N.A.I.A. National Champions
Men's Indoor 400-Meter Dash
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Colin Koth | Sioux Falls (SD) | 47.33 |
| 2010 | Sean Pickstock | Dickinson State (ND) | 47.55 |
| 2009 | Ramon Miller | Dickinson State (ND) | 46.98 |
| 2008 | Ramon Miller | Dickinson State (ND) | 47.43 |
| 2007 | Ramon Miller | Dickinson State (ND) | 46.95 |
| 2006 | Tony Ramirez | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 47.31 |
| 2005 | Haddow Weatherborne | Lindenwood (MO) | 47.62 |
| 2004 | Tony Ramirez | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 48.24 |
| 2003 | Macy Mitchell | Evangel (MO) | 49.18 |
| 2002 | Alvaro James | Life (GA) | 47.82 |
| 2001 | Iain McLlelan | Simon Fraser (BC) | 47.72 |
| 2000 | Wilson Ogbeide | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 48.03 |
| 1999 | Jamaal Jackson | Oklahoma Baptist | 48.06 |
| 1998 | Bryan Poindexter | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 48.14 |
| 1997 | Ryan Chaney | George Fox (OR) | 48.45 |
| 1996 | Sheldon Edwards | Oklahoma Baptist | 47.47 |
| 1995 | Ali Ahmed | Southern-New Orleans | 47.94 |
| 1994 | Hugh Powell | Central State (OH) | 49.58* |
| 1993 | Kenny Burns | Oklahoma Christian | 50.04* |
| 1992 | Joey Ellis | Fresno Pacific (CA) | 49.42* |
| 1991 | Garth Solomon | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 49.79* |
| 1990 | Roger Franklin | Arkansas-Monticello | 48.55* |
| 1989 | Devon Morris | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 48.03* |
| 1988 | Rodney Eleby | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 48.67* |
| 1987 | Devon Morris | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 48.42* |
| 1986 | Devon Morris | Wayland Baptist (TX) | 47.84* |
| 1985 | Sammy Epps | Southern Arkansas | 48.47* |
| 1984 | Sammy Epps | Southern Arkansas | 47.64* |
| 1983 | Ed Brown | Saginaw Valley State (MI) | 48.51* |
| 1982 | Kevin Jones | Northwood Institute (MI) | 48.27* |
| 1981 | Kevin Jones | Northwood Institute (MI) | 47.75* |
| 1980 | Vacated | ||
| 1979 | Theodore Davis | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 49.5* |
| 1978 | Dennis Ducksworth | Jackson State (MS) | 49.19* |
| 1977 | David Law | Langston (OK) | 48.9* |
| 1976 | Jim Bloomingburg | David Lipscomb (TN) | 49.75* |
| 1975 | Lawrence Davis | Norfolk State (VA) | 49.5* |
| 1974 | Steve Nichols | Adams State (CO) | 49.5* |
| 1973 | Larry Ellis | Jackson State (MS) | 50.2* |
| 1972 | Larry Stinson | Southwestern Oklahoma | 49.7* |
| 1971 | Alvin Dotson | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 49.7* |
| 1970 | Fred Newhouse | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 48.6* |
| 1969 | Fred Newhouse | Prairie View A&M (TX) | 49.5* |
| 1968 | Henry Smothers | Arkansas AM&N | 49.3* |
| 1967 | Oliver Ford | Southern (LA) | 49.2* |
| 1966 | Theron Lewis | Southern (LA) | 48.9* |
