The following list shows the Premo Poll champion only in those years that do not include an Outstanding Player.
| Year | Premo Poll Champion | Record | Coach | Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Yale Bulldogs | 10-6 | none | George M. Clark |
| 1902 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 11-0 | Louis Cooke | |
| 1903 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 13-0 | Louis Cooke | |
| 1904 | Columbia Lions | 17-1 | Henry Elias | Harry Fisher |
| 1905 | Columbia Lions | 19-1 | Henry Elias | Harry Fisher |
| 1906 | Dartmouth Big Green | 16-2 | none | George Grebenstein |
| 1907 | Chicago Maroons | 22-2 | Joseph Raycroft | John Schommer |
| 1908 | Chicago Maroons | 21-2 | Joseph Raycroft | John Schommer |
| 1909 | Chicago Maroons | 12-0 | Joseph Raycroft | John Schommer |
| 1910 | Columbia Lions | 11-1 | Harry Fisher | Ted Kiendl |
| 1911 | St. John's | 14-0 | Claude Allen | John Keenan |
| 1912 | Wisconsin Badgers | 15-0 | Doc Meanwell | Otto Stangel |
| 1913 | Navy Midshipmen | 9-0 | Louis Wenzell | Laurence Wild |
| 1914 | Wisconsin Badgers | 15-0 | Doc Meanwell | Gene Van Gent |
| 1915 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 16-0 | Ralph Jones | Ray Woods |
| 1916 | Wisconsin Badgers | 20-1 | Doc Meanwell | George Levis |
| 1917 | Washington State Cougars | 25-1 | Doc Bohler | Roy Bohler |
| 1918 | Syracuse Orangemen | 16-1 | Edmund Dollard | Joe Schwarzer |
| 1919 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 13-0 | Louis Cooke | Arnold Oss |
| 1920 | Penn Quakers | 22-1 | Lon Jourdet | George Sweeney |
| 1921 | Penn Quakers | 21-2 | Edward McNichol | Danny McNichol |
| 1922 | Kansas Jayhawks | 16-2 | Phog Allen | Paul Endacott |
| 1923 | Kansas Jayhawks | 17-1 | Phog Allen | Paul Endacott |
| 1924 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 25-0 | Bo Shepard | John Cobb |
| 1925 | Princeton Tigers | 21-2 | Al Wittmer | Art Loeb |
| 1926 | Syracuse Orangemen | 19-1 | Lew Andreas | Victor Hanson |
| 1927 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 19-1 | George Keogan | John Nyikos |
| 1928 | Pitt Panthers | 21-0 | Doc Carlson | Chuck Hyatt |
| 1929 | Montana State Bobcats | 36-2 | Schubert Dyche | Cat Thompson |
| 1930 | Pitt Panthers | 23-2 | Doc Carlson | Chuck Hyatt |
| 1931 | Northwestern Wildcats | 16-1 | Dutch Lonborg | Joe Reiff |
| 1932 | Purdue Boilermakers | 17-1 | Ward "Piggy" Lambert | John Wooden |
| 1933 | Kentucky Wildcats | 21-3 | Adolph Rupp | Forest Sale |
| 1934 | Wyoming Cowboys | 26-3 | Willard Witte | Les Witte |
| 1935 | NYU Fighting Violets | 19-1 | Howard Cann | Sid Gross |
| 1936 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 22-2-1 | George Keogan | John Moir |
| 1937 | Stanford Indians | 25-2 | John Bunn | |
| 1938 | Temple Owls | 23-2 | James Usilton | Meyer Bloom |
| 1939 | Long Island Blackbirds | 24-0 | Clair Bee | Irv Torgoff |
| 1940 | USC Trojans | 20-3 | Sam Barry | Ralph Vaughn |
| 1941 | Wisconsin Badgers | 20-3 | Bud Foster | Gene Englund |
| 1942 | Stanford Indians | 27-4 | Everett Dean | Jim Pollard |
| 1943 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 17-1 | Doug Mills | |
| 1944 | Army | 15-0 | Ed Kelleher | Dale Hall |
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M Cowboys | 27-4 | Hank Iba | Bob Kurland |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M Cowboys | 31-2 | Hank Iba | Bob Kurland |
| 1947 | Holy Cross Crusaders | 27-3 | Doggie Julian | George Kaftan |
| 1948 | Kentucky Wildcats | 36-3 | Adolph Rupp | Ralph Beard |
| 1949 | Kentucky Wildcats | 32-2 | Adolph Rupp | Alex Groza |
| 1950 | CCNY Beavers | 24-5 | Nat Holman | Irwin Dambrot |
| 1951 | Kentucky Wildcats | 32-2 | Adolph Rupp | Bill Spivey |
| 1952 | Kansas Jayhawks | 28-3 | Phog Allen | Clyde Lovellette |
| 1953 | Indiana Hoosiers | 23-3 | Branch McCracken | Don Schlundt |
| 1954 | Kentucky Wildcats | 25-0 | Adolph Rupp | Cliff Hagan |
| 1955 | San Francisco Dons | 28-1 | Phil Woolpert | Bill Russell |
| 1956 | San Francisco Dons | 29-0 | Phil Woolpert | Bill Russell |
| 1957 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 32-0 | Frank McGuire | Lennie Rosenbluth |
| 1958 | Kentucky Wildcats | 23-6 | Adolph Rupp | Vern Hatton |
| 1959 | California Golden Bears | 25-4 | Pete Newell | Darrall Imhoff |
| 1960 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 25-3 | Fred Taylor | Jerry Lucas |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 27-3 | Ed Jucker | Bob Wiesenhahn |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 29-2 | Ed Jucker | Paul Hogue |
| 1963 | Loyola Ramblers | 29-2 | George Ireland | Jerry Harkness |
| 1964 | UCLA Bruins | 30-0 | John Wooden | Walt Hazzard |
| 1965 | UCLA Bruins | 28-2 | John Wooden | Gail Goodrich |
| 1966 | Texas Western Miners | 28-1 | Don Haskins | Bobby Joe Hill |
| 1967 | UCLA Bruins | 30-0 | John Wooden | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1968 | UCLA Bruins | 29-1 | John Wooden | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1969 | UCLA Bruins | 29-1 | John Wooden | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1970 | UCLA Bruins | 28-2 | John Wooden | Sidney Wicks |
| 1971 | UCLA Bruins | 29-1 | John Wooden | Sidney Wicks |
| 1972 | UCLA Bruins | 30-0 | John Wooden | Bill Walton |
| 1973 | UCLA Bruins | 30-0 | John Wooden | Bill Walton |
| 1974 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 30-1 | Norm Sloan | David Thompson |
| 1975 | UCLA Bruins | 28-3 | John Wooden | Dave Meyers |
| 1976 | Indiana Hoosiers | 32-0 | Bobby Knight | Scott May |
| 1977 | Marquette Warriors | 25-7 | Al McGuire | Butch Lee |
| 1978 | Kentucky Wildcats | 30-2 | Joe B. Hall | Jack Givens |
| 1979 | Michigan State Spartans | 26-6 | Jud Heathcote | Magic Johnson |
| 1980 | Louisville Cardinals | 33-3 | Denny Crum | Darrell Griffith |
| 1981 | Indiana Hoosiers | 26-9 | Bobby Knight | Isiah Thomas |
| 1982 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 32-2 | Dean Smith | James Worthy |