This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 3000 meters event or its imperial equivalent two miles. The two miles was a men's event contested from 1921 to 1958, though it was replaced by the 5000 meters in post-1936 Olympic years until its discontinuation after 1958. The women's 3000 meters was part of the program since the inception of women's events in 1982 until the event was removed after the 2000 season. In 2001, the 3000 meter steeplechase was introduced into the women's program. Hand timing was used throughout the duration of the two miles, while automatic timing was used for the 3000 meters.
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Stanford | 9:28.92 | ||
| 1983 | Stanford | 09:03.5 | ||
| 1984 | Wisconsin | 08:59.6 | ||
| 1985 | Wisconsin | 09:08.3 | ||
| 1986 | Kentucky | 09:11.4 | ||
| 1987 | Villanova | 08:54.4 | ||
| 1988 | Villanova | 08:47.4 | ||
| 1989 | Villanova | 9:06.96 | ||
| 1990 | Villanova | 08:56.3 | ||
| 1991 | Villanova | 08:56.7 | ||
| 1992 | Villanova | 09:24.6 | ||
| 1993 | Wisconsin | 09:03.1 | ||
| 1994 | UCLA | 09:22.6 | ||
| 1995 | Wisconsin | 09:09.0 | ||
| 1996 | Wisconsin | 09:16.2 | ||
| 1997 | Wisconsin | 09:01.2 | ||
| 1998 | Stanford | 09:20.2 | ||
| 1999 | Villanova | 09:26.5 | ||
| 2000 | Colorado | 09:02.2 |
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | John Romig | Penn St | 09:31.0 |
| 1922 | Lloyd Rathbun | Iowa St | 09:32.1 |
| 1923 | Verne Booth | Johns Hopkins | 09:32.2 |
| 1924 | not held | ||
| 1925 | John Devine | Wash St | 09:32.8 |
| 1926 | Arnold Gillette | Montana | 09:40.3 |
| 1927 | Melvin Shimek | Marquette | 09:34.4 |
| 1928 | David Abbott | Illinois | 09:28.8 |
| 1929 | David Abbott | Illinois | 09:30.0 |
| 1930 | Harold Manning | Wichita St | 09:18.1 |
| 1931 | Clark Chamberlain | Michigan St | 09:23.0 |
| 1932 | Charles Shugert | Miami Ohio | 09:16.7 |
| 1933 | Michael Pilbrow | Grinnell | 09:22.8 |
| 1934 | Ray Crowley | Manhattan | 09:22.4 |
| 1935 | Floyd Lochner | Oklahoma | 09:26.8 |
| 1936 | not held | ||
| 1937 | Greg Rice | Notre Dame | 09:14.2 |
| 1938 | Walter Mehl | Wisconsin | 09:11.1 |
| 1939 | Greg Rice | Notre Dame | 09:02.6 |
| 1940 | Roy Fehr | Michigan St | 09:18.9 |
| 1941 | Fred Wilt | Indiana | 09:14.4 |
| 1942 | Art Cazares | Fresno St | 09:10.0 |
| 1943 | Jerry Thompson | Texas | 09:29.9 |
| 1944 | Francis Martin | Notre Dame | 09:38.4 |
| 1945 | Francis Martin | New York | 09:25.5 |
| 1946 | Francis Martin | New York | 09:38.3 |
| 1947 | Jerry Thompson | Texas | 9:22.9A |
| 1948 | not held | ||
| 1949 | Horace Ashenfelter | Penn St | 09:03.9 |
| 1950 | Don McEwen | Michigan | 09:01.9 |
| 1951 | Don McEwen | Michigan | 09:03.2 |
| 1952 | not held | ||
| 1953 | Rich Ferguson | Iowa | 09:02.7 |
| 1954 | Wheaton IL | 09:22.7 | |
| 1955 | Ken Reiser | Oregon | 09:04.5 |
| 1956 | not held | ||
| 1957 | Charles "Deacon" Jones | Iowa | 08:57.0 |
| 1958 | Alex Henderson | Arizona St | 08:46.3 |