Rawlings-NAIA Division I Coach of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The Rawlings-NAIA Division I Coach of the Year is an award given each year to the most outstanding men's basketball coach in NAIA Division I (in NAIA as a whole prior to 1992) as voted on by an NAIA committee.
| 1954 | Sam Hindsman | Arkansas Tech |
| 1955 | Leroy Morley | Western Illinois |
| 1956 | John Lance | Pittsburg State |
| 1957 | Bloomer Sullivan | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| 1958 | John McLendon | Tennessee State |
| 1959 | Bob Davis | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1960 | Milt Jowers | Southwest Texas State |
| 1961 | Rex Pyles | Alderson-Broaddus |
| 1962 | Charles Ridl | Westminster (PA) |
| 1963 | Fred Hodby | Grambling State |
| 1964 | Sam Williams | Pan American |
| 1965 | Dick Campbell | Carson-Newman |
| 1966 | Ted Kjothede | Central Michigan |
| 1967 | Bob Bass | Oklahoma Baptist |
| 1968 | Jack Dobbins | Northeastern State |
| 1969 | Joe Retton | Fairmont State |
| 1970 | Dean Nicholson | Central Washington State |
| 1971 | Lucius Mitchell | Kentucky State |
| 1972 | Ken Anderson | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 1973 | Archie Porter | Sam Houston State |
| 1974 | John Collier | Hanover |
| 1975 | Ed Messbarger | Saint Mary's (TX) |
| 1976 | Joe Retton (2) | Fairmont State |
| 1977 | Nield Gordon | Newberry |
| 1978 | Edsel Matthews | Drury |
| 1979 | Lonnie Nichols | Cameron |
| 1980 | Ken Anderson (2) | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (3) | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 1982 | Howard Lyons Dave Holmquist |
Biola |
| 1983 | Merv Lopes | Chaminade |
| 1984 | Dick Bennett | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1985 | Bill Morse | Fort Hays State |
| 1986 | Ron Slaymaker | Emporia State |
| 1987 | Bob Chipman | Washburn |
| 1988 | Larry Chapman | Auburn-Montgomery |
| 1989 | Buddy Meyer | Saint Mary's (TX) |
| 1990 | Don Meyer | Lipscomb |
| 1991 | Paul Patterson | Taylor |
| 1992 | Darrel Johnson | Oklahoma City |
| 1993 | Gerald Stockton | Midwestern State |
| 1994 | Jim Reid | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1995 | Rick Byrd | Belmont |
| 1996 | Jim Reid (2) | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1997 | Roger Kaiser | Life |
| 1998 | Happy Osborne | Georgetown (KY) |
| 1999 | Scott Sanderson | Mobile |
| 2000 | Roger Kaiser (2) | Life |
| 2001 | Don Lane | Transylvania |
| 2002 | Harry Statham | McKendree |
| 2003 | Ken Ammann | Concordia (CA) |
| 2004 | Bob Bolen | Mountain State |
| 2005 | Bill Odell | Azusa Pacific |
| 2006 | Terry Waldrop | Texas Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Al Bruehl | Robert Morris (IL) |
| 2008 | Ray Harper | Oklahoma City |
| 2009 | Bill Dreikosen | Rocky Mountain |
| 2010 | Doug Tolin | Oklahoma Baptist |
| 2011 | Kelly Wells | Pikeville |
| 2012 | Ken Ammann (2) | Concordia (CA) |
| 2013 | Chris Briggs | Georgetown (KY) |
| 2014 | Rhett Soliday | Vanguard |
| 2015 | Tony Ingle | Dalton State |
