Division I
Men's Basketball Championship History; currently held Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
| Year | Championship Team | Score | Runner-Up Team | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Central Missouri State | 35-24# | Morningside (Iowa) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1938 | Central Missouri State | 45-30 | Roanoke (Va.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1939 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 32-31 | San Diego State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1940 | Tarkio (Mo.) | 52-31 | San Diego State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1941 | San Diego State | 36-32 | Murray State (Ky.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1942 | Hamline (Minn.) | 33-31 | Southeast Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1943 | Southeast Missouri State | 34-32 | Northwest Missouri State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1944 | No Tournament held | ||||
| 1945 | Loyola (La.) | 49-36 | Pepperdine (Calif.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1946 | Southern Illinois | 49-40 | Indiana State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1947 | Marshall (W.V.) | 73-59 | Mankato State (Minn.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1948 | Louisville (Ky.) | 82-70 | Indiana State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1949 | Hamline (Minn.) | 57-46 | Regis (Colo.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1950 | Indiana State | 61-47 | East Central (Okla.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1951 | Hamline (Minn.) | 69-61 | Millikin (Ill.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1952 | Southwest Missouri State | 73-64 | Murray State (Ky.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1953 | Southwest Missouri State | 79-71 | Hamline (Minn.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1954 | St. Benedict's (Kan.) | 62-56 | Western Illinois | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1955 | East Texas State | 71-54 | Southeast Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1956 | McNeese State (La.) | 60-55 | Texas Southern | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1957 | Tennessee State | 92-73 | Southeast Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1958 | Tennessee State | 85-73 | Western Illinois | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1959 | Tennessee State | 97-87 | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1960 | Southwest Texas State | 66-44 | Westminster (Pa.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1961 | Grambling (La.) | 95-75 | Georgetown (Ky.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1962 | Prairie View A&M (Texas) | 62-53 | Westminster (Pa.) | unicipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1963 | Pan American (Texas) | 73-62 | Western Carolina (N.C.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1964 | Rockhurst (Mo.) | 66-56 | Pan American (Texas) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1965 | Central State (Ohio) | 85-51 | Oklahoma Baptist | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1966 | Oklahoma Baptist | 88-59 | Georgia Southern | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1967 | St. Benedict's (Kan.) | 71-65 | Oklahoma Baptist | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1968 | Central State (Ohio) | 51-48 | Fairmont State (W.Va.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1969 | Eastern New Mexico | 99-76 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1970 | Kentucky State | 79-71 | Central Washington | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1971 | Kentucky State | 102-82† | Eastern Michigan | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1972 | Kentucky State | 71-62 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1973 | Guilford (N.C.) | 99-96 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1974 | West Georgia | 97-79 | Alcorn State (Miss.) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1975 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 65-54 | Midwestern State (Texas) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1976 | Coppin State (Md.) | 96-91 | Texas Southern | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1977 | Texas Southern | 71-44 | Campbell (N. C.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1978 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 79-75 | Kearney State (Neb.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1979 | Drury (Mo.) | 60-54 | Henderson State (Ark.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1980 | Cameron (Okla.) | 84-77 | Alabama State | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1981 | Bethany Nazarene (Okla.) | 86-85* | Alabama-Huntsville | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1982 | South Carolina-Spartanburg | 51-38 | Biola (Calif.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1983 | Charleston (S.C.) | 57-53 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1984 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 48-46* | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1985 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 82-80* | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1986 | Lipscomb (Tenn.) | 67-54 | Arkansas-Monticello | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1987 | Washburn (Kan.) | 79-77 | West Virginia State | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1988 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 88-86* | Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1989 | St. Mary's (Texas) | 61-58 | East Central (Okla.) | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1990 | Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) | 88-80 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1991 | Oklahoma City | 77-74 | Central Arkansas | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1992 | Oklahoma City | 82-73* | Central Arkansas | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1993 | Hawaii Pacific | 88-83 | Oklahoma Baptist | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1994 | Oklahoma City | 99-81 | Life (Ga.) | Mabee Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1995 | Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) | 92-76 | Pfeiffer (N.C.) | Mabee Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1996 | Oklahoma City | 86-80 | Georgetown (Ky.) | Mabee Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1997 | Life (Ga.) | 73-64 | Oklahoma Baptist | Mabee Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1998 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 83-69 | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Mabee Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1999 | Life (Ga.) | 63-60 | Mobile (Ala.) | Donald W. Reynolds Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2000 | Life (Ga.) | 61-59 | Georgetown (Ky.) | Tulsa Convention Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Faulkner | 63-59 | Oklahoma Science & Arts | Tulsa Convention Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Oklahoma Science & Arts | 96-79 | Oklahoma Baptist | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2003 | Concordia (CA) | 88-84* | Mountain State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2004 | Mountain State | 74-70 | Concordia (CA) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2005 | John Brown (AR) | 65-55 | Azusa Pacific (CA) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2006 | Texas Wesleyan | 67-65 | Oklahoma City | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2007 | Oklahoma City | 79-71 | Concordia (CA) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2008 | Oklahoma City | 75-72 | Mountain State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2009 | Rocky Mountain (MT) | 77-61 | Columbia (MO) | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2010 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84-83 | Azusa Pacific | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2011 | Pikeville | 83-76* | Mountain State | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2012 | Concordia (CA) | 72-69 | Oklahoma Baptist | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2013 | TBD | - | TBD | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri |
# - Lowest scoring game.
† - Highest scoring game.
* - Denotes each overtime.
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