Playoff Champions
South Atlantic League pennant winners and playoff champions
| Year | Pennant Winner | Playoff Champion | Position Finished |
| 1960 | Lexington | Salisbury | Second |
| Year | First Half | Second Half | Playoff Champion |
| 1961 | Statesville | Salisbury | Shelby (4th) |
| 1962 | Statesville | Statesville | No Playoff |
| 1963 | Greenville | Salisbury | Greenville |
| 1964 | Rock Hill | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| 1965 | Salisbury | Rock Hill | Rock Hill |
| 1966 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | No Playoff |
| 1967 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | No Playoff |
| 1968 | Spartanburg | Greenwood | Greenwood |
| 1969 | Greenwood | Shelby | Greenwood |
| 1970 | Greenville | Greenville | No Playoff |
| 1971 | Greenwood | Greenwood | No Playoff |
| 1972 | Spartanburg | Greenville | Spartanburg |
| 1973 | Gastonia | Spartanburg | Spartanburg |
| 1974 | Gastonia | Gastonia | No Playoff |
| 1975 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | No Playoff |
| 1976 | Asheville | Greenwood | Greenwood |
| 1977 | Greenwood | Gastonia | Gastonia |
| 1978 | Greenwood | Greenwood | No Playoff |
| 1979 | Greenwood | Spartanburg | Greenwood |
| Year | Northern Division | Southern Division | Playoff Champion |
| 1980 | Greensboro | Charleston-SC | Greensboro |
| 1981 | Greensboro | Greenwood | Greensboro |
| 1982 | Greensboro | Florence | Greensboro |
| 1983 | Gastonia | Columbia | Gastonia |
| 1984 | Asheville | Charleston-SC | Asheville |
| 1985 | Greensboro | Florence | Florence |
| 1986 | Asheville | Columbia | Columbia |
| 1987 | Asheville | Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach |
| 1988 | Spartanburg | Charleston-SC | Spartanburg |
| 1989 | Gastonia | Augusta | Augusta |
| 1990 | Charleston-WV | Savannah | Charleston-WV |
| 1991 | Charleston-WV | Columbia | Columbia |
| 1992 | Charleston-WV | Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach |
| 1993 | Greensboro | Savannah | Savannah |
| 1994 | Hagerstown | Savannah | Savannah |
| 1995 | Piedmont | Augusta | Augusta |
| Year | Northern | Central | Southern | Playoff Champion |
| 1996 | Delmarva | Asheville | Colubmus | Savannah (7th seed) |
| 1997 | Charleston-WV | Greensboro | Macon | Delmarva (5th seed) |
| 1998 | Hagerstown | Columbia | Macon | Columbia (1st seed) |
| 1999 | Hagerstown | Columbia | Macon | Augusta (8th seed) |
| Year | North (1st) | South (1st) | North (2nd) | South (2nd) | Champion |
| 2000 | Piedmont | Columbus | Piedmont | Augusta | Delmarva (3rd) |
| 2001 | Lexington | Augusta | Hagerstown | Asheville | Lexington (1st) |
| 2002 | Hickory | Capital City | Delmarva | Columbus | Hickory (1st) |
| 2003 | Lake County | Hickory | Lake County | Rome | Rome (3rd) |
| 2004 | Charleston-WV | Capital City | Hickory | Capital City | Hickory (2nd) |
| 2005 | Hagerstown | Charleston | Delmarva | Kannapolis | Kannapolis (4th) |
| 2006 | Lexington | Rome | Lakewood | Augusta | Lakewood (2nd) |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Augusta | Hickory | Columbus | Columbus |
| 2008 | Lake County | Asheville | West Virginia | Augusta | Augusta |
| 2009 | Lakewood | Greenville | Kannapolis | Asheville | Lakewood |
| 2010 | Lakewood | Savannah | Lakewood | Greenville | Lakewood |
| 2011 | Hickory | Savannah | Greensboro | Augusta | Greensboro |
| 2012 | Greensboro | Asheville | Hagerstown | Rome | Asheville |
| 2013 | Hagerstown | Savannah | West Virginia | Augusta | Savannah |
| 2014 | Greensboro | Savannah | Hagerstown | Asheville | Asheville |
| 2015 | Hickory | Savannah | West Virginia | Savannah | Hickory |
| 2016 | Hagerstown | Charleston | Lakewood | Rome | Rome |
| 2017 | Kannapolis | Greenville | Greensboro | Charleston | Greenville |
| 2018 | Lakewood | Rome | Lakewood | Lexington | Lexington |
| 2019 | Delmarva | Lexington | Hickory | Augusta | Lexington |
South Atlantic League History