Champions By Year
| Season | Tournament Champion | Score | Runner-Up | MVP | Game Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UNC Charlotte | 71–70 | New Orleans | Cedric Maxwell, UNC Charlotte | First round at campus sites; rest at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1978 | New Orleans | 22–20 | South Alabama | Nate Mills, New Orleans | First round at campus sites; rest at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1979 | Jacksonville | 68–54 | South Florida | James Ray, Jacksonville | First round at campus sites; rest at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1980 | VCU | 105–88 | UAB | Edmund Sherod, VCU | First round at campus sites; rest at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1981 | VCU | 62–61 (OT) | UAB | Kenny Stancil, VCU | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum; Jacksonville, Florida |
| 1982 | UAB | 94–83 | VCU | Oliver Robinson, UAB | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1983 | UAB | 64–47 | South Florida | Cliff Pruitt, UAB | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1984 | UAB | 62–60 | Old Dominion | McKinley Singleton, UAB | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1985 | VCU | 87–82 | Old Dominion | Mike Schlegel, VCU | Hampton Coliseum; Hampton, Virginia |
| 1986 | Jacksonville | 70–69 | UAB | Otis Smith, Jacksonville | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1987 | UAB | 72–60 | Western Kentucky | Tracy Foster, UAB | E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 1988 | UNC Charlotte | 81–79 | VCU | Byron Dinkins, UNC Charlotte | Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, Virginia |
| 1989 | South Alabama | 105–59 | Jacksonville | Jeff Hodge, South Alabama | Charlotte Coliseum; Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1990 | South Florida | 81–74 | UNC Charlotte | Radenko Dobras, South Florida | Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex; Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1991 | South Alabama | 86–81 | Old Dominion | Chris Gatling, Old Dominion | Mobile Civic Center; Mobile, Alabama |
| 1992 | Southwestern Louisiana | 75–71 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Hill, Southwestern Louisiana | Mississippi Coast Coliseum; Biloxi, Mississippi |
| 1993 | Western Kentucky | 72–63 | New Orleans | Darnell Mee, Western Kentucky | Mississippi Coast Coliseum; Biloxi, Mississippi |
| 1994 | Southwestern Louisiana | 78–72 | Western Kentucky | Michael Allen, Southwestern Louisiana | E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 1995 | Western Kentucky | 82–79 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Chris Robinson, Western Kentucky | Barton Coliseum; Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1996 | New Orleans | 57–56 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Lewis Sims, New Orleans | Barton Coliseum; Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1997 | South Alabama | 44–43 | Louisiana Tech | Rusty Yoder, South Alabama | Barton Coliseum; Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 1998 | South Alabama | 62–59 | Southwestern Louisiana | Toby Madison, South Alabama | Cajundome; Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 1999 | Arkansas State | 65–48 | Western Kentucky | Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State | Cajundome; Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 2000 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 51–50 | South Alabama | Virgil Stanescu, South Alabama | Alltel Arena; Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2001 | Western Kentucky | 64–54 | South Alabama | Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky | Mitchell Center; Mobile, Alabama |
| 2002 | Western Kentucky | 76–70 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Derek Robinson, Western Kentucky | Lakefront Arena; New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2003 | Western Kentucky | 64–52 | Middle Tennessee | Patrick Sparks, Western Kentucky | E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 2004 | Vacated | 67–58 | New Orleans | Bo McCalebb, New Orleans | E. A. Diddle Arena; Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 2005 | Vacated | 88–69 | Denver | Tiras Wade, Louisiana-Lafayette | UNT Coliseum; Denton, Texas |
| 2006 | South Alabama | 95–70 | Western Kentucky | Chey Christie, South Alabama | Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 2007 | North Texas | 83–75 | Arkansas State | Calvin Watson, North Texas | First round at campus sites; rest at Cajundome; Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 2008 | Western Kentucky | 67–57 | Middle Tennessee | Jeremy Evans, Western Kentucky | First round at campus sites; rest at Mitchell Center; Mobile, Alabama |
| 2009 | Western Kentucky | 64–55 | South Alabama | A. J. Slaughter, Western Kentucky | Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| 2010 | North Texas | 66–63 | Troy | Eric Tramiel, North Texas | Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| 2011 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 64–63 | North Texas | Solomon Bozeman, Arkansas-Little Rock | Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| 2012 | Western Kentucky | 74–70 | North Texas | George Fant, Western Kentucky | Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 65–63 | FIU | T. J. Price, Western Kentucky | Summit Arena; Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Note: 'Southwestern Louisiana' became the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in 1999.
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