| WCHA Champions | |
| NOTES:- No league play in 1958-59.
- No tournament played until 1960.
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| Season | Regular Season | Tournament | |
| 1951-52 | Colorado College | | |
| 1952-53 | Minnesota & Michigan | | |
| 1953-54 | Minnesota | | |
| 1954-55 | Colorado College | | |
| 1955-56 | Michigan | | |
| 1956-57 | Colorado College | | |
| 1957-58 | North Dakota & Denver | | |
| 1959-60 | Denver | Denver & Michigan Tech. | |
| 1960-61 | Denver | Denver & Minnesota | |
| 1961-62 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. | |
| 1962-63 | Denver & North Dakota | Denver | |
| 1963-64 | Michigan | Denver | |
| 1964-65 | North Dakota | Michigan Tech. | |
| 1965-66 | Michigan Tech. | Denver & Michigan State | |
| 1966-67 | North Dakota | Michigan State & North Dakota | |
| 1967-68 | Denver | Denver & North Dakota | |
| 1968-69 | Michigan Tech. | Denver & Michigan Tech. | |
| 1969-70 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech. & Wisconsin | |
| 1970-71 | Michigan Tech. | Denver & Minnesota | |
| 1971-72 | Denver | Denver & Wisconsin | |
| 1972-73 | Denver | Denver & Wisconsin | |
| 1973-74 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. & Minnesota | |
| 1974-75 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech. & Minnesota | |
| 1975-76 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. & Minnesota | |
| 1976-77 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 1977-78 | Denver | Colorado College & Wisconsin | |
| 1978-79 | North Dakota | Minnesota & North Dakota | |
| 1979-80 | North Dakota | Minnesota & North Dakota | |
| 1980-81 | Minnesota | Michigan Tech. & Minnesota | |
| 1981-82 | North Dakota | Wisconsin | |
| 1982-83 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | |
| 1983-84 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 1984-85 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 1985-86 | Denver | Denver | |
| 1986-87 | North Dakota | North Dakota | |
| 1987-88 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | |
| 1988-89 | Minnesota | Northern Michigan | |
| 1989-90 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| 1990-91 | Northern Michigan | Northern Michigan | |
| 1991-92 | Minnesota | Northern Michigan | |
| 1992-93 | Minnesota-Duluth | Minnesota | |
| 1993-94 | Colorado College | Minnesota | |
| 1994-95 | Colorado College | Wisconsin | |
| 1995-96 | Colorado College | Minnesota | |
| 1996-97 | Minnesota & North Dakota | North Dakota | |
| 1997-98 | North Dakota | Wisconsin | |
| 1998-99 | North Dakota | Denver | |
| 1999-00 | Wisconsin | North Dakota | |
| 2000-01 | North Dakota | St. Cloud State | |
| 2001-02 | Denver | Denver | |
| 2002-03 | Colorado College | Minnesota | |
| 2003-04 | North Dakota | Minnesota | |
| 2004-05 | Colorado College & Denver | Denver | |
| 2005-06 | Minnesota | North Dakota | |
| 2006-07 | Minnesota | Minnesota | |
| 2007-08 | Colorado College | Denver | |
| 2008-09 | North Dakota | Minnesota-Duluth | |
| 2009-10 | Denver | North Dakota | |
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