# NJCAA Division I men's basketball championship

NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships is held annually in March at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS. The first official NJCAA National Championship was in 1948 in Springfield, MO at the Southwest State College Fieldhouse. The event moved to "Hutch" in 1949, and has been there ever since. The format has changed many times throughout its history, and until 2013 it was a false double-elimination tournament. Now the event is single elimination and consists of 23 games over six days. The NJCAA had only one division for Men's Basketball until the 1986–87 season when Division 2 was added. A third non-scholarship division was formed starting with the 1990 tournament. The NJCAA is divided into 24 Regions who form 16 Districts. The 16 District Champions receive automatic berths in the National Championship, and there are eight at-large bids extended. This format has been in effect since the 2017 Championship. The results below are for Division 1 only.
List of Division 1 NJCAA Schools
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
| 1945 | Pasadena City College | N/A | N/A |
| 1946 | Sacramento Junior College | Pasadena City College | 78–56 |
| 1947 | Compton College | Phoenix College | 63–59 (OT) |
| 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 | Hutchinson 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 | Moberly Area 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 |
| 2017 | Hutchinson Community College | Eastern Florida State College | 84–58 |
| 2018 | South Plains College | College of Southern Idaho | 98–95 |
| 2019 | Vincennes University | Ranger College (TX) | 87–77 |
| 2020 | Tournament Cancelled | COVID-19 Pandemic | |
| 2021 | Coffeyville Community College | Cowley Community College | 108–99 |
| 2022 | Northwest Florida State College | Salt Lake Community College | 83–67 |
| 2023 | John A. Logan College | Northwest Florida State College | 73–70 |
| 2024 | Barton Community College | Triton College | 88–73 |

## Championship Leaders

| Team | Championships | Winning year(s) |
| Vincennes University | 4 | 1965, 1970, 1972, 2019 |
| San Jacinto College-Central | 4 | 1968, 1983, 1984, 1986 |
| Moberly Area Community College | 4 | 1954, 1955, 1966, 1967 |
| Northwest Florida State College | 3 | 1995, 2015, 2022 |
| South Plains College | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2018 |
| Hutchinson Community College | 3 | 1988, 1994, 2017 |
| Indian Hills Community College | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Southeastern Community College | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2004 |
| Independence Community College | 3 | 1963, 1977, 1978 |
| College of Southern Idaho | 3 | 1976, 1987, 2011 |
| Tyler Junior College | 2 | 1949, 1951 |
| Kilgore College | 2 | 1956, 1958 |
| Mercer County Community College | 2 | 1973, 1974 |
| Midland College | 2 | 1982, 2007 |
| Dixie State College of Utah | 2 | 1985, 2002 |
| Three Rivers Community College | 2 | 1979, 1992 |
| Western Texas Junior College | 2 | 1975, 1980 |
| University of Arkansas - Fort Smith | 2 | 1981, 2006 |
| Salt Lake Community College | 2 | 2009, 2016 |
| Coffeyville Community College | 2 | 1962, 2021 |