The sprint hurdles at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships have been contested over a variety of distances. The men's 110 meter hurdles or its imperial equivalent (the 120 yard hurdles) has been present on the schedule since the first edition in 1921. A men's 220 yard hurdles was also held from 1921 to 1959. The women's 100 meter hurdles has been held since the first women's championships in 1982.
Women's 100 meter hurdles
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 100 meter hurdles event.
- Key
- w=wind aided
- A=Altitude assisted
Men's 120 yard hurdles and 110 meter hurdles
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 120 yard hurdles until 1975, with the metric 110 meter hurdles being contested in 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 height of the hurdles and the spacing between the two races are identical – 110 meters is 29 centimetres (11 in) longer from the last hurdle to the finish line.
- Key
- y=yards
- w=wind aided
- A=Altitude assisted
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Earl Thomson  Canada
|
Dartmouth | 14.4y |
| 1922 | Harold Barron | Penn St | 15.4y |
| 1923 | Ivan Riley | Kansas St | 15.2y |
| 1924 | Not held | ||
| 1925 | Hugo Leistner | Stanford | 14.6y |
| 1926 | George Guthrie | Ohio St | 14.8y |
| 1927 | Weems Baskin | Auburn | 14.9y |
| 1928 | Dwight Kane | Ohio Wesleyan | 14.7y |
| 1929 | Richard Rockaway | Ohio St | 14.7y |
| 1930 | Steve Anderson | Washington | 14.4y |
| 1931 | Jack Keller | Ohio St | 14.6y |
| 1932 | George Saling | Iowa | 14.2 |
| 1933 | August Meier | Stanford | 14.2y |
| 1934 | Sam Klopstock | Stanford | 14.4y |
| 1935 | Sam Allen | Oklahoma Baptist | 14.5y |
| 1936 | Forrest "Spec" Towns | Georgia | 14.3 |
| 1937 | Forrest "Spec" Towns | Georgia | 14.3y |
| 1938 | Fred Wolcott | Rice | 14.1y |
| 1939 | Fred Wolcott | Rice | 14.2y |
| 1940 | Ed Dugger | Tufts | 13.9y |
| 1941 | Robert Wright | Ohio St | 14.0y |
| 1942 | Robert Wright | Ohio St | 14.2y |
| 1943 | Bill Cummins | Rice | 14.6y |
| 1944 | David Nichols | Illinois | 15.3y |
| 1945 | George Walker | Illinois | 14.9y |
| 1946 | Harrison Dillard | Baldwin-Wallace | 14.1y |
| 1947 | Harrison Dillard | Baldwin-Wallace | 14.1yA |
| 1948 | Clyde Scott | Arkansas | 13.7 |
| 1949 | Craig Dixon | UCLA | 13.9y |
| 1950 | Dick Attlesey | Southern Cal | 14.0y |
| 1951 | Jack Davis | Southern Cal | 13.7y |
| 1952 | Jack Davis | Southern Cal | 14 |
| 1953 | Jack Davis | Southern Cal | 14.0y |
| 1954 | Willard Thomson | Illinois | 14.2y |
| 1955 | Milt Campbell | Indiana | 13.9y |
| 1956 | Lee Calhoun | NC Central | 13.7 |
| 1957 | Lee Calhoun | NC Central | 13.6y |
| 1958 | Elias Gilbert | Winston-Salem | 13.9y |
| 1959 | Hayes Jones | Eastern Mich | 13.6y |
| 1960 | Jim Johnson | UCLA | 14 |
| 1961 | Jerry Tarr | Oregon | 13.9y |
| 1962 | Jerry Tarr | Oregon | 13.5yw |
| 1963 | Robert Green | Southern Illinois | 14.1Ay |
| 1964 | Bobby May | Rice | 13.7 |
| 1965 | Paul Kerry | Southern Cal | 13.9y |
| 1966 | Ron Copeland | UCLA | 13.73y |
| 1967 | Earl McCullouch | Southern Cal | 13.4Ay |
| 1968 | Earl McCullouch | Southern Cal | 13.4 |
| 1969 | Ervin Hall | Villanova | 13.3y |
| 1970 | Paul Gibson | UTEP | 13.6y |
| 1971 | Rod Milburn | Southern-BR | 13.6y |
| 1972 | Jerry Wilson | Southern Cal | 13.4 |
| 1973 | Rod Milburn | Southern-BR | 13.1y |
| 1974 | Charles Foster | NC Central | 13.35yw |
| 1975 | Larry Shipp | Louisiana St | 13.91Ay |
| 1976 | Dedy Cooper | San Jose St | 13.89 |
| 1977 | James Owens | UCLA | 13.49 |
| 1978 | Greg Foster | UCLA | 13.22 |
| 1979 | Renaldo Nehemiah | Maryland | 12.91w |
| 1980 | Greg Foster | UCLA | 13.42 |
| 1981 | Larry Cowling | California | 13.60w |
| 1982 | Milan Stewart | Southern Cal | 13.53A |
| 1983 | Roger Kingdom | Pittsburgh | 13.54 |
| 1984 | Albert Lane | Missouri | 13.61 |
| 1985 | Henry Andrade | Southern Meth | 13.43w |
| 1986 | Keith Talley | Alabama | 13.36 |
| 1987 | Eric Reid | Louisiana St | 13.51 |
| 1988 | James Purvis | Georgia Tech | 13.58 |
| 1989 | Robert Reading | Southern Cal | 13.19Aw |
| 1990 | Chris Lancaster | Indiana St | 13.45 |
| 1991 | Greg Williams  Jamaica
|
Texas A&M | 13.55w |
| 1992 | Mark Crear | Southern Cal | 13.49 |
| 1993 | Glenn Terry | Indiana | 13.43 |
| 1994 | Robert Foster Jamaica
|
Fresno St | 13.53 |
| 1995 | Duane Ross | Clemson | 13.32 |
| 1996 | Dominique Arnold | Wash St | 13.46 |
| 1997 | Reggie Torian | Wisconsin | 13.39 |
| 1998 | Larry Wade | Texas A&M | 13.37w |
| 1999 | Terrence Trammell | South Carolina | 13.45 |
| 2000 | Terrence Trammell | South Carolina | 13.43 |
| 2001 | Ron Bramlett | Alabama | 13.54w |
| 2002 | Ron Bramlett | Alabama | 13.49 |
| 2003 | Ryan Wilson | Southern Cal | 13.35 |
| 2004 | Josh Walker | Florida | 13.32 |
| 2005 | Josh Walker | Florida | 13.39 |
| 2006 | Aries Merritt | Tennessee | 13.21 |
| 2007 | Tyron Akins | Auburn | 13.42 -1.0 |
| 2008 | Jason Richardson | South Carolina | 13.40 -1.0 |
| 2009 | Ronnie Ash | Bethune–Cookman | 13.27 -2.0 |
| 2010 | Andrew Riley Jamaica |
Illinois | 13.45 +1.7 |
| 2011 | Barrett Nugent | LSU | 13.28w +3.6 |
| 2012 | Andrew Riley | Illinois | 13.30 -3.5 |
| 2013 | Wayne Davis II | Texas A&M | 13.14 +3.8 |
| 2014 | Devon Allen | Oregon | 13.16 |
| 2015 | Omar McLeod Jamaica |
Arkansas | 13.01w +3.9 |
| 2016 | Devon Allen | Oregon | 13.50 -0.9 |
| 2017 | Grant Holloway | Florida | 13.49 -2.0 |
| 2018 | Grant Holloway | Florida | 13.42 -1.1 |
| 2019 | Grant Holloway | Florida | 12.98 +0.8 |
| 2020 | not held | ||
| 2021 | Robert Dunning | Alabama | 13.25 -0.6 |
| 2022 | Trey Cunningham | Florida State | 13.00 +0.0 |
| 2023 | Phillip Lemonious | Arkansas | 13.24 +1.8 |
Men's 220 yard hurdles
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 220 yard low hurdles until they were discontinued in 1959. Hand timing was used throughout the duration of this event. The event was not held in the Olympic years of 1924, 1948, 1952 and 1956, in favor of the 400 metres hurdles. It was held in the Olympic year of 1936, and was part of Jesse Owens' multi-world-record-breaking meet.
- Key
- y=yards
- w=wind aided
- A=Altitude assisted
| Year | Name, (Country) | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | August Desch | Notre Dame | 24.8 |
| 1922 | Charles Brookins | Iowa | 24.2 |
| 1923 | Charles Brookins | Iowa | 23.6 |
| 1924 | not held | ||
| 1925 | Morgan Taylor | Grinnell | 24 |
| 1926 | Edward Spence | Wayne St MI | 23.5 |
| 1927 | Edward Spence | Wayne St MI | 23.4 |
| 1928 | Frank Cuhel | Iowa | 23.2 |
| 1929 | Steve Anderson | Washington | 23.5 |
| 1930 | Lee Sentman | Illinois | 23.2 |
| 1931 | Jack Keller | Ohio St | 23.8 |
| 1932 | Jack Keller | Ohio St | 22.7 |
| 1933 | Glenn Hardin | Louisiana St | 22.9 |
| 1934 | Glenn Hardin | Louisiana St | 22.7 |
| 1935 | Jesse Owens | Ohio St | 23.4 |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens | Ohio St | 23.1 |
| 1937 | Earl Vickery | Southern Cal | 23.3 |
| 1938 | Fred Wolcott | Rice | 23.3 |
| 1939 | Fred Wolcott | Rice | 23 |
| 1940 | Fred Wolcott | Rice | 23.1 |
| 1941 | Robert Wright | Ohio St | 23.4 |
| 1942 | Robert Wright | Ohio St | 23.7 |
| 1943 | Bill Cummins | Rice | 23.9 |
| 1944 | Elmore Harris | Morgan St | 23.9 |
| 1945 | George Walker | Illinois | 24 |
| 1946 | Harrison Dillard | Baldwin-Wallace | 23 |
| 1947 | Harrison Dillard | Baldwin-Wallace | 22.3A |
| 1948 | not held | ||
| 1949 | Craig Dixon | UCLA | 22.7 |
| 1950 | Bill Albans | North Carolina | 23.8 |
| 1951 | Charles Moore | Cornell | 22.7 |
| 1952 | not held | ||
| 1953 | Jack Davis | Southern Cal | 23.3 |
| 1954 | Joe Corley | Illinois | 22.6 |
| 1955 | Charles Pratt | Manhattan | 23.1 |
| 1956 | not held | ||
| 1957 | Ancel Robinson | Fresno St | 22.2 |
| 1958 | Charlie Tidwell | Kansas | 22.7 |
| 1959 | Hayes Jones | Eastern Mich | 22.5w |