Season
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Regular season champion
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Tournament champion
|
Venue
|
City
|
1949
|
Western Kentucky (8–2)
|
Western Kentucky
|
Jefferson County Armory
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
1950
|
Western Kentucky (8–0)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
1951
|
Murray State (9–3)
|
Murray State
|
1952
|
Western Kentucky (9–1)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1953
|
Eastern Kentucky (9–1)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1954
|
Western Kentucky (9–1)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1955
|
Western Kentucky (8–2)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
1956
|
Morehead St/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7–3)
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None
|
None
|
None
|
1957
|
Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–1)
|
1958
|
Tennessee Tech (8–2)
|
1959
|
Eastern Kentucky (10–2)
|
1960
|
Western Kentucky (10–2)
|
1961
|
Morehead St/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9–3)
|
1962
|
Western Kentucky (11–1)
|
1963
|
Tennessee Tech/Morehead St (8–4)
|
1964
|
Murray State (11–3)
|
Murray State
|
Jefferson County Armory
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
1965
|
Eastern Kentucky (13–1)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1966
|
Western Kentucky (14–0)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1967
|
Western Kentucky (13–1)
|
Tennessee Tech
|
1968
|
East Tennessee/Murray St (11–3)
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
1969
|
Murray St/Morehead St (11–3)
|
1970
|
Western Kentucky (14–0)
|
1971
|
Western Kentucky (12–2)
|
1972
|
Eastern Kentucky/Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9–5)
|
1973
|
Austin Peay (11–3)
|
1974
|
Austin Peay/Morehead St (10–4)
|
1975
|
Middle Tennessee (12–2)
|
Middle Tennessee
|
Murphy Center
|
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|
1976
|
Western Kentucky (11–3)
|
Western Kentucky
|
E.A. Diddle Arena
|
Bowling Green, Kentucky
|
1977
|
Austin Peay (13–1)
|
Middle Tennessee
|
Dunn Center
|
Clarksville, Tennessee
|
1978
|
Middle Tennessee/East Tennessee (10–4)
|
Western Kentucky
|
E. A. Diddle Arena
|
Bowling Green, Kentucky
|
1979
|
Eastern Kentucky (9–3)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
McBrayer Arena
|
Richmond, Kentucky
|
1980
|
Western Kentucky/Murray St (10–2)
|
Western Kentucky
|
E. A. Diddle Arena
|
Bowling Green, Kentucky
|
1981
|
Western Kentucky (12–2)
|
Western Kentucky
|
1982
|
Murray St/Western Kentucky (13–3)
|
Middle Tennessee
|
1983
|
Murray State (11–3)
|
Morehead State
|
Racer Arena
|
Murray, Kentucky
|
1984
|
Morehead State (12–2)
|
Morehead State
|
Ellis Johnson Arena
|
Morehead, Kentucky
|
1985
|
Tennessee Tech (11–3)
|
Middle Tennessee
|
Murphy Center
|
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|
1986
|
Akron/Middle Tennessee (10–4)
|
Akron
|
James A. Rhodes Arena
|
Akron, Ohio
|
1987
|
Middle Tennessee (11–3)
|
Austin Peay
|
Murphy Center
|
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|
1988
|
Murray State (13–1)
|
Murray State
|
Racer Arena
|
Murray, Kentucky
|
1989
|
Middle Tennessee/Murray St (10–2)
|
Middle Tennessee
|
First round at campus locations; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
1990
|
Murray State (10–2)
|
Murray State
|
Racer Arena
|
Murray, Kentucky
|
1991
|
Murray State (10–2)
|
Murray State
|
1992
|
Murray State (11–3)
|
Murray State
|
Rupp Arena
|
Lexington, Kentucky
|
1993
|
Tennessee State (13–3)
|
Tennessee State
|
1994
|
Murray State (15–1)
|
Tennessee State
|
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
1995
|
Murray St/Tennessee St (11–5)
|
Murray State
|
1996
|
Murray State (12–4)
|
Austin Peay
|
1997
|
Murray St/Austin Peay (12–6)
|
Murray State
|
Gaylord Entertainment Center
|
1998
|
Murray State (16–2)
|
Murray State
|
1999
|
Murray State (16–2)
|
Murray State
|
2000
|
Southeast Missouri/Murray St (14–4)
|
Southeast Missouri
|
2001
|
Tennessee Tech (13–3)
|
Eastern Illinois
|
2002
|
Tennessee Tech (15–1)
|
Murray State
|
Commonwealth Convention Center
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
2003
|
Austin Peay/Morehead St (13–3)
|
Austin Peay
|
Gaylord Entertainment Center
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
2004
|
Austin Peay (16–0)
|
Murray State
|
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
|
2005
|
Tennessee Tech (12–4)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
Gaylord Entertainment Center
|
2006
|
Murray State (17–3)
|
Murray State
|
First round games at campus sites; rest at Gaylord Entertainment Center
|
2007
|
Austin Peay (16–4)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
2008
|
Austin Peay (16–4)
|
Austin Peay
|
First round games at campus sites; rest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium
|
2009
|
Tennessee Martin (14–4)
|
Morehead State
|
First round games at campus sites; rest at Sommet Center
|
2010
|
Murray State (17–1)
|
Murray State
|
2011
|
Murray State (14–4)
|
Morehead State
|
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
|
2012
|
Murray State (15–1)
|
Murray State
|
2013
|
East: Belmont (14–2) West: Murray State (10–6)
|
Belmont
|
2014
|
East: Belmont (14–2) West: Murray State (13–3)
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
2015
|
East: Belmont (11–5) West: Murray State (16–0)
|
Belmont
|
2016
|
East: Belmont (12–4) West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6)
|
Austin Peay
|
2017
|
East: Belmont (15–1) West: Tennessee-Martin (10–6)
|
Jacksonville State
|
2018
|
Murray State (15–2)
|
Murray State
|
Ford Center
|
Evansville, Indiana
|
2019
|
Belmont/Murray State (16–2)
|
Murray State
|
2020
|
Belmont/Murray State (15–3)
|
Belmont
|
2021
|
Belmont (18–2)
|
Morehead State
|
2022
|
Murray State (18–0)
|
Murray State
|
2023
|
Morehead State (14–4)
|
Southeast Missouri
|
2024
|
Little Rock/Tennessee Martin/Morehead St(14–4)
|
Morehead State
|