The first NCAA men’s basketball tournament was held in 1939 and saw Oregon emerge from a field of eight as the inaugural champion.
In the decades since the tournament’s inception, 36 different teams have won a championship, but no team has won more than UCLA, which has 11 — 10 of which came a span of 12 years from 1964 to 1975.
Here is the list of every men’s basketball national championship since the NCAA tournament began in 1939:
YEAR
CHAMPION (RECORD)
COACH
SCORE
RUNNER-UP
SITE
2026
Michigan (37-3)
Dusty May
69-63
UConn
Indianapolis, Ind.
2025
Florida (36-4)
Todd Golden
65-63
Houston
San Antonio, Texas
2024
UConn (37-3)
Dan Hurley
75-60
Purdue
Glendale, Ariz.
2023
UConn (31-8)
Dan Hurley
76-59
San Diego State
Houston, Texas
2022
Kansas (34-6)
Bill Self
72-69
North Carolina
New Orleans, La.
2021
Baylor (28-2)
Scott Drew
86-70
Gonzaga
Indianapolis, Ind.
2019
Virginia (35-3)
Tony Bennett
85-77 (OT)
Texas Tech
Minneapolis, Minn.
2018
Villanova (36-4)
Jay Wright
79-62
Michigan
San Antonio, Texas
2017
North Carolina (33-7)
Roy Williams
71-65
Gonzaga
Phoenix, Ariz.
2016
Villanova (35-5)
Jay Wright
77-74
North Carolina
Houston, Texas
2015
Duke (35-4)
Mike Krzyzewski
68-63
Wisconsin
Indianapolis, Ind.
2014
Connecticut (32-8)
Kevin Ollie
60-54
Kentucky
Arlington, Texas
2013
Louisville (35-5)*
Rick Pitino
82-76
Michigan
Atlanta, Ga.
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
Syracuse
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.
*Louisville’s participation in the 2013 tournament was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.
