<Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> DePaul </Td> <Td> Bowling Green </Td> <Td> George Mikan, DePaul </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> St. John's </Td> <Td> DePaul </Td> <Td> Bill Kotsores, St. John's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> St. John's </Td> <Td> Toledo </Td> <Td> Harry Boykoff, St. John's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> Western Kentucky </Td> <Td> Rudy Baric, West Virginia </Td> </Tr>

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