| 1979 | Bill Tyler | Bates | 1:54.1 y |
| 1980 | Bill Tyler | Bates | 1:54.1 y |
| 1981 | Cameron Bonsey | Maine | 01:55.3 |
| 1982 | Deperno | Bates | 01:55.6 |
| 1983 | Morley | Bates | 01:56.6 |
| 1984 | Steve Ridley | Maine | 01:55.9 |
| 1985 | Tom Pickering | Colby | 01:55.9 |
| 1986 | Robin Hays | Maine | 1:54.6 (yd) |
| 1987 | Mark Desjardins | Bates | 1:59.4 y |
| 1988 | Mark Thompson | Bates | 01:56.25 |
| 1989 | Mark Thompson | Bates | 01:56.64 |
| 1990 | Mark Thompson | Bates | 01:56.92 |
| 1991 | Mark Thompson | Bates | 01:56.94 |
| 1992 | Pat Sullivan | Bates | 01:57.63 |
| 1993 | Nate McClennen | Bowdoin | 01:57.70 |
| 1994 | Pat Sullivan | Bates | 01:57.63 |
| 1995 | Ben Beach | Bowdoin | 02:01.31 |
| 1996 | no meet held | ||
| 1997 | Steve Beardsley | Bates | 01:57.34 |
| 1998 | Steve Allison | Bowdoin | 01:59.55 |
| 1999 | Chris Downe | Bowdoin | 02:02.93 |
| 2000 | Chris Downe | Bowdoin | 01:54.40 |
| 2001 | Byron Boots | Bowdoin | 1:57.1 h |
| 2002 | Byron Boots | Bowdoin | 01:56.29 |
| 2003 | John Bauer | Bates | 01:57.22 |