National Championship Final Round Results
At the conclusion of every National Championship Tournament, the winners of each division face off in the National Championship Trial. Traditionally, the winner of the National Championship Trial is determined by the team that earns a majority victory of the three scoring judges in the round.
The results of the National Championship Trial by year are as follows:
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 2024 | University of Virginia | Hillsdale College |
| 2023 | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | Harvard University |
| 2022 | Harvard University | University of Chicago |
| 2021 | Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County | Yale University |
| 2020 | *Tournament Cancelled* | |
| 2019 | *No Winner Declared* | Rhodes College |
| 2018 | Miami University | Yale University |
| 2017 | University of Virginia | Yale University |
| 2016 | Yale University | University of Virginia |
| 2015 | Harvard University | Yale University |
| 2014 | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | Princeton University |
| 2013 | Florida State University | Rhodes College |
| 2012 | Duke University | Rutgers University |
| 2011 | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | New York University |
| 2010 | New York University | Harvard University |
| 2009 | Northwood University | George Washington University |
| 2008 | Univ. of Maryland, College Park | George Washington University |
| 2007 | University of Virginia | Harvard University |
| 2006 | University of Virginia | Harvard University |
| 2005 | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2004 | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | Columbia University |
| 2003 | University of Iowa | Howard University |
| 2002 | University of Iowa | Georgetown University |
| 2001 | Miami University (Ohio) | Rhodes College |
| 2000 | Univ. of Maryland, College Park | Univ. of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 1999 | Bellarmine University | Rhodes College |
| 1998 | Univ. of Maryland, College Park | Bellarmine University |
| 1997 | Howard University | Rhodes College |
| 1996 | Univ. of Maryland, College Park | Saint Louis University |
| 1995 | Rhodes College | Loras College |
| 1994 | Rhodes College | Bellarmine University |
| 1993 | Drake University | Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
| 1992 | Univ. of Maryland, College Park | Univ. of Maryland, College Park |
| 1991 | Rhodes College | Bellarmine University |
| 1990 | Rhodes College | Toledo Community College |
| 1989 | Drake University | University of St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1988 | University of South Dakota | Wright State University |
| 1987 | University of St. Thomas | Bellarmine University |
| 1986 | Wright State University | Northwestern University |
| 1985 | Eastern Illinois University | Central College |
The following is a list of the universities and colleges that have participated in the National Championship Trial, with their results in the final round.
| Team | Winners | Winning Years | Runners-Up | Runner-Up Years |
| U. of Maryland, College Park | 5 | 2008, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1992 | 2 | 1993, 1992 |
| U. of California, Los Angeles | 5 | 2023, 2014, 2011, 2005, 2004 | 0 | N/A |
| Rhodes College | 4 | 1995, 1994, 1991, 1990 | 5 | 2019, 2013, 2001, 1999, 1997 |
| University of Virginia | 4 | 2024, 2017, 2007, 2006 | 1 | 2016 |
| Harvard University | 2 | 2022, 2015 | 4 | 2023, 2010, 2007, 2006 |
| Miami University (Ohio) | 2 | 2018, 2001 | 0 | N/A |
| University of Iowa | 2 | 2003, 2002 | 0 | N/A |
| Drake University | 2 | 1993, 1989 | 0 | N/A |
| Yale University | 1 | 2016 | 4 | 2021, 2018, 2017, 2015 |
| Bellarmine University | 1 | 1999 | 4 | 1998, 1994, 1991, 1987 |
| New York University | 1 | 2010 | 1 | 2011 |
| Howard University | 1 | 1997 | 1 | 2003 |
| University of St. Thomas | 1 | 1987 | 1 | 1989 |
| Wright State University | 1 | 1986 | 1 | 1988 |
| U. of Maryland, Balt. Co. | 1 | 2021 | 0 | N/A |
| Florida State University | 1 | 2013 | 0 | N/A |
| Duke University | 1 | 2012 | 0 | N/A |
| Northwood University | 1 | 2009 | 0 | N/A |
| University of South Dakota | 1 | 1988 | 0 | N/A |
| Eastern Illinois University | 1 | 1985 | 0 | N/A |
| George Washington Univ. | 0 | N/A | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Hillsdale College | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2022 |
| Princeton University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2014 |
| Rutgers University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2012 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2005 |
| Columbia University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2004 |
| Georgetown University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2002 |
| U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2000 |
| Saint Louis University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1996 |
| Loras College | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1995 |
| Toledo Community College | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1990 |
| Northwestern University | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1986 |
| Central College (Iowa) | 0 | N/A | 1 | 1985 |