N.C.A.A. Division I National Champions
Men's Outdoor 1500-Meter Run
| Year | Name | School | Performance |
| 2011 | Matthew Centrowitz | Oregon | 3:42.54 |
| 2010 | Andrew Wheating | Oregon | 3:47.96 |
| 2009 | German Fernandez | Oklahoma State | 3:39.00 |
| 2008 | Leonel Manzano | Texas | 3:41.25 |
| 2007 | Lopez Lormong | Northern Arizona | 3:37.07 |
| 2006 | Vincent Rono | South Alabama | 3:44.07 |
| 2005 | Leonel Manzano | Texas | 3:37.13 |
| 2004 | Chris Mulvaney | Arkansas | 3:44.72 |
| 2003 | Grant Robison | Stanford | 3:40.39 |
| 2002 | Donald Sage | Stanford | 3:42.65 |
| 2001 | Brian Berryhill | Colorado State | 3:37.05 |
| 2000 | Gabe Jennings | Stanford | 3:37.76 |
| 1999 | Clyde Colenso | Southern Methodist | 3:47.54 |
| 1998 | Seneca Lassiter | Arkansas | 3:42.34 |
| 1997 | Seneca Lassiter | Arkansas | 3:40.22 |
| 1996 | Marko Koers | Illinois | 3:37.57 |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan | Michigan | 3:37.57 |
| 1994 | Graham Hood | Arkansas | 3:42.10 |
| 1993 | Marko Koers | Illinois | 3:38.05 |
| 1992 | Steve Holman | Georgetown | 3:38.39 |
| 1991 | Samuel Kibiri | Washington State | 3:39.53 |
| 1990 | Bob Kennedy | Indiana | 3:40.42 |
| 1989 | Kip Cheruiyot | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | 3:42.06 |
| 1988 | Joe Falcon | Arkansas | 3:38.91 |
| 1987 | Abdi Bile | George Mason (VA) | 3:35.79 |
| 1986 | Doug Myers | Oregon | 3:41.72 |
| 1985 | Abdi Bile | George Mason (VA) | 3:41.62 |
| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz | Oregon | 3:36.48 |
| 1983 | Frank O'Mara | Arkansas | 3:40.51 |
| 1982 | Jim Spivey | Indiana | 3:45.42 |
| 1981 | Sydney Maree | Villanova | 3:35.30 |
| 1980 | Sydney Maree | Villanova | 3:38.64 |
| 1979 | Don Paige | Villanova | 3:39.20 |
| 1978 | Steve Scott | Cal-Irvine | 3:37.58 |
| 1977 | Wilson Waigwa | Texas-El Paso | 3:38.89 |
| 1976 | Eamonn Coghlan | Villanova | 3:37.01 |
| 1975 | Eamonn Coghlan | Villanova | 4:00.06* |
| 1974 | Paul Cummings | Brigham Young | 4:01.8* |
| 1973 | Dave Wottle | Bowling Green | 3:57.1* |
| 1972 | Dave Wottle | Bowling Green | 3:39.7 |
| 1971 | Marty Liquori | Villanova | 3:57.6* |
| 1970 | Marty Liquori | Villanova | 3:59.9* |
| 1969 | Marty Liquori | Villanova | 3:57.7* |
| 1968 | David Patrick | Villanova | 3:39.9 |
| 1967 | Jim Ryun | Kansas | 4:03.5* |
| 1966 | David Patrick | Villanova | 4:02.1* |
| 1965 | Bob Day | UCLA | 4:01.8* |
| 1964 | Morgan Groth | Oregon state | 3:40.4 |
| 1963 | Morgan Groth | Oregon State | 4:05.3* |
| 1962 | Dyrol Burleson | Oregon | 3:59.8* |
| 1961 | Dyrol Burleson | Oregon | 4:00.5* |
| 1960 | Dyrol Burleson | Oregon | 3:44.2 |
| 1959 | Jim Grelle | Oregon | 4:03.9* |
| 1958 | Ron Delaney | Villanova | 4:03.5* |
| 1957 | Ron Delaney | Villanova | 4:06.5* |
| 1956 | Ron Delaney | Villanova | 3:47.3 |
| 1955 | Jim Bailey | Oregon | 4:05.6* |
| 1954 | Bill Dellinger | Oregon | 4:13.8* |
| 1953 | Wes Santee | Kansas | 4:03.7* |
| 1952 | Bob McMillen | Occidental (CA) | 3:50.7 |
| 1951 | Warren Druetzler | Michigan State | 4:08.8* |
| 1950 | Don Gehrmann | Wisconsin | 4:12.4* |
| 1949 | Don Gehrmann | Wisconsin | 4:09.6* |
| 1948 | Don Gehrmann | Wisconsin | 3:54.3 |
| 1947 | Gerry Karver | Penn State | 4:17.2* |
| 1946 | Robert Rehberg | Illinois | 4:15.2* |
| 1945 | Ross Hume | Michigan | 4:18.5* |
| 1944 | Tie.Robert Hume Ross Hume |
Michigan | 4:16.6* |
| 1943 | Don Burnham | Dartmouth | 4:19.1* |
| 1942 | Bob Ginn | Nebraska | 4:11.1* |
| 1941 | Leslie MacMitchell | New York University | 4:10.4* |
| 1940 | John Munski | Missouri | 4:14.7* |
| 1939 | Lou Zamperini | Southern California | 4:13.6* |
| 1938 | Lou Zamperini | Southern California | 4:08.3* |
| 1937 | Charles Fenske | Wisconsin | 4:13.9 |
| 1936 | Archie San Romani | Emporia State (KS) | 3:53.0 |
| 1935 | Archie San Romani | Emporia State (KS) | 4:19.1* |
| 1934 | William Bonthron | Princeton | 4:08.9* |
| 1933 | Glenn Cunningham | Kansas | 4:09.8* |
| 1932 | Glenn Cunningham | Kansas | 3:53.0 |
| 1931 | Ray Putnam | Iowa State | 4:18.0* |
| 1930 | Joseph Sivak | Butler | 4:19.3* |
| 1929 | Wilbur Getz | Alfred (NY) | 4:19.4 |
| 1928 | Rufus Kiser | Washington | 4:17.6* |
| 1927 | Ray Conger | Iowa State | 4:17.6* |
| 1926 | Charles Judge | Notre Dame | 4:22.5* |
| 1925 | Jim Reese | Texas | 4:18.8* |
| 1923 | Schuyler Enck | Penn State | 4:27.4* |
| 1922 | Larry Shields | Penn State | 4:20.4* |
| 1921 | Ray Watson | Kansas State | 4:23.4* |
