N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's Outdoor 1500-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Andrew Graham | Adams State (CO) | 3:56.03 |
| 2010 | Mack McLain | Colorado Mines | 3:46.33 |
| 2009 | Michael Crouch | Queens (NC) | 3:49.83 |
| 2008 | Aaron Braun | Adams State (CO) | 3:48.81 |
| 2007 | Aaron Braun | Adams State (CO) | 3:47.40 |
| 2006 | Przemek Bobrowski | Harding (AR) | 4:01.27 |
| 2005 | Moses Tom | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 3:46.30 |
| 2004 | Bernard Manirakiza | Abilene Christian | 3:44.98 |
| 2003 | Bernard Manirakiza | Abilene Christian | 3:49.26 |
| 2002 | John Kemboi | Abilene Christian | 3:50.23 |
| 2001 | John Kemboi | Abilene Christian | 3:47.10 |
| 2000 | John Kemboi | Abilene Christian | 3:42.36 |
| 1999 | Chris Hollmann | Adams State (CO) | 3:49.96 |
| 1998 | Stephen Willis | Western State (CO) | 3:44.88 |
| 1997 | Thomas Korir | Abilene Christian | 3:46.50 |
| 1996 | Alexandr Alexin | Central Missouri State | 3:46.36 |
| 1995 | Savieri Ngidhi | Abilene Christian | 3:43.64 |
| 1994 | Savieri Ngidhi | Abilene Christian | 3:44.11 |
| 1993 | Joseph Tenglei | Abilene Christian | 3:47.33 |
| 1992 | Erick McBride | Cal State-Bakersfield | 3:50.55 |
| 1991 | Jim Sorensen | Cal Poly | 3:46.4 |
| 1990 | Scott Hempel | Cal Poly | 3:47.61 |
| 1989 | Darin Slade | Sacramento State | 3:49.96 |
| 1988 | Peter Rono | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 3:44.44 |
| 1987 | Kip Cheruiyot | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 3:38.91 |
| 1986 | Stave Gerhart | Cal-Davis | 3:43.00 |
| 1985 | Samson Obwocha | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3:43.35 |
| 1984 | Freddie Williams | Abilene Christian | 3:42.65 |
| 1983 | Frank Assumma | Cal-Riverside | 3:44.73 |
| 1982 | Frank Assumma | Cal-Riverside | 3:41.82 |
| 1981 | Frank Assumma | Cal-Riverside | 3:40.96 |
| 1980 | Donald Di Donato | C.W. Post (NY) | 3:44.61 |
| 1979 | Danny Aldridge | Cal Poly | 3:43.82 |
| 1978 | Danny Aldridge | Cal Poly | 3:45.40 |
| 1977 | Steve Scott | Cal-Irvine | 3:47.69 |
| 1976 | Steve Scott | Cal-Irvine | 3:46.36 |
| 1975 | Steve Scott | Cal-Irvine | 4:09.7* |
| 1974 | Dennis Schultz | Northern Iowa | 4:03.7* |
| 1973 | Steve Foster | Ashland (OH) | 4:06.4* |
| 1972 | Garry Bentley | South Dakota State | 3:50.0 |
| 1971 | Wayne Seller | Eastern Michigan | 4:06.2* |
| 1970 | Dennis Savage | Westmont (CA) | 4:07.0* |
| 1969 | DuWayne Ray | Cal State-Chico | 4:08.2* |
| 1968 | John Kerr | Ball State | 3:47.4 |
| 1967 | John Martinez | Southern Colorado | 4:16.7* |
| 1966 | Brian Kujawski | Loyola (IL) | 4:10.6* |
| 1965 | Ted Hack | San Diego State | 4:08.4* |
| 1964 | Bill Crowley | Long Beach State | 4:11.5* |
| 1963 | Tom O'Hara | Loyola (IL) | 4:02.5* |
