Past WCCHA Champions
From 2003-2004 through 2016-2017, teams participated in a single-table league format, with each team playing each other twice in the regular season. Based upon the final standings, teams were seeded into the WCCHA Tournament, where the winner was crowned that season's WCCHA Champion.
Since the 2017-2018 season, WCCHA members play in a two-division format. Within each division, teams play each other twice, with the first place team at the end of the regular season earning the Division Championship. The top 8 teams are seeded into the WCCHA Tournament based upon the league-wide KRACH Rankings, and the winner of the WCCHA Tournament is crowned that season's WCCHA Champion.
SEASON-BY-SEASON OVERVIEW
| SEASON | WCCHA CHAMPIONS | NW DIVISION CHAMPIONS | SE DIVISION CHAMPIONS |
| 2023-2024 | TBD | TBD | Wisconsin (2) |
| 2022-2023 | St. Thomas (3) | Minnesota (4) | St. Thomas (3) |
| 2021-2022 | Wisconsin (1) | Minnesota (3) | Gustavus Adolphus (1) |
| 2020-2021 | COVID-19 | ---- | ---- |
| 2019-2020 | UW-Eau Claire (3) | Minnesota (2) | St. Thomas (2) |
| 2018-2019 | St. Thomas (2) | St. Cloud State (1) | St. Thomas^ (1) |
| 2017-2018 | Minnesota (5) | Minnesota (1) | Wisconsin (1) |
| SEASON | WCCHA CHAMPIONS | REGULAR SEASON - 1st Place |
| 2016-2017 | Minnesota State-Mankato (3) | Minnesota State-Mankato (3) |
| 2015-2016 | UW-Eau Claire (2) | North Dakota (1) |
| 2014-2015 | UW-Eau Claire (1) | UW-Eau Claire^ (1) |
| 2013-2014 | St. Thomas (1) | Waldorf (1) |
| 2012-2013 | Minnesota-Duluth (1) | Northern Michigan^ (1) |
| 2011-2012 | St. Cloud State (3) | St. Cloud State* (2) |
| 2010-2011 | Minnesota (4) | Minnesota* (3) |
| 2009-2010 | St. Cloud State (2) | St. Thomas (2) |
| 2008-2009 | Minnesota State-Mankato (2) | Minnesota (2) |
| 2007-2008 | Minnesota (3) | St. Thomas (1) |
| 2006-2007 | St. Cloud State (1) | Minnesota State-Mankato (2) |
| 2005-2006 | Minnesota (2) | St. Cloud State* (1) |
| 2004-2005 | Minnesota State-Mankato (1) | Minnesota State-Mankato (1) |
| 2003-2004 | Minnesota (1) | Minnesota (1) |
* Winner based upon tiebreaker result ^ Perfect regular season (no ties or loses)
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CHAMPIONSHIPS BY TEAM
| PAST CHAMPIONS | # | SEASONS |
| Minnesota | 5 | 03-04, 05-06, 07-08, 10-11, 17-18 |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 3 | 04-05, 08-09, 16-17 |
| St. Cloud State | 3 | 06-07, 09-10, 11-12 |
| UW-Eau Claire | 3 | 14-15, 15-16, 19-20 |
| St. Thomas | 3 | 13-14, 18-19, 22-23 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | 12-13 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 21-22 |
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PAST NATIONAL TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS
2022-2023 - University of St. Thomas (#2 Central - National Semifinalist)
2021-2022 - University of Wisconsin (#4, Central - Pool Play)
PAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS
2022-2023 - University of Minesota-Crookston (#6), University of Minnesota (#10), University of Wisconsin (#13)
2021-2022 - University of Minnesota (#4), Gustavus Adolphus College (#7), Wisconsin (#10), University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#12), University of St. Thomas (#14)
2019-2020 - University of St. Thomas (#5), University of Wisconsin (#10), University of Minnesota (#11), University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#12-autobid)
2018-2019 - University of Minnesota (Regional Semifinal - #10) and University of St. Thomas (Regional Qualifier - #10)
2017-2018 - University of Minnesota (Regional Qualifier - #10)
2016-2017 - Minnesota State University, Mankato (Auto-bid -- #12)
2015-2016 - University of North Dakota (Regional Qualifier via Auto-bid - #12)
2013-2014 - Waldorf College (Regional Qualifier - #12*)
2012-2013 - Northern Michigan University (Regional Qualifier - #9)
2011-2012 - St. Cloud State University (Regional Qualifier - #9)
2010-2011 - St. Cloud State University (Regional Qualifier - #10)
2009-2010 - University of St. Thomas (Regional Qualifier - #10)
2008-2009 - University of St. Thomas (Regional Final - #7)
2007-2008 - University of St. Thomas (Qualifier)
2006-2007 - Minnesota State University, Mankato (Qualifier)
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FORMER MEMBERS
Michigan Technological University: 2003-2011 (8 seasons)
St. Olaf College: 2007-2010 (3 seasons)
Northern Michigan University: 2011-2014 (3 seasons)
Waldorf College: 2012-2014 (2 seasons)
UW-Superior: 2017-2018 (1+ seasons)
UW-La Crosse: 2016-2020 (4 seasons)
North Dakota State University: 2014-2023 (7 Seasons)
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