Ranji Trophy is India’s oldest domestic first class cricket competition, named after the country’s first ever international cricketer Colonel H.H.Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, aka Ranji or K.S Ranjitsinhji.
The inaugural edition was played way back in 1934-35 and was won by Bombay (now Mumbai), who defeated Northern India. Mumbai has emerged as the most successful team of the tournament, winning it a record 41 times. This also includes a record 15 back-to-back wins between 1958-59 to 1972-73.
The 2020-21 season had to be called off due to Covid-19 pandemic, the only one to be called off since the inception of the tournament. Madhya Pradesh emerged as the winners of the 2021-2022 season and defeated Mumbai in the final.
Saurashtra defeated Bengal by 9 wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to win the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy title. Saurashtra was led by veteran pacer Jaydev Unadkat.
The following list contains the champion, runner-up of all the seasons since 1934-35.
| Champion | Runner-up | Season |
| Bombay | Northern India | 1934-35 |
| Bombay | Madras | 1935-36 |
| Nawanagar | Bengal | 1936-37 |
| Hyderabad | Nawanagar | 1937-38 |
| Bengal | Southern Punjab | 1938-39 |
| Maharashtra | United Provinces | 1939-40 |
| Maharashtra | Madras | 1940-41 |
| Bombay | Mysore | 1941-42 |
| Baroda | Hyderabad | 1942-43 |
| Western India | Bengal | 1943-44 |
| Bombay | Holkar | 1944-45 |
| Holkar | Baroda | 1945-46 |
| Baroda | Holkar | 1946-47 |
| Holkar | Bombay | 1947-48 |
| Bombay | Baroda | 1948-49 |
| Baroda | Holkar | 1949-50 |
| Holkar | Gujarat | 1950-51 |
| Bombay | Holkar | 1951-52 |
| Holkar | Bengal | 1952-53 |
| Bombay | Holkar | 1953-54 |
| Madras | Holkar | 1954-55 |
| Bombay | Bengal | 1955-56 |
| Bombay | Services | 1956-57 |
| Baroda | Services | 1957-58 |
| Bombay | Bengal | 1958-59 |
| Bombay | Mysore | 1959-60 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1960-61 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1961-62 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1962-63 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1963-64 |
| Bombay | Hyderabad | 1964-65 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1965-66 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1966-67 |
| Bombay | Madras | 1967-68 |
| Bombay | Bengal | 1968-69 |
| Bombay | Rajasthan | 1969-70 |
| Bombay | Maharashtra | 1970-71 |
| Bombay | Bengal | 1971-72 |
| Bombay | Tamil Nadu | 1972-73 |
| Karnataka | Rajasthan | 1973-74 |
| Bombay | Karnataka | 1974-75 |
| Bombay | Bihar | 1975-76 |
| Bombay | Delhi | 1976-77 |
| Karnataka | Uttar Pradesh | 1977-78 |
| Delhi | Karnataka | 1978-79 |
| Delhi | Bombay | 1979-80 |
| Bombay | Delhi | 1980-81 |
| Delhi | Karnataka | 1981-82 |
| Karnataka | Bombay | 1982-83 |
| Bombay | Delhi | 1983-84 |
| Bombay | Delhi | 1984-85 |
| Delhi | Haryana | 1985-86 |
| Hyderabad | Delhi | 1986-87 |
| Tamil Nadu | Railways | 1987-88 |
| Delhi | Bengal | 1988-89 |
| Bengal | Delhi | 1989-90 |
| Haryana | Bombay | 1990-91 |
| Delhi | Tamil Nadu | 1991-92 |
| Punjab | Maharashtra | 1992-93 |
| Bombay | Bengal | 1993-94 |
| Bombay | Punjab | 1994-95 |
| Karnataka | Tamil Nadu | 1995-96 |
| Mumbai | Delhi | 1996-97 |
| Karnataka | Uttar Pradesh | 1997-98 |
| Karnataka | Madhya Pradesh | 1998-99 |
| Mumbai | Hyderabad | 1999-00 |
| Baroda | Railways | 2000-01 |
| Railways | Baroda | 2001-02 |
| Mumbai | Tamil Nadu | 2002-03 |
| Mumbai | Tamil Nadu | 2003-04 |
| Railways | Punjab | 2004-05 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bengal | 2005-06 |
| Mumbai | Bengal | 2006-07 |
| Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | 2007-08 |
| Mumbai | Uttar Pradesh | 2008-09 |
| Mumbai | Karnataka | 2009-10 |
| Rajasthan | Baroda | 2010-11 |
| Rajasthan | Tamil Nadu | 2011-12 |
| Mumbai | Saurashtra | 2012-13 |
| Karnataka | Maharashtra | 2013-14 |
| Karnataka | Tamil Nadu | 2014-15 |
| Mumbai | Saurashtra | 2015-16 |
| Gujarat | Mumbai | 2016-17 |
| Vidarbha | Delhi | 2017-18 |
| Vidarbha | Saurashtra | 2018-19 |
| Saurashtra | Bengal | 2019-20 |
| Not held due to Covid-19 | 2020-21 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Mumbai | 2021-22 |
