and Montana in [[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|2006]], led by alumnus [[Larry Krystkowiak]]. Prior to Idaho in 1982, the Big Sky had been seeded seventh (Weber State, 1979 & 1980; and [[1980β81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]], 1981); the highest seed for the conference since 1982 is ninth (Weber State, [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1983]]), and the highest since expanding to 64 teams in [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]] is twelfth (Weber State in [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional β Minneapolis, Minnesota|2003]]; Montana in 2006). Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The first [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] appearance for the conference was [[1982β83 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1983 National Invitation Tournament|1983]]; two Big Sky teams advanced to the NIT's round of 16: Weber State ([[1984 National Invitation Tournament|1984]]) and [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]] ([[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]]). === Women's basketball === {{See also|Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Season !Tournament champion !Tournament runner-up |- |align=center|1983 |[[Montana Lady Griz basketball|Montana]] |[[Weber State Wildcats women's basketball|Weber State]] |- |align=center|1984 |Montana |[[Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball|Eastern Washington]] |- |align=center|1985 |[[Idaho Vandals women's basketball|Idaho]] |Montana |- |align=center|1986 |Montana |Eastern Washington |- |align=center|1987 |Eastern Washington |Montana |- |align=center|1988 |Montana |Eastern Washington |- |align=center|1989 |Montana |Idaho |- |align=center|1990 |Montana |Idaho |- |align=center|1991 |Montana |Montana State |- |align=center|1992 |Montana |[[Boise State Broncos women's basketball|Boise State]] |- |align=center|1993 |Montana State |Montana |- |align=center|1994 |Montana |Boise State |- |align=center|1995 |Montana |Montana State |- |align=center|1996 |Montana |Weber State |- |align=center|1997 |Montana |Montana State |- |align=center|1998 |Montana |[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball|Northern Arizona]] |- |align=center|1999 |[[Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] |[[Portland State Vikings women's basketball|Portland State]] |- |align=center|2000 |Montana |Cal State Northridge |- |align=center|2001 |[[Idaho State Bengals|Idaho State]] |Montana |- |align=center|2002 |Weber State |Montana State |- |align=center|2003 |Weber State |Montana State |- |align=center|2004 |Montana |Idaho State |- |align=center|2005 |Montana |Weber State |- |align=center|2006 |Northern Arizona |Weber State |- |align=center|2007 |Idaho State |Northern Arizona |- |align=center|2008 |Montana |Montana State |- |align=center|2009 |Montana |Portland State |- |align=center|2010 |Portland State |Montana State |- |align=center|2011 |Montana |Portland State |- |align=center|2012 |Idaho State |Northern Colorado |- |align=center|2013 |Montana |Northern Colorado |- |align=center|[[2014 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2014]] |[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball|North Dakota]] |[[2013β14 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]] |- |align=center|[[2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2015]] |[[2014β15 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]] |[[2014β15 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team|Northern Colorado]] |- |align=center|[[2016 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2016]] |[[2015β16 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team|Idaho]] |[[2015β16 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team|Idaho State]] |- |align=center|[[2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2017]] |[[2016β17 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]] |[[2016β17 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team|Idaho State]] |- |align=center|[[2018 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2018]] |[[2017β18 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team|Northern Colorado]] |[[2017β18 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team|Idaho]] |- |align=center|[[2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2019]] |[[2018β19 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team|Portland State]] |[[2018β19 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] |- |align=center|[[2020 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2020]] |align=center colspan=2|[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|Canceled]] (final): Montana State / Idaho |- |align=center|[[2021 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2021]] |Idaho State |Idaho |- |align=center|[[2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2022]] |[[2021β22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]] |Northern Arizona |- |align=center|[[2023 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2023]] |[[2022β23 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team|Sacramento State]] |Northern Arizona |- |align=center|[[2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2024]] |[[2023β24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team|Eastern Washington]] |[[2023β24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team|Northern Arizona]] |- |align=center|[[2025 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|2025]] |[[2024β25 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]] |[[2024β25 Montana Lady Griz basketball team|Montana]] |} * [[Mountain West Athletic Conference]] (MWAC) through 1988 season ===Football titles=== '''Bold = National Champions''' {| class="wikitable" !Season !Champions !Record (Conf.) |- |1963 |Idaho State |3β1 |- |1964 |[[1964 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |3β0 |- |1965 |Weber State, [[1965 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |3β1 |- |1966 |[[1966 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |4β0 |- |1967 |[[1967 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |3β1 |- |1968 |Weber State, [[1968 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[1968 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |3β1 |- |1969 |[[1969 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |4β0 |- |1970 |[[1970 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |5β0 |- |1971 |[[1971 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |4β1 |- |1972 |[[1972 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |5β1 |- |1973 |[[1973 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] |6β0 |- |1974 |[[1974 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] |6β0 |- |1975 |[[1975 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] |5β0β1 |- |'''1976''' |[[1976 Montana State Bobcats football team|'''Montana State''']] |'''6β0''' |- |1977 |[[1977 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] |6β0 |- |1978 |[[1978 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team|Northern Arizona]] |6β0 |- |1979 |[[1979 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |6β1 |- |'''1980''' |[[1980 Boise State Broncos football team|'''Boise State''']] |'''6β1''' |- |'''1981''' |[[1981 Idaho State Bengals football team|'''Idaho State''']] |'''6β1''' |- |1982 |[[1982 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]], [[1982 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[1982 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |5β2 |- |1983 |[[1983 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] |6β1 |- |'''1984''' |[[1984 Montana State Bobcats football team|'''Montana State''']] |'''6β1''' |- |1985 |[[1985 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |6β1 |- |1986 |[[1986 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] |7β0 |- |1987 |[[1987 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |7β1 |- |1988 |[[1988 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |7β1 |- |1989 |[[1989 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]] |8β0 |- |1990 |[[1990 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] |7β1 |- |1991 |[[1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] |8β0 |- |1992 |[[1992 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]], Eastern Washington |6β1 |- |1993 |[[1993 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |7β0 |- |1994 |[[1994 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] |6β1 |- |'''1995''' |[[1995 Montana Grizzlies football team|'''Montana''']] |'''6β1''' |- |1996 |[[1996 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |8β0 |- |1997 |Eastern Washington |7β1 |- |1998 |[[1998 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |6β2 |- |1999 |[[1999 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |7β1 |- |2000 |[[2000 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |8β0 |- |'''2001''' |[[2001 Montana Grizzlies football team|'''Montana''']] |'''7β0''' |- |2002 |[[2002 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2002 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], Idaho State |5β2 |- |2003 |[[2003 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2003 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team|Northern Arizona]] |5β2 |- |2004 |[[2004 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], Eastern Washington |6β1 |- |2005 |Eastern Washington, [[2005 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2005 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |5β2 |- |2006 |[[2006 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |8β0 |- |2007 |[[2007 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |8β0 |- |2008 |[[2008 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]], [[2008 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]] |7β1 |- |2009 |[[2009 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |8β0 |- |'''2010''' |[[2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|'''Eastern Washington''']], [[2010 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |'''7β1''' |- |2011 |[[2011 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |7β1 |- |2012 |[[2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]], [[2012 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]], [[2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|Cal Poly]] |7β1 |- |2013 |[[2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]] |8β0 |- |2014 |[[2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]] |7β1 |- |2015 |[[2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|Southern Utah]] |7β1 |- |2016 |[[2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]], [[2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|North Dakota]] |8β0 |- |2017 |[[2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|Southern Utah]], [[2017 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]] |7β1 |- |2018 |[[2018 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]], [[2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]], [[2018 UC Davis Aggies football team|UC Davis]] |7β1 |- |2019 |[[2019 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]], [[2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento State]] |7β1 |- |2020 |[[2020 Weber State Wildcats football team|Weber State]] |5β1 |- |2021 |[[2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento State]] |8β0 |- |2022 |[[2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team|Sacramento State]], [[2022 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |8β0 |- |2023 |[[2023 Montana Grizzlies football team|Montana]] |7β1 |- |2024 |[[2024 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]] |8β0 |- |} ===Football championships (by school)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !School!! member years!! total titles!! Last won |- |[[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]]||1963βpresent||19||[[2023 Montana Grizzlies football team|2023]] |- |[[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]]||1963βpresent||17||[[2024 Montana State Bobcats football team|2024]] |- |[[Eastern Washington Eagles football|Eastern Washington]]||1987βpresent||10||[[2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|2018]] |- |[[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]] || 1965β95<br />2018βpresent ||8||[[1992 Idaho Vandals football team|1992]] <!-- Idaho was independent 1963, 1964 --> |- |[[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]||1970β95||6||[[1994 Boise State Broncos football team|1994]] |- |[[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]]||1979β92||4||1991 |- |[[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]]||1963βpresent|| 5 || [[2018 Weber State Wildcats football team|2019]] |- |[[Idaho State Bengals football|Idaho State]]||1963βpresent||3||2002 |- |[[Sacramento State Hornets football|Sacramento State]]||1996βpresent||3||[[2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team|2022]] |- |[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|Northern Arizona]]||1970βpresent||2||2003 |- | [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football|Southern Utah]] || 2012βpresent || 2 || [[2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team|2017]] |- |[[Cal Poly Mustangs football|Cal Poly]]||2012βpresent||1||[[2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team|2012]] |- | [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota]] || 2012β2017 || 1 || [[2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|2016]] |- |[[UC Davis Aggies football|UC Davis]]||2012βpresent||1||[[2018 UC Davis Aggies football team|2018]] |- |[[Cal State Northridge Matadors|Cal State Northridge]]||1996β2001||0|| |- |[[Portland State Vikings football|Portland State]]||1996βpresent||0|| |- |[[Northern Colorado Bears football|Northern Colorado]]||2006βpresent||0|| |} ===All-time school records by wins for current teams=== This list goes through the 2020 season. This list includes former member North Dakota and excludes current member Idaho. Records do not match NCAA record book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FCS.pdf|title = 2020 NCAA Football Records (FCS Records)}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! # !! Team !! Records !! Pct. !! Big Sky<br />Championships !! National<br />Championships |- | 1 || North Dakota || 622-383-30 || {{winning percentage|622|383|30}} || 1 || 1 |- | 2 || Montana || 564-478-26 || {{winning percentage|564|478|26}} || 18 || 2 |- | 3 || Eastern Washington || 503-404-23 || {{winning percentage|503|404|23}} || 10 || 1 |- | 4 || UC Davis || 495-384-35 || {{winning percentage|495|384|35}} || 1 || 0 |- | 5 || Cal Poly || 485-383-19 || {{winning percentage|485|383|19}} || 1 || 1 |- | 6 || Montana State || 470-467-33 || {{winning percentage|470|467|33}} || 16 || 3 |- | 7 || Idaho State || 449-488-21 || {{winning percentage|449|488|21}} || 3 || 1 |- | 8 || Northern Arizona || 445-438-23 || {{winning percentage|445|438|23}} || 2 || 0 |- | 9 || Northern Colorado || 425-450-26 || {{winning percentage|425|450|26}} || 0 || 2 |- | 10 || Portland State || 331-354-10 || {{winning percentage|331|354|10}} || 0 || 0 |- | 11 || Weber State || 266-294-3 || {{winning percentage|266|294|3}} || 6 || 0 |- | 12 || Sacramento State || 263-351-8 || {{winning percentage|263|351|8}} || 2 || 0 |- | 13 || Southern Utah || 261-319-13 || {{winning percentage|261|319|13}} || 2 || 1 |} === Overall Big Sky Conference champions === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- ! ! Boise State Broncos (1970β1996) ! Cal State Northridge Matadors (1996β2001) ! Eastern Washington Eagles (1987β ) ! Gonzaga Bulldogs (1963β1979) ! Idaho State Bengals (1963β ) ! Montana State Bobcats (1963β ) ! Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1970β ) ! Portland State Vikings (1996β ) ! Sacramento State Hornets (1996β ) ! Idaho Vandals (1963β1996) ! Nevada Wolf Pack (1979β1992) ! Northern Colorado Bears (2006β ) ! Montana Grizzlies (1963β ) ! Weber State Wildcats (1963β ) |- |Football |6 |β |7 |β |3 |17 |2 |β |1 |8 |4 |β |19 |7 |- |Men's Basketball |2 |1 |1 |2 |2 |5 |4 |2 |β |4 |1 |1 |8 |31 |- |Women's Basketball (RS/Tourn) |1/0 |1/1 |1/1 |β |3/3 |3/1 |1/1 |1/1 |β |1/1 |β |1/0 |21/20 |2/2 |- |Men's Cross Country |2 |β |β |β |5 |2 |18 |β |β |2 |3 |β |8 |7 |- |Women's Cross Country |β |β |β |β |β |4 |15 |β |β |1 |β |β |2 |4 |- |Men's Indoor Track and Field |2 |β |β |β |5 |β |12 |β |2 |1 |1 |β |β |5 |- |Women's Indoor Track and Field |6 |3 |β |β |1 |1 |7 |β |2 |1 |β |β |1 |4 |- |Men's Outdoor Track and Field |1 |β |β |β |12 |1 |15 |β |β |4 |2 |β |1 |9 |- |Women's Outdoor Track and Field |6 |3 |β |β |1 |1 |7 |β |3 |1 |β |β |1 |5 |- |Men's Tennis |5 |β |1 |β |2 |4 |2 |β |10 |10 |2 |β |β |11 |- |Women's Tennis |2 |1 |β |β |2 |β |3 |β |9 |β |1 |β |β |10 |- |Women's Soccer |β |β |1 |β |2 |β |β |1 |1 |β |β |β |4 |4 |- |Volleyball |1 |1 |5 |β |3 |β |1 |5 |11 |3 |β |2 |3 |β |- |Women's Golf |1 |β |β |β |1 |1 |5 |4 |1 |β |β |β |1 |1 |- |Men's Golf |1 |1 |β |β |β |β |β |1 |2 |β |2 |β |6 |17 |- |Baseball (1963β74) |β |β |β |4 |β |β |β |β |β |4 |β |β |β |3 |- |Men's Swimming (1963β74) |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |2 |β |β |8 |β |- |Wrestling (1963β87) |10 |β |β |β |7 |3 |β |β |β |β |β |β |1 |2 |- |Men's Skiing (1963β74) |1 |β |β |β |β |4 |β |β |β |2 |β |β |3 |β |- |'''Total''' |} <!-- ===Basketball=== * [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament]] * [[Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament]] -->
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