*The Carolina League was the only one able to complete its playoffs before the September 11, 2001, attacks by terrorists cancelled the minor league seasons.
#Championship series cancelled due to Hurricane Floyd. Wilmington and Myrtle Beach declared co-champions.
| Carolina League Champions |
| Year |
Winner |
| 1945 |
Danville Leafs |
| 1946 |
Raleigh Capitals |
| 1947 |
Raleigh Capitals |
| 1948 |
Martinsville Athletics |
| 1949 |
Burlington Bees |
| 1950 |
Winston-Salem Cardinals |
| 1951 |
Winston-Salem Cardinals |
| 1952 |
Reidsville Luckies |
| 1953 |
Danville Leafs |
| 1954 |
Fayetteville Highlanders |
| 1955 |
Danville Leafs |
| 1956 |
Fayetteville Highlanders |
| 1957 |
Durham Bulls |
| 1958 |
Burlington Indians |
| 1959 |
Wilson Tobs |
| 1960 |
Greensboro Yankees |
| 1961 |
Wilson Tobs |
| 1962 |
Kinston Eagles |
| 1963 |
Wilson Tobs |
| 1964 |
Winston-Salem Red Sox |
| 1965 |
Portsmouth Tides |
| 1966 |
Rocky Mount Leafs |
| 1967 |
Durham Bulls |
| 1968 |
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
| 1969 |
Raleigh-Durham Phillies |
| 1970 |
Winston-Salem Red Sox |
| 1971 |
Peninsula Phillies |
| 1972 |
Salem Pirates |
| 1973 |
Winston-Salem Red Sox |
| 1974 |
Salem Pirates |
| 1975 |
Rocky Mount Phillies |
| 1976 |
Winston-Salem Red Sox |
| 1977 |
Peninsula Pilots |
| 1978 |
Lynchburg Mets |
| 1979 |
Winston-Salem Red Sox |
| 1980 |
Peninsula Pilots |
| 1981 |
Hagerstown Suns |
| 1982 |
Alexandria Dukes |
| 1983 |
Lynchburg Mets |
| 1984 |
Lynchburg Mets |
| 1985 |
Winston-Salem Spirits |
| 1986 |
Winston-Salem Spirits |
| 1987 |
Salem Buccaneers |
| 1988 |
Kinston Indians |
| 1989 |
Prince William Cannons |
| 1990 |
Frederick Keys |
| 1991 |
Kinston Indians |
| 1992 |
Peninsula Pilots |
| 1993 |
Winston-Salem Spirits |
| 1994 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| 1995 |
Kinston Indians |
| 1996 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| 1997 |
Lynchburg Hillcats |
| 1998 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| #1999 |
Wilmington Blue Rocks |
| #1999 |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
| 2000 |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
| *2001 |
Salem Avalanche |
| 2002 |
Lynchburg Hillcats |
| 2003 |
Winston-Salem Warthogs |
| 2004 |
Kinston Indians |
| 2005 |
Frederick Keys |
| 2006 |
Kinston Indians |
| 2007 |
Frederick Keys |
