| 1957 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | WHEATON THUNDER | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 89-65 |
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| 1958 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES | St. Michael's Purple Knights 75-53 |
| 1959 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES | Missouri State Bears 83-67 |
| 1960 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES | Chapman Panthers 90-69 |
| 1961 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | WITTENBERG TIGERS | Southeast Missouri State Bears 42-38 |
| 1962 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | MOUNT ST. MARY'S MOUNTAINEERS | Sacramento State Hornets 58-57 ot |
| 1963 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS | Wittenberg Tigers 44-42 |
| 1964 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES | Akron Zips 72-59 |
| 1965 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES | Southern Illinois Salukis 85-82 ot |
| 1966 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Southern Illinois Salukis 54-51 |
| 1967 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | WINSTON-SALEM STATE RAMS | Missouri State Bears 77-74 |
| 1968 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Indiana State Sycamores 63-52 |
| 1969 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Missouri State Bears 75-71 |
| 1970 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | PHILADELPHIA RAMS | Tennessee State Tigers 76-65 |
| 1971 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES | Old Dominion Monarchs 97-82 |
| 1972 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | ROANOKE MAROONS | Akron Zips 84-72 |
| 1973 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Tennessee State Tigers 78-76 ot |
| 1974 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | MORGAN STATE BEARS | Missouri State Bears 67-52 |
| 1975 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | OLD DOMINION MONARCHS | New Orleans Privateers 76-74 |
| 1976 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | PUGET SOUND LOGGERS | Chattanooga Mocs 83-74 |
| 1977 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | CHATTANOOGA MOCS | Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 71-62 |
| 1978 | Hammons Student Center, Springfield (MO) | CHEYNEY STATE WOLVES | Green Bay Phoenix 47-40 |
| 1979 | Hammons Student Center, Springfield (MO) | NORTH ALABAMA LIONS | Green Bay Phoenix 64-50 |
| 1980 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS | New York Tech Bears 80-74 |
| 1981 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOCCASINS | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 73-68 |
| 1982 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | UDC FIREBIRDS | Florida Southern Moccasins 73-63 |
| 1983 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS | UDC Firebirds 92-73 |
| 1984 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE MULES | St. Augustine's Falcon 81-77 |
| 1985 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 74-73 |
| 1986 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | SACRED HEART PIONEERS | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 93-87 |
| 1987 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Gannon Knights 92-74 |
| 1988 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | LOWELL RIVER HAWKS | Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 75-72 |
| 1989 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 73-46 |
| 1990 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Bakersfield State Roadrunners 93-79 |
| 1991 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | NORTH ALABAMA LIONS | Bridgeport Knights 79-72 |
| 1992 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS | Bridgeport Knights 100-75 |
| 1993 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | BAKERSFIELD STATE ROADRUNNERS | Troy State Trojans 85-72 |
| 1994 | Springfield Civic Center, Springfield (MA) | BAKERSFIELD STATE ROADRUNNERS | Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 92-86 |
| 1995 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | SOUTHERN INDIANA SCREAMING EAGLES | UC Riverside Highlanders 71-63 |
| 1996 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | FORT HAYS STATE TIGERS | Northern Kentucky Norse 70-63 |
| 1997 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | BAKERSFIELD STATE ROADRUNNERS | Northern Kentucky Norse 57-56 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | UC DAVIS AGGIES | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 83-77 |
| 1999 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Metro State Roadrunners 75-60 |
| 2000 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville | METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 97-79 |
| 2001 | Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield (CA) | KENTUCKY WESLEYAN PANTHERS | Washburn Ichabods 72-63 |
| 2002 | Robert Municipal Stadium, Evansville (IN) | METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 80-72 |
| 2003 | Lakeland Center, Lakeland (FL) | NORTHEASTERN STATE RIVERHAWKS | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 75-64 |
| 2004 | Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield (CA) | KENNESAW STATE OWLS | Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 84-59 |
| 2005 | Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks (ND) | VIRGINIA UNION PANTHERS | Bryant Bulldogs 63-58 |
| 2006 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | WINONA STATE WARRIORS | Virginia Union Panthers 73-61 |
| 2007 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | BARTON BULLDOGS | Winona State Warriors 77-75 |
| 2008 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | WINONA STATE WARRIORS | Augusta State Jaguars 87-76 |
| 2009 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | FINDLAY OILERS | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 56-53 ot |
| 2010 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | CAL POLY POMONA BRONCOS | Indiana Crimson Hawks 65-53 |
| 2011 | MassMutual Center, Springfield (MA) | BELLARMINE KNIGHTS | BYU-Hawaii Seasiders 71-68 |
| 2012 | Highland Heights, Kentucky | WETERN WASHINGTON VIKINGS | Montevallo Falcons 72-65 |
| 2013 | Philips Arena, Atlanta (GA) | DRURY PANTHERS | Metro State Roadrunners 74-73 |
| 2014 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES | West Liberty Hilltoppers 84-77 |
| 2015 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | FLORIDA SOUTHERN MOCCASINS | Indiana Crimson Hawks 77-62 |
| 2016 | Dr Pepper Arena, Frisco (TX) | AUGUSTANA VIKINGS | Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 90-81 |
| 2017 | Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls (SD) | NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS | Fairmont State Falcons 71-61 |
| 2018 | Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls (SD) | FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS | Northern State Wolves 71-69 |
| 2019 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS | Point Loma Nazarene 64-58 |
| 2020 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta (GA) | cancellato per l'emergenza Coronavirus | |
| 2021 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS | West Texas A&M Buffaloes 80-54 |
| 2022 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS | Augusta Jaguars 67-58 |
| 2023 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN SHARKS MEN'S | West Liberty Hilltoppers 111-101 |
| 2024 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS | Nova Southeastern Sharks Men's 88-85 |
| 2025 | Ford Center, Evansville (IN) | - | - |
| 2026 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh (PA) | - | - |