| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
| 1945 | Pasadena City College | N/A | N/A |
| 1946 | Sacramento Junior College | N/A | N/A |
| 1947 | Compton College | N/A | N/A |
| 1948 | College of Marin | Murray State School of Agriculture | 48-34 |
| 1949 | Tyler Junior College | Hutchinson Community College | 66-64 |
| 1950 | Los Angeles City College | Northeast Mississippi Junior College | 67-63 |
| 1951 | Tyler Junior College | Ventura College | 93-75 |
| 1952 | Wharton County Junior College | Hibbing Community College | 78-76 |
| 1953 | El Dorado Junior College | Arkansas City Junior College | 80-64 |
| 1954 | Moberly Area Community College | Snow College | 54-49 (OT) |
| 1955 | Moberly Area Community College | Hannibal-LaGrange College | 71-64 (2 OT) |
| 1956 | Kilgore College | Hannibal-LaGrange College | 68-65 |
| 1957 | San Angelo College | Eastern Arizona College | 63-51 |
| 1958 | Kilgore College | Weber College | 68-57 |
| 1959 | Weber College | Bethany Lutheran College | 57-47 |
| 1960 | Parsons Junior College | Tyler Junior College | 73-71 |
| 1961 | Pueblo Junior College | Tyler Junior College | 79-66 |
| 1962 | Coffeyville Community College | Lon Morris College | 74-49 |
| 1963 | Independence Community College | Mercer County Community College | 73-68 (OT) |
| 1964 | Dodge City Community College | Casper College | 73-68 |
| 1965 | Vincennes University | Burlington Junior College | 80-76 |
| 1966 | Moberly Area Community College | Cameron State Agricultural College | 90-66 |
| 1967 | Moberly Area Community College | San Jacinto College-Central | 56-55 |
| 1968 | San Jacinto College-Central | Mercer County Community College | 66-64 |
| 1969 | Paducah Community College | Robert Morris, Pa. | 79-76 |
| 1970 | Vincennes University | Three Rivers Community College | 85-67 |
| 1971 | Ellsworth College | College of Southern Idaho | 80-71 |
| 1972 | Vincennes University | Ferrum College | 73-61 |
| 1973 | Mercer County Community College | Vacated | 80-61 |
| 1974 | Mercer County Community College | Chipola Junior College | 60-58 |
| 1975 | Western Texas Junior College | College of Southern Idaho | 65-57 |
| 1976 | College of Southern Idaho | Mercer County Community College | 62-50 |
| 1977 | Independence Community College | San Jacinto College-Central | 75-72 |
| 1978 | Independence Community College | Niagara County Community College | 62-61 |
| 1979 | Three Rivers Community College | Mercer County Community College | 60-59 (OT) |
| 1980 | Western Texas Junior College | Jefferson State Community College | 85-72 |
| 1981 | Westark Community College | Lincoln College | 67-50 |
| 1982 | Midland College | Miami Dade - North | 93-88 (OT) |
| 1983 | San Jacinto College-Central | Seminole State College | 73-68 |
| 1984 | San Jacinto College-Central | Independence Community College | 86-82 |
| 1985 | Dixie State College of Utah | Kankakee Community College | 57-55 |
| 1986 | San Jacinto College-Central | Vincennes University | 84-78 |
| 1987 | College of Southern Idaho | Midland College | 69-68 |
| 1988 | Hutchinson Community College | Kankakee Community College | 76-74 |
| 1989 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | Northeast Mississippi Community College | 83-76 |
| 1990 | Connors State College | College of Southern Idaho | 103-87 |
| 1991 | Aquinas Junior College | Arizona Western College | 74-68 |
| 1992 | Three Rivers Community College | Butler Community College | 78-77 |
| 1993 | Pensacola Junior College | Butler Community College | 79-74 |
| 1994 | Hutchinson Community College | Three Rivers Community College | 78-74 |
| 1995 | Okaloosa-Walton College | Spartanburg Methodist College | 79-63 |
| 1996 | Sullivan College | Allegany College of Maryland | 104-98 (OT) |
| 1997 | Indian Hills Community College | San Jacinto College-Central | 89-80 |
| 1998 | Indian Hills Community College | Shelby State Community College | 83-68 |
| 1999 | Indian Hills Community College | Barton County Community College | 100-86 |
| 2000 | Southeastern Community College | Calhoun Community College | 84-70 |
| 2001 | Wabash Valley College | Allegany College of Maryland | 89-83 |
| 2002 | Dixie State College of Utah | Coffeyville Community College | 82-81 |
| 2003 | Southeastern Community College | San Jacinto College-Central | 76-68 |
| 2004 | Southeastern Community College | Redlands Community College | 58-43 |
| 2005 | Paris Junior College | Three Rivers Community College | 70-61 |
| 2006 | University of Arkansas - Fort Smith | Tallahassee Community College | 68-59 |
| 2007 | Midland College | Chipola College | 94-75 |
| 2008 | South Plains College | Salt Lake Community College | 67-56 |
| 2009 | Salt Lake Community College | Midland College | 67-60 |
| 2010 | Howard College | Three Rivers Community College | 85-80 |
| 2011 | College of Southern Idaho | Midland College | 72-64 |
| 2012 | South Plains College | Northwest Florida State College | 81-68 |
| 2013 | College of Central Florida | Northwest Florida State College | 74-69 |
| 2014 | Jones County Junior College | Indian Hills Community College | 87-77 |
| 2015 | Northwest Florida State College | South Plains College | 83-80 |
| 2016 | Salt Lake Community College | Hutchinson Community College | 74-64 |