N.C.A.A. Division I National Champions
Men's Indoor One-Mile Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Miles Batty | Brigham Young | 3:59.49 |
| 2010 | Lee Emanuel | New Mexico | 3:59.26 |
| 2009 | Lee Emanuel | New Mexico | 4:00.36 |
| 2008 | Leonel Manzano | Texas | 4:04.45 |
| 2007 | Leonel Manzano | Texas | 3:59.90 |
| 2006 | Christian Smith | Kansas State | 4:12.75 |
| 2005 | Nick Willis | Michigan | 4:00.69 |
| 2004 | Sean Jefferson | Indiana | 4:00.16 |
| 2003 | Chris Mulvaney | Arkansas | 4:05.70 |
| 2002 | Christian Goy | Illinois State | 4:00.06 |
| 2001 | Brian Berryhill | Colorado State | 3:56.84 |
| 2000 | Gabe Jennings | Stanford | 3:59.46 |
| 1999 | Bernard Lagat | Washington State | 3:55.65 |
| 1998 | Kevin Sullivan | Michigan | 4:03.54 |
| 1997 | Julius Achon | George Mason (VA) | 3:59.85 |
| 1996 | Julius Achon | George Mason (VA) | 4:02.83 |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan | Michigan | 3:55.83 |
| 1994 | Niall Bruton | Arkansas | 3:59.34 |
| 1993 | Niall Bruton | Arkansas | 4:00.05 |
| 1992 | Andrew Keith | Providence | 4:02.39 |
| 1991 | Bob Kennedy | Indiana | 3:58.11 |
| 1990 | Bob Whelan | Kentucky | 3:58.77 |
| 1989 | Joe Falcon | Arkansas | 3:58.06 |
| 1988 | Joe Falcon | Arkansas | 3:59.78 |
| 1987 | Michael Stahr | Georgetown | 4:02.33 |
| 1986 | Paul Larkins | Oklahoma State | 4:01.38 |
| 1985 | Paul Donovan | Arkansas | 3:43.48* |
| 1984 | Bob Verbeck | Iowa State | 3:52.85* |
| 1983 | Jim Spivey | Indiana | 3:59.95 |
| 1982 | Suleiman Nyambui | Texas-El Paso | 4:00.65 |
| 1981 | Suleiman Nyambui | Texas-El Paso | 4:01.85 |
| 1980 | Suleiman Nyambui | Texas-El Paso | 4:05.26 |
| 1979 | Suleiman Nyambui | Texas-El Paso | 3:57.89 |
| 1978 | James Munyala | Texas-El Paso | 3:59.81 |
| 1977 | Wilson Waigwa | Texas-El Paso | 3:58.97 |
| 1976 | Eamon Coughlan | Villanova | 4:01.48 |
| 1975 | Eamon Coughlan | Villanova | 4:02.0 |
| 1974 | Tony Waldrop | North Carolina | 3:59.5 |
| 1973 | Dave Wottle | Bowling Green | 4:03.4 |
| 1972 | Ken Popejoy | Michigan State | 4:02.9 |
| 1971 | Marty Liquori | Villanova | 4:04.7 |
| 1970 | Howell Michael | William & Mary | 4:03.1 |
| 1969 | Jim Ryun | Kansas | 4:02.6 |
| 1968 | Jim Ryun | Kansas | 4:06.8 |
| 1967 | Jim Ryun | Kansas | 3:58.6 |
| 1966 | Conrad Nightingale | Kansas State | 4:03.4 |
| 1965 | Chris Johnson | Southern California | 4:08.0 |
