Conference Champions: Mid-American
| YEAR | CHAMPION(S) | CONFERENCE |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2020 | Ball State | MAC |
| 2019 | Miami | MAC |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2017 | Toledo | MAC |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | MAC |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 2010 | Miami | MAC |
| 2009 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 2008 | Buffalo | MAC |
| 2007 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 2005 | Akron | MAC |
| 2004 | Toledo | MAC |
| 2003 | Miami | MAC |
| 2002 | Marshall | MAC |
| 2001 | Toledo | MAC |
| 2000 | Marshall | MAC |
| 1999 | Marshall | MAC |
| 1998 | Marshall | MAC |
| 1997 | Marshall | MAC |
| 1996 | Ball State | MAC |
| 1995 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1994 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 1993 | Ball State | MAC |
| 1992 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1991 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1990 | Central Michigan, Toledo | MAC |
| 1989 | Ball State | MAC |
| 1988 | Western Michigan | MAC |
| 1987 | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
| 1986 | Miami | MAC |
| 1985 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1984 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1983 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 1982 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1981 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1980 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 1979 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 1978 | Ball State | MAC |
| 1977 | Miami | MAC |
| 1976 | Ball State | MAC |
| 1975 | Miami | MAC |
| 1974 | Miami | MAC |
| 1973 | Miami | MAC |
| 1972 | Kent State | MAC |
| 1971 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1970 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1969 | Toledo | MAC |
| 1968 | Ohio | MAC |
| 1967 | Ohio, Toledo | MAC |
| 1966 | Miami, Western Michigan | MAC |
| 1965 | Bowling Green, Miami | MAC |
| 1964 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1963 | Ohio | MAC |
| 1962 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1961 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1960 | Ohio | MAC |
| 1959 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1958 | Miami | MAC |
| 1957 | Miami | MAC |
| 1956 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 1955 | Miami | MAC |
| 1954 | Miami | MAC |
| 1953 | Ohio | MAC |
| 1952 | Cincinnati | MAC |
| 1951 | Cincinnati | MAC |
| 1950 | Miami | MAC |
| 1949 | Cincinnati | MAC |
| 1948 | Miami | MAC |
| 1947 | Cincinnati | MAC |
