| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Defeated |
Venue |
| 1982 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
93-74 |
Tuskegee |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1983 |
Virginia Union |
73-60 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1984 |
Central Missouri State |
80-73 |
Virginia Union |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1985 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
80-69 |
Central Missouri State |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1986 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
70-63 |
North Dakota State |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1987 |
New Haven |
77-75 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield Civic Center) |
| 1988 |
Hampton |
65-48 |
West Texas State |
Fargo, North Dakota (Bison Sports Arena) |
| 1989 |
Delta State |
88-58 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Cleveland, Mississippi (Walter Sillers Coliseum) |
| 1990 |
Delta State |
77-43 |
Bentley |
Pomona, California (Kellogg Gymnasium) |
| 1991 |
North Dakota State |
81-74 |
Southeast Missouri State |
Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Show Me Center) |
| 1992 |
Delta State |
65-63 |
North Dakota State |
Fargo, North Dakota (Bison Sports Arena) |
| 1993 |
North Dakota State |
95-63 |
Delta State |
Waltham, Massachusetts (Dana Athletic Center) |
| 1994 |
North Dakota State |
89-56 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Fargo, North Dakota (Bison Sports Arena) |
| 1995 |
North Dakota State |
98-85 |
Portland State |
Fargo, North Dakota (Bison Sports Arena) |
| 1996 |
North Dakota State |
104-78 |
Shippensburg |
Fargo, North Dakota (Bison Sports Arena) |
| 1997 |
North Dakota |
94-78 |
Southern Indiana |
Grand Forks, North Dakota (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center) |
| 1998 |
North Dakota |
92-76 |
Emporia State |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (H.O. Clemmons Arena) |
| 1999 |
North Dakota |
80-63 |
Arkansas Tech |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (H.O. Clemmons Arena) |
| 2000 |
Northern Kentucky |
71-62 (ot) |
North Dakota State |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (H.O. Clemmons Arena) |
| 2001 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
87-80 (ot) |
North Dakota |
Rochester, Minnesota (Mayo Civic Center) |
| 2002 |
Cal Poly Pomona |
74-62 |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Rochester, Minnesota (Mayo Civic Center) |
| 2003 |
South Dakota State |
65-50 |
Northern Kentucky |
St. Joseph, Missouri (St. Joseph Civic Arena) |
| 2004 |
California (Pennsylvania) |
75-72 |
Drury |
St. Joseph, Missouri (St. Joseph Civic Arena) |
| 2005 |
Washburn |
70-53 |
Seattle Pacific |
Hot Springs, Arkansas (Summit Arena) |
| 2006 |
Grand Valley State |
58-52 |
American International |
Hot Springs, Arkansas (Summit Arena) |
| 2007 |
Southern Connecticut State |
61-45 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Kearney, Nebraska (Health and Sports Center) |
| 2008 |
Northern Kentucky |
63-58 |
South Dakota |
Kearney, Nebraska (Health and Sports Center) |
| 2009 |
Minnesota State |
103-94 |
Franklin Pierce |
San Antonio, Texas (Bill Greehey Arena) |
| 2010 |
Emporia State |
65-53 |
Fort Lewis |
St. Joseph, Missouri (St. Joseph Civic Arena) |
| 2011 |
Clayton State |
69–50 |
Michigan Tech |
St. Joseph, Missouri (St. Joseph Civic Arena) |
| 2012 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
San Antonio, Texas (Bill Greehey Arena) |