NCAA Champions
From the very beginning of Waterloo Black Hawks hockey, the team has had ties to NCAA Division I National Championship programs.
NCAA Division I Champions
* – indicates played in Waterloo at the “senior” level after winning an NCAA title.
| Former Black Hawk | NCAA Championship Season(s) | School |
| Oakie Brumm* | 1947/48 | Michigan |
| Elov Seger* | 1961/62 | Michigan Tech |
| Pat Casey* | 1961/62 | Michigan Tech |
| Tom Machowski* | 1972/73 | Wisconsin |
| Mike Phippen* | 1973/74 | Minnesota |
| Tim Carlson* | 1973/74 | Minnesota |
| Ken Yackel* | 1975/76 | Minnesota |
| Mark Edwards | 1982/83 | Wisconsin |
| Chris Ferraro | 1992/93 | Maine |
| Peter Ferraro | 1992/93 | Maine |
| Bobby Hayes | 1995/96, 1997/98 | Michigan |
| Jason Blake | 1996/97 | North Dakota |
| Ryan Hale | 1999/00 | North Dakota |
| Luke Fulghum | 2003/04, 2004/05 | Denver |
| Andrew Thomas | 2004/05 | Denver |
| Joe Pavelski | 2005/06 | Wisconsin |
| Ross Carlson | 2005/06 | Wisconsin |
| Dan Sturges | 2006/07 | Michigan State |
| Tim Filangieri | 2007/08 | Boston College |
| Patrick Wey | 2009/10, 2011/12 | Boston College |
| Parker Milner | 2009/10, 2011/12 | Boston College |
| J.T. Brown | 2010/11 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Anthony Day | 2012/13 | Yale |
| Mitch Witek | 2012/13 | Yale |
| Brock Boeser | 2015/16 | North Dakota |
| Cameron Johnson | 2015/16 | North Dakota |
| Hayden Shaw | 2015/16 | North Dakota |
| Michael Davies | 2016/17 | Denver |
| Blake Hillman | 2016/17 | Denver |
| Tyson McLellan | 2016/17 | Denver |