2025
Nova Southeastern (36-1)
Jim Crutchfield
74-73
Cal St. Dom. Hills
Evansville, Ind.

2024
Minnesota State (35-2)
Matt Margenthaler
88-85
Nova Southeastern
Evansville, Ind.

2023
Nova Southeastern (36-0)
Jim Crutchfield
111-101
West Liberty
Evansville, Ind.

2022
Northwest Missouri State (34-5)
Ben McCollum
67-58
Augusta
Evansville, Ind.

2021
Northwest Missouri State (28-2)
Ben McCollum
80-54
West Texas A&M
Evansville, Ind.

2020
Canceled due to Covid-19
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2019
Northwest Missouri State (38-0)
Ben McCollum
64-58
Point Loma
Evansville, Ind.

2018
Ferris State (38-1)
Andy Bronkema
71-69
Northern State
Sioux Falls, S.D.

2017
Northwest Missouri St. (35-1)
Ben McCollum
71-61
Fairmont State
Sioux Falls, S.D.

2016
Augustana [S.D.] (34-2)
Tom Billeter
90-81
Lincoln Memorial
Frisco, Tex.

2015
Florida Southern (36-1)
Linc Darner
77-62
Indiana (Pa.)
Evansville, Ind.

2014
Central Missouri (30-5)
Kim Anderson
84-77
West Liberty
Evansville, Ind.

2013
Drury (31-4)
Steve Hesser
74-73
Metro State
Atlanta, Ga.

2012
Western Washington (31-5)
Brad Jackson
72-65
Montevallo
Highland Heights, Ky.

2011
Bellarmine (33-2)
Scott Davenport
71-68
BYU-Hawaii
Springfield, Mass.

2010
Cal Poly Pomona (28-6)
Greg kamansky
65-53
Indiana (Pa.)
Springfield, Mass.

2009
Findlay (36-0)
Ron Niekamp
56-53 (ot)
Cal Poly Pomona
Springfield, Mass.

2008
Winona State (38-1)
Mike Leaf
87-76
Augusta State
Springfield, Mass.

2007
Barton (31-5)
Ron Lievense
77-75
Winona State
Springfield, Mass.

2006
Winona State (32-4)
Mike Leaf
73-61
Virginia Union
Springfield, Mass.

2005
Virginia Union (30-4)
Dave Robbins
63-58
Bryant
Grand Forks, N.D.

2004
Kennesaw State (35-4)
Tony Ingle
84-59
Southern Indiana
Bakersfield, Calif.

2003
Northeastern State (32-3)
Larry Gipson
75-64
**Kentucky Wesleyan
Lakeland, Fla.

2002
Metro State (29-6)
Mike Dunlap
80-72
Kentucky Wesleyan
Evansville, Ind.

2001
Kentucky Wesleyan (31-3)
Ray Harper
72-63
Washburn
Bakersfield, Calif.

2000
Metro State (33-4)
Mike Dunlap
97-79
Kentucky Wesleyan
Louisville, Ky.

1999
Kentucky Wesleyan (35-2)
Ray Harper
75-60
Metro State
Louisville, Ky.

1998
UC Davis (31-2)
Bob Williams
83-77
Kentucky Wesleyan
Louisville, Ky.

1997
Cal State Bakersfield (29-4)
Pat Douglass
57-56
Northern Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.

1996
Fort Hays State (34-0)
Gary Garner
70-63
Northern Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.

1995
Southern Indiana (29-4)
Bruce Pearl
71-63
UC Riverside
Louisville, Ky.

1994
Cal State Bakersfield (27-6)
Pat Douglass
92-86
Southern Indiana
Springfield, Mass.

1993
Cal State Bakersfield (33-0)
Pat Douglass
85-72
Troy
Springfield, Mass.

1992
Virginia Union (30-3)
Dave Robbins
100-75
Bridgeport
Springfield, Mass.

1991
North Alabama (29-4)
Gary Elliot
79-72
Bridgeport
Springfield, Mass.

1990
Kentucky Wesleyan (31-2)
Wayne Chapman
93-79
Cal State Bakersfield
Springfield, Mass.

1989
North Carolina Central (28-4)
Michael Bernard
73-46
Southeast Missouri State
Springfield, Mass.

1988
Massachusetts-Lowell (27-7)
Don Doucette
75-72
Alaska Anchorage
Springfield, Mass.

1987
Kentucky Wesleyan (28-5)
Wayne Chapman
92-74
Gannon
Springfield, Mass.

1986
Sacred Heart (30-4)
Dave Bike
93-87
Southeast Missouri State
Springfield, Mass.

1985
Jacksonville State (31-1)
Bill Jones
74-73
South Dakota State
Springfield, Mass.

1984
Central Missouri (29-3)
Lynn Nance
81-77
Saint Augustine’s
Springfield, Mass.

1983
Wright State (18-4)
Ralph Underhill
92-73
District of Columbia
Springfield, Mass.

1982
District of Columbia (25-5)
Wil Jones
73-63
Florida Southern
Springfield, Mass.

1981
Florida Southern (24-8)
Hal Wissel
73-68
Mount Saint Mary’s
Springfield, Mass.

1980
Virginia Union (26-4)
Dave Robbins
80-74
SUNYIT
Springfield, Mass.

1979
North Alabama (22-9)
Bill Jones
64-50
Green Bay
Springfield, Mo.

1978
Cheyney (26-2)
John Chaney
47-40
Green Bay
Springfield, Mo.

1977
Chattanooga (27-5)
Ron shumate
71-62
Randolph-Macon
Springfield, Mass.

1976
Puget Sound (27-7)
Don Zech
83-74
Chattanooga
Evansville, Ind.

1975
Old Dominion (25-6)
Sonny Allen
76-74
New Orleans
Evansville, Ind.

1974
Morgan State (28-5)
Nathaniel Frazier
67-52
Missouri State
Evansville, Ind.

1973
Kentucky Wesleyan (24-6)
Bob Jones
78-76 (ot)
Tennessee State
Evansville, Ind.

1972
Roanoke (28-4)
Charles Moir
84-72
Akron
Evansville, Ind.

1971
Evansville (22-8)
Arad McCutchan
97-82
Old Dominion
Evansville, Ind.

1970
Philadelphia University (29-2)
Herb Magee
76-65
Tennessee State
Evansville, Ind.

1969
Kentucky Wesleyan (25-5)
Bob Daniels
75-71
Missouri State
Evansville, Ind.

1968
Kentucky Wesleyan (28-3)
Bob Daniels
63-52
Indiana State
Evansville, Ind.

1967
Winston-Salem (30-2)
C.E. Gaines
77-74
Missouri State
Evansville, Ind.

1966
Kentucky Wesleyan (24-6)
Guy Strong
54-51
Southern Illinois
Evansville, Ind.

1965
Evansville (29-0)
Arad McCutchan
85-82 (ot)
Southern Illinois
Evansville, Ind.

1964
Evansville (26-3)
Arad McCutchan
72-59
Akron
Evansville, Ind.

1963
South Dakota State (22-5)
Jim Iverson
44-42
Wittenberg
Evansville, Ind.

1962
Mount Saint Mary’s (24-6)
James Phelan
58-57 (ot)
Sacramento State
Evansville, Ind.

1961
Wittenberg (25-4)
Ray Mears
42-38
Southeast Missouri State
Evansville, Ind.

1960
Evansville (25-4)
Arad McCutchan
90-69
Chapman
Evansville, Ind.

1959
Evansville (21-6)
Arad McCutchan
83-67
Missouri State
Evansville, Ind.

1958
South Dakota (22-5)
Duane Clodfelter
75-53
Saint Michael’s
Evansville, Ind.

1957
Wheaton (Ill.) (28-1)
Lee Pfund
89-65
Kentucky Wesleyan
Evansville, Ind.