Year |
Champion (Record) |
Coach |
Score |
Runner-Up |
Site |
2012 |
Kentucky (38-2) |
John Calipari |
67-59 |
Kansas |
New Orleans, La. |
2011 |
Connecticut (32-9) |
Jim Calhoun |
53-41 |
Butler |
Houston, Texas |
2010 |
Duke (35-5) |
Mike Krzyzewski |
61-59 |
Butler |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
2009 |
North Carolina (34-4) |
Roy Williams |
89-72 |
Michigan State |
Detroit, Mich. |
2008 |
Kansas (37-3) |
Bill Self |
75-68 (OT) |
Memphis |
San Antonio, Texas |
2007 |
Florida (35-5) |
Billy Donovan |
84-75 |
Ohio State |
Atlanta, Ga. |
2006 |
Florida (33-6) |
Billy Donovan |
73-57 |
UCLA |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
2005 |
North Carolina (33-4) |
Roy Williams |
75-70 |
Illinois |
St. Louis, Mo. |
2004 |
Connecticut (33-6) |
Jim Calhoun |
82-73 |
Georgia Tech |
San Antonio, Texas |
2003 |
Syracuse (30-5) |
Jim Boeheim |
81-78 |
Kansas |
New Orleans, La. |
2002 |
Maryland (32-4) |
Gary Williams |
64-52 |
Indiana |
Atlanta, Ga. |
2001 |
Duke (35-4) |
Mike Krzyzewski |
82-72 |
Arizona |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
2000 |
Michigan State (32-7) |
Tom Izzo |
89-76 |
Florida |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
1999 |
Connecticut (34-2) |
Jim Calhoun |
77-74 |
Duke |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
1998 |
Kentucky (35-4) |
Tubby Smith |
78-69 |
Utah |
San Antonio, Texas |
1997 |
Arizona (25-9) |
Lute Olson |
84-79 (OT) |
Kentucky |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
1996 |
Kentucky (34-2) |
Rick Pitino |
76-67 |
Syraucse |
East Rutherford, N.J. |
1995 |
UCLA (31-2) |
Jim Harrick |
89-78 |
Arkansas |
Seattle, Wash. |
1994 |
Arkansas (31-3) |
Nolan Richardson |
76-72 |
Duke |
Charlotte, N.C. |
1993 |
North Carolina (34-4) |
Dean Smith |
77-71 |
Michigan |
New Orleans, La. |
1992 |
Duke (34-2) |
Mike Krzyzewski |
71-51 |
Michigan |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
1991 |
Duke (32-7) |
Mike Krzyzewski |
72-65 |
Kansas |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
1990 |
UNLV (35-5) |
Jerry Tarkanian |
103-73 |
Duke |
Denver, Colo. |
1989 |
Michigan (30-7) |
Steve Fisher |
80-79 (OT) |
Seton Hall |
Seattle, Wash. |
1988 |
Kansas (27-11) |
Larry Brown |
83-79 |
Oklahoma |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1987 |
Indiana (30-4) |
Bob Knight |
74-73 |
Syracuse |
New Orleans, La. |
1986 |
Louisville (32-7) |
Denny Crum |
72-69 |
Duke |
Dallas, Texas |
1985 |
Villanova (25-10) |
Rollie Massimino |
66-64 |
Georgetown |
Lexington, Ky, |
1984 |
Georgetown (34-3) |
John Thompson |
84-75 |
Houston |
Seattle, Wash. |
1983 |
North Carolina State (26-10) |
Jim Valvano |
54-52 |
Houston |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
1982 |
North Carolina (32-2) |
Dean Smith |
63-62 |
Georgetown |
New Orleans, La. |
1981 |
Indiana (26-9) |
Bob Knight |
63-50 |
North Carolina |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
1980 |
Louisville (33-3) |
Denny Crum |
59-54 |
UCLA |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
1979 |
Michigan State (26-6) |
Jud Heathcote |
75-64 |
Indiana State |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
1978 |
Kentucky (30-2) |
Joe Hall |
94-88 |
Duke |
St. Louis, Mo. |
1977 |
Marquette (25-7) |
Al McGuire |
67-59 |
North Carolina |
Atlanta, Ga. |
1976 |
Indiana (32-0) |
Bob Knight |
86-68 |
Michigan |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
1975 |
UCLA (28-3) |
John Wooden |
92-85 |
Kentucky |
San Diego, Calif. |
1974 |
North Carolina State (30-1) |
Norm Sloan |
76-64 |
Marquette |
Greensboro, N.C. |
1973 |
UCLA (30-0) |
John Wooden |
87-66 |
Memphis State |
St. Louis, Mo. |
1972 |
UCLA (30-0) |
John Wooden |
81-76 |
Florida State |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
1971 |
UCLA (29-1) |
John Wooden |
68-62 |
Villanova |
Houston, Texas |
1970 |
UCLA (28-2) |
John Wooden |
80-69 |
Jacksonville |
College Park, Md. |
1969 |
UCLA (29-1) |
John Wooden |
92-72 |
Purdue |
Louisville, Ky. |
1968 |
UCLA (29-1) |
John Wooden |
78-55 |
North Carolina |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
1967 |
UCLA (30-0) |
John Wooden |
79-64 |
Dayton |
Louisville, Ky. |
1966 |
UTEP (28-1) |
Don Haskins |
72-65 |
Kentucky |
College Park, Md. |
1965 |
UCLA (28-2) |
John Wooden |
91-80 |
Michigan |
Portland, Ore. |
1964 |
UCLA (30-0) |
John Wooden |
98-83 |
Duke |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1963 |
Loyola (Ill.) (29-2) |
George Ireland |
60-58 (OT) |
Cincinnati |
Louisville, Ky. |
1962 |
Cincinnati (29-2) |
Ed Jucker |
71-59 |
Ohio State |
Louisville, Ky. |
1961 |
Cincinnati (27-3) |
Ed Jucker |
70-65 (OT) |
Ohio State |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1960 |
Ohio State (25-3) |
Fred Taylor |
75-55 |
California |
Daly City, Calif. |
1959 |
California (25-4) |
Pete Newell |
71-70 |
West Virginia |
Louisville, Ky. |
1958 |
Kentucky (23-6) |
Adolph Rupp |
84-72 |
Seattle |
Louisville, Ky. |
1957 |
North Carolina (32-0) |
Frank McGuire |
54-53 (3OT) |
Kansas |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1956 |
San Francisco (29-0) |
Phil Woolpert |
83-71 |
Iowa |
Evanston, Ill. |
1955 |
San Francisco (28-1) |
Phil Woolpert |
77-63 |
LaSalle |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1954 |
La Salle (26-4) |
Ken Loeffler |
92-76 |
Bradley |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1953 |
Indiana (23-3) |
Branch McCracken |
69-68 |
Kansas |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1952 |
Kansas (28-3) |
Phog Allen |
80-63 |
St. John’s |
Seattle, Wash. |
1951 |
Kentucky (32-2) |
Adolph Rupp |
68-58 |
Kansas State |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
1950 |
CCNY (24-5) |
Nat Holman |
71-68 |
Bradley |
New York, N.Y. |
1949 |
Kentucky (32-2) |
Adolph Rupp |
46-36 |
Oklahoma A&M |
Seattle, Wash. |
1948 |
Kentucky (36-3) |
Adolph Rupp |
58-42 |
Baylor |
New York, N.Y. |
1947 |
Holy Cross (27-3) |
Doggie Julian |
58-47 |
Oklahoma |
New York, N.Y. |
1946 |
Oklahoma State (31-2) |
Henry Iba |
43-40 |
North Carolina |
New York, N.Y. |
1945 |
Oklahoma State (27-4) |
Henry Iba |
49-45 |
NYU |
New York, N.Y. |
1944 |
Utah (21-4) |
Vadal Peterson |
42-40 (OT) |
Dartmouth |
New York, N.Y. |
1943 |
Wyoming (31-2) |
Everett Shelton |
46-34 |
Georgetown |
New York, N.Y. |
1942 |
Stanford (28-4) |
Everett Dean |
53-38 |
Dartmouth |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1941 |
Wisconsin (20-3) |
Bud Foster |
39-34 |
Washington State |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1940 |
Indiana (20-3) |
Branch McCracken |
60-42 |
Kansas |
Kansas City, Mo. |
1939 |
Oregon (29-5) |
Howard Hobson |
46-33 |
Ohio State |
Evanston, Ill. |