This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the 400 meters or its imperial equivalent 440 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 Key A=Altitude assisted bold = NCAA record/Championship record Year NameNationality Team Time1982 Marita Payne Florida St 52.011983 Florence Griffith UCLA 50.941984 Marita Payne Florida St 51.051985 Sherri Howard Cal State Los Angeles 50.951986 Lillie Leatherwood Alabama 51.231987 Lillie Leatherwood Alabama 50.901988 Rochelle Stevens Morgan St 51.231989 Pauline Davis Alabama 50.181990 Maicel Malone Arizona St 51.131991 Ximena Restrepo Nebraska 51.011992 Anita Howard Florida 51.011993 Juliet Campbell Auburn 50.581994 Flirtisha Harris Seton Hall 51.651995 Nicole Green Kansas St 52.011996 Suziann Reid Texas 52.161997 LaTarsha Stroman Louisiana St 50.601998 Suziann Reid Texas 51.221999 Suziann Reid Texas 51.082000 Miki Barber South Carolina 51.142001 Allison Beckford Rice 52.332002 Allison Beckford Rice 50.832003 Sanya Richards Texas 50.582004 Dee Dee Trotter Tennessee 50.322005 Monique Henderson UCLA 50.102006 Clora Williams Texas A&M 51.112007Natasha HastingsSouth Carolina50.152008 Shana Cox Penn State 50.972009Joanna AtkinsAuburn50.392010 Francena McCorory Hampton 50.692011Jessica BeardTexas A&M51.102012 Ashley Spencer Illinois 50.952013 Ashley Spencer Illinois 50.282014 Courtney Okolo Texas 50.232015 Kala Funderburk Florida State 51.672016 Courtney Okolo Texas 50.362017Chrisann Gordon Texas50.512018Lynna IrbyGeorgia49.802019Wadeline JonathasSouth Carolina50.602021Athing MuTexas A&M49.572022Talitha DiggsFlorida49.992023Rhasidat AdelekeTexas49.202024Nickisha PryceArkansas48.892025Aaliyah ButlerGeorgia49.262026Dejanea OakleyGeorgia48.79
Men's winners Key y=yards A=Altitude assisted bold = NCAA record/Championship record Year Name, (Country)Team Time1921Frank SheaPittsburgh49.0y1922Commodore CochraneMississippi St49.7y1923Commodore CochraneMississippi St49.2y1924Not held1925Hermon PhillipsButler49.4y1926Hermon PhillipsButler48.7y1927Hermon PhillipsButler48.5y1928Emerson "Bud" SpencerStanford47.7y1929Russell WalterNorthwestern47.9y1930Reginald BowenPittsburgh48.0y1931Victor WilliamsSouthern Cal48.3y1932Alex Wilson Notre Dame48.01933Glenn HardinLouisiana St47.1y1934Glenn HardinLouisiana St47.0y1935James LuValleUCLA47.7y1936Archie WilliamsCalifornia47.01937Loren BenkeWash St47.1y1938Ray MalottStanford46.8y1939Erwin MillerSouthern Cal47.5y1940Lee Orr Wash St47.3y1941Hubert KernsSouthern Cal46.6y1942Cliff BourlandSouthern Cal48.2y1943Cliff BourlandSouthern Cal48.5y1944Elmore HarrisMorgan St47.9y1945William KashNavy49.8y1946Herb McKenley Illinois47.5y1947Herb McKenley Illinois46.2yA1948Norman RucksSouth Carolina47.21949Charles MooreCornell47.0y1950George Rhoden Morgan St47.2y1951George Rhoden Morgan St46.5y1952George Rhoden Morgan St46.31953Jim LeaSouthern Cal47.0y1954Jim LeaSouthern Cal46.7y1955Jesse MashburnOklahoma St46.6y1956Jesse MashburnOklahoma St46.41957Bob McMurrayMorgan St46.8y1958Glenn DavisOhio St45.7y1959Eddie SouthernTexas46.4y1960Ted WoodsColorado45.71961Adolph PlummerNew Mexico46.2y1962Humberto Brown Morgan St46.9y1963Ulis WilliamsArizona St45.8Ay1964Bob ToblerBrigham Y 45.9Ulis WilliamsArizona St1965Jim KempKentucky St46.2y1966Dwight MiddletonSouthern Cal46.46y1967Emmett TaylorOhio45.9Ay1968Lee EvansSan Jose St45.01969Curtis MillsTexas A&M44.93y1970Larry JamesVillanova45.5y1971John SmithUCLA45.3y1972John SmithUCLA44.51973Maurice PeoplesArizona St45.11y1974Larance JonesNE Missouri St45.46y1975Benny BrownUCLA45.34Ay1976Ken RandleSouthern Cal45.21977Herman FrazierArizona St45.571978Willie SmithAuburn #45.331979El Kashief Hassan Oregon St45.181980Bert Cameron UTEP45.231981Bert Cameron UTEP44.581982El Kashief Hassan Oregon St45.18A1983Bert Cameron UTEP44.621984Antonio McKayGeorgia Tech44.831985Roddie HaleyArkansas44.71986Gabriel Tiacoh Wash St44.31987Butch ReynoldsOhio St44.121988Danny EverettUCLA44.521989Raymond PierreBaylor44.59A1990Steve LewisUCLA45.191991Gabriel LukeRice45.321992Quincy WattsSouthern Cal441993Calvin DavisArkansas45.041994Derek MillsGeorgia Tech45.061995Greg Haughton George Mason44.621996Davian Clarke Miami FL45.291997Roxbert Martin Oklahoma44.771998Jerome DavisSouthern Cal45.181999Clement Chukwu Eastern Mich44.792000Avard Moncur Auburn44.722001Avard Moncur Auburn44.842002Gary Kikaya Tennessee44.532003Adam SteeleMinnesota44.572004Jeremy WarinerBaylor44.712005Darold WilliamsonBaylor44.512006Xavier CarterLouisiana St44.532007Ricardo Chambers Florida State44.662008Andretti Bain Oral Roberts44.622009Jonathan Borlée Florida State44.782010Kirani James Alabama 45.052011Kirani James Alabama45.102012Tony McQuay Florida44.582013Bryshon NellumUSC44.732014Deon Lendore Texas A&M45.022015Vernon NorwoodLSU45.102016Arman Hall Florida 44.822017Fred KerleyTexas A&M44.102018Michael NormanUSC Trojans43.612019Kahmari MontgomeryHouston Cougars44.232020Canceled due to COVID-192021Randolph RossN. Carolina A&T43.852022Randolph RossN. Carolina A&T44.132023Emmanuel Bamidele (NGR)University of Florida44.242024Georgia44.472025Alabama44.842026Alabama43.38
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