YearChampion (Record)CoachScoreRunner-UpFinal Four MVPMedia
2038Old Dominion (38-3)Lloyd87-81GeorgetownTrey Sims (ODU)Watch Full Game
2037Oklahoma St (32-7)chuckexotic89-78Wichita StKwadjo LaFlem (OK St)Watch Full Game
2036Connecticut (36-5)KeVbK92-85Wichita StErnie Campbell (UConn)Watch Full Game
2035Florida (38-2)Bubbajr92-87San Diego StBrad Tyler (Florida)Watch Full Game
2034Louisville (36-5)Cards112595-83ConnecticutHoward Barr (Louisville)Watch Full Game
2033Louisville (33-7)Cards112570-53LSUJR Ramey (Louisville)Watch Full Game
2032Michigan (27-9)Dave Galindo93-84ColoradoRob Stevenson (Michigan)Watch Full Game
2031Syracuse (31-8)Dawegg88-80Ohio StateWright Maloney (Syracuse)Watch Full Game
2030Notre Dame (40-1)Agalia90-73BaylorMike Askew (Notre Dame)Watch Full Game
2029Notre Dame (40-1)Agalia72-65VCUFareed Trahan (Notre Dame)Watch Full Game
2028Mississippi State (28-9)Big Ev90-84Notre DameArmani Heaton (Miss St)Watch Full Game
2027Michigan State (40-1)Shawn Respert (AI)75-61LouisvilleCarrington Hanna (Mich St)Watch Full Game
2026Baylor (27-11)Lloyd68-65LouisvilleKerwin Montgomery (Baylor)Watch Full Game
2025Creighton (38-2)GM Games Chris96-72LouisvilleAnton Gordon (Creighton)Watch Full Game
2024Texas Tech (40-0)Trip Lykely84-73CreightonDarrin Powell (Texas Tech)Watch Full Game
2023Texas Tech (34-5)Trip Lykely103-67CreightonDarrin Powell (Texas Tech)Watch Full Game
2022Oregon (32-8)Graham Stratford81-69GeorgetownKevin Price (Oregon)Watch Full Game
2021Memphis (36-2)Dave Galindo73-69XavierAndre Emanuel (Memphis)Watch Full Game
2019Virginia (35-3)Tony Bennett85-77 (OT)Texas TechKyle Guy (Virginia)
2018Villanova (36-4)Jay Wright79-62MichiganDonte DiVincenzo (Villanova)
2017North Carolina (33-7)Roy Williams71-65GonzagaJoel Berry (North Carolina)
2016Villanova (35-5)Jay Wright77-74North CarolinaRyan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
2015Duke (35-4)Mike Krzyzewski68-63WisconsinTyus Jones (Duke)
2014Connecticut (32-8)Kevin Ollie60-54KentuckyShabazz Napier (Connecticut)
2013Louisville (35-5)*Rick Pitino82-76MichiganLuke Hancock (Louisville)
2012Kentucky (38-2)John Calipari67-59KansasAnthony Davis (Kentucky)
2011Connecticut (32-9)Jim Calhoun53-41ButlerKemba Walker (Connecticut)
2010Duke (35-5)Mike Krzyzewski61-59ButlerKyle Singler (Duke)
2009North Carolina (34-4)Roy Williams89-72Michigan StateWayne Ellington (North Carolina)
2008Kansas (37-3)Bill Self75-68 (OT)MemphisMario Chalmers (Kansas)
2007Florida (35-5)Billy Donovan84-75Ohio StateCorey Brewer (Florida)
2006Florida (33-6)Billy Donovan73-57UCLAJoakim Noah (Florida)
2005North Carolina (33-4)Roy Williams75-70IllinoisSean May (North Carolina)
2004Connecticut (33-6)Jim Calhoun82-73Georgia TechEmeka Okafor (Connecticut)
2003Syracuse (30-5)Jim Boeheim81-78KansasCarmelo Anthony (Syracuse)
2002Maryland (32-4)Gary Williams64-52IndianaJuan Dixon (Maryland)
2001Duke (35-4)Mike Krzyzewski82-72ArizonaShane Battier (Duke)
2000Michigan State (32-7)Tom Izzo89-76FloridaMateen Cleaves (Michigan State)
1999Connecticut (34-2)Jim Calhoun77-74DukeRichard Hamilton (Connecticut)
1998Kentucky (35-4)Tubby Smith78-69UtahJeffrey Sheppard (Kentucky)
1997Arizona (25-9)Lute Olson84-79 (OT)KentuckyMiles Simon (Arizona)
1996Kentucky (34-2)Rick Pitino76-67SyracuseTony Delk (Kentucky)
1995UCLA (31-2)Jim Harrick89-78ArkansasEd O'Bannon (UCLA)
1994Arkansas (31-3)Nolan Richardson76-72DukeCorliss Williamson (Arkansas)
1993North Carolina (34-4)Dean Smith77-71MichiganDonald Williams (North Carolina)
1992Duke (34-2)Mike Krzyzewski71-51MichiganBobby Hurley (Duke)
1991Duke (32-7)Mike Krzyzewski72-65KansasChristian Laettner (Duke)
1990UNLV (35-5)Jerry Tarkanian103-73DukeAnderson Hunt (UNLV)
1989Michigan (30-7)Steve Fisher80-79 (OT)Seton HallGlen Rice (Michigan)
1988Kansas (27-11)Larry Brown83-79OklahomaDanny Manning (Kansas)
1987Indiana (30-4)Bob Knight74-73SyracuseKeith Smart (Indiana)
1986Louisville (32-7)Denny Crum72-69DukePervis Ellison (Louisville)
1985Villanova (25-10)Rollie Massimino66-64GeorgetownEd Pinckney (Villanova)
1984Georgetown (34-3)John Thompson84-75HoustonPatrick Ewing (Georgetown)
1983North Carolina State (26-10)Jim Valvano54-52HoustonHakeem Olajuwon (Houston)
1982North Carolina (32-2)Dean Smith63-62GeorgetownJames Worthy (North Carolina)
1981Indiana (26-9)Bob Knight63-50North CarolinaIsiah Thomas (Indiana)
1980Louisville (33-3)Denny Crum59-54UCLADarell Griffith (Louisville)
1979Michigan State (26-6)Jud Heathcote75-64Indiana StateMagic Johnson (Michigan State)
1978Kentucky (30-2)Joe Hall94-88DukeJack Givens (Kentucky)
1977Marquette (25-7)Al McGuire67-59North CarolinaButch Lee (Marquette)
1976Indiana (32-0)Bob Knight86-68MichiganKent Benson (Indiana)
1975UCLA (28-3)John Wooden92-85KentuckyRichard Washington (UCLA)
1974North Carolina State (30-1)Norm Sloan76-64MarquetteDavid Thompson (NCST)
1973UCLA (30-0)John Wooden87-66Memphis StateBill Walton (UCLA)
1972UCLA (30-0)John Wooden81-76Florida StateBill Walton (UCLA)
1971UCLA (29-1)John Wooden68-62VillanovaHoward Porter (Villanova)
1970UCLA (28-2)John Wooden80-69JacksonvilleSidney Wicks (UCLA)
1969UCLA (29-1)John Wooden92-72PurdueKareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)
1968UCLA (29-1)John Wooden78-55North CarolinaKareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)
1967UCLA (30-0)John Wooden79-64DaytonKareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)
1966UTEP (28-1)Don Haskins72-65Kentucky
1965UCLA (28-2)John Wooden91-80Michigan
1964UCLA (30-0)John Wooden98-83Duke
1963Loyola (Ill.) (29-2)George Ireland60-58 (OT)Cincinnati
1962Cincinnati (29-2)Ed Jucker71-59Ohio State
1961Cincinnati (27-3)Ed Jucker70-65 (OT)Ohio State
1960Ohio State (25-3)Fred Taylor75-55California
1959California (25-4)Pete Newell71-70West Virginia
1958Kentucky (23-6)Adolph Rupp84-72Seattle
1957North Carolina (32-0)Frank McGuire54-53 (3OT)Kansas
1956San Francisco (29-0)Phil Woolpert83-71Iowa
1955San Francisco (28-1)Phil Woolpert77-63LaSalle
1954La Salle (26-4)Ken Loeffler92-76Bradley
1953Indiana (23-3)Branch McCracken69-68Kansas
1952Kansas (28-3)Phog Allen80-63St. John's
1951Kentucky (32-2)Adolph Rupp68-58Kansas State
1950CCNY (24-5)Nat Holman71-68Bradley
1949Kentucky (32-2)Adolph Rupp46-36Oklahoma A&M
1948Kentucky (36-3)Adolph Rupp58-42Baylor
1947Holy Cross (27-3)Doggie Julian58-47Oklahoma
1946Oklahoma State (31-2)Henry Iba43-40North Carolina
1945Oklahoma State (27-4)Henry Iba49-45NYU
1944Utah (21-4)Vadal Peterson42-40 (OT)Dartmouth
1943Wyoming (31-2)Everett Shelton46-34Georgetown
1942Stanford (28-4)Everett Dean53-38Dartmouth
1941Wisconsin (20-3)Bud Foster39-34Washington State
1940Indiana (20-3)Branch McCracken60-42Kansas
1939Oregon (29-5)Howard Hobson46-33Ohio State