Here are the Big West Conference men’s basketball champions.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Cal State Fullerton | Dedrique Taylor | 72-71 | Long Beach State |
| 2021 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Pasternack | 79-63 | UC Irvine |
| 2019 | UC Irvine | Russell Turner | 92-64 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2018 | Cal State Fullerton | Dedrique Taylor | 71-55 | UC Irvine |
| 2017 | UC Davis | Jim Les | 50-47 | UC Irvine |
| 2016 | Hawai’i | Eran Ganot | 64-60 | Long Beach State |
| 2015 | UC Irvine | Russell Turner | 67-58 | Hawai’i |
| 2014 | Cal Poly | Joe Callero | 61-59 | CSUN |
| 2013 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | 64-55 | UC Irvine |
| 2012 | Long Beach State | Dan Monson | 77-64 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 2011 | UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | 64-56 | Long Beach State |
| 2010 | UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | 69-64 | Long Beach State |
| 2009 | CSUN | Bobby Braswell | 71-66 (OT) | Pacific |
| 2008 | Cal State Fullerton | Bob Burton | 81-66 | UC Irvine |
| 2007 | Long Beach State | Larry Reynolds | 94-83 | Cal Poly |
| 2006 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | 78-70 | Long Beach State |
| 2005 | Utah State | Stew Morrill | 65-52 | Pacific |
| 2004 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | 75-73 | CSUN |
| 2003 | Utah State | Stew Morrill | 57-54 | Cal Poly |
| 2002 | UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | 60-56 | Utah State |
| 2001 | Utah State | Stew Morrill | 50-38 | Pacific |
| 2000 | Utah State | Stew Morril | 71-66 | New Mexico State |
| 1999 | New Mexico State | Lou Henson | 79-69 | Boise Sttae |
| 1998 | Utah State | Larry Eustachy | 78-63 | Pacific |
| 1997 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | 63-55 | Nevada |
| 1996 | San Jose State | Stan Morrison | 76-75 (OT) | Utah State |
| 1995 | Long Beach State | Seth Greenberg | 76-69 (OT) | Nevada |
| 1994 | New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 70-64 | UC Irvine |
| 1993 | Long Beach State | Seth Greenberg | 70-62 | New Mexico State |
| 1992 | New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 74-73 | Pacific |
| 1991 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 98-74 | Fresno State |
| 1990 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 92-74 | Long Beach State |
| 1989 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 68-62 | New Mexico State |
| 1988 | Utha State | Rod Tueller | 86-79 | UC Irvine |
| 1987 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 94-69 | San Jose State |
| 1986 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 75-55 | New Mexico State |
| 1985 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 79-61 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1984 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | 51-49 | UNLV |
| 1983 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 66-63 (OT) | Fresno State |
| 1982 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | 69-57 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1981 | Fresno State | Boyd Grant | 52-48 | San Jose State |
| 1980 | San Jose State | Bill Berry | 57-55 | Long Beach State |
| 1979 | Pacific | Stan Morrison | 82-73 | Utah State |
| 1978 | Cal State Fullerton | Bobby Dye | 64-53 | Long Beach State |
| 1977 | Long Beach State | Dwight Jones | 76-63 | San Jose State |
| 1976 | San Tiego State | Tim Vezie | 76-64 | Pacific |
