| YEAR |
REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION |
RECORD |
HEAD COACH |
TOURNAMENT CHAMPION |
| 2025-26 |
Washburn |
18-1 |
Brett Ballard |
|
| 2024-25 |
Washburn |
17-2 |
Brett Ballard |
Fort Hays State |
| 2023-24 |
Northwest Missouri |
20-2 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2022-23 |
Northwest Missouri |
20-2 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2021-22 |
Central Oklahoma
Northwest Missouri
|
18-4
18-4 |
Bob Hoffman
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2020-21 |
Northwest Missouri |
21-1 |
Ben McCollum |
Washburn |
| 2019-20 |
Northwest Missouri |
18-1 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2018-19 |
Northwest Missouri |
19-0 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2017-18 |
Northwest Missouri |
16-3 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2016-17 |
Northwest Missouri |
18-1 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2015-16 |
Northwest Missouri |
19-3 |
Ben McCollum |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2014-15 |
Northwest Missouri |
15-4 |
Ben McCollum |
Pittsburg State |
| 2013-14 |
Central Missouri
Northwest Missouri |
16-3
16-3 |
Kim Anderson
Ben McCollum |
Missouri Southern |
| 2012-13 |
Central Missouri
Fort Hays State |
13-5
13-5 |
Kim Anderson
Mark Johnson |
Central Missouri |
| 2011-12 |
Central Missouri
Northwest Missouri
Washburn |
15-5
15-5
15-5 |
Kim Anderson
Ben McCollum
Bob Chipman |
Washburn |
| 2010-11 |
Missouri Southern |
19-3 |
Robert Corn |
Fort Hays State |
| 2009-10 |
Central Missouri |
18-2 |
Kim Anderson |
Nebraska Omaha |
| 2008-09 |
Southwest Baptist |
17-3 |
Jeff Guiot |
Central Missouri |
| 2007-08 |
Southwest Baptist |
14-4 |
Jeff Guiot |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2006-07 |
Central Missouri
Northwest Missouri |
15-3
15-3 |
Kim Anderson
Steve Tappmeyer |
Central Missouri |
| 2005-06 |
Southwest Baptist |
12-4 |
Jeff Guiot |
Southwest Baptist |
| 2004-05 |
Central Missouri
Washburn |
14-4
14-4 |
Kim Anderson
Bob Chipman |
Central Missouri |
| 2003-04 |
Washburn |
15-3 |
Bob Chipman |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2002-03 |
Washburn |
15-3 |
Bob Chipman |
Missouri Western |
| 2001-02 |
Missouri Western
Northwest Missouri |
16-2
16-2 |
Tom Smith
Steve Tappmeyer |
Northwest Missouri |
| 2000-01 |
Washburn |
15-3 |
Bob Chipman |
Washburn |
| 1999-00 |
Missouri Southern |
16-2 |
Robert Corn |
Missouri Southern |
| 1998-99 |
Missouri Western
Pittsburg State |
14-2
14-2 |
Tom Smith
Gene Iba |
Truman State |
| 1997-98 |
Missouri Western
Northwest Missouri |
13-3
13-3 |
Tom Smith
Steve Tappmeyer |
Missouri Western |
| 1996-97 |
Washburn |
15-3 |
Bob Chipman |
Washburn |
| 1995-96 |
Missouri-Rolla |
12-4 |
Dale Martin |
Missouri-Rolla |
| 1994-95 |
Missouri Western
Washburn |
13-3 |
Tom Smith
Bob Chipman |
Missouri Western |
| 1993-94 |
Washburn |
15-1 |
Bob Chipman |
Washburn |
| 1992-93 |
Washburn |
13-3 |
Bob Chipman |
Missouri Southern |
| 1991-92 |
Washburn |
12-4 |
Bob Chipman |
Washburn |
| 1990-91 |
Southwest Baptist |
15-1 |
Jerry Kirksey |
Southwest Baptist |
| 1989-90 |
Missouri Western [N]
Southeast Missouri [S] |
14-2
14-2 |
Tom Smith
Ron Shumate |
Missouri Western |
| 1988-89 |
Southeast Missouri |
12-2 |
Ron Shumate |
Northwest Missouri |
| 1987-88 |
Southeast Missouri |
13-1 |
Ron Shumate |
Missouri-St. Louis |
| 1986-87 |
Northwest Missouri |
10-4 |
Lionel Sinn |
Southeast Missouri |
| 1985-86 |
Southeast Missouri |
10-2 |
Ron Shumate |
Southeast Missouri |
| 1984-85 |
Central Missouri
Southeast Missouri |
9-3
9-3 |
Lynn Nance
Ron Shumate |
Southeast Missouri |
| 1983-84 |
Central Missouri |
11-1 |
Lynn Nance |
Central Missouri |
| 1982-83 |
Southeast Missouri |
10-2 |
Ron Shumate |
Southeast Missouri |
| 1981-82 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-3 |
Ron Shumate |
Central Missouri |
| 1980-81 |
Central Missouri
Lincoln |
11-3
11-3 |
Lynn Nance
Ron Coleman |
Truman State |
| 1979-80 |
Central Missouri |
11-1 |
Tom Smith |
|
| 1978-79 |
Truman State |
9-3 |
Willard Sims |
|
| 1977-78 |
Southwest Missouri |
11-1 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1976-77 |
Lincoln |
11-1 |
John Staggers |
|
| 1975-76 |
Missouri-Rolla |
10-2 |
Billy Key |
|
| 1974-75 |
Lincoln |
9-3 |
Bill Corbett |
|
| 1973-74 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-3 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1972-73 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-3 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1971-72 |
Lincoln |
11-1 |
Don Corbett |
|
| 1970-71 |
Truman State |
9-3 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1969-70 |
Central Missouri
Southwest Missouri |
8-2
8-2 |
Norm Short
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1968-69 |
Central Missouri
Southwest Missouri |
9-1
8-2 |
Norm Short
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1967-68 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-1 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1966-67 |
Southwest Missouri |
10-0 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1965-66 |
Southwest Missouri |
10-0 |
Bill Thomas |
|
| 1964-65 |
Central Missouri |
9-1 |
Joe B. Hall |
|
| 1963-64 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-1 |
Charles Parsley |
|
| 1962-63 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-1 |
Charles Parsley |
|
| 1961-62 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-1 |
Charles Parsley |
|
| 1960-61 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-1 |
Charles Parsley |
|
| 1959-60 |
Truman State |
9-1 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1958-59 |
Southwest Missouri |
8-2 |
Edwin Matthews |
|
| 1957-58 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-1 |
Edwin Matthews |
|
| 1956-57 |
Central Missouri
Truman State |
8-2
8-2 |
Earl Keth
Boyd King |
|
| 1955-56 |
Truman State |
8-2 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1954-55 |
Truman State |
9-1 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1953-54 |
Southwest Missouri |
8-2 |
Edwin Matthews |
|
| 1952-53 |
Southwest Missouri |
8-2 |
Bob Vanatta |
|
| 1951-52 |
Southwest Missouri |
10-0 |
Bob Vanatta |
|
| 1950-51 |
Central Missouri |
8-2 |
Earl Keth |
|
| 1949-50 |
Southwest Missouri |
8-2 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1948-49 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-1 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1947-48 |
Truman State |
10-0 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1946-47 |
Truman State |
9-1 |
Boyd King |
|
| 1945-46 |
Northwest Missouri* |
8-2 |
Ryland Milner |
|
| 1943-45 |
No Season Due to World War II |
|
|
|
| 1942-43 |
Southeast Missouri* |
8-0 |
Charles Harris |
|
| 1941-42 |
Central Missouri |
8-2 |
Tom Scott |
|
| 1940-41 |
Central Missouri |
8-2 |
Tom Scott |
|
| 1939-40 |
Northwest Missouri |
10-0 |
Wilbur Stalcup |
|
| 1938-39 |
Central Missouri |
9-1 |
Tom Scott |
|
| 1937-38 |
Central Missouri |
10-0 |
Tad Reid |
|
| 1936-37 |
Central Missouri |
9-1 |
Tad Reid |
|
| 1935-36 |
Southeast Missouri |
9-1 |
Charles Harris |
|
| 1934-35 |
Southwest Missouri |
6-2 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1933-34 |
Southwest Missouri |
7-1 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1932-33 |
Northwest Missouri |
6-2 |
Henry Iba |
|
| 1931-32 |
Northwest Missouri |
7-1 |
Henry Iba |
|
| 1930-31 |
Southwest Missouri |
7-1 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1929-30 |
Northwest Missouri |
16-0 |
Henry Iba |
|
| 1928-29 |
Northwest Missouri |
11-5 |
H.F. Lawrence |
|
| 1927-28 |
Southwest Missouri |
9-3 |
Andrew McDonald |
|
| 1926-27 |
Truman State
Northwest Missouri |
8-4
8-4 |
Don Faurot
H.F. Lawrence |
|
| 1925-26 |
Northwest Missouri |
7-1 |
H.F. Lawrence |
|
| 1924-25 |
Central Missouri |
7-1 |
Tad Reid |
|
REGULAR SEASON TITLES WON OR SHARED:
Northwest Missouri - 23, Central Missouri - 21, Southwest Missouri - 19, Southeast Missouri - 12, Washburn - 12, Truman State - 9, Missouri Western - 5, Lincoln - 4, Southwest Baptist - 4, Missouri Southern - 2, Missouri-Rolla - 2, Central Oklahoma - 1, Fort Hays State - 1, Pittsburg State - 1
TOURNAMENT TITLES WON:
Northwest Missouri - 12, Central Missouri - 6, Washburn - 6, Missouri Western - 4, Southeast Missouri - 4, Missouri Southern - 3, Southwest Baptist - 2, Truman State - 2, Fort Hays State - 2, Missouri-Rolla - 1, Missouri-St. Louis - 1, Nebraska Omaha - 1, Pittsburg State - 1
The 1989-90 MIAA men's basketball season was played with two divisions, North and South. The regular season champions listed above for that season were the teams that finished at the top of each division—no regular season championship was awarded in the 1989-90 season.
[N] = North Division First Place Team
[S] = South Division First Place Team