Champions
| Year | National Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Host or site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UCLA | 5-2 | California | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1970 | UC Irvine | 7-6††† | UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1971 | UCLA (2) | 5-3 | San Jose State | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1972 | UCLA (3) | 10-5 | UC Irvine | New Mexico |
| 1973 | California | 8-4 | UC Irvine | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1974 | California (2) | 7-6 | UC Irvine | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1975 | California (3) | 9-8 | UC Irvine | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1976 | Stanford | 13-12 | UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1977 | California (4) | 8-6 | UC Irvine | Brown |
| 1978 | Stanford (2) | 7-6††† | California | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1979 | UC Santa Barbara | 11-3 | UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1980 | Stanford (3) | 8-6 | California | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1981 | Stanford (4) | 17-6 | Long Beach State | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1982 | UC Irvine (2) | 7-4 | Stanford | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1983 | California (5) | 10-7 | USC | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1984 | California (6) | 9-8 | Stanford | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1985 | Stanford (5) | 12-11†† | UC Irvine | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1986 | Stanford (6) | 9-6 | California | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1987 | California (7) | 9-8† | UC Irvine | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1988 | California (8) | 14-11 | UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1989 | UC Irvine (3) | 9-8 | California | Indianapolis |
| 1990 | California (9) | 8-7 | Stanford | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1991 | California (10) | 7-6 | UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1992 | California (11) | 12-11††† | Stanford | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1993 | Stanford (7) | 11-9 | USC | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1994 | Stanford (8) | 14-10 | USC | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 1995 | UCLA (4) | 10-8 | California | Stanford |
| 1996 | UCLA (5) | 8-7 | USC | UC San Diego |
| 1997 | Pepperdine | 8-7†† | USC | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 1998 | USC | 9-8†† | Stanford | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| 1999 | UCLA (6) | 6-5 | Stanford | La Jolla, Calif. |
| 2000 | UCLA (7) | 11-2 | UC San Diego | Malibu, Calif. |
| 2001 | Stanford (9) | 8-5 | UCLA | Stanford |
| 2002 | Stanford (10) | 7-6 | California | Loyola Marymount |
| 2003 | USC (2) | 9-7†† | Stanford | Stanford |
| 2004 | UCLA (8) | 10-9† | Stanford | Stanford |
| 2005 | USC (3) | 3-2 | Stanford | Bucknell |
| 2006 | California (12) | 7-6 | USC | Loyola Marymount |
| 2007 | California (13) | 8-6 | USC | Stanford |
| 2008 | USC (4) | 7-5 | Stanford | Stanford |
| 2009 | USC (5) | 7-6 | UCLA | Princeton University |
| 2010 | USC (6) | 12-10† | California | California |
| 2011 | USC (7) | 7-4 | UCLA | Berkeley, California |
| 2012 | USC; Los Angeles, California | |||
| 2013 | Stanford; Palo Alto, California |
† Denotes overtime, multiple †'s denotes multiple overtimes
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