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The champion teams of the NBL1 North, previously known as the Queensland Basketball League, are determined annually by a grand final championship weekend hosted by Basketball Queensland. [1]
| Year | Men's Champion | Result | Men's Runner-up | Women's Champion | Result | Women's Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Townsville Suns | Ipswich Eagles | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
| 1987 | Gold Coast Cougars | Townsville Suns | Mackay Meteorettes | Ipswich Eagles | ||
| 1988 | Gold Coast Cougars | Townsville Suns | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
| 1989 | Townsville Suns | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Brisbane Brewers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 1990 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Townsville Suns | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
| 1991 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Brisbane Brewers | Brisbane Brewers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 1992 | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Heat | Brisbane Brewers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 1993 | Cairns Marlins | Burdekin Wildcats | Townsville Sunbirds | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
| 1994 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Cairns Dolphins | Ipswich Eagles | ||
| 1995 | Southern Districts Spartans | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
| 1996 | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 1997 | Cairns Marlins | Suncoast Clippers | Townsville Sunbirds | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
| 1998 | Cairns Marlins | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 1999 | Southern Districts Spartans | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 2000 | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | Southern Districts Spartans | Brisbane Brewers | ||
| 2001 | Cairns Marlins | Brisbane Capitals | Brisbane Capitals | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
| 2002 | Brisbane Capitals | Cairns Marlins | Brisbane Capitals | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
| 2003 | South West Metro Pirates | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
| 2004 | Cairns Marlins | 103 – 94 | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | 60 – 47 | Townsville Flames |
| 2005 | Southern Districts Spartans | 90 – 85 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | 71 – 55 | Townsville Flames |
| 2006 | Southern Districts Spartans | 108 – 79 | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | 70 – 67 | Cairns Dolphins |
| 2007* | Cairns Marlins | 2 – 0 | Gold Coast Goannas | Townsville Flames | 2 – 0 | Maroochydore Clippers |
| 2008 | Rockhampton Rockets | 97 – 80 | Townsville Heat | Townsville Flames | 92 – 46 | South West Metro Pirates |
| 2009 | Cairns Marlins | 113 – 81 | Rockhampton Rockets | Gladstone Port City Power | 102 – 98 | South West Metro Pirates |
| 2010 | Rockhampton Rockets | 74 – 63 | Mackay Meteors | Gladstone Port City Power | 94 – 77 | Northside Wizards |
| 2011 | Mackay Meteors | 100 – 82 | Rockhampton Rockets | Gladstone Port City Power | 110 – 97 | Bundaberg Bears |
| 2012 | Mackay Meteors | 72 – 58 | Rockhampton Rockets | Mackay Meteorettes | 78 – 71 | Gladstone Port City Power |
| 2013 | Rockhampton Rockets | 102 – 95 | Brisbane Capitals | Mackay Meteorettes | 76 – 59 | Ipswich Force |
| 2014* | Rockhampton Rockets | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteors | Mackay Meteorettes | 2 – 0 | Rockhampton Cyclones |
| 2015* | Mackay Meteors | 2 – 1 | Brisbane Capitals | Rockhampton Cyclones | 2 – 0 | Gladstone Port City Power |
| 2016* | Cairns Marlins | 2 – 0 | Brisbane Capitals | Rockhampton Cyclones | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteorettes |
| 2017* | Townsville Heat | 2 – 1 | Mackay Meteors | Brisbane Spartans | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteorettes |
| 2018* | Townsville Heat | 2 – 0 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | 2 – 0 | Townsville Flames |
| 2019* | Brisbane Capitals | 2 – 0 | Gold Coast Rollers | Southern Districts Spartans | 2 – 0 | Gold Coast Rollers |
| 2020 | Season cancelled [2] | |||||
| 2021* | Mackay Meteors | 2 – 0 | Cairns Marlins | Logan Thunder | 2 – 0 | Southern Districts Spartans |
| 2022* | Gold Coast Rollers | 2 – 0 | USC Rip City | Townsville Flames | 2 – 0 | Logan Thunder |
| 2023* | Ipswich Force | 2 – 1 | Gold Coast Rollers | Northside Wizards | 2 – 0 | Rockhampton Cyclones |
| 2024* | Mackay Meteors | 2 – 0 | Brisbane Capitals | Rockhampton Cyclones | 2 – 1 | Northside Wizards |
* Grand Final was a best-of-three series
| Team | Total Titles | Men's | Women's | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titles | Winning Seasons | Titles | Winning Seasons | |||
| Brisbane Spartans/Southern Districts Spartans | 17 | 5 | 1992, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006 | 12 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| Brisbane Brewers/Brisbane Capitals | 10 | 2 | 2002, 2019 | 8 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 | Won the women's inaugural title in 1986. |
| Cairns Dolphins/Cairns Marlins | 10 | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2016 | 1 | 1994 | |
| Townsville Flames/Townsville Heat/Townsville Sunbirds/Townsville Suns | 10 | 5 | 1986, 1989, 2000, 2017, 2018 | 5 | 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2022 | Won the men's inaugural title in 1986. |
| Mackay Meteorettes/Mackay Meteors | 9 | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2024 | 4 | 1987, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Rockhampton Cyclones/Rockhampton Rockets | 8 | 5 | 1996, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2024 | |
| Gladstone Port City Power | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||
| Gold Coast Cougars/Gold Coast Rollers | 3 | 3 | 1987, 1988, 2022 | 0 | ||
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | 2 | 2 | 1990, 1991 | 0 | ||
| South West Metro Pirates | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 0 | ||
| Logan Thunder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | ||
| Northside Wizards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | ||
| Ipswich Force | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | ||
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