Men's Basketball Champions

Year Regular Season Champion(s) Tournament Champion Tournament Runner Up Tournament MVP NCAA Championship
2025-26 Anderson &
Transylvania		 Transylvania Anderson Hunter Barr, Transylvania
2024-25 Anderson Franklin Anderson Braden Flanagan, Franklin Franklin - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
2023-24 Anderson Anderson Hanover Tate Ivanyo, Anderson Anderson - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2022-23 Anderson &
Manchester		 Anderson Rose-Hulman Tate Ivanyo, Anderson Anderson - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2021-22 Hanover Franklin Hanover Cody Samples, Franklin Franklin - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2020-21 Not awarded (COVID-19) Franklin Transylvania Matt Krause, Transylvania No Championship - COVID-19
2019-20 Franklin &
Transylvania		 Transylvania Rose-Hulman Michael Jefferson, Transylvania Transylvania - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2018-19 Hanover Hanover Transylvania Cam Fails, Hanover Hanover - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2017-18 Hanover &
Mount St. Joseph &
Rose-Hulman		 Hanover Rose-Hulman Cam Fails, Hanover Hanover - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2016-17 Hanover Hanover Mount St. Joseph Corey Muchmore, Hanover Hanover - NCAA Sectional Finals (3-1)
2015-16 Defiance &
Mount St. Joseph		 Mount St. Joseph Rose-Hulman Travis Combs, Mount St. Joseph Mount St. Joseph - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2014-15 Defiance &
Mount St. Joseph		 Defiance Bluffton Bernard Edwards, Defiance Defiance - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
2013-14 Definance &
Rose-Hulman		 Rose-Hulman Hanover Julian Strickland, Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2012-13 Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman Hanover Brenton Balsbaugh, Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman - NCAA First Round (0-1)
Transylvania (at-large) - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2011-12 Transylvania Rose-Hulman Transylvania Julian Strickland, Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman - NCAA First Round (0-1)
Transylvania (at-large) - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2010-11 Manchester Manchester Hanover Jason Spindler, Manchester Manchester - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
Hanover (at-large) - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2009-10 Anderson Defiance Anderson Nick Sales, Defiance Defiance - NCAA First Round (0-1)
Anderson (at-large) - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
2008-09 Franklin &
Transylvania		 Transylvania Franklin Blake McCowan, Transylvania Transylvania - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2007-08 Defiance Franklin Defiance Dustin Marshall, Franklin Franklin - NCAA First  Round (0-1)
2006-07 Franklin Transylvania Defiance Nick Feagan, Transylvania Transylvania - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2005-06 Transylvania Transylvania Franklin Marc Bain, Transylvania Transylvania - NCAA Sectional Championship (3-1)
2004-05 Hanover Hanover Franklin Matt Moore, Hanover Hanover - NCAA Sectional Semifinals (2-1)
2003-04 Hanover Hanover Franklin Ben Lye, Hanover Hanover - NCAA Second Round (0-1)
2002-03 Hanover Hanover Anderson Thad McCracken, Hanover  Hanover - NCAA Sectional Semifinals (1-1)
2001-02 Hanover Franklin Defiance Scott Study, Franklin Franklin - NCAA First Round (0-1)
2000-01 Defiance &
Hanover &
Manchester		 Defiance Manchester Eric Viney, Defiance Defiance - NCAA First Round (0-1)
1999-00 Franklin Franklin Manchester Kyle Hobbs, Franklin Franklin - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
1998-99 Manchester Franklin Manchester Jason Sibley, Franklin Manchester - NCAA Sectional Semifinals (1-1)
Franklin - NCAA Section Semifinals (1-1)
1997-98 Wabash Wabash Franklin - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
Wabash - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
1996-97 Rose-Hulman &
Wabash		 Wabash Rose-Hulman - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
Wabash - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
1995-96 Hanover Rose-Hulman Hanover - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
Rose-Hulman - NCAA First Round (0-1)
1994-95 Manchester Manchester Manchester - NCAA Runner-up (5-1)
Hanover - NCAA Second Round (1-1)
1993-94 Manchester Manchester Manchester - NCAA Second Round (0-1)
1992-93 DePauw Manchester DePauw - NCAA First Round (0-1)
Manchester - NCAA First Round (0-1)
1991-92 Franklin DePauw - NCAA First Round (0-1)
1990-91 Taylor DePauw - NCAA Second Round (0-1)
1989-90 DePauw DePauw - NCAA Runner-up (4-1)
1988-89 Franklin Rose-Hulman - NCAA Regional Semifnals (1-1)