| Year | Location | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dallas, TX | UTD | UMBC | UC Berkeley | Stanford | ||
| 2002 | Miami, FL | UTD | UMBC | Stanford | Harvard | ||
| 2003 | Miami, FL | UMBC | UTD | Miami Dade | University of Chicago | ||
| 2004 | Lindsborg, KA | UMBC | UTD | Miami Dade | MIT | ||
| 2005 | Lindsborg, KA | UMBC | UTD | Miami Dade | Stanford | ||
| 2006 | Dallas, TX | UMBC | UTD | Miami Dade | Duke | ||
| 2007 | Dallas, TX | UTD | UMBC | Miami Dade | Duke | ||
| 2008 | Baltimore, MD | UTD | UMBC | Miami Dade | NYU | ||
| 2009 | Dallas, TX | UMBC | UTD | UTB | Stanford | ||
| 2010 | Brownsville, TX | UMBC | UTB | SPICE-TTU | UTD | ||
| 2011 | Herndon, VA | SPICE-TTU | UTD | UTB | UMBC | ||
| 2012 | Herndon, VA | SPICE-TTU | UMBC-UTD (tie) | UMBC-UTD (tie) | NYU | ||
| 2013 | Rockville, MD | TBD |
2010 was the first year SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) fielded a division I team. In spite of being the lowest seed by a big margin, SPICE finished in 3rd place. The SPICE program has qualified for the Final Four every year in division I, which is 4 straight years so far. This year, SPICE will represent Webster University.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
TTU should have been in the Final Four. They’re the best. Oh wait, they got rid of all their top players. Nevermind.