N.C.A.A. Division II National Champions
Men's Outdoor 400-Meter Dash
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Leford Green | Johnson C. Smith (NC) | 45.74 |
| 2010 | Josh Scott | St. Augustine's (NC) | 45.11 |
| 2009 | Josh Scott | St. Augustine's (NC) | 45.41 |
| 2008 | Raymond Radway | Abilene Christian | 46.35 |
| 2007 | Hakeen Mohammad | North Carolina Central | 45.37 |
| 2006 | Jordan Johnson | Abilene Christian | 46.24 |
| 2005 | Marvin Essor | Abilene Christian | 45.49 |
| 2004 | Oluwagbenga Awoleye | Tarleton State (TX) | 46.05 |
| 2003 | Sterling Gray | Albany State (GA) | 45.44 |
| 2002 | Orville Taylor | New York Tech | 45.83 |
| 2001 | Orville Taylor | New York Tech | 46.59 |
| 2000 | Julieon Raeburn | Abilene Christian | 46.08 |
| 1999 | Paston Coke | New York Tech | 45.51 |
| 1998 | Jerome Young | St. Augustine's (NC) | 44.19 |
| 1997 | Kempa Busby | Abilene Christian | 45.94 |
| 1996 | Robert Guy | Abilene Christian | 45.61 |
| 1995 | Marlin Cannon | St. Augustine's (NC) | 45.52 |
| 1994 | DeVon Edwards | Cal Poly Pomona | 45.67 |
| 1993 | Patrick Delice | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 44.58 |
| 1992 | Antonio Pettigrew | St. Augustine's (NC) | 45.22 |
| 1991 | Antonio Pettigrew | St. Augustine's (NC) | 44.7 |
| 1990 | Johnnie Barnes | Hampton (VA) | 45.41 |
| 1989 | Howard Burnett | New York Tech | 45.32 |
| 1988 | Howard Burnett | New York Tech | 45.47 |
| 1987 | Trevor Graham | St. Augustine's (NC) | 45.81 |
| 1986 | Ian Morris | Abilene Christian | 45.10 |
| 1985 | Davison Lishebo | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 45.87 |
| 1984 | Mark Witherspoon | Abilene Christian | 45.41 |
| 1983 | Charlie Phillips | Abilene Christian | 45.12 |
| 1982 | Jeff White | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 45.93 |
| 1981 | Kevin Jones | Northwood (TX) | 46.07 |
| 1980 | Guy Goodwin | Morgan State (MD) | 46.32 |
| 1979 | Mike Barnes | Illinois-Chicago | 46.30 |
| 1978 | Hamil Grimes | Kentucky State | 45.75 |
| 1977 | Mel Richardson | Adelphi (NY) | 47.31 |
| 1976 | Edward Hatch | Eastern Illinois | 46.80 |
| 1975 | Kevin Price | Adelphi (NY) | 46.99* |
| 1974 | Larance Jones | Truman State (MO) | 45.9* |
| 1973 | Larance Jones | Truman State (MO) | 46.1* |
| 1972 | Larance Jones | Truman State (MO) | 45.8 |
| 1971 | Steve Gordon | Kentucky State | 46.8* |
| 1970 | Clyde McPherson | Adelphi (NY) | 46.2* |
| 1969 | Hugh Brown | Occidental (CA) | 47.6* |
| 1968 | Jay Elbel | Cal-Santa Barbara | 46.7* |
| 1967 | Fred Banks | Truman State (MO) | 47.3* |
| 1966 | Jim Kemp | Kentucky State | 46.9* |
| 1965 | Jim Kemp | Kentucky State | 46.1* |
| 1964 | Constantine Alverson | Central State (OH) | 46.7* |
| 1963 | Ed Skinner | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 47.1* |
