| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1936 | Charles Beetham, Ohio St. | 1:53.0 |
| 1948 | Mal Whitfield, Ohio St. | 1:51.1 |
| 1952 | John Barnes, Occidental | 1:49.6 |
| 1956 | Arnold Sowell, Pittsburgh | 1:46.7 |
| 1960 | George Kerr, Illinois | 1:46.4 |
| 1964 | Tom Farrell, St. John's (NY) | 1:48.5 |
| 1968 | Byron Dyce, New York U. | 1:47.3 |
| 1972 | Willie Thomas, Tennessee | 1:47.1 |
| 1976 | Tom McLean, Bucknell | 1:47.36 |
| 1977 | Mark Enyeart, Utah St. | 1:45.16 |
| 1978 | Peter Lemashon, UTEP | 1:45.68 |
| 1979 | Don Paige, Villanova | 1:46.18 |
| 1980 | Don Paige, Villanova | 1:45.81 |
| 1981 | Sammy Koskei, SMU | 1:46.41 |
| 1982 | David Mack, Oregon | 1:48.00 |
| 1983 | Joaquim Cruz, Oregon | 1:44.91 |
| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz, Oregon | 1:45.10 |
| 1985 | Earl Jones, Eastern Mich. | 1:45.12 |
| 1986 | Freddie Williams, Abilene Christian | 1:46.61 |
| 1987 | Tracy Baskin, Seton Hall | 1:46.58 |
| 1988 | Paul Ereng, Virginia | 1:46.76 |
| 1989 | Paul Ereng, Virginia | 1:47.50 |
| 1990 | Mark Everett, Florida | 1:44.70R |
| 1991 | George Kersh, Mississippi | 1:45.82 |
| 1992 | Jose Parrilla, Tennessee | 1:46.45 |
| 1993 | Jose Parrilla, Tennessee | 1:46.51 |
| 1994 | Jose Parrilla, Tennessee | 1:46.01 |
| 1995 | Brandon Rock, Arkansas | 1:46.37 |
| 1996 | Einars Tupuritis, Wichita St. | 1:45.08 |
| 1997 | Bryan Woodward, Georgetown | 1:46.45 |
| 1998 | Khadevis Robinson, Texas Christian | 1:46.04 |
| 1999 | Derrick Peterson, Missouri | 1:46.97 |
| 2000 | Patrick Nduwimana, Arizona | 1:45.08 |
| 2001 | Otukile Lekote, South Carolina | 1:46.68 |
| 2002 | Otukile Lekote, South Carolina | 1:45.17 |
| 2003 | Sam Burley, Pennsylvania | 1:46.50 |
| 2004 | Jonathan Johnson, Texas Tech | 1:46.39 |
| 2005 | Dmitrijs Milkevics, Nebraska | 1:44.74 |
| 2006 | Ryan Brown, Washington | 1:46.29 |
| 2007 | Andrew Ellerton, Michigan | 1:47.48 |
| 2008 | Jacob Hernandez, Texas | 1:45.31 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1921 | Earl Eby, Pennsylvania | 1:57.4 |
| 1922 | Alan Helffrich, Penn St. | 1:58.1 |
| 1923 | Alan Helffrich, Penn St. | 1:56.3 |
| 1925 | James Charteris, Washington | 1:55.4 |
| 1926 | Alva Martin, Northwestern | 1:51.7 |
| 1927 | John Sittig, Illinois | 1:54.2 |
| 1928 | Virgil Jess Gist, Chicago | 1:54.4 |
| 1929 | Edwin Genung, Washington | 1:55.0 |
| 1930 | Orval Martin, Purdue | 1:54.1 |
| 1931 | Dale Letts, Chicago | 1:53.5 |
| 1932 | Charles Hornbostel, Indiana | 1:52.7 |
| 1933 | Charles Hornbostel, Indiana | 1:50.9 |
| 1934 | Charles Hornbostel, Indiana | 1:51.9 |
| 1935 | Elroy Robinson, Fresno St. | 1:52.9 |
| 1937 | John Woodruff, Pittsburgh | 1:50.3 |
| 1938 | John Woodruff, Pittsburgh | 1:51.3 |
| 1939 | John Woodruff, Pittsburgh | 1:51.3 |
| 1940 | Campbell Kane, Indiana | 1:51.5 |
| 1941 | Campbell Kane, Indiana | 1:51.2 |
| 1942 | Bill Lyda, Oklahoma | 1:50.8 |
| 1943 | Joe Nowicki, Fordham | 1:54.2 |
| 1944 | Robert Kelley, Illinois | 1:55.1 |
| 1945 | Ross Hume, Michigan | 1:55.7 |
| 1946 | Lewis Smith, Virginia Union | 1:52.6 |
| 1947 | William Clifford, Ohio St. | 1:50.8 |
| 1949 | Mal Whitfield, Ohio St. | 1:50.3 |
| 1950 | Bill Brown, Morgan St. | 1:51.2 |
| 1951 | John Barnes, Occidental | 1:50.7 |
| 1953 | Lang Stanley, San Jose St. | 1:52.4 |
| 1954 | Arnold Sowell, Pittsburgh | 1:50.5 |
| 1955 | Tom Courtney, Fordham | 1:49.5 |
| 1957 | Don Bowden, California | 1:47.2 |
| 1958 | Ron Delany, Villanova | 1:48.6 |
| 1959 | George Kerr, Illinois | 1:47.8 |
| 1961 | John Bork, Western Mich. | 1:48.3 |
| 1962 | Jim Dupree, Southern Ill. | 1:48.2 |
| 1963 | Norm Hoffman, Oregon St. | 1:48.0 |
| 1965 | Tom Farrell, St. John's (N.Y.) | 1:48.1 |
| 1966 | Peter Scott, Nebraska | 1:47.9 |
| 1967 | Wade Bell, Oregon | 1:47.6 |
| 1969 | Byron Dyce, New York U. | 1:45.9R |
| 1970 | Ken Swenson, Kansas St. | 1:46.3 |
| 1971 | Mark Winzenried, Wisconsin | 1:48.8 |
| 1973 | Skip Kent, Wisconsin | 1:47.2 |
| 1974 | Willie Thomas, Tennessee | 1:48.72 |
| 1975 | Mark Enyeart, Utah St. | 1:47.01 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1936 | Archie San Romani, Emporia St. | 3:53.0 |
| 1948 | Don Gehrmann, Wisconsin | 3:54.3 |
| 1952 | Bob McMillen, Occidental | 3:50.7 |
| 1956 | Ron Delany, Villanova | 3:47.3 |
| 1960 | Dyrol Burleson, Oregon | 3:44.2 |
| 1964 | Morgan Groth, Oregon St. | 3:40.4 |
| 1968 | David Patrick, Villanova | 3:39.9 |
| 1972 | Dave Wottle, Bowling Green | 3:39.7 |
| 1976 | Eamonn Coghlan, Villanova | 3:37.01 |
| 1977 | Wilson Waigwa, UTEP | 3:39.89 |
| 1978 | Steve Scott, UC Irvine | 3:37.58 |
| 1979 | Don Paige, Villanova | 3:39.20 |
| 1980 | Sydney Maree, Villanova | 3:38.64 |
| 1981 | Sydney Maree, Villanova | 3:35.30R |
| 1982 | Jim Spivey, Indiana | 3:45.42 |
| 1983 | Frank O'Mara, Arkansas | 3:40.51 |
| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz, Oregon | 3:36.48 |
| 1985 | Abdi Bile, George Mason | 3:41.62 |
| 1986 | Doug Myers, Oregon | 3:41.72 |
| 1987 | Abdi Bile, George Mason | 3:35.79 |
| 1988 | Joe Falcon, Arkansas | 3:38.91 |
| 1989 | Kip Cheruiyot, Mt. St. Mary's (MD) | 3:42.06 |
| 1990 | Bob Kennedy, Indiana | 3:40.42 |
| 1991 | Samuel Kibiri, Washington St. | 3:39.53 |
| 1992 | Steve Holman, Georgetown | 3:38.39 |
| 1993 | Marko Koers, Illinois | 3:38.05 |
| 1994 | Graham Hood, Arkansas | 3:42.10 |
| 1995 | Kevin Sullivan, Michigan | 3:37.57 |
| 1996 | Marko Koers, Illinois | 3:37.57 |
| 1997 | Seneca Lassiter, Arkansas | 3:40.22 |
| 1998 | Seneca Lassiter, Arkansas | 3:42.34 |
| 1999 | Clyde Colenso, SMU | 3:47.54 |
| 2000 | Gabe Jennings, Stanford | 3:37.76 |
| 2001 | Bryan Berryhill, Colorado St. | 3:37.05 |
| 2002 | Donald Sage, Stanford | 3:42.65 |
| 2003 | Grant Robison, Stanford | 3:40.39 |
| 2004 | Chris Mulvaney, Arkansas | 3:44.72 |
| 2005 | Leonel Manzano, Texas | 3:37.13 |
| 2006 | Vincent Rono, South Alabama | 3:44.07 |
| 2007 | Lopez Lomong, Northern Arizona | 3:37.07 |
| 2008 | Leonel Manzano, Texas | 3:41.25 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1921 | Ray Watson, Kansas St. | 4:23.4 |
| 1922 | Larry Shields, Penn St. | 4:20.4 |
| 1923 | Schulyer Enck, Penn St. | 4:27.4 |
| 1925 | Jim Reese, Texas | 4:18.8 |
| 1926 | Charles Judge, Notre Dame | 4:22.5 |
| 1927 | Ray Conger, Iowa St. | 4:17.6 |
| 1928 | Rufus Kiser, Washington | 4:17.6 |
| 1929 | Wilbur Getz, Alfred | 4:19.4 |
| 1930 | Joseph Sivak, Butler | 4:19.3 |
| 1931 | Ray Putnam, Iowa St. | 4:18.0 |
| 1932 | Glenn Cunningham, Kansas | 3:53.0 |
| 1933 | Glenn Cunningham, Kansas | 4:09.8 |
| 1934 | Bill Bonthron, Princeton | 4:08.9 |
| 1935 | Archie San Romani, Emporia St. | 4:19.1 |
| 1937 | Charles Fenske, Wisconsin | 4:13.9 |
| 1938 | Louis Zamperini, Southern Cal | 4:08.3 |
| 1939 | Louis Zamperini, Southern Cal | 4:13.6 |
| 1940 | John Munski, Missouri | 4:14.7 |
| 1941 | Leslie MacMitchell, New York U. | 4:10.4 |
| 1942 | Bob Ginn, Nebraska | 4:11.1 |
| 1943 | Don Burnham, Dartmouth | 4:19.1 |
| 1944 | Robert Hume, Michigan | 4:16.6 |
| 1944 | Ross Hume, Michigan | 4:16.6 |
| 1945 | Ross Hume, Michigan | 4:18.5 |
| 1946 | Robert Rehberg, Illinois | 4:15.2 |
| 1947 | Gerry Karver, Penn St. | 4:17.2 |
| 1949 | Don Gehrmann, Wisconsin | 4:09.6 |
| 1950 | Don Gehrmann, Wisconsin | 4:12.4 |
| 1951 | Warren Druetzler, Michigan St. | 4:08.8 |
| 1953 | Wes Santee, Kansas | 4:03.7 |
| 1954 | Bill Dellinger, Oregon | 4:13.8 |
| 1955 | Jim Bailey, Oregon | 4:05.6 |
| 1957 | Ron Delany, Villanova | 4:06.5 |
| 1958 | Ron Delany, Villanova | 4:03.5 |
| 1959 | Jim Grelle, Oregon | 4:03.9 |
| 1961 | Dyrol Burleson, Oregon | 4:00.5 |
| 1962 | Dyrol Burleson, Oregon | 3:59.8 |
| 1963 | Morgan Groth, Oregon St. | 4:05.3 |
| 1965 | Bob Day, UCLA | 4:01.8 |
| 1966 | David Patrick, Villanova | 4:02.1 |
| 1967 | Jim Ryun, Kansas | 4:03.5 |
| 1969 | Marty Liquori, Villanova | 3:57.7 |
| 1970 | Marty Liquori, Villanova | 3:59.9 |
| 1971 | Marty Liquori, Villanova | 3:57.6 |
| 1973 | Dave Wottle, Bowling Green | 3:57.1R |
| 1974 | Paul Cummings, Brigham Young | 4:01.8 |
| 1975 | Eamonn Coghlan, Villanova | 4:00.06 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1948 | Browning Ross, Villanova | 9:25.7 |
| 1952 | Bob McMullen, San Jose St. | 9:31.2 |
| 1956 | Henry Kennedy, Michigan St. | 9:16.5 |
| 1959 | John Macy, Houston | 9:19.1 |
| 1960 | Charlie Clark, San Jose St. | 9:02.1 |
| 1961 | John Lawler, Abilene Christian | 9:01.1 |
| 1962 | Pat Traynor, Villanova | 8:48.6 |
| 1963 | Vic Zwolak, Villanova | 9:10.1 |
| 1964 | Vic Zwolak, Villanova | 8:42.0 |
| 1965 | Bruce Mortenson, Oregon | 9:00.8 |
| 1966 | Bob Richards, Brigham Young | 8:51.6 |
| 1967 | Chris McCubbins, Oklahoma St. | 8:51.4 |
| 1968 | Kerry Pearce, UTEP | 8:50.8 |
| 1969 | Jim Barkley, Oregon St. | 8:44.4 |
| 1970 | Sidney Sink, Bowling Green | 8:40.9 |
| 1971 | Sidney Sink, Bowling Green | 8:30.9 |
| 1972 | Joe Lucas, Georgetown | 8:30.1 |
| 1973 | Doug Brown, Tennessee | 8:28.1 |
| 1974 | Doug Brown, Tennessee | 8:35.94 |
| 1975 | James Munyala, UTEP | 8:47.93 |
| 1976 | James Munyala, UTEP | 8:24.86 |
| 1977 | James Munyala, UTEP | 8:29.51 |
| 1978 | Henry Rono, Washington St. | 8:12.39R |
| 1979 | Henry Rono, Washington St. | 8:17.92 |
| 1980 | Randy Jackson, Wisconsin | 8:22.81 |
| 1981 | Solomon Chebor, FDU-Teaneck | 8:23.34 |
| 1982 | Richard Tuwei, Washington St. | 8:42.73 |
| 1983 | Brian Diemer, Michigan | 8:26.95 |
| 1984 | Farley Gerber, Weber St. | 8:19.27 |
| 1985 | Peter Koech, Washington St. | 8:19.84 |
| 1986 | Julius Korir, Washington St. | 8:21.17 |
| 1987 | Dan Nelson, Oregon | 8:35.37 |
| 1988 | Karl Van Calcar, Oregon St. | 8:32.35 |
| 1989 | Tom Nohilly, Florida | 8:45.24 |
| 1990 | Mark Croghan, Ohio St. | 8:36.19 |
| 1991 | Mark Croghan, Ohio St. | 8:22.26 |
| 1992 | Marc Davis, Arizona | 8:36.79 |
| 1993 | Donovan Bergstrom, Wisconsin | 8:29.08 |
| 1994 | Jim Svenoy, UTEP | 8:41.22 |
| 1995 | Jim Svenoy, UTEP | 8:21.48 |
| 1996 | Dmitry Drozdov, Iowa St. | 8:32.01 |
| 1997 | Pascal Dobert, Wisconsin | 8:31.68 |
| 1998 | Matt Kerr, Arkansas | 8:36.95 |
| 1999 | Matt Kerr, Arkansas | 8:44.29 |
| 2000 | Tim Broe, Alabama | 8:39.03 |
| 2001 | Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas | 8:42.31 |
| 2002 | Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas | 8:22.34 |
| 2003 | Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas | 8:26.65 |
| 2004 | Jordan Desilets, E. Michigan | 8:42.64 |
| 2005 | Mircea Bogdan, Texas-El Paso | 8:27.29 |
| 2006 | Josh McAdams, Brigham Young | 8:34.10 |
| 2007 | Barnabas Kirui, Mississippi | 8:20.36 |
| 2008 | Kyle Alcorn, Arizona St. | 8:28.26 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1936 | Donald Lash, Indiana | 14:58.5 |
| 1948 | Jerry Thompson, Texas | 15:04.5 |
| 1952 | Wes Santee, Kansas | 14:36.3 |
| 1956 | Bill Dellinger, Oregon | 14:48.5 |
| 1960 | Al Lawrence, Houston | 14:19.8 |
| 1964 | Bill Straub, Army | 14:12.3 |
| 1964 | Jim Murphy, Air Force | 14:12.3 |
| 1968 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 13:47.2 |
| 1972 | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | 13:31.4 |
| 1976 | Joshua Kimeto, Washington St. | 13:47.84 |
| 1977 | Joshua Kimeto, Washington St. | 13:38.14 |
| 1978 | Rudy Chapa, Oregon | 13:35.29 |
| 1979 | Sydney Maree, Villanova | 13:20.63R |
| 1980 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 13:44.43 |
| 1981 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 13:38.8 |
| 1982 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 13:54.09 |
| 1983 | Gadamis Shahanga, UTEP | 13:54.13 |
| 1984 | Julius Korir, Washington St. | 13:47.77 |
| 1985 | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young | 13:56.72 |
| 1986 | Terry Brahm, Indiana | 13:56.64 |
| 1987 | Dean Crowe, Boston U. | 13:43.30 |
| 1988 | Matt Giusto, Arizona | 13:55.94 |
| 1989 | Marc Davis, Arizona | 14:07.88 |
| 1990 | John Trautmann, Georgetown | 14:07.47 |
| 1991 | Shannon Butler, Montana St. | 13:41.61 |
| 1992 | Jon Dennis, South Fla. | 14:02.40 |
| 1993 | Jon Dennis, South Fla. | 13:59.00 |
| 1994 | Brian Baker, Arkansas | 14:22.09 |
| 1995 | Martin Keino, Arizona | 14:36.78 |
| 1996 | Alan Culpepper, Colorado | 13:47.26 |
| 1997 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA | 13:44.17 |
| 1998 | Adam Goucher, Colorado | 13:31.64 |
| 1999 | Bernard Lagat, Washington St. | 14:01.09 |
| 2000 | Brad Hauser, Stanford | 13:48.80 |
| 2001 | Jonathon Riley, Stanford | 13:42.51 |
| 2002 | David Kimani, Alabama | 13:59.30 |
| 2003 | Alistair Cragg, Arkansas | 13:47.87 |
| 2004 | Robert Cheseret, Arizona | 13:49.85 |
| 2005 | Ryan Hall, Stanford | 13:22.32 |
| 2006 | Chris Solinsky, Wisconsin | 14:11.71 |
| 2007 | Chris Solinsky, Wisconsin | 13:35.12 |
| 2008 | Robert Curtis, Villanova | 13:33.93 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1921 | John Romig, Penn St. | 9:31.0 |
| 1922 | Lloyd Rathbun, Iowa St. | 9:32.1 |
| 1923 | Verne Booth, Johns Hopkins | 9:32.2 |
| 1925 | John Devine, Washington St. | 9:32.8 |
| 1926 | Arnold Gillette, Montana | 9:40.3 |
| 1927 | Melvin Shimek, Marquette | 9:34.4 |
| 1928 | David Abbott, Illinois | 9:28.8 |
| 1929 | David Abbott, Illinois | 9:30.0 |
| 1930 | Harold Manning, Wichita St. | 9:18.1 |
| 1931 | Clark Chamberlain, Michigan St. | 9:23.0 |
| 1932 | Charles Shugert, Miami (Ohio) | 9:16.7 |
| 1933 | Michael Pilbrow, Grinnell | 9:22.8 |
| 1934 | Ray Crowley, Manhattan | 9:22.4 |
| 1935 | Floyd Lochner, Oklahoma | 9:26.8 |
| 1937 | Greg Rice, Notre Dame | 9:14.2 |
| 1938 | Walter Mehl, Wisconsin | 9:11.1 |
| 1939 | Greg Rice, Notre Dame | 9:02.6 |
| 1940 | Roy Fehr, Michigan St. | 9:18.9 |
| 1941 | Fred Wilt, Indiana | 9:14.4 |
| 1942 | Art Cazares, Fresno St. | 9:10.0 |
| 1943 | Jerry Thompson, Texas | 9:29.9 |
| 1944 | Francis Martin, Notre Dame | 9:38.4 |
| 1945 | Francis Martin, New York U. | 9:25.5 |
| 1946 | Francis Martin, New York U. | 9:38.3 |
| 1947 | Jerry Thompson, Texas | 9:22.9 |
| 1949 | Horace Ashenfelter, Penn St. | 9:03.9 |
| 1950 | Don McEwen, Michigan | 9:01.9 |
| 1951 | Don McEwen, Michigan | 9:03.2 |
| 1953 | Rich Ferguson, Iowa | 9:02.7 |
| 1954 | Kikuo Moriya, Wheaton (Ill.) | 9:22.7 |
| 1955 | Ken Reiser, Oregon | 9:04.5 |
| 1957 | Charles Jones, Iowa | 8:57.0 |
| 1958 | Alex Henderson, Arizona St. | 8:46.3R |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1959 | Paul Whiteley, Emporia St. | 13:59.0 |
| 1961 | Pat Clohessy, Houston | 13:47.7 |
| 1962 | Pat Clohessy, Houston | 13:51.6 |
| 1963 | Julio Marin, Southern Cal | 14:24.9 |
| 1965 | Doug Brown, Montana | 13:40.2 |
| 1966 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 13:33.7 |
| 1967 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 13:47.8 |
| 1969 | Ole Oleson, Southern Cal | 13:42.0 |
| 1970 | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | 13:22.0 |
| 1971 | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | 13:20.1 |
| 1973 | Steve Prefontaine, Oregon | 13:05.3R |
| 1974 | Paul Geis, Oregon | 13:38.89 |
| 1975 | John Ngeno, Washington St. | 13:22.73 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1948 | Robert Black, Rhode Island | 32:13.5 |
| 1952 | Walt Deike, Wisconsin | 32:25.1 |
| 1956 | Selwyn Jones, Michigan St. | 31:15.3 |
| 1968 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 29:41.0 |
| 1972 | John Halberstadt, Oklahoma St. | 28:50.4 |
| 1976 | John Ngeno, Washington St. | 28:22.66 |
| 1977 | Samson Kimombwa, Washington St. | 28:10.27 |
| 1978 | Michael Musyoki, UTEP | 28:30.91 |
| 1979 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 28:01.30R |
| 1980 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 29:21.85 |
| 1981 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 28:34.23 |
| 1982 | Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP | 29:03.54 |
| 1983 | Gadamis Shahanga, UTEP | 29:10.28 |
| 1984 | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young | 28:05.30 |
| 1985 | Ed Eyestone, Brigham Young | 28:46.87 |
| 1986 | Keith Hanson, Marquette | 29:02.68 |
| 1987 | Joe Falcon, Arkansas | 29:10.66 |
| 1988 | John Scherer, Michigan | 28:50.39 |
| 1989 | John Scherer, Michigan | 29:48.95 |
| 1990 | Shannon Butler, Montana St. | 28:38.45 |
| 1991 | Terry Thornton, LSU | 28:25.92 |
| 1992 | Sean Dollman, Western Ky. | 29:49.50 |
| 1993 | Jonah Koech, Iowa St. | 28:28.67 |
| 1994 | Teddy Mitchell, Arkansas | 29:39.54 |
| 1995 | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas | 28:59.60 |
| 1996 | Godfrey Siamusiye, Arkansas | 28:56.39 |
| 1997 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi, UCLA | 28:51.18 |
| 1998 | Brad Hauser, Stanford | 28:31.30 |
| 1999 | Nathan Nutter, Stanford | 29:11.96 |
| 2000 | Brad Hauser, Stanford | 30:38.57 |
| 2001 | Ryan Shay, Notre Dame | 29:05.44 |
| 2002 | Boaz Cheboiywo, Eastern Michigan | 28:32.10 |
| 2003 | Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas | 28:20.20 |
| 2004 | Alistair Cragg, Arkansas | 29:22.43 |
| 2005 | Robert Cheseret, Arizona | 28:20.11 |
| 2006 | Josphat Boit, Arkansas | 28:37.64 |
| 2007 | Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 28:55.83 |
| 2008 | Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 28:46.69 |
| Year | Winner, School | Time |
| 1963 | Julio Marin, Southern Cal | 30:32.9 |
| 1964 | Danny Murphy, San Jose St. | 29:37.8 |
| 1965 | Doug Brown, Montana | 27:59.2 |
| 1966 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 28:07.0 |
| 1967 | Gerry Lindgren, Washington St. | 28:44.0 |
| 1969 | Frank Shorter, Yale | 29:00.2 |
| 1970 | Bob Bertelsen, Ohio | 27:57.5 |
| 1971 | Garry Bjorklund, Minnesota | 27:43.1R |
| 1973 | Charles Maguire, Penn St. | 28:19.3 |
| 1974 | John Ngeno, Washington St. | 28:14.46 |
| 1975 | John Ngeno, Washington St. | 28:20.66 |