| Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score |
| Oregon Ducks (1939) | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (1940) | |
| Wisconsin Badgers (1941) | |
| Stanford Cardinal (1942) | |
| Wyoming Cowboys (1943) | |
| Utah Utes (1944) | |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (1945) | |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (1946) | |
| Holy Cross Crusaders (1947) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1948) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1949) | |
| CCNY Beavers (1950) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1951) | |
| Kansas Jayhawks (1952) | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (1953) | |
| La Salle Explorers (1954) | |
| San Francisco Dons (1955) | |
| San Francisco Dons (1956) | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (1957) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1958) | |
| California Golden Bears (1959) | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes (1960) | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats (1961) | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats (1962) | |
| Loyola (IL) Ramblers (1963) | |
| | Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score |
| UCLA Bruins (1964) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1965) | |
| UTEP Miners (1966) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1967) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1968) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1969) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1970) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1971) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1972) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1973) | |
| N.C. State Wolfpack (1974) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1975) | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (1976) | |
| Marquette Golden Eagles (1977) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1978) | |
| Michigan State Spartans (1979) | |
| Louisville Cardinals (1980) | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (1981) | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (1982) | |
| N.C. State Wolfpack (1983) | |
| Georgetown Hoyas (1984) | |
| Villanova Wildcats (1985) | |
| Louisville Cardinals (1986) | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (1987) | |
| Kansas Jayhawks (1988) | |
| | Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score |
| Michigan Wolverines (1989) | |
| UNLV Rebels (1990) | |
| Duke Blue Devils (1991) | |
| Duke Blue Devils (1992) | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (1993) | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks (1994) | |
| UCLA Bruins (1995) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1996) | |
| Arizona Wildcats (1997) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (1998) | |
| Connecticut Huskies (1999) | |
| Michigan State Spartans (2000) | |
| Duke Blue Devils (2001) | |
| Maryland Terrapins (2002) | |
| Syracuse Orange (2003) | |
| Connecticut Huskies (2004) | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (2005) | |
| Florida Gators (2006) | |
| Florida Gators (2007) | |
| Kansas Jayhawks (2008) | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (2009) | |
| Duke Blue Devils (2010) | |
| Connecticut Huskies (2011) | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (2012) | |
| Louisville Cardinals (2013) | |
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