How Many D2 Basketball National Championships Are Listed Here?
NCAA Division II men's basketball national champions are listed year by year since 1957. Linked schools open FCP program pages; canceled seasons such as 2020 (COVID-19) follow NCAA's published notation.
Most national titles
Kentucky Wesleyan
8 titles
Evansville
5 titles
Cal State Bakersfield
3 titles
Northwest Missouri State
3 titles
Virginia Union
3 titles
Central Missouri
2 titles
Florida Southern
2 titles
Metro State
2 titles
North Alabama
2 titles
Nova Southeastern
2 titles
Winona State
2 titles
Augustana [S.D.]
1 title
NCAA Division II men's basketball champions by year
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Site | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Kentucky Wesleyan | 89-65 | Evansville, Ind. | Lee Pfund |
| 1958 | South Dakota | Saint Michael's | 75-53 | Evansville, Ind. | Duane Clodfelter |
| 1959 | Evansville | Missouri State | 83-67 | Evansville, Ind. | Arad McCutchan |
| 1960 | Evansville | Chapman | 90-69 | Evansville, Ind. | Arad McCutchan |
| 1961 | Wittenberg | Southeast Missouri State | 42-38 | Evansville, Ind. | Ray Mears |
| 1962 | Mount Saint Mary's | Sacramento State | 58-57 (ot) | Evansville, Ind. | James Phelan |
| 1963 | South Dakota State | Wittenberg | 44-42 | Evansville, Ind. | Jim Iverson |
| 1964 | Evansville | Akron | 72-59 | Evansville, Ind. | Arad McCutchan |
| 1965 | Evansville | Southern Illinois | 85-82 (ot) | Evansville, Ind. | Arad McCutchan |
| 1966 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Southern Illinois | 54-51 | Evansville, Ind. | Guy Strong |
| 1967 | Winston-Salem | Missouri State | 77-74 | Evansville, Ind. | C.E. Gaines |
| 1968 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Indiana State | 63-52 | Evansville, Ind. | Bob Daniels |
| 1969 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Missouri State | 75-71 | Evansville, Ind. | Bob Daniels |
| 1970 | Philadelphia University | Tennessee State | 76-65 | Evansville, Ind. | Herb Magee |
| 1971 | Evansville | Old Dominion | 97-82 | Evansville, Ind. | Arad McCutchan |
| 1972 | Roanoke | Akron | 84-72 | Evansville, Ind. | Charles Moir |
| 1973 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Tennessee State | 78-76 (ot) | Evansville, Ind. | Bob Jones |
| 1974 | Morgan State | Missouri State | 67-52 | Evansville, Ind. | Nathaniel Frazier |
| 1975 | Old Dominion | New Orleans | 76-74 | Evansville, Ind. | Sonny Allen |
| 1976 | Puget Sound | Chattanooga | 83-74 | Evansville, Ind. | Don Zech |
| 1977 | Chattanooga | Randolph-Macon | 71-62 | Springfield, Mass. | Ron shumate |
| 1978 | Cheyney | Green Bay | 47-40 | Springfield, Mo. | John Chaney |
| 1979 | North Alabama | Green Bay | 64-50 | Springfield, Mo. | Bill Jones |
| 1980 | Virginia Union | SUNYIT | 80-74 | Springfield, Mass. | Dave Robbins |
| 1981 | Florida Southern | Mount Saint Mary's | 73-68 | Springfield, Mass. | Hal Wissel |
| 1982 | District of Columbia | Florida Southern | 73-63 | Springfield, Mass. | Wil Jones |
| 1983 | Wright State | District of Columbia | 92-73 | Springfield, Mass. | Ralph Underhill |
| 1984 | Central Missouri | Saint Augustine's | 81-77 | Springfield, Mass. | Lynn Nance |
| 1985 | Jacksonville State | South Dakota State | 74-73 | Springfield, Mass. | Bill Jones |
| 1986 | Sacred Heart | Southeast Missouri State | 93-87 | Springfield, Mass. | Dave Bike |
| 1987 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Gannon | 92-74 | Springfield, Mass. | Wayne Chapman |
| 1988 | Massachusetts-Lowell | Alaska Anchorage | 75-72 | Springfield, Mass. | Don Doucette |
| 1989 | North Carolina Central | Southeast Missouri State | 73-46 | Springfield, Mass. | Michael Bernard |
| 1990 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Cal State Bakersfield | 93-79 | Springfield, Mass. | Wayne Chapman |
| 1991 | North Alabama | Bridgeport | 79-72 | Springfield, Mass. | Gary Elliot |
| 1992 | Virginia Union | Bridgeport | 100-75 | Springfield, Mass. | Dave Robbins |
| 1993 | Cal State Bakersfield | Troy | 85-72 | Springfield, Mass. | Pat Douglass |
| 1994 | Cal State Bakersfield | Southern Indiana | 92-86 | Springfield, Mass. | Pat Douglass |
| 1995 | Southern Indiana | UC Riverside | 71-63 | Louisville, Ky. | Bruce Pearl |
| 1996 | Fort Hays State | Northern Kentucky | 70-63 | Louisville, Ky. | Gary Garner |
| 1997 | Cal State Bakersfield | Northern Kentucky | 57-56 | Louisville, Ky. | Pat Douglass |
| 1998 | UC Davis | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83-77 | Louisville, Ky. | Bob Williams |
| 1999 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Metro State | 75-60 | Louisville, Ky. | Ray Harper |
| 2000 | Metro State | Kentucky Wesleyan | 97-79 | Louisville, Ky. | Mike Dunlap |
| 2001 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Washburn | 72-63 | Bakersfield, Calif. | Ray Harper |
| 2002 | Metro State | Kentucky Wesleyan | 80-72 | Evansville, Ind. | Mike Dunlap |
| 2003 | Northeastern State | Kentucky Wesleyan | 75-64 | Lakeland, Fla. | Larry Gipson |
| 2004 | Kennesaw State | Southern Indiana | 84-59 | Bakersfield, Calif. | Tony Ingle |
| 2005 | Virginia Union | Bryant | 63-58 | Grand Forks, N.D. | Dave Robbins |
| 2006 | Winona State | Virginia Union | 73-61 | Springfield, Mass. | Mike Leaf |
| 2007 | Barton | Winona State | 77-75 | Springfield, Mass. | Ron Lievense |
| 2008 | Winona State | Augusta State | 87-76 | Springfield, Mass. | Mike Leaf |
| 2009 | Findlay | Cal Poly Pomona | 56-53 (ot) | Springfield, Mass. | Ron Niekamp |
| 2010 | Cal Poly Pomona | Indiana (Pa.) | 65-53 | Springfield, Mass. | Greg kamansky |
| 2011 | Bellarmine | BYU-Hawaii | 71-68 | Springfield, Mass. | Scott Davenport |
| 2012 | Western Washington | Montevallo | 72-65 | Highland Heights, Ky. | Brad Jackson |
| 2013 | Drury | Metro State | 74-73 | Atlanta, Ga. | Steve Hesser |
| 2014 | Central Missouri | West Liberty | 84-77 | Evansville, Ind. | Kim Anderson |
| 2015 | Florida Southern | Indiana (Pa.) | 77-62 | Evansville, Ind. | Linc Darner |
| 2016 | Augustana [S.D.] | Lincoln Memorial | 90-81 | Frisco, Tex. | Tom Billeter |
| 2017 | Northwest Missouri St. | Fairmont State | 71-61 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Ben McCollum |
| 2018 | Ferris State | Northern State | 71-69 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Andy Bronkema |
| 2019 | Northwest Missouri State | Point Loma | 64-58 | Evansville, Ind. | Ben McCollum |
| 2020 | Canceled (COVID-19) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Northwest Missouri State | West Texas A&M | 80-54 | Evansville, Ind. | Ben McCollum |
| 2022 | Northwest Missouri State | Augusta | 67-58 | Evansville, Ind. | Ben McCollum |
| 2023 | Nova Southeastern | West Liberty | 111-101 | Evansville, Ind. | Jim Crutchfield |
| 2024 | Minnesota State | Nova Southeastern | 88-85 | Evansville, Ind. | Matt Margenthaler |
| 2025 | Nova Southeastern | Cal St. Dom. Hills | 74-73 | Evansville, Ind. | Jim Crutchfield |
| 2026 | Gannon | Lander | 84-61 | Indianapolis | Easton Bazzoli |