Championships By Season
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion | NCAA National Champion | Notes |
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| 1951-52 | Colorado College | — | Michigan | Midwest Collegiate Hockey League play begins with Colorado College, Denver, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota and North Dakota; first season the MacNaughton Cup is awarded to regular season champion |
| 1952-53 | Minnesota Michigan |
— | Michigan | |
| 1953-54 | Minnesota | — | League name changed to the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League | |
| 1954-55 | Colorado College | — | Michigan | |
| 1955-56 | Michigan | — | Michigan | |
| 1956-57 | Colorado College | — | Colorado College | |
| 1957-58 | North Dakota Denver |
— | Denver | |
| 1958-59 | — | — | North Dakota | No league play because Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan State and Michigan Tech withdraw from the WIHL due to disagreement over the recruiting practices of University of North Dakota, Denver, and Colorado College. |
| 1959-60 | Denver | Denver Michigan Tech |
Denver | Western Collegiate Hockey Association founded; tournament play begins |
| 1960-61 | Denver | Denver Minnesota |
Denver | |
| 1961-62 | Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech | The WCHA begins awarding the MacNaughton Cup to the conference's tournament champion |
| 1962-63 | Denver North Dakota |
Denver | North Dakota | |
| 1963-64 | Michigan Denver |
Denver | Michigan | |
| 1964-65 | North Dakota | Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech | |
| 1965-66 | Michigan Tech | Denver Michigan State |
Michigan State | The WCHA decides to once again award the MacNaughton Cup to the regular season champion |
| 1966-67 | North Dakota | Michigan State North Dakota |
Minnesota-Duluth joins the WCHA | |
| 1967-68 | Denver | Denver North Dakota |
Denver | |
| 1968-69 | Michigan Tech | Denver Michigan Tech |
Denver | |
| 1969-70 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech Wisconsin |
Wisconsin joins the WCHA | |
| 1970-71 | Michigan Tech | Denver Minnesota |
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| 1971-72 | Denver | Denver Wisconsin |
Notre Dame joins the WCHA | |
| 1972-73 | Denver | Denver Wisconsin |
Wisconsin | |
| 1973-74 | Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech Minnesota |
Minnesota | |
| 1974-75 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech Minnesota |
Michigan Tech | |
| 1975-76 | Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech Minnesota |
Minnesota | |
| 1976-77 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 1977-78 | Denver | Colorado College Wisconsin |
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| 1978-79 | North Dakota | Minnesota North Dakota |
Minnesota | |
| 1979-80 | North Dakota | Minnesota North Dakota |
North Dakota | Plan to split the conference into two divisions is rejected |
| 1980-81 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech Minnesota |
Wisconsin | |
| 1981-82 | North Dakota | Wisconsin | North Dakota | Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech and Notre Dame leave conference for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association; the Broadmoor Trophy replaces the MacNaughton Cup as the trophy for the regular season champion |
| 1982-83 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 1983-84 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | ||
| 1984-85 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | Michigan Tech rejoins the WCHA and brings the MacNaughton Cup back to the conference; Northern Michigan joins the WCHA; interlocking schedule with Hockey East begins (interconference games counted in conference standings); first season the Broadmoor Trophy awarded to the tournament champion | |
| 1985-86 | Denver | Denver | ||
| 1986-87 | North Dakota | North Dakota | North Dakota | |
| 1987-88 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Tournament changed to a single-site four team format | |
| 1988-89 | Minnesota | Northern Michigan | Last season of interlocking schedule with Hockey East | |
| 1989-90 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 1990-91 | Northern Mich | Northern Mich | Northern Mich | St. Cloud State joins the WCHA |
| 1991-92 | Minnesota | Northern Michigan | ||
| 1992-93 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota | Tournament changed to five team format and renamed the Final Five | |
| 1993-94 | Colorado College | Minnesota | Alaska-Anchorage joins the WCHA | |
| 1994-95 | Colorado College | Wisconsin | ||
| 1995-96 | Colorado College | Minnesota | ||
| 1996-97 | Minnesota North Dakota |
North Dakota | North Dakota | |
| 1997-98 | North Dakota | Wisconsin | Northern Michigan leaves the conference for the CCHA; Mankato State (now Minnesota State-Mankato) participates in the WCHA tournament | |
| 1998-99 | North Dakota | Denver | ||
| 1999-00 | Wisconsin | North Dakota | North Dakota | Minnesota State joins the WCHA |
| 2000-01 | North Dakota | St. Cloud State | ||
| 2001-02 | Denver | Denver | Minnesota | |
| 2002-03 | Colorado College | Minnesota | Minnesota | |
| 2003-04 | North Dakota | Minnesota | Denver | |
| 2004-05 | Colorado College Denver |
Denver | Denver | |
| 2005-06 | Minnesota | North Dakota | Wisconsin | |
| 2006-07 | Minnesota | Minnesota | ||
| 2007-08 | Colorado College | Denver | ||
| 2008-09 | North Dakota | Minnesota-Duluth | ||
| 2009-10 | Denver | North Dakota | ||
| 2010-11 | North Dakota | North Dakota | Minnesota-Duluth | Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha join the WCHA |
| 2011-12 | Minnesota | North Dakota | ||
| 2012-13 | St. Cloud State Minnesota |
Wisconsin | Final WCHA season for Colorado College, Denver, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State (all leaving for NCHA in 2013-2014) as well as Minnesota and Wisconsin (both leaving for Big Ten Conference) | |
| 2013-14 | Northern Michigan rejoins WCHA; first WCHA season for Alabama-Huntsville, Alaska-Fairbanks, Bowling Green, Ferris State, and Lake Superior State |
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