| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Kansas (9–1) | — |
| Big 7 | Colorado/Utah (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Purdue (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (8–4) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (13–1) | — |
| New England | Rhode Island St. (8–0) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon (14–6) | — |
| PCC South | Stanford (10–2)* | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (6–0) | Ga. Tech |
| Southern | N. Carolina (13–3) | Duke |
| SWC | Arkansas (11–1) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1939 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Missouri/Oklahoma(7–3) | — |
| Big 7 | Colorado (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (10–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Okla. A&M/Drake (11–3) | — |
| New England | Rhode Island St. (7–1) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon (14–2)* | — |
| PCC South | California (10–3) | — |
| SEC | Alabama (13–4) | Kentucky |
| Southern | Wake Forest (15–3) | Clemson |
| SWC | Texas (10–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1940 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma (8–2) | — |
| Big 7 | Colorado (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Purdue (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (11–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (12–0) | — |
| New England | Rhode Island St. (8–0) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (12–4) | — |
| PCC South | USC (10–2)* | — |
| SEC | Alabama (14–4) | Kentucky |
| Southern | Duke (13–2) | N. Carolina |
| SWC | Rice (10–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: Big 10 selected 2nd place Indiana (9–3) to go to NCAAs because the Hoosiers beat Purdue twice during regular season.
1941 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Iowa St./Kansas (7–3) | — |
| Big 7 | Wyoming (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Wisconsin (11–1) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (10–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (9–3) | — |
| New England | Rhode Is. St./Conn. (7–1) | — |
| PCC North | Washington St. (13–3)* | — |
| PCC South | Stanford (10–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (8–1) | Tennessee |
| Southern | North Carolina (14–1) | Duke |
| SWC | Arkansas (12–0) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1942 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Kansas/Okla. (8–2) | — |
| Big 7 | Colorado (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Illinois (13–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (11–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (9–1) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (11–5) | — |
| PCC South | Stanford (11–1)* | — |
| SEC | Tennessee (7–1) | Kentucky |
| Southern | Duke (15–1) | Duke |
| SWC | Rice/Arkansas (10–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1943 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Kansas (10–0) | — |
| Big 7 East | BYU (7–1) | — |
| Big 7 West | Wyoming (4–0)* | — |
| Big 10 | Illinois (12–0) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (11–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (10–0) | — |
| PCC North | Washington (12–4)* | — |
| PCC South | Southern Cal (7–1) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (8–1) | Tennessee |
| Southern | Duke (12–1) | Geo. Wash. |
| SWC | Texas/Rice (9–3) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: Because of travel restrictions and a reduction in active teams to five, the Big 7 split into two divisions in 1942–43.
1944 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Iowa St./Okla. (9–1) | — |
| Big 7 | No competition | |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (8–0) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M | — |
| New England | No competition | |
| PCC North | Washington (15–1)* | — |
| PCC South | California (4–0)* | — |
| SEC | Tulane (4–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | North Carolina (9–1) | Duke |
| SWC | Arkansas/Rice (11–1) | — |
*Co-champions, no PCC playoff held (travel restrictions).
Note: Oklahoma A&M awarded Missouri Valley championship after going 27–6 overall during regular season.
1945 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Iowa St. (8–2) | — |
| Big 7 | Utah (8–0) | — |
| Big 10 | Iowa (11–1) | — |
| Ivy | Pennsylvania (5–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M | — |
| New England | No competition | |
| PCC North | Oregon (13–6)* | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (3–1)* | — |
| SEC | Tennessee (8–2) | Kentucky |
| Southern | South Carolina (9–0) | N. Carolina |
| SWC | Rice (12–0) | — |
*Co-champions, no PCC playoff held (travel restrictions).
Note: Oklahoma A&M awarded Missouri Valley championship after going 27–4 overall during regular season.
1946 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Kansas (10–0) | — |
| Big 7 | Wyoming (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (7–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (12–0) | — |
| PCC North | Idaho (11–5) | — |
| PCC South | California (11–1)* | — |
| SEC | LSU (8–0)/Ky. (6–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | North Carolina (13–1) | Duke |
| SWC | Baylor (11–1) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1947 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 6 | Oklahoma (8–2) | — |
| Big 7 | Wyoming (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Wisconsin (9–3) | — |
| Ivy | Columbia (11–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis (11–1) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (13–3)* | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (9–3) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (11–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | N.C. State (11–2) | N.C. State |
| SWC | Texas (12–0) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1948 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 7 | Kansas St. (9–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Columbia (11–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (10–0) | — |
| PCC North | Washington (11–6)* | — |
| PCC South | California (11–1) | — |
| Skyline 6 | BYU (8–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (9–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | N.C. State (12–0) | N.C. State |
| SWC | Baylor (11–0) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: Colorado left the Big 7 (Mountain States A.C.) for the Big 6 in 1947, making the Big 6 the new Big 7 and the old Big 7 the new Skyline 6.
1949 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 7 | Nebraska/Oklahoma (9–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Illinois (10–2) | — |
| Ivy | Yale (9–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (9–1) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (12–4)* | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (11–1) | — |
| Skyline 6 | Wyoming (15–5) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (13–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | N.C. State (14–1) | N.C. State |
| SWC | Arkansas/Baylor/Rice (9–3) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1950 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 7 | Kansas/Kansas St./Nebraska (8–4) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (11–1) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (11–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley (11–1) | — |
| PCC North | Washington St. (11–5) | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (10–2)* | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (11–2) | Kentucky |
| Southern | N.C. State (12–2) | N.C. State |
| SWC | Baylor/Arkansas (8–4) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1951 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 8 | Kansas (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Illinois (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Columbia (12–0) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (12–2) | — |
| PCC North | Washington (11–5) | — |
| PCC South | UCLA**/USC (8–4) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (14–0) | Vanderbilt |
| Southern | N.C. State (13–1) | N.C. State |
| SWC | Texas A&M*/TCU/Texas (8–4) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
**Won playoffs for division and league titles.
1952 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 8 | Kansas (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Illinois (12–2) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (10–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis (9–1) | — |
| PCC North | Washington (10–2) | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (8–4)* | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (14–0) | Kentucky |
| Southern | West Virginia (15–1) | N.C. State |
| SWC | TCU (11–1) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1953 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| Big 8 | Kansas (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (17–1) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (10–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (8–2) | — |
| PCC North | Washington (15–1)* | — |
| PCC South | California (9–3) | — |
| SEC | LSU (13-0) | — |
| Southern | N.C. State (13–3) | Wake Forest |
| SWC | TCU (9–3) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: SEC did not hold tournament from 1953–78.
1954 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (9–1) | — |
| Big 8 | Kansas/Colorado (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (12–2) | — |
| Ivy | Cornell*/Princeton (11–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Oklahoma A&M (9–1) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (11–5) | — |
| PCC South | USC (8–4)* | — |
| SEC | Kentucky*/LSU (14–0) | — |
| Southern | George Washington (10–0) | George Washington |
| SWC | Rice*/Texas (9–3) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: Kentucky and LSU did not play during the regular season. Kentucky won a playoff to determine NCAA tournament entry, then turned down the bid to protest NCAA's cancelling Wildcats' entire 1953 schedule due to academic and recruiting violations.
1955 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | N.C. State (12–2) | N.C. State |
| Big 8 | Colorado (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Iowa (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton*/Columbia (10–4) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Tulsa/St. Louis (8–2) | — |
| PCC North | Oregon St. (15–1)* | — |
| PCC South | UCLA (11–1) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (12–2) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia |
| SWC | SMU (9–3) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1956 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | N.C. State/N. Carolina (11–3) | N.C. State |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (9–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Iowa (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (10–4) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Houston (9–3) | — |
| PCC | UCLA (16–0) | — |
| SEC | Alabama (14–0) | — |
| Southern | George Washington/West Virginia (10–2) | West Virginia |
| SWC | SMU (12–0) | — |
Note: PCC realigned into one division.
1957 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (14–0) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas (11–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana/Michigan St. (10–4) | — |
| Ivy | Yale (12–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis (12–2) | — |
| PCC | California (14–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (12–2) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (12–0) | West Virginia |
| SWC | SMU (11–1) | — |
1958 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (11–3) | Maryland |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (10–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (10–4) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth (11–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (13–1) | — |
| PCC | Oregon St./California (12–4) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (12–2) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (12–0) | West Virginia |
| SWC | Arkansas*/SMU (9–5) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1959 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | California (14–2) | — |
| ACC | N.C. State/N. Carolina (12-2) | N.C. State |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (14–0) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan St. (12–2) | — |
| Ivy | Dartmouth*/Princeton (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (13–1) | — |
| SEC | Mississippi St. (13–1) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (11–0) | West Virginia |
| SWC | TCU (12–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
Note: PCC dissolved and reformed as the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU).
1960 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | California (11–1) | — |
| ACC | Wake Forest/N. Carolina (12–2) | Duke |
| Big 8 | Kansas/Kansas St. (10–4) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (11–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (13–1) | — |
| SEC | Auburn (12–2) | — |
| Southern | Virginia Tech (12–1) | West Virginia |
| SWC | Texas (11–3) | — |
1961 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | USC (9–3) | — |
| ACC | North Carolina (12–2) | Wake Forest |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (14–0) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (11–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (10–2) | — |
| SEC | Mississippi St. (11–3) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (11–1) | George Washington |
| SWC | Texas Tech (11–3) | — |
1962 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | UCLA (10–2) | — |
| ACC | Wake Forest (12–2) | Wake Forest |
| Big 8 | Colorado (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Yale (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati/Bradley (10–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky/Mississippi St. (13–1) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (12–1) | West Virginia |
| SWC | Texas Tech*/SMU (11–3) | — |
1963 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | UCLA/Stanford (7–5) | — |
| ACC | Duke (14–0) | Duke |
| Big 8 | Colorado/Kansas St. (11–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St./Illinois (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton*/Yale (11–3) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (11–1) | — |
| SEC | Mississippi St. (12–2) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (11–2) | West Virginia |
| SWC | Texas (13–1) | — |
| WAC | Arizona St. (9–1) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1964 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | UCLA (15–0) | — |
| ACC | Duke (13–1) | Duke |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (12–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan/Ohio St. (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (12–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St./Drake (10–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (11–3) | — |
| Southern | Davidson (9–2) | VMI |
| SWC | Texas A&M (13–1) | — |
| WAC | New Mexico/Arizona St. (7–3) | — |
1965 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| ACC | Duke (11–3) | N.C. State |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma St. (12–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. (11–3) | — |
| SEC | Vanderbilt (15–1) | — |
| Southern | Davidson (12–0) | West Virginia |
| SWC | SMU*/Texas (10–4) | — |
| WAC | BYU (8–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1966 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | Oregon St. (12–2) | — |
| ACC | Duke (12–2) | Duke |
| Big 8 | Kansas (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (12–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Cincinnati (10–4) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (15–1) | — |
| Southern | Davidson (11–1) | Davidson |
| SWC | SMU (11–3) | — |
| WAC | Utah (7–3) | — |
1967 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| AAWU | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| ACC | North Carolina (12–2) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana/Michigan State (10–4) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Louisville (12–2) | — |
| SEC | Tennessee (15–3) | — |
| Southern | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia |
| SWC | SMU (12–2) | — |
| WAC | Wyoming/BYU (8–2) | — |
1968 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (12–2) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (11–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St./Iowa (10–4) | — |
| Ivy | Columbia*/Princeton (12–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Louisville (14–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (15–3) | — |
| Southern | Davidson (9–1) | Davidson |
| SWC | TCU (9–5) | — |
| WAC | New Mexico (8–2) | — |
*Won playoff for league championship.
1969 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (12–2) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Colorado (10–4) | — |
| Big 10 | Purdue (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (14–0) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Drake/Louisville (13–3) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (13–1) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (16–2) | — |
| Southern | Davidson (9–0) | Davidson |
| SWC | Texas A&M (12–2) | — |
| WAC | BYU/Wyoming (6–4) | — |
1970 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | S. Carolina (14–0) | North Carolina St. |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (10–4) | — |
| Big 10 | Iowa (14–0) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (14–0) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Drake (14–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (12–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (17–1) | — |
| SWC | Rice (10–4) | — |
| WAC | UTEP (10–4) | — |
1971 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (11–3) | South Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas (14–0) | — |
| Big 10 | Ohio St. (13–1) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (14–0) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Drake/Louisville/St. Louis (9–5) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (16–2) | — |
| SWC | TCU (11–3) | — |
| WAC | BYU (10–4) | — |
1972 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (12–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Minnesota (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Louisville/Memphis St. (12–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky/Tennessee (14–4) | — |
| SWC | Texas*/SMU (10–4) | — |
| WAC | BYU (12–2) | — |
1973 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina St. (12–0) | North Carolina St. |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (12–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (11–3) | — |
| Ivy | Memphis St. (12–2) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Penn (12–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (14–4) | — |
| SWC | Texas Tech (12–2) | — |
| WAC | Arizona St. (10–4) | — |
1974 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina St. (12–0) | North Carolina St. |
| Big 8 | Kansas (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan/Indiana (12–2) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Louisville (11–1) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (12–2) | — |
| SEC | Vanderbilt/Alabama (15–3) | — |
| SWC | Texas (11–3) | — |
| WAC | New Mexico (10–4) | — |
1975 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Maryland (10–2) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas (11–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (18–0) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (13–1) | — |
| Missouri Valley | Louisville (12–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (12–2) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky/Alabama (15–3) | — |
| SWC | Texas A&M (12–2) | — |
| WAC | Arizona St. (12–2) | — |
1976 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (11–1) | Virginia |
| Big 8 | Missouri (12–2) | — |
| Big 10 | Indiana (18–0) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (14–0) | — |
| Metro | No champion | Cincinnati |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. (10–2) | — |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (12–2) | — |
| SEC | Alabama (12–2) | — |
| SWC | Texas A&M (14–2) | Texas Tech |
| WAC | Arizona (11–3) | — |
1977 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Kansas St. (11–3) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan (16–2) | — |
| Ivy | Princeton (13–1) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (6–1) | Cincinnati |
| Missouri Valley | So. Illinois/New Mexico St. (8–4) | So. Illinois |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (11–3) | — |
| SEC | Tenn./Kentucky (16–2) | — |
| SWC | Arkansas (16–0) | Arkansas |
| WAC | Utah (11–3) | — |
1978 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (9–3) | Duke |
| Big 8 | Kansas (13–1) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan St. (15–3) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (12–2) | — |
| Metro | Florida St. (11–1) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (12–4) | Creighton |
| Pac-8 | UCLA (14–0) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (16–2) | — |
| SWC | Texas/Arkansas (14–2) | Houston |
| WAC | New Mexico (13–1) | — |
1979 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke/North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma (10–4) | — |
| Big 10 | Michigan St./Purdue/Iowa (13–5) | — |
| Ivy | Penn (13–1) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (9–1) | Virginia Tech |
| Missouri Valley | Indiana St. (16–0) | Indiana St. |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (15–3) | — |
| SEC | LSU (14–4) | Tennessee |
| SWC | Texas/Arkansas (13–3) | Arkansas |
| WAC | BYU (10–2) | — |
1980 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Maryland (11–3) | Duke |
| Big East | Syracuse/Georgetown/St. John's (5–1) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Missouri (11–3) | Kansas St. |
| Big 10 | Indiana (13–5) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (12–0) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley (13–3) | Bradley |
| Pac-10 | Oregon St. (16–2) | — |
| PCAA | Utah St. (11–2) | San Jose St. |
| SEC | Kentucky (15–3) | LSU |
| SWC | Texas A&M (14–2) | Texas A&M |
| WAC | BYU (13–1) | — |
1981 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Virginia (13–1) | North Carolina |
| Big East | Boston College (10–4) | Syracuse |
| Big 8 | Missouri (10–4) | Kansas |
| Big 10 | Indiana (14–4) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (11–1) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. (12–4) | Creighton |
| Pac-10 | Oregon St. (17–1) | — |
| PCAA | Fresno St. (12–2) | Fresno St. |
| SEC | LSU (17–1) | Mississippi |
| SWC | Arkansas (13–3) | Houston |
| WAC | Utah/Wyoming (13–3) | — |
1982 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina/Virginia (12–2) | North Carolina |
| Big East | Villanova (11–3) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Missouri (12–2) | Missouri |
| Big 10 | Minnesota (14–4) | — |
| Metro | Memphis St. (10–2) | Memphis St. |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley (13–3) | Tulsa |
| Pac-10 | Oregon St. (16–2) | — |
| PCAA | Fresno St. (13–1) | Fresno St. |
| SEC | Kentucky/Tennessee (13–5) | Alabama |
| SWC | Arkansas (12–4) | Arkansas |
| WAC | Wyoming (14–2) | — |
1983 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina/Virginia (12–2) | North Carolina St. |
| Big East | Boston College/Villanova/St. John's (12–4) | St. John's |
| Big 8 | Missouri (12–2) | Oklahoma St. |
| Big 10 | Indiana (13–5) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (12–0) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Wichita St. (17–1) | Illinois St. |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (15–3) | — |
| PCAA | UNLV (15–1) | UNLV |
| SEC | Kentucky (13–5) | Georgia |
| SWC | Houston (16–0) | Houston |
| WAC | UTEP/Utah/BYU (11–5) | — |
1984 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (14–0) | Maryland |
| Big East | Georgetown (14–2) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma (13–1) | Kansas |
| Big 10 | Illinois/Purdue (15–3) | — |
| Metro | Louisville/Memphis St. (11–3) | Memphis St. |
| Missouri Valley | Illinois St./Tulsa (13–3) | Tulsa |
| Pac-10 | Washington/Oregon St. (15–3) | — |
| PCAA | UNLV (16–2) | Fresno St. |
| SEC | Kentucky (14–4) | Kentucky |
| SWC | Houston (15–1) | Houston |
| WAC | UTEP (13–3) | UTEP |
1985 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Georgia Tech/N. Carolina/N.C. State (9–5) | Georgia Tech |
| Big East | St. John's (15–1) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma (13–1) | Oklahoma |
| Big 10 | Michigan (16–2) | — |
| Metro | Memphis St. (13–1) | Memphis St. |
| Missouri Valley | Tulsa (12–4) | Wichita St. |
| Pac-10 | USC/Washington (13–5) | — |
| PCAA | UNLV (17–1) | UNLV |
| SEC | LSU (13–5) | Auburn |
| SWC | Texas Tech (12–4) | Texas Tech |
| WAC | UTEP (12–4) | San Diego St. |
1986 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (12–2) | Duke |
| Big East | St. John's/Syracuse (14–2) | St. John's |
| Big 8 | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas |
| Big 10 | Michigan (14–4) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (10–2) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley (16–0) | Tulsa |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (14–4) | — |
| PCAA | UNLV (16–2) | UNLV |
| SEC | Kentucky (17–1) | Kentucky |
| SWC | TCU/Texas/Texas A&M (12–4) | Texas Tech |
| WAC | Wyoming/UTEP/Utah (12–4) | UTEP |
1987 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (14–0) | North Carolina St. |
| Big East | Syracuse/Georgetown/Pittsburgh (12–4) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Missouri (11–3) | Missouri |
| Big 10 | Indiana/Purdue (15–3) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (9–3) | Memphis St. |
| Missouri Valley | Tulsa (11–3) | Wichita St. |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (14–4) | UCLA |
| PCAA | UNLV (18–0) | UNLV |
| SEC | Alabama (16–2) | Alabama |
| SWC | TCU (14–2) | Texas A&M |
| WAC | UTEP (13–3) | Wyoming |
1988 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (11–3) | Duke |
| Big East | Pittsburgh (12–4) | Syracuse |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma (12–2) | Oklahoma |
| Big 10 | Purdue (16–2) | — |
| Metro | Louisville (9–3) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Bradley (12–2) | Bradley |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (17–1) | Arizona |
| PCAA | UNLV (15–3) | Utah St. |
| SEC | Kentucky (13–5)* | Kentucky* |
| SWC | SMU (12–4) | SMU |
| WAC | BYU (13–3) | Wyoming |
*Both SEC titles were vacated in 1989.
1989 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina St. (10–4) | North Carolina |
| Big East | Georgetown (13–3) | Georgetown |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma (12–2) | Missouri |
| Big 10 | Indiana (15–3) | — |
| Big West | UNLV (16–2) | UNLV |
| Metro | Florida St. (9–3) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (11–3) | Creighton |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (17–1) | Arizona |
| SEC | Florida (13–5) | Alabama |
| SWC | Arkansas (13–3) | Arkansas |
| WAC | Colorado St. (12–4) | UTEP |
1990 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Clemson (10-4) | Ga. Tech |
| Big East | Syracuse & UConn (12-4) | UConn |
| Big 8 | Missouri (12-2) | Oklahoma |
| Big 10 | Michigan St. (15-3) | — |
| Big West | New Mexico St. & UNLV (16-2) | UNLV |
| Metro | Louisville (12-2) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Southern Illinois (10-4) | Illinois St. |
| Pac-10 | Oregon St. & Arizona (15-3) | Arizona |
| SEC | Georgia (13-5) | Alabama |
| SWC | Arkansas (14-2) | Arkansas |
| WAC | Colorado St. & BYU (11-5) | UTEP |
1992 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (14-2) | Duke |
| Big East | Seton Hall/Georgetown/St. John's (12-6) | Syracuse |
| Big 8 | Kansas (11-3) | Kansas |
| Big 10 | Ohio State (15-3) | — |
| Big West | UNLV (18-0) | N. Mexico |
| Metro | Tulane (8-4) | NC-Charlotte |
| Missouri Valley | Southern Illinois/Illinois St. (14-4) | SW Missouri St. |
| Pac-10 | UCLA (16-2) | — |
| SEC | Arkansas (13-3) | Kentucky |
| SWC | Texas/Houston (11-3) | Houston |
| WAC | BYU/UTEP (12-4) | BYU |
1991 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (11-3) | N. Carolina |
| Big East | Syracuse (12-4) | Seton Hall |
| Big 8 | Oklahoma St./Kansas (10-4) | Missouri |
| Big 10 | Ohio St./Indiana (15-3) | — |
| Big West | UNLV (18-0) | UNLV |
| Metro | Southern Miss. (10-4) | Florida St. |
| Missouri Valley | Creighton (12-4) | Creighton |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (14-4) | — |
| SEC | Kentucky (14-4) | Alabama |
| SWC | Arkansas (15-1) | Arkansas |
| WAC | Utah (15-1) | BYU |
1994 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | Duke (12-4) | North Carolina |
| Atlantic 10 | Massachusetts (14-2) | Massachusetts |
| Big East | Connecticut (16-2) | Providence |
| Big 8 | Missouri (14-0) | Nebraska |
| Big 10 | Purdue (14-4) | — |
| Big West | New Mexico St. (12-6) | New Mexico St. |
| Great Midwest | Marquette (10-2) | Cincinnati |
| Metro | Louisville (10-2) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Tulsa (15-3) | Southern Illinois |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (14-4) | — |
| SEC | Arkansas (14-2) | Kentucky |
| SWC | Texas (12-2) | Texas |
| WAC | New Mexico (14-4) | Hawaii |
1993 College Basketball Major Conference Champions
| Conference | Regular Season | Tournament |
|---|
| ACC | North Carolina (14-2) | Ga. Tech |
| Big East | Seton Hall (14-4) | Seton Hall |
| Big 8 | Kansas (11-3) | Missouri |
| Big 10 | Indiana (17-1) | — |
| Big West | New Mexico St. (15-3) | Long Beach St. |
| Metro | Louisville (11-1) | Louisville |
| Missouri Valley | Illinois St. (13-5) | Southern Illinois |
| Pac-10 | Arizona (17-1) | — |
| SEC | Vanderbilt (14-2) | Kentucky |
| SWC | SMU (12-2) | Texas Tech |
| WAC | BYU/Utah (15-3) | New Mexico |
1938 College Basketball Consensus All-America Team
1938 College Basketball Recap
NIT Tournament Teams
