All-Time NCAA Tournament Basketball Champions
NCAA Tournament Champions
| Year | Champion | Head Coach | Runner-up | Final Four Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Oregon | Howard Hobson | Ohio State | Oregon, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Villanova |
| 1940 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | Kansas | Indiana, Kansas, Duquesne, USC |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | Bud Foster | Washington State | Wisconsin, Washington St., Arkansas, Pittsburgh |
| 1942 | Stanford | Everett Dean | Dartmouth | Standford, Dartmouth, Colorado, Kentucky |
| 1943 | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Georgetown | Wymoing, Georgetown, DePaul, Texas |
| 1944 | Utah | Vadal Peterson | Dartmouth | Utah, Darmouth, Iowa St., Ohio State |
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | NYU | Oklahoma A&M, NYU, Arkansas, Ohio State |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | North Carolina | Oklahoma A&M, North Carolina, Ohio St., California |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | Doggie Julian | Oklahoma | Holy Cross, Oklahoma, Texas, CCNY |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Baylor | Kentucky, Baylor, Holy Cross, Kansas State |
| 1949 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Oklahoma A&M | Kentucky, Oklahoma A&M, Illinois, Oregon St. |
| 1950 | CCNY | Nat Holman | Bradley | CCNY, Bradley, North Carolina St, Baylor |
| 1951 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Kansas State | Kentucky, Kansas St., Illinois, Oregon State |
| 1952 | Kansas | Phog Allen | St. John's | Kansas, St. John's, Illinois, Santa Clara |
| 1953 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | Kansas | Indiana, Kansas, Washington, LSU |
| 1954 | La Salle | Ken Loeffler | Bradley | La Salle, Bradley, Penn State, USC |
| 1955 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | La Salle | San Francisco, La Salle, Colorado, Iowa |
| 1956 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | Iowa | San Francisco, Iowa, Temple, SMU |
| 1957 | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | Kansas | North Carolina, Kansas, San Francisco, Michigan State |
| 1958 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Seattle | Kentucky, Seattle, Temple, Kansas State |
| 1959 | California | Pete Newell | West Virginia | California, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Louisville |
| 1960 | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | California | Ohio State, California, Cincinnati, NYU |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Ohio State | Cincinnati, Ohio State, St. Joseph's*, Utah |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Ohio State | Cincinnati, Ohio State, Wake Forest, UCLA |
| 1963 | Loyola (Chicago) | George Ireland | Cincinnati | Loyola (Chicago), Cincinnati, Duke, Oregon State |
| 1964 | UCLA | John Wooden | Duke | UCLA, Duke, Michigan, Kansas State |
| 1965 | UCLA | John Wooden | Michigan | UCLA, Michigan, Princeton, Wichita State |
| 1966 | Texas Western | Don Haskins | Kentucky | Texas Western, Kentucky, Duke, Utah |
| 1967 | UCLA | John Wooden | Dayton | UCLA, Dayton, Houston, North Carolina |
| 1968 | UCLA | John Wooden | North Carolina | UCLA, North Carolina, Ohio State, Houston |
| 1969 | UCLA | John Wooden | Purdue | UCLA, Purdue, Drake, North Carolina |
| 1970 | UCLA | John Wooden | Jacksonville | UCLA, Jackson, Nex Mexico State, St. Bonaventure |
| 1971 | UCLA | John Wooden | Villanova | UCLA, Villanova*, Western Kentucky*, Kansas |
| 1972 | UCLA | John Wooden | Florida State | UCLA, Florida State, North Carolina, Louisville |
| 1973 | UCLA | John Wooden | Memphis State | UCLA, Memphis State, Indiana, Providence |
| 1974 | North Carolina State | Norm Sloan | Marquette | North Carolina State, Marquette, UCLA, Kansas |
| 1975 | UCLA | John Wooden | Kentucky | UCLA, Kentucky, Louisville, Syracuse |
| 1976 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Michigan | Indiana, Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers |
| 1977 | Marquette | Al McGuire | North Carolina | Marquette, North Carolina, UNLV, Charlotte |
| 1978 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | Duke | Kentucky, Duke, Arkansas, Notre Dame |
| 1979 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | Indiana State | Michigan State, Indiana State, DePaul, Pennsylvania |
| 1980 | Louisville | Denny Crum | UCLA | Louisville, UCLA, Purdue, Iowa |
| 1981 | Indiana | Bob Knight | North Carolina | Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, LSU |
| 1982 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Georgetown | North Carolina, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Jim Valvano | Houston | North Carolina State, Houston, Louisville, Georgia |
| 1984 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Houston | Georgetown, Houston, Kentucky, Virginia |
| 1985 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Georgetown | Villanova, Georgetown, Memphis State, St. John's |
| 1986 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Duke | Louisville, Duke, Kansas, LSU |
| 1987 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Syracuse | Indiana, Syracuse, UNLV, Providence |
| 1988 | Kansas | Larry Brown | Oklahoma | Kansas, Oklahoma, Duke, Arizona |
| 1989 | Michigan | Steve Fisher | Seton Hall | Michigan, Seton Hall, Illinoi, Duke |
| 1990 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Duke | UNLV, Duke, Arkansas, Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Kansas | Duke, Kanas, North Carolina, UNLV |
| 1992 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Michigan | Duke, Michigan*, Indiana, Cincinnati |
| 1993 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Michigan | North Carolina, Michigan*, Kentucky, Kansas |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | Duke | Arkansas, Duke, Arizona, Florida |
| 1995 | UCLA | Jim Harrick | Arkansas | UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma State |
| 1996 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | Syracuse | Kentucky, Syracuse, Massachusetts*, Mississippi State |
| 1997 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Kentucky | Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota*, North Carolina |
| 1998 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | Utah | Kentucky, Utah, North Carolina, Stanford |
| 1999 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Duke | Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State* |
| 2000 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Florida | Michigan State, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin |
| 2001 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Arizona | Duke, Arizona, Michigan State, Maryland |
| 2002 | Maryland | Gary Williams | Indiana | Maryland, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Kansas | Syracuse, Kansas, Texas, Marquette |
| 2004 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Georgia Tech | Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma State |
| 2005 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | Illinois | North Carolina, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State |
| 2006 | Florida | Billy Donovan | UCLA | Florida, UCLA, LSU, George Mason |
| 2007 | Florida | Billy Donovan | Ohio State | Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, Georgetown |
| 2008 | Kansas | Bill Self | Memphis | Kansas, Memphis*, UCLA, North Carolina |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | Michigan State | North Carolina, Michigan State, Connecticut, Villanova |
| 2010 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Butler | Duke, Butler, Michigan, State, West Virginia |
| 2011 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Butler | Connecticut, Butler, Kentucky, VCU |
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