Past Winnersp
| Year | Champion | Score | Defeated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Elizabethtown | 67–66 (OT) | UNC Greensboro |
| 1983 | North Central College | 83–71 | Elizabethtown |
| 1984 | Rust | 51–49 | Elizabethtown |
| 1985 | Scranton | 68–59 | New Rochelle |
| 1986 | Salem State | 89–85 | Bishop |
| 1987 | Wis.–Stevens Point | 81–74 | Concordia–Moorhead |
| 1988 | Concordia–Moorhead | 65–57 | St. John Fisher |
| 1989 | Elizabethtown | 66–65 | Cal State Stanislaus |
| 1990 | Hope | 65–63 | St. John Fisher |
| 1991 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 73–55 | Muskingum |
| 1992 | Alma | 79–75 | Moravian |
| 1993 | Central (Iowa) | 71–63 | Capital |
| 1994 | Capital | 82–63 | Washington (MO) |
| 1995 | Capital | 59–55 | Wis.–Oshkosh |
| 1996 | Wis.–Oshkosh | 66–50 | Mount Union |
| 1997 | NYU | 72–70 | Wis.–Eau Claire |
| 1998 | Washington (MO) | 77–69 | Southern Maine |
| 1999 | Washington (MO) | 74–65 | St. Benedict |
| 2000 | Washington (MO) | 79–33 | Southern Maine |
| 2001 | Washington (MO) | 67–45 | Messiah |
| 2002 | Wis.–Stevens Point | 67–65 | St. Lawrence |
| 2003 | Trinity (Texas) | 60–58 | Eastern Connecticut State |
| 2004 | Wilmington (Ohio) | 59–53 | Bowdoin |
| 2005 | Millikin | 70–50 | Randolph–Macon |
| 2006 | Hope | 69–56 | Southern Maine |
| 2007 | DePauw | 55–52 | Washington (MO) |
| 2008 | Howard Payne | 68–54 | Messiah (Pa.) |
| 2009 | George Fox | 60–53 | Washington (MO) |
| 2010 | Washington (MO) | 65–59 | Hope |
| 2011 | Amherst | 64–55 | Washington (MO) |
| 2012 | Illinois Wesleyan | 57–48 | George Fox |
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