| Year |
Champion |
Coach |
Score |
Runner-Up |
| 2024 |
UConn |
Dan Hurley |
75-60 |
Purdue |
| 2023 |
UConn |
Dan Hurley |
76-59 |
San Diego State |
| 2022 |
Kansas |
Bill Self |
72-69 |
North Carolina |
| 2021 |
Baylor |
Scott Drew |
86-70 |
Gonzaga |
| 2019 |
Virginia |
Tony Bennett |
85-77 |
Texas Tech |
| 2018 |
Villanova |
Jay Wright |
79-62 |
Michigan |
| 2017 |
North Carolina |
Roy Williams |
71-65 |
Gonzaga |
| 2016 |
Villanova |
Jay Wright |
77-74 |
North Carolina |
| 2015 |
Duke |
Mike Krzyzewski |
68-63 |
Wisconsin |
| 2014 |
Connecticut |
Kevin Ollie |
60-54 |
Kentucky |
| 2013 |
Louisville |
Rick Pitino |
82-76 |
Michigan |
| 2012 |
Kentucky |
John Calipari |
67-59 |
Kansas |
| 2011 |
Connecticut |
Jim Calhoun |
53-41 |
Butler |
| 2010 |
Duke |
Mike Krzyzewski |
61-59 |
Butler |
| 2009 |
North Carolina |
Roy Williams |
89-72 |
Michigan State |
| 2008 |
Kansas |
Bill Self |
75-68 |
Memphis |
| 2007 |
Florida |
Billy Donavan |
84-75 |
Ohio State |
| 2006 |
Florida |
Billy Donovan |
73-57 |
UCLA |
| 2005 |
North Carolina |
Roy Williams |
75-70 |
Illinois |
| 2004 |
Connecticut |
Jim Calhoun |
82-73 |
Georgia Tech |
| 2003 |
Syracuse |
Jim Boeheim |
81-78 |
Kansas |
| 2002 |
Maryland |
Gary Williams |
64-52 |
Indiana |
| 2001 |
Duke |
Mike Krzyzewski |
82-72 |
Arizona |
| 2000 |
Michigan St |
Tom Izzo |
89-76 |
Florida |
| 1999 |
Connecticut |
Jim Calhoun |
77-74 |
Duke |
| 1998 |
Kentucky |
Tubby Smith |
78-69 |
Utah |
| 1997 |
Arizona |
Lute Olson |
84-79 |
Kentucky |
| 1996 |
Kentucky |
Rick Pitino |
76-67 |
Syracuse |
| 1995 |
UCLA |
Jim Harrick |
89-78 |
Arkansas |
| 1994 |
Arkansas |
Nolan Richardson |
76-72 |
Duke |
| 1993 |
North Carolina |
Dean Smith |
77-71 |
Michigan |
| 1992 |
Duke |
Mike Krzyzewski |
71-51 |
Michigan |
| 1991 |
Duke |
Mike Krzyzewski |
72-65 |
Kansas |
| 1990 |
UNLV |
Jerry Tarkanian |
103-73 |
Duke |
| 1989 |
Michigan |
Steve Fisher |
80-79 |
Seton Hall |
| 1988 |
Kansas |
Larry Brown |
83-79 |
Oklahoma |
| 1987 |
Indiana |
Bobby Knight |
74-73 |
Syracuse |
| 1986 |
Louisville |
Denny Crum |
72-69 |
Duke |
| 1985 |
Villanova |
Rollie Massimino |
66-64 |
Georgetown |
| 1984 |
Georgetown |
John Thompson |
84-75 |
Houston |
| 1983 |
North Carolina State |
Jim Valvano |
54-52 |
Houston |
| 1982 |
North Carolina |
Dean Smith |
63-62 |
Georgetown |
| 1981 |
Indiana |
Bobby Knight |
63-50 |
North Carolina |
| 1980 |
Louisville |
Denny Crum |
59-54 |
UCLA |
| 1979 |
Michigan State |
Jud Heathcote |
75-64 |
Indiana State |
| 1978 |
Kentucky |
Joe B. Hall |
94-88 |
Duke |
| 1977 |
Marquette |
Al McGuire |
67-59 |
North Carolina |
| 1976 |
Indiana |
Bobby Knight |
86-68 |
Michigan |
| 1975 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
92-85 |
Kentucky |
| 1974 |
North Carolina State |
Norm Sloan |
76-64 |
Marquette |
| 1973 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
87-66 |
Memphis State |
| 1972 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
81-76 |
Florida State |
| 1971 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
68-62 |
Villanova |
| 1970 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
80-69 |
Jacksonville |
| 1969 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
92-72 |
Purdue |
| 1968 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
78-55 |
North Carolina |
| 1967 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
79-64 |
Dayton |
| 1966 |
Texas-El Paso |
Don Haskins |
72-65 |
Kentucky |
| 1965 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
91-80 |
Michigan |
| 1964 |
UCLA |
John Wooden |
98-83 |
Duke |
| 1963 |
Loyola (Ill.) |
George Ireland |
60-58 |
Cincinnati |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati |
Edwin Jucker |
71-59 |
Ohio State |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati |
Edwin Jucker |
70-65 |
Ohio State |
| 1960 |
Ohio State |
Fred Taylor |
75-55 |
California |
| 1959 |
California |
Pete Newell |
71-70 |
West Virginia |
| 1958 |
Kentucky |
Adolph Rupp |
84-72 |
Seattle |
| 1957 |
North Carolina |
Frank McGuire |
54-53 |
Kansas |
| 1956 |
San Francisco |
Phil Woolpert |
83-71 |
Iowa |
| 1955 |
San Francisco |
Phil Woolpert |
77-63 |
LaSalle |
| 1954 |
LaSalle |
Kenneth Loeffler |
92-76 |
Bradley |
| 1953 |
Indiana |
Branch McCracken |
69-68 |
Kansas |
| 1952 |
Kansas |
Forrest Allen |
80-63 |
St. Johns |
| 1951 |
Kentucky |
Adolph Rupp |
68-58 |
Kansas State |
| 1950 |
C.C.N.Y |
Nat Holman |
71-68 |
Bradley |
| 1949 |
Kentucky |
Adolph Rupp |
46-36 |
Oklahoma State |
| 1948 |
Kentucky |
Adolph Rupp |
58-42 |
Baylor |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross |
Alvin Julian |
58-47 |
Oklahoma |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma State |
Henry Iba |
43-40 |
North Carolina |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma State |
Henry Iba |
49-45 |
New York University |
| 1944 |
Utah |
Vadal Peterson |
42-40 |
Dartmouth |
| 1943 |
Wyoming |
Everett Shelton |
46-34 |
Georgetown |
| 1942 |
Stanford |
Everett Dean |
53-38 |
Dartmouth |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin |
Harold Foster |
39-34 |
Washington State |
| 1940 |
Indiana |
Branch McCracken |
60-42 |
Kansas |
| 1939 |
Oregon |
Howard Hobson |
46-33 |
Ohio State |
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