N.C.A.A. Division I National Champions
Men's Outdoor 800-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Robby Andrews | Virginia | 1:44.71 |
| 2010 | Andrew Wheating | Oregon | 1:45.69 |
| 2009 | Andrew Wheating | Oregon | 1:46.21 |
| 2008 | Jacob Hernandez | Michigan | 1:45.31 |
| 2007 | Andrew Ellerton | Michigan | 1:47.48 |
| 2006 | Ryan Brown | Washington | 1:46.29 |
| 2005 | Dmitrijs Milkevics | Nebraska | 1:44.74 |
| 2004 | Jonathan Johnson | Texas Tech | 1:46.39 |
| 2003 | Sam Burley | Pennsylvania | 1:46.50 |
| 2002 | Otukile Lekote | South Carolina | 1:45.17 |
| 2001 | Otukile Lekote | South Carolina | 1:46.88 |
| 2000 | Patrick Nduwimana | Arizona | 1:45.08 |
| 1999 | Derrick Peterson | Missouri | 1:46.97 |
| 1998 | Khadevis Robinson | Texas Christian | 1:46.04 |
| 1997 | Brian Woodward | Georgetown | 1:46.45 |
| 1996 | Einars Tupuritis | Wichita State | 1:45.08 |
| 1995 | Brandon Rock | Arkansas | 1:46.37 |
| 1994 | Jose Parrilla | Tennessee | 1:46.01 |
| 1993 | Jose Parrilla | Tennessee | 1:46.51 |
| 1992 | Jose Parrilla | Tennessee | 1:46.45 |
| 1991 | George Kersh | Mississippi | 1:45.82 |
| 1990 | Mark Everett | Florida | 1:44.70 |
| 1989 | Paul Ereng | Virginia | 1:47.50 |
| 1988 | Paul Ereng | Virginia | 1:46.76 |
| 1987 | Tracy Baskin | Seton Hall | 1:46.58 |
| 1986 | Freddie Williams | Abilene Christian | 1:46.61 |
| 1985 | Earl Jones | Eastern Michigan | 1:45.12 |
| 1984 | Joaquin Cruz | Oregon | 1:45.10 |
| 1983 | Joaquim Cruz | Oregon | 1:44.91 |
| 1982 | David Mack | Oregon | 1:48.00 |
| 1981 | Sammy Koskei | Southern Methodist | 1:46.41 |
| 1980 | Don Paige | Villanova | 1:45.81 |
| 1979 | Don Paige | Villanova | 1:46.18 |
| 1978 | Peter Lemashon | Texas-El Paso | 1:45.68 |
| 1977 | Mark Enyeart | Utah State | 1:45.16 |
| 1976 | Tom McLean | Bucknell (PA) | 1:47.36 |
| 1975 | Mark Enyeart | Utah State | 1:47.01* |
| 1974 | Willie Thomas | Tennessee | 1:48.72* |
| 1973 | Skip Kent | Wisconsin | 1:47.2* |
| 1972 | Willie Thomas | Tennessee | 1:47.1 |
| 1971 | Mark Winzenried | Wisconsin | 1:48.8* |
| 1970 | Ken Swenson | Kansas State | 1:46.3* |
| 1969 | Byron Dyce | New York University | 1:45.9* |
| 1968 | Byron Dyce | New York University | 1:47.3 |
| 1967 | Wade Bell | Oregon | 1:47.6* |
| 1966 | Peter Scott | Nebraska | 1:47.9* |
| 1965 | Tom Farrell | St. John's (NY) | 1:48.1* |
| 1964 | Tom Farrell | St. John's (NY) | 1:48.5 |
| 1963 | Norm Hoffman | Oregon State | 1:48.0* |
| 1962 | Jim Dupree | Southern Illinois | 1:48.2* |
| 1961 | John Bork | Western Michigan | 1:48.3* |
| 1960 | George Kerr | Illinois | 1:46.4 |
| 1959 | George Kerr | Illinois | 1:47.8* |
| 1958 | Ron Delaney | Villanova | 1:48.6* |
| 1957 | Don Bowden | California | 1:47.2* |
| 1956 | Arnie Sowell | Pittsburgh | 1:46.7 |
| 1955 | Tom Courtney | Fordham (NY) | 1:49.5* |
| 1954 | Arnie Sowell | Pittsburgh | 1:50.5* |
| 1953 | Lang Stanley | San Jose State | 1:52.4* |
| 1952 | John Barnes | Occidental (CA) | 1:49.6 |
| 1951 | John Barnes | Occidental (CA) | 1:50.7* |
| 1950 | Bill Brown | Morgan State (MD) | 1:51.2* |
| 1949 | Mal Whitfield | Ohio State | 1:50.3* |
| 1948 | Mal Whitfield | Ohio State | 1:51.1 |
| 1947 | William Clifford | Ohio State | 1:50.8* |
| 1946 | Lewis Smith | Virginia Union | 1:52.6* |
| 1945 | Ross Hume | Michigan | 1:55.7* |
| 1944 | Robert Kelley | Illinois | 1:55.1* |
| 1943 | Joe Nowicki | Fordham (NY) | 1:54.2* |
| 1942 | Bill Lyda | Oklahoma | 1:50.8* |
| 1941 | Campbell Kane | Indiana | 1:51.2* |
| 1940 | Campbell Kane | Indiana | 1:51.5* |
| 1939 | John Woodruff | Pittsburgh | 1:51.3* |
| 1938 | John Woodruff | Pittsburgh | 1:51.3* |
| 1937 | John Woodruff | Pittsburgh | 1:50.3* |
| 1936 | Charles Beetham | Ohio State | 1:53.0 |
| 1935 | Elroy Robinson | Fresno State | 1:52.9* |
| 1934 | Charles Hornbostel | Indiana | 1:51.9* |
| 1933 | Charles Hornbostel | Indiana | 1:50.9* |
| 1932 | Charles Hornbostel | Indiana | 1:52.7 |
| 1931 | Dale Letts | Chicago | 1:53.5* |
| 1930 | Orval Martin | Purdue | 1:54.1* |
| 1929 | Edwin Genung | Washington | 1:55.0* |
| 1928 | Virgil Jess Gist | Chicago | 1:54.4* |
| 1927 | John Sittig | Illinois | 1:54.2* |
| 1926 | Alva Martin | Northwestern | 1:51.7* |
| 1925 | James Charteris | Washington | 1:55.4* |
| 1923 | Alan Helffrich | Penn State | 1:56.3* |
| 1922 | Alan Helffrich | Penn State | 1:58.1* |
| 1921 | Earl Eby | Pennsylvania | 1:57.4* |