Follow the tournament back in history to a time that was sweeter. Look back at each year to see who won and how.
| Year |
Championship game |
Score |
| 2006 |
Florida def. UCLA |
73-57 |
| 2005 |
UNC def. Illinois |
75-70 |
2004 |
Connecticut def. Georgia Tech |
82-73 |
| 2003 |
Syracuse def. Kansas |
81-78 |
| 2002 |
Maryland def. Indiana |
64-52 |
| 2001 |
Duke def. Arizona |
82-72 |
| 2000 |
Michigan State def. Florida |
89-76 |
| 1999 |
Connecticut def. Duke |
77-74 |
| 1998 |
Kentucky def. Utah |
78-69 |
| 1997 |
Arizona def. Kentucky |
84-79 (OT) |
| 1996 |
Kentucky def. Syracuse |
76-67 |
| 1995 |
UCLA def. Arkansas |
89-78 |
| 1994 |
Arkansas def. Duke |
76-72 |
| 1993 |
North Carolina def Michigan |
77-71 |
| 1992 |
Duke def. Michigan |
71-51 |
| 1991 |
Duke def. Kansas |
72-65 |
| 1990 |
UNLV def. Duke |
103-73 |
| 1989 |
Michigan def. Seton Hall |
80-79 (OT) |
| 1988 |
Kansas def. Oklahoma |
83-79 |
| 1987 |
Indiana def. Syracuse |
74-73 |
| 1986 |
Louisville def. Duke |
72-69 |
| 1985 |
Villanova def. Georgetown |
66-64 |
| 1984 |
Georgetown def. Houston |
84-75 |
| 1983 |
NC State def. Houston |
54-52 |
| 1982 |
North Carolina def. Georgetown |
63-62 |
| 1981 |
Indiana def. North Carolina |
63-50 |
| 1980 |
Louisville def. UCLA |
59-54 |
| 1979 |
Michigan St. def. Indiana St. |
75-64 |
| 1978 |
Kentucky def. Duke |
94-88 |
| 1977 |
Marquette def. North Carolina |
67-59 |
| 1976 |
Indiana def. Michigan |
86-68 |
| 1975 |
UCLA def. Kentucky |
92-85 |
| 1974 |
NC State def. Marquette |
76-64 |
| 1973 |
UCLA def. Memphis |
87-66 |
| 1972 |
UCLA def. Florida St. |
81-76 |
| 1971 |
UCLA def. Villanova* |
68-62 |
| 1970 |
UCLA def. Jacksonville |
80-69 |
| 1969 |
UCLA def. Purdue |
92-72 |
| 1968 |
UCLA def. North Carolina |
78-55 |
| 1967 |
UCLA def. Dayton |
79-64 |
| 1966 |
UTEP def. Kentucky |
72-65 |
| 1965 |
UCLA def. Michigan |
91-80 |
| 1964 |
UCLA def. Duke |
98-83 |
| 1963 |
Loyola (Ill.) def. Cincinnati |
60-58 (OT) |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati def. Ohio St. |
71-59 |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati def. Ohio St. |
70-65 (OT) |
| 1960 |
Ohio St. def. California |
75-55 |
| 1959 |
California def. West Virginia |
71-70 |
| 1958 |
Kentucky def. Seattle |
84-72 |
| 1957 |
North Carolina def. Kansas |
54-53 (3 OT) |
| 1956 |
San Francisco def. Iowa |
83-71 |
| 1955 |
San Francisco def. La Salle |
76-73 |
| 1954 |
La Salle def. Bradley |
92-76 |
| 1953 |
Indiana def. Kansas |
69-68 |
| 1952 |
Kansas def. St. John's |
80-63 |
| 1951 |
Kentucky def. Kansas St. |
68-58 |
| 1950 |
CCNY def. Bradley |
71-68 |
| 1949 |
Kentucky def. Oklahoma St. |
46-36 |
| 1948 |
Kentucky def. Baylor |
58-42 |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross def. Oklahoma |
58-47 |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M def. North Carolina |
43-40 |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M def. NYU |
49-45 |
| 1944 |
Utah def. Dartmouth |
42-40 (OT) |
| 1943 |
Wyoming def. Georgetown |
46-34 |
| 1942 |
Stanford def. Dartmouth |
53-38 |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin def. Washington St. |
39-34 |
| 1940 |
Indiana def. Kansas |
60-42 |
| 1939 |
Oregon def. Ohio St. |
46-33 |
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