1948 - 2008
61st Annual National Junior College Basketball Tournament

This marks the 61th year of the National Basketball Tournament. Tournament play started in 1945 at Compton, California, when the first Junior College Invitational event was held, and won by Pasadena City College. The same event involving teams west of the Mississippi River was held in 1946 and won by Sacramento Junior College, and in 1947 the champion was host to Compton College.

Then in 1948 the first National Junior College Basketball Tournament involving teams from throughout the United States was held in Springfield, MO. In 1949 the National Tournament was moved to Hutchinson, Kansas, and has been held in this city ever since.


Year
1948
1949

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1960
1961
1962
1963
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1966
1967
1968
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1971
1972
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1975
1976
1977
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1980
1981
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1990
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2003
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2006
2007
2008
National Champions
College of Marin (CA) -- 48
Tyler, Texas -- 66

Los Angeles College (CA) -- 67
Tyler, Texas -- 93
Wharton, Texas -- 78
El Dorado, Kansas -- 80
Moberly, Missouri -- 54
Moberly, Missouri -- 71
Kilgore, Texas -- 68
San Angelo, Texas -- 63
Kilgore, Texas -- 68
Weber College (UT) -- 57

Parsons, Kansas -- 73
Pueblo, Colorado --79
Coffeyville, Kansas -- 74
Independence, Kansas -- 73
Dodge City, Kansas -- 73
Vincennes, Indiana --80
Moberly, Missouri -- 90
Moberly, Missouri -- 56
San Jacinto College (TX) -- 66
Paducah, Kentucky -- 79

Vincennes, Indiana -- 85
Ellsworth College (IA) -- 80
Vincennes, Indiana -- 73
Mercer County (Trenton, NJ) -- 80
Mercer County (Trenton, NJ) -- 60
Western Texas J. C., Snyder, Texas -- 65
Coll. of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) -- 62
Independence, Kansas -- 75
Independence, Kansas -- 62
Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff, MO -- 60

Western Texas College, Snyder, TX -- 85
Westark CC, Ft. Smith, AR -- 67
Midland, Texas -- 93
San Jacinto College, (TX) -- 73
San Jacinto College, (TX) -- 86
Dixie College, St. George, UT -- 57
San Jacinto College, (TX) -- 84
Coll. of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) -- 69
Hutchinson, Kansas -- 76
Northeastern Okla A & M, Miami, OK -- 83

Connors State (Okla.) -- 103
Aquinas J.C., Nashville, Tenn. -- 74
Three Rivers C.C., Poplar Bluff, MO -- 78
Pensacola, Florida J.C. -- 79
Hutchinson, Kansas -- 78
Okaloosa-Walton C.C., Niceville, FL -- 79
Sullivan College, Louisville, KY -- 103
Indian Hills C.C., Ottumwa, IA -- 89
Indian Hills C.C., Ottumwa, IA -- 83
Indian Hills C.C., Ottumwa, IA -- 100

Southeastern C.C., W. Burlington, IA -- 84
Wabash Valley C.C., Mt. Carmel, IL -- 89
Dixie College, St. George, UT -- 82
Southeastern C.C., W.Burlington, IA -- 76
Southeastern C.C., W.Burlington, IA -- 58
Paris J.C., Paris, TX -- 70
Arkansas - Ft. Smith -- 68
Midland CC, Midland, TX -- 94
South Plains College, Levelland, TX -- 67
Runners-Up
Murray Aggies (OK) -- 34
Hutchinson, KS -- 64

Northeast Junior College (MS) -- 63 (Forfeited)
Ventura College (CA) -- 75
N.E. Mississippi -- 76
Arkansas City, KS -- 64
Snow College (UT) -- 49 (O/T)
Hannibal-LaGrange, MO -- 64 (2 O/T)
Hannibal-LaGrange, MO -- 65
Eastern Arizona (Thatcher) -- 51
Weber College (UT) - 57
Bethany Lutheran (MN) -- 47

Tyler, Texas -- 71
Tyler, Texas -- 66
Lon Morris College (TX) -- 49
Moberly, MO. -- 68 (O/T)
Casper, Wyo. -- 68
Burlington, Iowa -- 76 (Forfeited)
Cameron State College (OK) -- 66
San Jacinto College (TX) -- 55
Mercer County (Trenton, NJ) -- 64
Robert Morris (Pittsburgh, PA) -- 76

Moberly, Mo. -- 67
Coll. of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) -- 71
Ferrum, Virginia -- 61
(Vacated) -- 61
Chipola J.C. (Marianna, FL) -- 58
Coll. of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) -- 57
Mercer County (Trenton, N.J.) -- 50
San Jacinto College (TX) -- 72
Niagara Co. C.C., Sanborn, NY -- 61
Mercer County (Trenton, NJ) -- 59 O/T

Jefferson State (Birmingham, AL) -- 72
Lincoln College, (Lincoln, IL) -- 50
Miami-Dade North, FL -- 88 2 O/T
Seminole, Okla. -- 68
Independence, Kansas -- 82
Kankakee, Illinois -- 55
Vincennes, Indiana -- 78
Midland, Texas -- 68
Kankakee, Illinois -- 74
NE Mississippi C.C., Booneville, MS -- 76

Coll. of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) -- 87
Arizona Western Coll., Yuma, AZ -- 68
Butler County C.C., El Dorado, KS -- 77
Butler County C.C., El Dorado, KS -- 74
Three Rivers C.C., Poplar Bluff, MO. -- 74
Spartanburg Methodist, SC -- 63
Allegany C.C., Cumberland, MD -- 98 O/T
San Jacinto Coll., (TX) -- 80
Shelby State C.C., Memphis, TN -- 68
Barton County C.C., Great Bend, KS -- 86

Calhoun C.C., Decatur, AL -- 70
Allegany C.C., Cumberland, MD -- 83
Coffeyville C.C., Coffeyville, KS -- 81
San Jacinto Coll., Pasadena, TX -- 68
Redlands C.C., El Reno, OK -- 43
Moberly C. C., Moberly, MO -- 61
Tallahassee C. C. -- 59
Chipola JC - Marianna, FL - 75
Salt Lake C.C., Salt Lake City, UT -- 56