The ECAC West men's tournament was a Division III conference tournament held from establishment of the ECAC West as an independent league until the dissolution of the conference in 2017.
In the first 8 years the champion received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
In 1992 an effort was made by some universities to restart the Division II Championship.
Because Mercyhurst was one such team all SUNYAC members were forced to leave the conference and membership dropped to 7 schools.
The 4-member tournament continued unabated until 2007 when a single quarterfinal game was instituted.