A Journey Through Time: Revisiting Every NCAA Basketball Champion Over the Past Eight Decades

Below is a list of every college basketball champion along with their final standings, score in the title game, and the name of the runner-up:

Champions of NCAA Basketball

2024: UConn (37-3) def. Purdue 75-60
2023: UConn (31-8) def. San Diego State 76-59
2022: Kansas (34-6) def. North Carolina 72-69
2021: Baylor (28-2) def. Gonzaga 86-70
2020: Canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Virginia (35-3) def. Texas Tech 85-77 (OT)
2018: Villanova (36-4) def. Michigan 79-62
2017: North Carolina (33-7) def. Gonzaga 71-65
2016: Villanova (35-5) def. North Carolina 77-74
2015: Duke (35-4) def. Wisconsin 68-63
2014: UConn (32-8) def. Kentucky 60-54
2013: Louisville (35-5)* def. Michigan 82-76
2012: Kentucky (38-2) def. Kansas 67-59
2011: UConn (32-9) def. Butler 53-41
2010: Duke (35-5) def. Butler 61-59
2009: North Carolina (34-4) def. Michigan State 89-72
2008: Kansas (37-3) def. Memphis 75-68 (OT)
2007: Florida (35-5) def. Ohio State 84-75
2006: Florida (33-6) def. UCLA 73-57
2005: North Carolina (33-4) def. Illinois 75-70
2004: UConn (33-6) def. Georgia Tech 82-73
2003: Syracuse (30-5) def. Kansas 81-78
2002: Maryland (32-4) def. Indiana 64-52
2001: Duke (35-4) def. Arizona 82-72
2000: Michigan State (32-7) def. Florida 89-76
1999: UConn (34-2) def. Duke 77-74
1998: Kentucky (35-4) def. Utah 78-69
1997: Arizona (25-9) def. Kentucky 84-79 (OT)
1996: Kentucky (34-2) def. Syracuse 76-67
1995: UCLA (31-2) def. Arkansas 89-78
1994: Arkansas (31-3) def. Duke 76-72
1993: North Carolina (34-4) def. Michigan 77-71
1992: Duke (34-2) def. Michigan 71-51
1991: Duke (32-7) def. Kansas 72-65
1990: UNLV (35-5) def. Duke 103-73
1989: Michigan (30-7) def. Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)
1988: Kansas (27-11) def. Oklahoma 83-79
1987: Indiana (30-4) def. Syracuse 74-73
1986: Louisville (32-7) def. Duke 72-69
1985: Villanova (25-10) def. Georgetown 66-64
1984: Georgetown (34-3) def. Houston 84-75
1983: North Carolina State (26-10) def. Houston 54-52
1982: North Carolina (32-2) def. Georgetown 63-62
1981: Indiana (26-9) def. North Carolina 63-50
1980: Louisville (33-3) def. UCLA 59-54
1979: Michigan State (26-6) def. Indiana State 75-64
1978: Kentucky (30-2) def. Duke 94-88
1977: Marquette (25-7) def. North Carolina 67-59
1976: Indiana (32-0) def. Michigan 86-68
1975: UCLA (28-3) def. Kentucky 92-85
1974: North Carolina State (30-1) def. Marquette 76-64
1973: UCLA (30-0) def. Memphis State 87-66
1972: UCLA (30-0) def. Florida State 81-76
1971: UCLA (29-1) def. Villanova 68-62
1970: UCLA (28-2) def. Jacksonville 80-69
1969: UCLA (29-1) def. Purdue 92-72
1968: UCLA (29-1) def. North Carolina 78-55
1967: UCLA (30-0) def. Dayton 79-64
1966: UTEP (28-1) def. Kentucky 72-65
1965: UCLA (28-2) def. Michigan 91-80
1964: UCLA (30-0) def. Duke 98-83
1963: Loyola (Ill.) (29-2) def. Cincinnati 60-58 (OT)
1962: Cincinnati (29-2) def. Ohio State 71-59
1961: Cincinnati (27-3) def. Ohio State 70-65 (OT)
1960: Ohio State (25-3) def. California 75-55
1959: California (25-4) def. West Virginia 71-70
1958: Kentucky (23-6) def. Seattle 84-72
1957: North Carolina (32-0) def. Kansas 54-53 (3OT)
1956: San Francisco (29-0) def. Iowa 83-71
1955: San Francisco (28-1) def. LaSalle 77-63
1954: La Salle (26-4) def. Bradley 92-76
1953: Indiana (23-3) def. Kansas 69-68
1952: Kansas (28-3) def. St. John’s 80-63
1951: Kentucky (32-2) def. Kansas State 68-58
1950: CCNY (24-5) def. Bradley 71-68
1949: Kentucky (32-2) def. Oklahoma A&M 46-36
1948: Kentucky (36-3) def. Baylor 58-42
1947: Holy Cross (27-3) def. Oklahoma 58-47
1946: Oklahoma State (31-2) def. North Carolina 43-40
1945: Oklahoma State (27-4) def. NYU 49-45
1944: Utah (21-4) def. Dartmouth 42-40 (OT)
1943: Wyoming (31-2) def. Georgetown 46-34
1942: Stanford (28-4) def. Dartmouth 53-38
1941: Wisconsin (20-3) def. Washington State 39-34
1940: Indiana (20-3) def. Kansas 60-42
1939: Oregon (29-5) def. Ohio State 46-33

Who has won the most titles in college basketball?

With eleven titles, UCLA holds the record for the most collegiate basketball titles. The collegiate basketball teams that have won numerous titles, along with the years they did so, are listed below:

UCLA – 11 wins (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995)

Kentucky – 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)

North Carolina – 6 (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017)

UConn – 6 (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024)

Duke – 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)

Indiana – 5 (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987)

Kansas – 4 (1952, 1988, 2008, 2022)

Villanova – 3 (1985, 2016, 2018)

Louisville – 2 (1980, 1986, 2013*)

Cincinnati – 2 (1961, 1962)

Florida – 2 (2006, 2007)

Michigan State – 2 (1979, 2000)

NC State – 2 (1974, 1983)

Oklahoma State/Oklahoma A&M – 2 (1945, 1946)

San Francisco – 2 (1955, 1956)

* Louisville’s 2013 title was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.

Which college basketball coach has won the most titles?

With ten titles, John Wooden owns the record for most collegiate basketball winners. The following is a list of all collegiate basketball coaches that have won numerous titles, along with the years they did so:

John Wooden – 10 wins (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)

Mike Krzyzewski – 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)

Adolph Rupp – 4 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958)

Jim Calhoun – 3 (1991, 2004, 2011)

Bob Knight – 3 (1976, 1981, 1987)

Roy Williams – 3 (2005, 2009, 2017)

Denny Crum – 2 (1980, 1986)

Billy Donovan – 2 (2006, 2007)

Henry Iba – 2 (1945, 1946)

Ed Jucker – 2 (1961, 1962)

Branch McCracken – 2 (1940, 1953)

Bill Self – 2 (2008, 2022)