| Year | Championship | Record |
| 1948 | Michigan | 20-2-1 |
| 1949 | Boston College | 21-1 |
| 1950 | Colorado College | 18-5-1 |
| 1951 | Michigan | 22-4-1 |
| 1952 | Michigan | 22-4 |
| 1953 | Michigan | 17-7 |
| 1954 | Rensselaer | 18-5 |
| 1955 | Michigan | 18-5-1 |
| 1956 | Michigan | 20-2-1 |
| 1957 | Colorado College | 25-5 |
| 1958 | Denver | 24-10-2 |
| 1959 | North Dakota | 20-10-1 |
| 1960 | Denver | 27-4-3 |
| 1961 | Denver | 30-1-1 |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | 29-3 |
| 1963 | North Dakota | 22-7-3 |
| 1964 | Michigan | 24-4-1 |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech | 24-5-2 |
| 1966 | Michigan State | 16-13 |
| 1967 | Cornell | 27-1-1 |
| 1968 | Denver | 28-5-1 |
| 1969 | Denver | 26-6 |
| 1970 | Cornell | 29-0 |
| 1971 | Boston University | 28-2-1 |
| 1972 | Boston University | 26-4-1 |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 29-9-2 |
| 1974 | Minnesota | 22-12-6 |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech | 32-10 |
| 1976 | Minnesota | 28-14-2 |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 37-7-1 |
| 1978 | Boston University | 30-2 |
| 1979 | Minnesota | 32-11-1 |
| 1980 | North Dakota | 31-8-1 |
| 1981 | Wisconsin | 27-14-1 |
| 1982 | North Dakota | 35-12 |
| 1983 | Wisconsin | 33-10-4 |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 34-8-2 |
| 1985 | Rensselaer | 35-2-1 |
| 1986 | Michigan State | 34-9-2 |
| 1987 | North Dakota | 40-8 |
| 1988 | Lake Superior State | 33-7-6 |
| 1989 | Harvard | 31-3 |
| 1990 | Wisconsin | 36-9-1 |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | 38-5-4 |
| 1992 | Lake Superior State | 30-9-4 |
| 1993 | Maine | 42-1-2 |
| 1994 | Lake Superior State | 31-10-4 |
| 1995 | Boston University | 31-6-3 |
| 1996 | Michigan | 33-7-2 |
| 1997 | North Dakota | 31-10-2 |
| 1998 | Michigan | 32-11-1 |
| 1999 | Maine | 31-6-4 |
| 2000 | North Dakota | 31-8-5 |
| 2001 | Boston College | 33-8-2 |
| 2002 | Minnesota | 32-8-4 |
| 2003 | Minnesota | 30-8-9 |
| 2004 | Denver | 27-12-5 |
| 2005 | Denver | 32-9-2 |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 30-10-3 |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 26-13-3 |
