| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
Tournament MVP |
| 1992–93 | Northern Illinois (1) | 75–58 | Wisconsin–Green Bay[a] (2) | Dawn Schirmacher, Wisconsin–Green Bay |
| 1993–94 | Wisconsin–Green Bay[a] (2) | 73–70 | Northern Illinois (1) | E. C. Hill, Northern Illinois |
| 1994–95 | Western Illinois (1) | 73–60 | Youngstown State (2) | Oberon Pitterson, Western Illinois |
| 1995–96 | Youngstown State (1) | 53–43 | Buffalo (2) | Shannon Beach, Youngstown State |
| 1996–97 | Troy State[b] (1) | 89–75 | Youngstown State (2) | Samantha Tomlinson, Troy State |
| 1997–98 | Youngstown State (1) | 78–69 | Valparaiso (2) | Sarrah Stricklett, Valparaiso |
| 1998–99 | Oral Roberts (4) | 57–52 | Youngstown State (2) | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 1999–00 | Youngstown State (2) | 73–57 | Valparaiso (4) | Brianne Kenneally, Youngstown State |
| 2000–01 | Oral Roberts (2) | 61–46 | Oakland (1) | Krista Ragan, Oral Roberts |
| 2001–02 | Oakland (2) | 52–40 | Valparaiso (1) | Sarah Judd, Oakland |
| 2002–03 | Valparaiso (4) | 48–46 | Oakland (6) | Katie Boone, Valparaiso |
| 2003–04 | Valparaiso (2) | 64–63 | Oral Roberts (4) | Leah Cannon, Oral Roberts |
| 2004–05 | Oral Roberts (4) | 48–42 | UMKC[c] (7) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2005–06 | Oakland (6) | 65–56 | Western Illinois (1) | Anne Hafeli, Oakland |
| 2006–07 | Oral Roberts (3) | 72–55 | Oakland (1) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2007–08 | Oral Roberts (4) | 66–53 | IUPUI (3) | Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts |
| 2008–09 | South Dakota State (1) | 79–69 | Oakland (2) | Jennifer Warkenthien, South Dakota State |
| 2009–10 | South Dakota State (3) | 79–75 OT | Oral Roberts (1) | Maria Boever, South Dakota State |
| 2010–11 | South Dakota State (3) | 61–54 | Oakland (4) | Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State |
| 2011–12 | South Dakota State (1) | 78–77 OT | UMKC[c] (3) | Jennie Sunnarborg, South Dakota State |
| 2012–13 | South Dakota State (1) | 56–53 | South Dakota (3) | Ashley Eide, South Dakota State |
| 2013–14 | South Dakota (4) | 82–71 | Denver (6) | Polly Harrington, South Dakota |
| 2014–15 | South Dakota State (2) | 72–57 | South Dakota (1) | Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota |
| 2015–16 | South Dakota State (2) | 61–55 | South Dakota (1) | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2016–17 | Western Illinois (1) | 77–69 OT | IUPUI (2) | Emily Clemens, Western Illinois |
| 2017–18 | South Dakota State (2) | 65–50 | South Dakota (1) | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2018–19 | South Dakota State (1) | 83–71 | South Dakota (2) | Macy Miller, South Dakota State |
| 2019–20 | South Dakota (1) | 63–58 | South Dakota State (2) | Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota |
| 2020–21 | South Dakota (2) | 66-43 | Omaha (8) | Chloe Lamb, South Dakota |
| 2021–22 | South Dakota (2) | 56–45 | South Dakota State (1) | Chloe Lamb (2), South Dakota |
| 2022–23 |
South Dakota State (1) |
93–51 |
Omaha (6) |
Haleigh Timmer, South Dakota State |
| 2023–24 |
South Dakota State (1) |
67–54 |
North Dakota State (2) |
Paige Meyer, South Dakota State |
| 2024–25 |
South Dakota State (1) |
84–68 |
Oral Roberts (2) |
Paige Meyer (2), South Dakota State |
