| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Location |
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| 1948 | Michigan | 8-4 | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1949 | Boston College | 4-3 | Dartmouth | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1950 | Colorado College | 13-4 | Boston University | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1951 | Michigan | 7-1 | Brown | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1952 | Michigan | 4-1 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1953 | Michigan | 7-3 | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1954 | Rensselaer | 5-4 (ot) | Minnesota | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1955 | Michigan | 5-3 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1956 | Michigan | 7-5 | Michigan Tech. | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1957 | Colorado College | 13-6 | Michigan | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1958 | Denver | 6-2 | North Dakota | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1959 | North Dakota | 4-3 (ot) | Michigan State | Troy, New York |
| 1960 | Denver | 5-3 | Michigan Tech. | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1961 | Denver | 12-2 | St. Lawrence | Denver, Colorado |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech. | 7-1 | Clarkson | Utica, New York |
| 1963 | North Dakota | 6-5 | Denver | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| 1964 | Michigan | 6-3 | Denver | Denver, Colorado |
| 1965 | Michigan Tech. | 8-2 | Boston College | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1966 | Michigan State | 6-1 | Clarkson | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1967 | Cornell | 4-1 | Boston University | Syracuse, New York |
| 1968 | Denver | 4-0 | North Dakota | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 1969 | Denver | 4-3 | Cornell | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1970 | Cornell | 6-4 | Clarkson | Lake Placid, New York |
| 1971 | Boston University | 4-2 | Minnesota | Syracuse, New York |
| 1972 | Boston University | 4-0 | Cornell | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1973 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | Denver | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1974 | Minnesota | 4-2 | Michigan Tech. | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1975 | Michigan Tech. | 6-1 | Minnesota | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1976 | Minnesota | 6-4 | Michigan Tech. | Denver, Colorado |
| 1977 | Wisconsin | 6-5 (ot) | Michigan | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1978 | Boston University | 5-3 | Boston College | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1979 | Minnesota | 4-3 | North Dakota | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1980 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Northern Michigan | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1981 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | Minnesota | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 1982 | North Dakota | 5-2 | Wisconsin | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1983 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | Harvard | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 1984 | Bowling Green | 5-4 (ot) | Minnesota-Duluth | Lake Placid, New York |
| 1985 | Rensselaer | 2-1 | Providence | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1986 | Michigan State | 6-5 | Harvard | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1987 | North Dakota | 5-3 | Michigan State | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1988 | Lake Superior | 4-3 (ot) | St. Lawrence | Lake Placid, New York |
| 1989 | Harvard | 4-3 (ot) | Minnesota | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1990 | Wisconsin | 7-3 | Colgate | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1991 | Northern Michigan | 8-7 (ot) | Boston University | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1992 | Lake Superior | 5-3 | Wisconsin | Albany, New York |
| 1993 | Maine | 5-4 | Lake Superior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1994 | Lake Superior | 9-1 | Boston University | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 1995 | Boston University | 6-2 | Maine | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 1996 | Michigan | 3-2 (ot) | Colorado College | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1997 | North Dakota | 6-4 | Boston University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1998 | Michigan | 3-2 (ot) | Boston College | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1999 | Maine | 3-2 (ot) | New Hampshire | Anaheim, California |
| 2000 | North Dakota | 4-2 | Boston College | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 2001 | Boston College | 3-2 (ot) | North Dakota | Albany, New York |
| 2002 | Minnesota | 4-3 (ot) | Maine | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 2003 | Minnesota | 5-1 | New Hampshire | Buffalo, New York |
| 2004 | Denver | 1-0 | Maine | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2005 | Denver | 4-1 | North Dakota | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 2-1 | Boston College | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 3-1 | Boston College | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2008 | Boston College | 4-1 | Notre Dame | Denver, Colorado |
