| ALL-TIME NJCAA DI MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS | 1980-89 | ||||||
| YEAR | CHAMPION | SCORE | RUNNER UP | SCORE | ||
| 1989 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 83 | Northeast Mississippi | 76 | ||
| 1988 | Hutchinson (KS) | 76 | Kankakee (IL) | 74 | ||
| 1987 | Southern Idaho | 69 | Midland (TX) | 68 | ||
| 1986 | San Jacinto (TX) | 84 | Vincennes (IN) | 78 | ||
| 1985 | Dixie State (UT) | 57 | Kankakee (IL) | 55 | ||
| 1984 | San Jacinto (TX) | 86 | Independence (KS) | 82 | ||
| 1983 | San Jacinto (TX) | 73 | Seminole State (OK) | 68 | ||
| 1982 | Midland (TX) | 93 | Miami Dade-North (FL) | 88 (OT) | ||
| 1981 | Westark (AR) | 67 | Lincoln (IL) | 50 | ||
| 1980 | Western Texas | 85 | Jefferson State (AL) | 72 | ||