NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship


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
1945Pasadena City CollegeN/AN/A
1946Sacramento Junior CollegeN/AN/A
1947Compton CollegeN/AN/A
1948College of MarinMurray State School of Agriculture48–34
1949Tyler Junior CollegeHutchinson Community College66–64
1950Los Angeles City CollegeNortheast Mississippi Junior College67–63
1951Tyler Junior CollegeVentura College93–75
1952Wharton County Junior CollegeHibbing Community College78–76
1953El Dorado Junior CollegeArkansas City Junior College80–64
1954Moberly Area Community CollegeSnow College54–49
1955Moberly Area Community CollegeHannibal-LaGrange College71-64
1956Kilgore CollegeHannibal-LaGrange College68–65
1957San Angelo CollegeEastern Arizona College63–51
1958Kilgore CollegeWeber College68–57
1959Weber CollegeBethany Lutheran College57–47
1960Parsons Junior CollegeTyler Junior College73–71
1961Pueblo Junior CollegeTyler Junior College79–66
1962Coffeyville Community CollegeLon Morris College74–49
1963Independence Community CollegeMercer County Community College73-68
1964Dodge City Community CollegeCasper College73–68
1965Vincennes UniversityBurlington Junior College80–76
1966Moberly Area Community CollegeCameron State Agricultural College90–66
1967Moberly Area Community CollegeSan Jacinto College-Central56–55
1968San Jacinto College-CentralMercer County Community College66–64
1969Paducah Community CollegeRobert Morris, Pa.79–76
1970Vincennes UniversityThree Rivers Community College85–67
1971Ellsworth CollegeCollege of Southern Idaho80–71
1972Vincennes UniversityFerrum College73–61
1973Mercer County Community CollegeVacated80-61
1974Mercer County Community CollegeChipola Junior College60–58
1975Western Texas Junior CollegeCollege of Southern Idaho65–57
1976College of Southern IdahoMercer County Community College62–50
1977Independence Community CollegeSan Jacinto College-Central75-72
1978Independence Community CollegeNiagara County Community College62–61
1979Three Rivers Community CollegeMercer County Community College60–59
1980Western Texas Junior CollegeJefferson State Community College85–72
1981Westark Community CollegeLincoln College67–50
1982Midland CollegeMiami Dade - North93–88
1983San Jacinto College-CentralSeminole State College73–68
1984San Jacinto College-CentralIndependence Community College86–82
1985Dixie State College of UtahKankakee Community College57–55
1986San Jacinto College-CentralVincennes University84–78
1987College of Southern IdahoMidland College69–68
1988Hutchinson Community CollegeKankakee Community College76–74
1989Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeNortheast Mississippi Community College83–76
1990Connors State CollegeCollege of Southern Idaho103–87
1991Aquinas Junior CollegeArizona Western College74–68
1992Three Rivers Community CollegeButler Community College78–77
1993Pensacola Junior CollegeButler Community College79–74
1994Hutchinson Community CollegeThree Rivers Community College78–74
1995Okaloosa-Walton CollegeSpartanburg Methodist College79–63
1996Sullivan CollegeAllegany College of Maryland104–98
1997Indian Hills Community CollegeSan Jacinto College-Central89–80
1998Indian Hills Community CollegeShelby State Community College83–68
1999Indian Hills Community CollegeBarton County Community College100–86
2000Southeastern Community CollegeCalhoun Community College84–70
2001Wabash Valley CollegeAllegany College of Maryland89–83
2002Dixie State College of UtahCoffeyville Community College82–81
2003Southeastern Community CollegeSan Jacinto College-Central76–68
2004Southeastern Community CollegeRedlands Community College58–43
2005Paris Junior CollegeMoberly Area Community College70–61
2006University of Arkansas - Fort SmithTallahassee Community College68–59
2007Midland CollegeChipola College94–75
2008South Plains CollegeSalt Lake Community College67–56
2009Salt Lake Community CollegeMidland College67–60
2010Howard CollegeThree Rivers Community College85–80
2011College of Southern IdahoMidland College72–64
2012South Plains CollegeNorthwest Florida State College81–68
2013College of Central FloridaNorthwest Florida State College74–69
2014Jones County Junior CollegeIndian Hills Community College87–77
2015Northwest Florida State CollegeSouth Plains College83–80
2016Salt Lake Community CollegeHutchinson Community College74–64
2017Hutchinson Community CollegeEastern Florida State College84–58
2018South Plains CollegeCollege of Southern Idaho98–95
2019Vincennes UniversityRanger College 87–77

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