Season	Champion	Runner Up	Finals MVP
1988-89	Fresno Stars (78-4)	Costa Mesa Condors (71-11)	Jerome Kersey
1987-88	Fresno Stars (77-5)	Buffalo Blizzard (60-22)	Magic Johnson
1986-87	Fresno Stars (81-1)	Costa Mesa Condors (55-27)	Magic Johnson
1985-86	Costa Mesa Condors (71-11)	Fresno Stars (68-14)	Isiah Thomas
1984-85	Philadelphia Fire (68-14)	Callaway Kings (65-17)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1983-84	Rocky Mountain Oysters (68-14)	Bucks County Knights (50-32)	Alex English
1982-83	Rocky Mountain Oysters (69-13)	Minnesota Muskies (59-23)	Joe Barry Carroll
1981-82	Oklahoma Noodlers (55-27)	Minnesota Muskies (60-22)	Sidney Moncrief
1980-81	Sun Valley Bobcats (64-18)	Callaway Kings (56-26)	Julius Erving
1979-80	El Paso Scorpions (65-17)	Andes Mountaineers (59-23)	Dave Cowens