| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
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| 1972 | North Carolina A&T | 71–62 | Howard | Robert Lewis (HU) | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC |
| 1973 | North Carolina A&T | 86–81 | Howard | William Harris (NCAT) |
| 1974 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 77–62 | Morgan State | Talvin Skinner (UMES) | Baltimore Civic Center • Baltimore, MD |
| 1975 | North Carolina A&T | 86–77 | Morgan State | Marvin Webster (MSU) |
| 1976 | Morgan State | 82–77 | Howard | James Sparrow (NCAT) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC |
| 1977 | North Carolina A&T | 66–63 | Morgan State | Eric Evans (MSU) |
| 1978 | North Carolina A&T | 82–77 | Howard | James Sparrow (NCAT) |
| 1979 | North Carolina A&T | 48–46 | Howard | Larry Spriggs (HU) |
| 1980 | Howard | 78–69 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1981 | Howard | 66-63 | North Carolina A&T | Unknown |
| 1982 | North Carolina A&T | 79–67 | Howard | Eric Boyd (NCAT) |
| 1983 | North Carolina A&T | 71–64 | Howard | Joe Binion (NCAT) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC |
| 1984 | North Carolina A&T | 65–58 | Howard | Eric Boyd (NCAT) |
| 1985 | North Carolina A&T | 71–69 | Howard | The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA |
| 1986 | North Carolina A&T | 53–52 | Howard | Thomas Griffis (NCAT) | Philadelphia Civic Center • Philadelphia, PA |
| 1987 | North Carolina A&T | 79–58 | Howard | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC |
| 1988 | North Carolina A&T | 101–86 | Florida A&M | Claude Williams (NCAT) |
| 1989 | South Carolina State | 83–79 | Florida A&M | Travis Williams (SCSU) |
| 1990 | Coppin State | 54–50 | North Carolina A&T | Reggie Isaac (CSU) |
| 1991 | Florida A&M | 84–80 | Delaware State | Kenneth Davis (Florida A&M) | Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA |
| 1992 | Howard | 67–65 | Florida A&M | Howard Holley (HU) |
| 1993 | Coppin State | 80–53 | Delaware State | Dion Schultz (CSU) |
| 1994 | North Carolina A&T | 87–70 | South Carolina State [1] | Phillip Allen (NCAT) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD |
| 1995 | North Carolina A&T | 66–64 | Coppin State |
| 1996 | South Carolina State | 69–56 | Coppin State | Derrick Patterson (SCSU) | Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL |
| 1997 | Coppin State | 81–74 (OT) | North Carolina A&T | Terquin Mott (CSU) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall • Norfolk, VA |
| 1998 | South Carolina State | 66–61 | Coppin State | Roderick Blakney (SCSU) | Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA |
| 1999 | Florida A&M | 64–61 | South Carolina State | Monroe Pippins (Florida A&M) |
| 2000 | South Carolina State | 70–53 | Coppin State | Mike Waitre (SCSU) | Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA |
| 2001 | Hampton | 70–68 | South Carolina State | Tarvis Williams (Hampton) |
| 2002 | Hampton | 80-62 | Howard | Tommy Adams (Hampton) |
| 2003 | South Carolina State | 72–67 | Hampton | Dustin Braddick (SCSU) |
| 2004 | Florida A&M | 58–51 | Coppin State | Terrence Woods (Florida A&M) |
| 2005 | Delaware State | 55–53 | Hampton | Jahsha Bluntt (DSU) |
| 2006 | Hampton | 60–56 | Delaware State | Rashad West (Hampton) | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC |
| 2007 | Florida A&M | 58–56 | Delaware State | Brian Greene (Florida A&M) |
| 2008 | Coppin State | 62–60 | Morgan State | Tywain McKee (CSU) |
| 2009 | Morgan State | 83–69 | Norfolk State | Reggie Holmes (MSU) | LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2010 | Morgan State | 68–61 | South Carolina State | Kevin Thompson (MSU) |
| 2011 | Hampton | 60–55 | Morgan State | Brandon Tunnell (Hampton) |
| 2012 | Norfolk State | 73–70 | Bethune-Cookman | Kyle O'Quinn (NSU) |
| 2013 | North Carolina A&T | 57–54 | Morgan State | Adrian Powell (NCAT) | Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA |
| 2014 | North Carolina Central | 71–62 | Morgan State | Jeremy Ingram (NCCU) |
| 2015 | Hampton | 82–61 | Delaware State | Deron Powers (Hampton) |
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| 2016 | Hampton | 81–69 | South Carolina State | Reginald Johnson (Hampton) |
| 2017 | North Carolina Central | 67–59 | Norfolk State | Patrick Cole (NCCU) |
| 2018 | North Carolina Central | 71–63 | Hampton | Pablo Rivas (NCCU) |
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| 2019 | North Carolina Central | 50–47 | Norfolk State | Raasean Davis (NCCU) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2021 | Norfolk State | 71–63 | Morgan State | Joe Bryant Jr. (NSU) |
| 2022 | Norfolk State | 72–57 | Coppin State |
| 2023 | Howard | 65–64 | Norfolk State | Jelani Williams (HU) |
| 2024 | Howard | 70–67 | Delaware State | Jordan Hairston (HU) |
| 2025 | Norfolk State | 66–65 | South Carolina State | Brian Moore Jr. (NSU) |
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