N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's Outdoor 400-Meter Hurdles
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Steve Banton | Lincoln (MO) | 51.96 |
| 2010 | Leford Green | Johnson C. Smith (NC) | 48.65 |
| 2009 | Josh Streeter | Adams State (CO) | 51.66 |
| 2008 | Damian Prince | Morehouse (GA) | 50.05 |
| 2007 | Damian Prince | Morehouse (GA) | 49.21 |
| 2006 | Alvin Miles | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.94 |
| 2005 | Adrian Findley | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.86 |
| 2004 | Bershawn Jackson | St. Augustine's (NC) | 49.62 |
| 2003 | Adrian Findley | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.89 |
| 2002 | Adrian Findley | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.39 |
| 2001 | Derek Brinkley | Indiana (PA) | 51.17 |
| 2000 | David Lloyd | Gardner-Webb (NC) | 51.39 |
| 1999 | Briam Moorman | Pittsburg State (KS) | 50.27 |
| 1998 | Brian Moorman | Pittsburg State (KS) | 49.77 |
| 1997 | Brian Moorman | Pittsburg State (KS) | 50.21 |
| 1996 | Dinsdale Morgan | Pittsburg State (KS) | 50.31 |
| 1995 | Ryan Hayden | St. Augustine's (NC) | 49.53 |
| 1994 | Marco Morgan | St. Augustine's (NC) | 49.88 |
| 1993 | Larry Sanders | St. Augustine's (NC) | 49.24 |
| 1992 | Gilbert Hashan | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.52 |
| 1991 | Larry Sanders | St. Augustine's (NC) | 50.75 |
| 1990 | Fitzroy Morrison | St. Augustine's (NC) | 49.90 |
| 1989 | Jason Brockel | Colorado Mines | 51.11 |
| 1988 | Randy Simmons | Angelo State (TX) | 51.05 |
| 1987 | Dave Lishebo | Mount St. Mary's (Md) | 50.73 |
| 1986 | Chris Green | Indianapolis | 51.56 |
| 1985 | Gordon Bugg | Cal State Los Angeles | 50.27 |
| 1984 | Tranel Hawkins | Angelo State (TX) | 49.11 |
| 1983 | Tranel Hawkins | Angelo State (TX) | 50.44 |
| 1982 | Eddie Brown | Saginaw Valley State (MI) | 50.22 |
| 1981 | Sandy Labeaux | Cal State-Hayward | 50.96 |
| 1980 | Sam Turner | Cal State Los Angeles | 49.91 |
| 1979 | Bart Williams | Cal Poly | 49.82 |
| 1978 | Sam Turner | Cal State Los Angeles | 50.30 |
| 1977 | San Turner | Cal State Los Angeles | 50.69 |
| 1976 | Randolph Williams | Kentucky State | 50.52 |
| 1975 | Randolph Williams | Kentucky State | 51.3* |
| 1974 | Carl Stevenson | Southern (LA) | 50.8* |
| 1973 | Rod Jackson | Eastern Illinois | 51.1* |
| 1972 | Rod Jackson | Eastern Illinois | 51.2 |
| 1971 | Melvin Bassett | North Carolina Central | 51.3* |
| 1970 | Richard Weaver | Widener (PA) | 51.8* |
| 1969 | John Jones | Morgan State (MD) | 52.3* |
| 1968 | Andrew Bell | American (DC) | 51.5 |
| 1967 | Andrew Bell | American (DC) | 51.0* |
| 1966 | Larry Godfrey | San Diego State | 52.1* |
| 1965 | Larry Godfrey | San Diego State | 51.6* |
| 1964 | Andrew McCray | North Carolina Central | 51.3* |
| 1963 | Russ Rodgers | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 51.9* |
