Procedures for bringing a field of eight teams to the State Class A Basketball Tournament were changed for the 1981 season and since that time the West Region has sent nine different teams as their representatives from 1982-2008. From 1981-1990, advancement to the state required that a team fi nish in the top three places at the West Region Tournament. Beginning with 1991, the top four teams advance. The following is a record of each team’s placement for the 28 years of this tourney (the numbers indicate the scores in the games for fi rst,
second, third and fourth):
1981
1. St. Mary’s - 55
2. Minot - 48
3. Mandan - 34 (3 OT)
4. Dickinson - 33
5-6. Bismarck
5-6. Williston
7-8. Century
7-8. Trinity |
1982
1. Williston - 52
2. Century - 39
3. Bismarck - 76
4. St. Mary’s - 56
5-6. Dickinson
5-6. Mandan
7-8. Minot
7-8. Trinity |
1983
1. Century - 59
2. St. Mary’s - 52
3. Bismarck - 49
4. Dickinson - 47
5-6. Mandan
5-6. Minot
7-8. Williston
7-8. Trinity |
1984
1. Century - 54
2. St. Mary’s - 49
3. Bismarck - 50
4. Dickinson - 42
5-6. Minot
5-6. Williston
7-8. Mandan
7-8. Trinity |
1985
1. Minot - 62
2. Williston - 49
3. St. Mary’s - 47 (OT)
4. Century - 46
5-6. Dickinson
5-6. Mandan
7-8. Bismarck
7-8. Trinity |
1986
1. Minot - 58
2. Williston - 52
3. Dickinson - 57
4. Bismarck- 48
5-6. St. Mary’s
5-6. Trinity
7-8. Century
7-8. Mandan |
1987
1. Bismarck - 57
2. Minot - 54
3. Dickinson - 61
4. Century - 46
5-6. Williston
5-6. Mandan
7-8. St. Mary’s
7-8. Trinity |
1988
1. Bismarck - 62
2. Minot - 55
3. Williston - 71
4. St. Mary’s - 54
5-6. Mandan
5-6. Dickinson
7-8. Century
7-8. Trinity |
1989
1. Century - 83
2. Minot - 67
3. Dickinson - 64 (O.T.)
4. Mandan - 59
5-6. St. Mary’s
5-6. Trinity
7-8. Bismarck
7-8. Williston |
1990
1. Williston - 84
2. Minot - 72
3. Century - 78
4. St. Mary’s - 59
5-6. Mandan
5-6. Bismarck
7-8. Dickinson
7-8. Trinity |
1991
1. Bismarck - 62
2. Century - 51
3. Ryan - 86
4. Minot- 72
5-6. St. Mary’s
5-6. Mandan
7-8. Williston
7-8. Trinity |
1992
1.Minot - 54
2. Century - 39
3. Bismarck - 65
4. Williston - 52
5-6. Dickinson
5-6. Mandan
7-8. St. Mary’s
7-8. Belcourt |
1993
1. Belcourt - 54
2. Century - 53
3. Minot - 51
4. Mandan - 47
5-6. Bismarck
5-6. Williston
7-8. St. Mary’s
7-8. Dickinson |
1994
1. Bismarck - 44
2. Mandan - 41
3. Minot - 54
4. Century - 40
5-6. Belcourt -
5-6. St. Mary’s
7-8. Dickinson
7-8. Williston |
1995
1. Bismarck - 70
2. Minot - 61
3. Century - 66
4. Belcourt - 64
5-6. Dickinson
5-6. Williston
7-8 Mandan
7-8. St. Mary’s |
1996
1. Minot - 68
2. Mandan - 55
3. Bismarck - 73
4. Williston - 66
5-6. Century
5-6. Belcourt
7-8. Dickinson
7-8. St. Mary’s |
1997
1. Century -70
2. Belcourt - 62
3. Minot - 75
4. Bismarck - 70
5-6. Mandan
5-6. St. Mary’s
7-8. Williston
7-8. Dickinson |
1998
1. Bismarck - 63
2. Minot - 58
3. Williston - 71
4. Century - 61
5-6.St. Mary’s
5-6. Dickinson
7-8. Mandan
7-8. Belcourt |
1999
1. Minot - 63
2. Bismarck - 61
3. Century
4. Mandan
5-6 St. Mary’s
5-6 Beulah
7-8 Williston
7-8 Dickinson |
2000
1. Bismarck - 52
2. Century - 48
3. Minot
4. Beulah
5-6 St. Mary’s
5-6 Williston
7-8 Belcourt
7-8 Mandan
9. Dickinson |
2001
1. Bismarck - 53
2. Century - 49
3. St. Mary’s
4. Williston
5-6 Minot
5-6 Belcourt
7-8 Mandan
7-8 Beulah
9. Dickinson |
2002
1. St. Mary’s - 57
2. Minot - 35
3. Williston
4. Bismarck
5-6 Century
5-6 Belcourt
7-8 Beulah
7-8 Dickinson
9. Mandan |
2003
1. Bismarck - 68
2. St. Mary’s - 50
3. Dickinson
4. Williston
5-6. Century
5-6. Minot
7-8. Mandan
7-8. Belcourt
9. Beulah |
2004
1. Bismarck - 55
2. Williston - 51
3. St. Mary’s
4. Century
5-6. Dickinson
5-6. Minot
7-8. Beulah
7-8. Mandan
9. Belcourt |
2005
1. Bismarck - 55
2. Mandan - 44
3. Williston
4. Dickinson
5-6. Century
5-6. St. Mary’’s
7-8. Minot
7-8. Beulah
9. Belcourt |
2006
1. Minot - 72 (OT)
2. Bismarck - 66
3. Williston
4. Century
5-6. Beulah
5-6. Dickinson
7-8. Mandan
7-8. Belcourt
9. St. Mary’s |
2007
1. Bismarck - 70
2. Dickinson - 55
3. Williston
4. Minot
5-6. Mandan
5-6. Century
7-8. Jamestown
7-8. Belcourt
9. St. Mary’s |
2008
1. Bismarck - 76
2. Minot - 75
3. Dickinson
4. Williston
5-6. Mandan
5-6. Century
7-8. Jamestown
7-8. St. Mary’s
9. Belcourt |
2009
1. Mandan- 65
2. Williston 63
3. Bismarck
4. Dickinson
5-6. Minot
5-6. St. Mary's
7-8. Century
7-8. Jamestown
9. Belcourt |
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Both Bismarck and Minot have advanced to the state tournament in 22 of the 28 years that the West Region tournament has been a state qualifying event. Century qualifi ed seventeen times, Williston in sixteen, St.Mary’s in seven, Dickinson in seven and Mandan in five. Belcourt, in eleven years of West Region membership,advanced three times, while Beulah made it to state one year in Class “A”. This will be Jamestown’s third year as a West Region member under the current format.