This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 200 meters and its imperial equivalent 220 yard dash. For men, the imperial distance was contested until 1975 excepting Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The women's race began in 1982.
Women's winners
edit- Key
- w=wind aided
- A=Altitude assisted
Men's winners
edit- Key
- y=yards
- w=wind aided
- A=Altitude assisted
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Eric Wilson | Iowa | 22.6y |
| 1922 | Leonard Paulu | Grinnell | 21.8y |
| 1923 | Eric Wilson | Iowa | 21.9y |
| 1924 | Not held | ||
| 1925 | Glen Gray | Butler | 21.9y |
| 1926 | Roland Locke | Nebraska | 20.9y |
| 1927 | Fred Alderman | Michigan St | 21.1y |
| 1928 | Claude Bracey | Rice | 20.9y |
| 1929 | George Simpson | Ohio St | 20.8y |
| 1930 | George Simpson | Ohio St | 20.7y |
| 1931 | Eddie Tolan | Michigan | 21.5y |
| 1932 | Ralph Metcalfe | Marquette | 20.3 |
| 1933 | Ralph Metcalfe | Marquette | 20.4y |
| 1934 | Ralph Metcalfe | Marquette | 20.9y |
| 1935 | Jesse Owens | Ohio St | 21.5y |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens | Ohio St | 21.3 |
| 1937 | Ben Johnson | Columbia | 21.3y |
| 1938 | Mack Robinson | Oregon | 21.3y |
| 1939 | Clyde Jeffrey | Stanford | 21.1y |
| 1940 | Norwood "Barney" Ewell | Penn St | 21.1y |
| 1941 | Norwood "Barney" Ewell | Penn St | 21.1y |
| 1942 | Hal Davis | California | 21.2y |
| 1943 | Hal Davis | California | 21.4y |
| 1944 | Buddy Young | Illinois | 21.6y |
| 1945 | Earl Collins | Texas | 22.4y |
| 1946 | Herb McKenley  Jamaica
|
Illinois | 21.3y |
| 1947 | Herb McKenley Jamaica
|
Illinois | 20.7yA |
| 1948 | Mel Patton | Southern Cal | 20.7 |
| 1949 | Mel Patton | Southern Cal | 20.4y |
| 1950 | Charley Parker | Texas | 21.5y |
| 1951 | George Rhoden Jamaica
|
Morgan St | 20.7y |
| 1952 | Jim Ford | Drake | 21 |
| 1953 | Thane Baker | Kansas St | 21.5y |
| 1954 | Charles Thomas | Texas | 20.7y |
| 1955 | Jim Golliday | Northwestern | 21.1y |
| 1956 | Bobby Morrow | Abilene Christian | 20.6 |
| 1957 | Bobby Morrow | Abilene Christian | 21.0y |
| 1958 | Ed Collymore | Villanova | 20.7y |
| 1959 | Ray Norton | San Jose St | 20.9y |
| 1960 | Charlie Tidwell | Kansas | 20.8 |
| 1961 | Frank Budd | Villanova | 20.8y |
| 1962 | Harry Jerome  Canada
|
Oregon | 20.8y |
| 1963 | Henry Carr | Arizona St | 20.5Ay |
| 1964 | Bob Hayes | Florida A&M | 20.4w |
| 1965 | Earl Horner | Villanova | 21.1yw |
| 1966 | Tom Jones | UCLA | 21.12y |
| 1967 | Tommie Smith | San Jose St | 20.26Ay |
| 1968 | Emmett Taylor | Ohio | 20.8 |
| 1969 | John Carlos | San Jose St | 20.2y |
| 1970 | Willie Turner | Oregon St | 20.6y |
| 1971 | Larry Black | NC Central | 20.5y |
| 1972 | Larry Burton | Purdue | 20.5w |
| 1973 | Marshall Dill | Michigan St | 20.9y |
| 1974 | James Gilkes  Guyana
|
Fisk | 19.9yw |
| 1975 | Reggie Jones | Tennessee | 20.60Ay |
| 1976 | Harvey Glance | Auburn | 20.74 |
| 1977 | William Snoddy | Oklahoma | 20.48 |
| 1978 | Clancy Edwards | Southern Cal | 20.16 |
| 1979 | Greg Foster | UCLA | 20.22 |
| 1980 | Mike Roberson | Florida St | 19.96w |
| 1981 | Dwayne Evans | Arizona St | 20.20w |
| 1982 | James Butler | Oklahoma St | 20.07Aw |
| 1983 | Elliott Quow | Rutgers | 20.31 |
| 1984 | Kirk Baptiste | Houston | 20.16w |
| 1985 | Kirk Baptiste | Houston | 20.03w |
| 1986 | Floyd Heard | Texas A&M | 20.34 |
| 1987 | Floyd Heard | Texas A&M | 20.03w |
| 1988 | Lorenzo Daniel | Mississippi St | 19.87 |
| 1989 | Dennis Mitchell | Florida | 20.09A |
| 1990 | Michael Johnson | Baylor | 20.31 |
| 1991 | Frankie Fredericks  Namibia
|
Brigham Young | 19.90w |
| 1992 | Olapade Adeniken  Nigeria
|
UTEP | 20.11 |
| 1993 | Chris Nelloms | Ohio St | 20.27 |
| 1994 | Andrew Tynes  Bahamas
|
UTEP | 20.20w |
| 1995 | Ato Boldon  Trinidad and Tobago
|
UCLA | 20.24 |
| 1996 | Rohsaan Griffin | Louisiana St | 20.24 |
| 1997 | Obadele Thompson  Barbados
|
UTEP | 20.03 |
| 1998 | Curtis Perry | Louisiana St | 20.4 |
| 1999 | John Capel | Florida | 19.87 |
| 2000 | Shawn Crawford | Clemson | 20.09 |
| 2001 | Justin Gatlin | Tennessee | 20.11w |
| 2002 | Justin Gatlin | Tennessee | 20.18 |
| 2003 | Leo Bookman | Kansas | 20.47 |
| 2004 | Wallace Spearmon | Arkansas | 20.12w |
| 2005 | Wallace Spearmon | Arkansas | 19.91 |
| 2006 | Walter Dix | Florida State | 20.30 |
| 2007 | Walter Dix | Florida State | 20.32 |
| 2008 | Walter Dix | Florida State | 20.40 |
| 2009 | Charles Clark | Florida State | 20.55 |
| 2010 | Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and Tobago
|
Kentucky | 20.36w |
| 2011 | Maurice Mitchell | Florida State | 19.99w |
| 2012 | Maurice Mitchell | Florida State | 20.40w |
| 2013 | Ameer Webb | Texas A&M | 20.10w |
| 2014 | Dedric Dukes | Florida | 19.91w |
| 2015 | Andre De Grasse Canada
|
USC | 19.58w |
| 2016 | Jarrion Lawson | Arkansas | 20.19 -0.2 |
| 2017 | Christian Coleman | Tennessee | 20.25 -3.1 |
| 2018 | Divine Oduduru Nigeria
|
Texas Tech | 20.28 |
| 2019 | Divine Oduduru Nigeria
|
Texas Tech | 19.73 MR |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2021 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Florida | 19.91 |
| 2022 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | Florida | 19.83 |
| 2023 | Udodi Onwuzurike | Stanford | 19.84 |