The Wilson Cup is the championship and trophy awarded annually to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's basketball champion. The championship is played at the home of the highest remaining playoff seed from either the East or West Division, depending on the year.
History The Wilson Cup was first awarded for the 1908–09 season by Harold Wilson of Toronto.OUA Men's Basketball Past Champions The Cup was originally the championship trophy of the first Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union which existed until 1955 and despite its name, was composed only of Ontario and Quebec universities. The Cup was then inherited by the original CIAU's successor, the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association which eventually became the OUA. Since the 1962–63 season the Wilson Cup winner has gone on to compete for the national championship W. P. McGee Trophy. The 2021 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
Current OUA playoff format The 17 OUA teams are separated into two divisions: East and West. The top seeds in each division receive a bye in their respective division playoffs. The seeds ranked #3 and #4 play hosts to seeds #5 and #6 respectively, with the winners advancing to play the team seeded #1 or #2.
In the crossover round, the highest remaining seed in the East Division hosts the lowest remaining seed in the West and vice versa. The two winners of this round receive the OUA's berths in the USports Men's Basketball Final 8 and contest a one-game final for the Wilson Cup.
The Wilson Cup final is hosted by the team from the West in even numbered years and by the East in odd numbered years. If two teams from the same division qualify for the final, then the host shall be the highest remaining seed.
Champions Year Champions 1908-09 Toronto 1909-10 McGill 1910-11 Toronto 1911-12 McGill 1912-13 Toronto 1913-14 McGill 1914-15 McGill 1915-16 Not played due to war 1916-17 Not played due to war 1917-18 Not played due to war 1918-19 Not played due to war 1919-20 Toronto 1920-21 Toronto 1921-22 McGill 1922-23 McGill 1923-24 Queen's 1924-25 Toronto 1925-26 Queen's 1926-27 Western 1927-28 Toronto 1928-29 Toronto 1929-30 Queen's 1930-31 McGill 1931-32 McGill 1932-33 McGill 1933-34 McGill 1934-35 Toronto 1935-36 Queen's 1936-37 Toronto 1937-38 Western 1938-39 Western, Toronto and McGill 1939-40 Western and Toronto 1940-41 Not played due to war 1941-42 Not played due to war 1942-43 Not played due to war 1943-44 Not played due to war 1944-45 Not played due to war 1945-46 Western 1946-47 Western 1947-48 Western 1948-49 Western 1949-50 Western 1950-51 Western 1951-52 Western 1952-53 Western 1953-54 Western and Assumption 1954-55 Western 1955-56 Western 1956-57 Queen's and Assumption 1957-58 Toronto 1958-59 Assumption 1959-60 Western 1960-61 Western 1961-62 Western 1962-63 Assumption 1963-64 Windsor 1964-65 Windsor 1965-66 Windsor 1966-67 Windsor 1967-68 Western 1968-69 Windsor 1969-70 McMaster 1970-71 Windsor 1971-72 Windsor 1972-73 Windsor 1973-74 Waterloo 1974-75 Waterloo 1975-76 Waterloo 1976-77 Waterloo 1977-78 York 1978-79 Windsor 1979-80 York 1980-81 York 1981-82 York 1982-83 Waterloo 1983-84 York 1984-85 York 1985-86 Waterloo 1986-87 Waterloo 1987-88 Western 1988-89 Western 1989-90 Guelph 1990-91 Western 1991-92 Brock 1992-93 Ottawa 1993-94 McMaster 1994-95 Toronto 1995-96 McMaster 1996-97 McMaster 1997-98 Laurentian 1998-99 Western 1999-00 Laurentian 2000-01 Western 2001-02 Western 2002-03 Carleton 2003-04 Carleton 2004-05 Carleton 2005-06 McMaster 2006-07 Windsor 2007-08 Carleton 2008-09 Carleton 2009-10 Carleton 2010-11 Lakehead 2011-12 Carleton 2012-13 Carleton 2013-14 Ottawa 2014-15 Carleton 2015-16 Ryerson 2016-17 Ryerson 2017-18 Carleton 2018-19 Carleton 2019-20 Carleton 2020-21Cancelled due to pandemic 2021-22 Brock 2022-23 Ottawa 2023-24 Queen's 2024-25 Ottawa 2025-26 Toronto Metropolitan
Championships by team Rank SchoolChampionships 1 Western252Toronto143Carleton124McGill115Windsor106Waterloo77York6T-8Queen's5T-8McMaster5T-10Ottawa4T-10Assumption4T-12Toronto Metropolitan3T-13Laurentian2T-13Brock2T-15Guelph1T-15Lakehead1
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