Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
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1977 | Southern Illinois | 82–69 | West Texas State | None Selected | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1978 | Creighton | 54–52 | Indiana State | Omaha Civic Auditorium (Omaha, Nebraska) |
1979 | Indiana State | 69–59 | New Mexico State | Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Indiana) |
1980 | Bradley | 62–59 | West Texas State | Robertson Memorial Field House (Peoria, Illinois) |
1981 | Creighton | 70–64 | Wichita State | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1982 | Tulsa | 90–77 | Illinois State | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1983 | Illinois State | 84–64 | Tulsa | Horton Fieldhouse (Normal, Illinois) |
1984 | Tulsa | 70–68 OT | Creighton | Tulsa Convention Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
1985 | Wichita State | 84–82 | Tulsa |
1986 | Tulsa | 74–58 | Bradley | Brian Rahilly, Tulsa |
1987 | Wichita State | 79–74 OT | Tulsa | Gary Cundiff, Wichita State |
1988 | Bradley | 83–59 | Illinois State | Hersey Hawkins, Bradley | Carver Arena (Peoria, Illinois) |
1989 | Creighton | 79–77 | Southern Illinois | Chad Gallagher, Creighton | Henry Levitt Arena (Wichita, Kansas) |
1990 | Illinois State | 81–78 | Southern Illinois | Rickey Jackson, Illinois State | Redbird Arena (Normal, Illinois) |
1991 | Creighton | 68–52 | Southwest Missouri State | Bob Harstad, Creighton | Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1992 | Southwest Missouri State | 71–68 | Tulsa | Jackie Crawford, Southwest Missouri State | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1993 | Southern Illinois | 70–59 | Illinois State | Ashraf Amaya, Southern Illinois |
1994 | Southern Illinois | 77–74 | Northern Iowa | Cam Johnson, Northern Iowa |
1995 | Southern Illinois | 77–62 | Tulsa | Chris Carr, Southern Illinois | Kiel Center/ Savvis Center/ Scottrade Center/ Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
1996 | Tulsa | 60–46 | Bradley | Shea Seals, Tulsa |
1997 | Illinois State | 75–72 | Southwest Missouri State | Rico Hill, Illinois State |
1998 | Illinois State | 84–74 | Southwest Missouri State | Dan Muller, Illinois State |
1999 | Creighton | 70–61 | Evansville | Rodney Buford, Creighton |
2000 | Creighton | 57–45 | Southwest Missouri State | Ryan Sears, Creighton |
2001 | Indiana State | 69–63 | Bradley | Michael Menser, Indiana State |
2002 | Creighton | 84–76 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Korver, Creighton |
2003 | Creighton | 80–56 | Southern Illinois |
2004 | Northern Iowa | 79–74 2OT | Southwest Missouri State | Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa |
2005 | Creighton | 75–57 | Southwest Missouri State | Johnny Mathies, Creighton |
2006 | Southern Illinois | 59–46 | Bradley | Randal Falker, Southern Illinois |
2007 | Creighton | 67–61 | Southern Illinois | Nate Funk, Creighton |
2008 | Drake | 79–49 | Illinois State | Adam Emmenecker, Drake |
2009 | Northern Iowa | 60–57 OT | Illinois State | Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State |
2010 | Northern Iowa | 67–52 | Wichita State | Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa |
2011 | Indiana State | 60–56 | Missouri State | Jermaine Mallett, Missouri State |
2012 | Creighton | 83–79 OT | Illinois State | Doug McDermott, Creighton |
2013 | Creighton | 68–65 | Wichita State |
2014 | Wichita State | 83–69 | Indiana State | Tekele Cotton, Wichita State |
2015 | Northern Iowa | 69–60 | Illinois State | Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa |
2016 | Northern Iowa | 56–54 | Evansville | Wes Washpun, Northern Iowa |
2017 | Wichita State | 71–51 | Illinois State | Conner Frankamp, Wichita State |
2018 | Loyola Chicago | 65–49 | Illinois State | Donte Ingram, Loyola Chicago |
2019 | Bradley | 57–54 | Northern Iowa | Elijah Childs, Bradley |
2020 | Bradley | 80–66 | Valparaiso | Darrell Brown, Bradley |
2021 | Loyola Chicago | 75–65 | Drake | Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago |
2022 | Loyola Chicago | 64–58 | Drake | Lucas Williamson, Loyola Chicago |
2023 | Drake | 77–51 | Bradley | Tucker DeVries, Drake |
2024 | Drake | 84–80 | Indiana State | Tucker DeVries, Drake |
2025 | Drake | 63–48 | Bradley | Bennett Stirtz, Drake |