Border Regular Season Champions
Border Regular Season Champions
Full list of BIAA/Border Conference men’s basketball regular season champions, including head coach, by year. Bold means team went on to win the NCAA National Championship the same year. The official name of the conference was the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (BIAA). Starting with five schools, the BIAA was active for 31 seasons (1931-62) and centered around programs in the Southwest US (from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas). The former members of the BIAA are spread out amongst a number of conferences at three different NCAA divisions.
NOTE: There was never a men’s basketball tournament in this conference.
| Season | Champion(s) | Head Coach(es) |
| 1931-32 | Arizona | Fred Enke |
| 1932-33 | Texas Tech | Dell Morgan |
| 1933-34 | Texas Tech (2) | Dell Morgan (2) |
| 1934-35 | Texas Tech (3) | Virgil Ballard |
| 1935-36 | Arizona (2) | Fred Enke (2) |
| 1936-37 | New Mexico State | Jerry Hines |
| 1937-38 | New Mexico State (2) | Jerry Hines (2) |
| 1938-39 | New Mexico State (3) | Jerry Hines (3) |
| 1939-40 | New Mexico State (4) | Jerry Hines (4) |
| 1940-41 | none | none |
| 1941-42 | West Texas A&M | Al Baggett |
| 1942-43 | West Texas A&M (2) | Gus Miller |
| 1943-44 | New Mexico | George White |
| Arizona State at Flagstaff | Frank Brickey | |
| 1944-45 | New Mexico (2) | Woody Clements |
| 1945-46 | Arizona (3) | Fred Enke (3) |
| 1946-47 | Arizona (4) | Fred Enke (4) |
| 1947-48 | Arizona (5) | Fred Enke (5) |
| 1948-49 | Arizona (6) | Fred Enke (6) |
| 1949-50 | Arizona (7) | Fred Enke (7) |
| 1950-51 | Arizona (8) | Fred Enke (8) |
| 1951-52 | New Mexico State (5) | George McCarty |
| West Texas A&M (3) | Gus Miller (2) | |
| 1952-53 | Arizona (9) | Fred Enke (9) |
| Hardin-Simmons | Bill Scott | |
| 1953-54 | Texas Tech (4) | Polk Robison |
| 1954-55 | Texas Tech (5) | Polk Robison (2) |
| West Texas A&M (4) | Gus Miller (3) | |
| 1955-56 | Texas Tech (6) | Polk Robison (3) |
| 1956-57 | UTEP | George McCarty (2) |
| 1957-58 | Arizona State | Ned Wulk |
| 1958-59 | Arizona State (2) | Ned Wulk (2) |
| New Mexico State (6) | Presley Askew | |
| UTEP (2) | George McCarty (3) | |
| 1959-60 | New Mexico State (7) | Presley Askew (2) |
| 1960-61 | Arizona State (3) | Ned Wulk (3) |
| New Mexico State (8) | Presley Askew (3) | |
| 1961-62 | Arizona State (4) | Ned Wulk (4) |
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