Nebraska made the move to the Big Ten Conference 2011. The Huskers were a perennial top-five finisher in the Big 12 from 1996 through 2010, ending the year among the league's five best teams on eight occasions.
Nebraska captured five Big Eight Conference team crowns, including the 1991 season, when All-American Fran ten Bensel claimed the individual conference championship. In 1997, a sixth-place finish from Amy Wiseman gave NU its highest Big 12 finish when it was runner-up.
| Year | Champion (Pts.) | NU Finish (Pts.) | Top NU Finisher |
| Big Ten | |||
| 2019 | Michigan State (56) | 10th (283) | Erika Freyhof, 23rd |
| 2018 | Michigan (57) | 11th (283) | Judi Jones, 37th |
| 2017 | Michigan (55) | 12th (336) | Bonnie Smith, 66th |
| 2016 | Michigan (63) | 13th (349) | Anna Peer, 50th |
| 2015 | Penn State (53) | 13th (369) | Katrina Santiago, 72nd |
| 2014 | Michigan State (26) | 13th (347) | Anna Peer, 14th |
| 2013 | Michigan State (43) | 11th (320) | Anna Peer, 50th |
| 2012 | Michigan (55) | 12th (397) | Sarah Larson, 85th |
| 2011 | Michigan State (55) | 7th (202) | Katie White, 22nd |
| Big 12 | |||
| 2010 | Texas Tech (44) | 8th (219) | Lara Crofford, 10th |
| 2009 | Texas Tech (38) | 4th (143) | Lara Crofford, 16th |
| 2008 | Texas Tech (44) | 3rd (102) | Lara Crofford, 6th |
| 2007 | Colorado (59) | 3rd (98) | Lara Crofford, 9th |
| 2006 | Colorado (45) | 3rd (110) | Channing Anseth, 12th |
| 2005 | Colorado (38) | 5th (117) | Kayte Tranel, 15th |
| 2004 | Colorado (25) | 9th (149) | Anne Shadle, 15th |
| 2003 | Colorado (45) | 6th (149) | Ann Gaffigan, 19th |
| 2002 | Colorado (34) | 11th (257) | Ann Gaffigan, 27th |
| 2001 | Colorado (33) | 9th (184) | Ann Gaffigan, 7th |
| 2000 | Colorado (29) | 7th (173) | Kathryn Handrup, 20th |
| 1999 | Colorado (62) | 4th (121) | Michelle Brooks, 7th |
| 1998 | Kansas State (78) | 7th (138) | Jeannette Zimmer, 12th |
| 1997 | Colorado (23) | 2nd (92) | Amy Wiseman, 6th |
| 1996 | Colorado (30) | 3rd (123) | Christina Blackmer, 18th |
| Big Eight | |||
| 1995 | Colorado (25) | 4th (93) | Nora Shepherd, 6th |
| 1994 | Colorado (29) | 2nd (65) | Julie Mazzitelli, 4th |
| 1993 | Nebraska (57) | 1st (57) | Theresa Stelling, 2nd |
| 1992 | Colorado/Kansas State (52) | 3rd (82) | Fran ten Bensel, 2nd |
| 1991 | Nebraska (55) | 1st (55) | Fran ten Bensel, 1st |
| 1990 | Iowa State (48) | 4th (105) | Fran ten Bensel, 8th |
| 1989 | Nebraska (43) | 1st (43) | Yvonne van der Kolk, 4th |
| 1988 | Nebraska (41) | 1st (41) | Sammie Resh, 4th |
| 1987 | Colorado (49) | 2nd (57) | Sammie Resh, 2nd |
| 1986 | Oklahoma State (49) | 4th (88) | Sammie Resh, 13th |
| 1985 | Nebraska (61) | 1st (61) | Jill Noel, 5th |
| 1984 | Missouri (57) | 5th (97) | Karlene Erickson, 12th |
| 1983 | Iowa State (44) | 4th (111) | Jill Noel, 7th |
| 1982 | Kansas State (41) | 5th (105) | Sara Stricker, 10th |
| 1981 | Iowa State (27) | 6th (152) | Sara Stricker, 10th |
| 1980 | Missouri (36) | 7th (173) | Sara Stricker, 18th |
| 1979 | Iowa State (31) | -- | Chris Haas, 20th |
| 1978 | Iowa State (43) | 5th (118) | Carol Schenk, 2nd |
| 1977 | Iowa State (27) | 6th (134) | Cindy Dixon, 19th |
| 1976 | Iowa State (18) | -- | Kelly Hiatt, 19th |
| 1975 | Iowa State (20) | -- | N/A |