The Sports Almanac

NCAA Basketball
Division II


MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO MAVERICKS
Current Men's NCAA Title Holders

MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO MAVERICKS
Current Women's NCAA Title Holders

Men's National Champions Women's National Champions
Through the 2024 Men's Championships
Men's Championship Schools  Women's Championship Schools
YEAR WINNER LOSER SCORE
1957
Wheaton Thunder
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
89-65
1958
South Dakota Coyotes
St. Michael's Purple Knights
75-53
1959
Evansville Purple Aces
Missouri State Bears
83-67
1960
Evansville Purple Aces
Chapman Panthers
90-69
1961
Wittenberg Tigers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
42-38
1962
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Sacramento State Hornets
58-57 OT
1963
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Wittenberg Tigers
44-42
1964
Evansville Purple Aces
Akron Zips
72-59
1965
Evansville Purple Aces
Southern Illinois Salukis
85-82 OT
1966
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Southern Illinois Salukis
54-51
1967
Winston-Salem Rams
Missouri State Bears
77-74
1968
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Indiana State Sycamores
63-52
1969
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Missouri State Bears
75-71
1970
Philadelphia University Rams
Tennessee State Tigers
76-65
1971 Evansville Purple Aces
Old Dominon Monarchs
97-82
1972 Roanoke Maroons
Akron Zips
84-72
1973 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Tennessee State Tigers
78-76 OT
1974 Morgan State Bears
Missouri State Bears
67-52
1975 Old Dominion Monarchs
New Orleans Privateers
76-74
1976 Puget Sound Loggers
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
83-74
1977 Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
71-62
1978 Cheyney Wolves
Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix
47-40
1979 North Alabama Lions
Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix
64-50
1980 Virginia Union Panthers
SUNY-IT Wildcats
80-74
1981 Florida Southern Moccasins
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
73-68
1982 District of Columbia Firebirds
Florida Southern Moccasins
73-63
1983 Wright State Raiders
District of Columbia Firebirds
92-73
1984 Central Missouri State Mules
St. Augustine's Mighty Falcons
81-77
1985 Jacksonville State Gamecocks
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
74-73
1986 Sacred Heart Pioneers
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
93-87
1987 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Gannon Golden Knights
92-74
1988 Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks
Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
75-72
1989 North Carolina Central Eagles
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
73-46
1990 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
93-79
1991 North Alabama Lions
Bridgeport Purple Knights
79-72
1992 Virginia Union Panthers
Bridgeport Purple Knights
100-75
1993 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Troy Trojans
85-72
1994 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
92-86
1995 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
UC Riverside Highlanders
71-63
1996 Fort Hays State Tigers
Northern Kentucky Norse
70-63
1997 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Northern Kentucky Norse
57-56
1998 UC Davis Aggies
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
83-77
1999 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Metro State Roadrunners
75-60
2000 Metro State Roadrunners
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
97-79
2001 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Washburn Ichabods
72-63
2002
Metro State Roadrunners
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
80-72
2003
Northeastern State RiverHawks
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
75-64
2004
Kennesaw State Owls
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
84-59
2005
Virginia Union Panthers
Bryant Bulldogs
63-58
2006
Winona State Warriors
Virginia Union Panthers
73-61
2007
Barton Bulldogs
Winona State Warriors
77-75
2008
Winona State Warriors
Augusta State Jaguars
87-76
2009
Findlay Oilers
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
56-53 OT
2010
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Indiana Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks
65-53
2011
Bellarmine Knights
BYU-Hawaii Seasiders
71-68
2012
Western Washington Vikings
Montevallo Falcons
72-65
2013
Drury Panthers
Metro State Roadrunners
74-73
2014
Central Missouri State Mules
West Liberty Hilltoppers
84-77
2015
Florida Southern Moccasins
Indiana Crimson Hawks
77-62
2016
Augustana Vikings
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters
90-81
2017
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
Fairmont State Falcons
71-61
2018
Ferris State Bulldogs
Northern State Wolves
71-69
2019
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Point Loma Sea Lions
64-58
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats West Texas A&M Buffaloes
80-54
2022
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Augusta Jaguars
67-58
2023
Nova Southeastern Sharks
West Liberty Hilltoppers
111-101
2024
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
Nova Southeastern Sharks
88-85

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 8
2001
2
Evansville Purple Aces 5
1971
3
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats 4
2022
4
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 3
1997
5
Virginia Union Panthers 3
2005
6
North Alabama Lions 2
1991
7
Metro State Roadrunners 2
2002
8
Winona State Warriors 2
2008
9
Central Missouri State Mules 2
2014
10
Florida Southern Moccasins
2
2015
11
Wheaton Thunder
1
1957
12
South Dakota Coyotes
1
1958
13
Wittenberg Tigers
1
1961
14
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
1
1962
15
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1
1963
16
Winston-Salem Rams
1
1967
17
Philadelphia University Rams
1
1970
18
Roanoke Maroons
1
1972
19
Morgan State Bears
1
1974
20
Old Dominion Monarchs
1
1975
21
Puget Sound Loggers
1
1976
22
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
1
1977
23
Cheyney Wolves
1
1978
24
District of Columbia Firebirds
1
1982
25
Wright State Raiders
1
1983
26
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
1
1985
27
Sacred Heart Pioneers
1
1986
28
Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks
1
1988
29
North Carolina Central Eagles
1
1989
30
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
1
1995
31
Fort Hays State Tigers
1
1996
32
UC Davis Aggies
1
1998
33
Northeastern State RiverHawks
1
2003
34
Kennesaw State Owls
1
2004
35
Barton Bulldogs
1
2007
36
Findlay Oilers
1
2009
37
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
1
2010
38
Bellarmine Knights
1
2011
39
Western Washington Vikings
1
2012
40
Drury Panthers
1
2013
41
Augustana Vikings
1
2016
42
Ferris State Bulldogs
1
2018
43
Nova Southeastern Sharks
1
2023
44
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
1
2024

Women's National Champions  Men's National Champions
YEAR WINNER LOSER SCORE
1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Tuskegee Golden Tigers
93-74
1983 Virginia Union Panthers
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
73-60
1984 Central Missouri State Jennies
Virginia Union Panthers
80-73
1985 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Central Missouri State Jennies
80-69
1986 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
North Dakota State Bison
70-63
1987 New Haven Chargers
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
77-75
1988 Hampton Pirates
West Texas State Buffaloes
65-48
1989 Delta State Lady Statesmen
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
88-58
1990 Delta State Lady Statesmen
Bentley Falcons
77-43
1991 North Dakota State Bison
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
81-74
1992 Delta State Lady Statesmen
North Dakota State Bison
65-63
1993 North Dakota State Bison
Delta State Lady Statesmen
95-63
1994 North Dakota State Bison
Cal State San Bernadino Coyotes
89-56
1995 North Dakota State Bison
Portland State Vikings
98-85
1996 North Dakota State Bison
Shippensburg Raiders
104-78
1997 North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
94-78
1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Emporia State Hornets
92-76
1999 North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Arkansas Tech Golden Suns
80-63
2000 Northern Kentucky Norse
North Dakota State Bison
71-62 OT
2001 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
North Dakota Fighting Sioux
87-80 OT
2002
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm
74-62
2003
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Northern Kentucky Norse
65-50
2004
California Vulcans
Drury Panthers
75-72
2005
Washburn Ichabods
Seattle Pacific Falcons
70-53
2006
Grand Valley State Lakers
American International Yellow Jackets
58-52
2007
Southern Connecticut State Owls
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
61-45
2008
Northern Kentucky Norse
South Dakota Coyotes
63-58
2009
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
Franklin Pierce Ravens
103-94
2010
Emporia State Hornets
Fort Lewis Skyhawks
65-53
2011
Clayton State Lakers
Michigan Tech Huskies
69-50
2012
Shaw Bears
Ashland Eagles
88-82
2013
Ashland Eagles
Dowling Golden Lions
71-56
2014
Bentley Falcons
West Texas A&M Buffaloes
73-65
2015
California Vulcans
California Baptist Lancers
86-69
2016
Lubbock Christian Chaparrals
Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
78-73
2017
Ashland Eagles
Virginia Union Panthers
93-77
2018
Central Missouri State Jennies
Ashland Eagles
66-52
2019
Lubbock Christian Chaparrals Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs
95-85 2OT
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Lubbock Christian Chaparrals Drury Panthers 69-59
2022
Glenville State Pioneers
Western Washington Vikings
85-72
2023
Ashland Eagles
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
78-67
2024
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
Texas Woman's Pioneers
89-73

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
North Dakota State Bison
5
1996
2
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
5
2002
3
Delta State Lady Statesmen 3
1992
4
North Dakota Fighting Sioux
3
1999
5
Lubbock Christian Chaparrals 3
2021
6
Ashland Eagles 3
2023
7
Northern Kentucky Norse 2
2008
8
California Vulcans
2
2015
9
Central Missouri State Jennies 2
2018
10
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks 2
2024
11
Virginia Union Panthers
1
1983
12
New Haven Chargers
1
1987
13
Hampton Pirates
1
1988
14
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
1
2003
15
Washburn Ichabods
1
2005
16
Grand Valley State Lakers
1
2006
17
Southern Connecticut State Owls
1
2007
18
Emporia State Hornets
1
2010
19
Clayton State Lakers
1
2011
20
Shaw Bears
1
2012
21
Bentley Falcons
1
2014
22
Glenville State Pioneers
1
2022