| Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
MVP |
Semifinalists |
| 2001 | Duke | 82-72 | Arizona | Shane Battier
Duke | Michigan St.
Maryland |
| 2000 | Michigan St. | 89-76 | Florida | Mateen Cleaves
Michigan St. | North Carolina
Wisconsin |
| 1999 | UConn | 77-74 | Duke | Richard Hamilton
UConn | Michigan St.
Ohio St. |
| 1998 | Kentucky | 78-69 | Utah | Jeff Shepherd
Kentucky | North Carolina
Stanford |
| 1997 | Arizona | 84-79 (OT) | Kentucky | Miles Simon
Arizona | North Carolina
Minnesota |
| 1996 | Kentucky | 76-67 | Syracuse | Tony Delk
Kentucky | Massachusetts
Mississippi St. |
| 1995 | UCLA | 89-78 | Arkansas | Ed O'Bannon
UCLA | North Carolina
Oklahoma St. |
| 1994 | Arkansas | 76-72 | Duke | Corliss Williamson
Arkansas | Arizona
Florida |
| 1993 | North Carolina | 77-71 | Michigan | Donald Williams
North Carolina | Kansas
Kentucky |
| 1992 | Duke | 71-51 | Michigan | Bobby Hurley
Duke | Indiana
Cincinnati |
| 1991 | Duke | 72-65 | Kansas | Christian Laettner
Duke | UNLV
North Carolina |
| 1990 | UNLV | 103-73 | Duke | Anderson Hunt
UNLV | Georgia Tech
Arkansas |
| 1989 | Michigan | 80-79 (OT) | Seton Hall | Glen Rice
Michigan | Duke
Illinois |
| 1988 | Kansas | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Danny Manning
Kansas | Arizona
Duke |
| 1987 | Indiana | 74-73 | Syracuse | Keith Smart
Indiana | UNLV
Providence |
| 1986 | Louisville | 72-69 | Duke | Pervis Ellison
Louisville | Kansas
LSU |
| 1985 | Villanova | 66-64 | Georgetown | Ed Pinckney
Villanova | St. John's
Memphis St. |
| 1984 | Georgetown | 84-75 | Houston | Patrick Ewing
Georgetown | Kentucky
Virginia |
| 1983 | N.C. St. | 54-52 | Houston | Akeem Olajuwon
Houston | Georgia
Louisville |
| 1982 | North Carolina | 63-62 | Georgetown | James Worthy
North Carolina | Houston
Louisville |
| 1981 | Indiana | 63-50 | North Carolina | Isiah Thomas
Indiana | Virginia
Louisiana St. |
| 1980 | Louisville | 59-54 | UCLA | Darrell Griffith
Louisville | Purdue
Iowa |
| 1979 | Michigan St. | 75-64 | Indiana St. | Earvin Johnson
Michigan St. | DePaul
Penn |
| 1978 | Kentucky | 94-88 | Duke | Jack Givens
Kentucky | Arkansas
Notre Dame |
| 1977 | Marquette | 67-59 | North Carolina | Butch Lee
Marquette | UNLV
N.C.-Charlotte |
| 1976 | Indiana | 86-68 | Michigan | Kent Benson
Indiana | UCLA
Rutgers |
| 1975 | UCLA | 92-85 | Kentucky | Richard Washington
UCLA | Louisville
Syracuse |
| 1974 | N.C. State | 76-64 | Marquette | David Thompson
N.C. State | UCLA
Kansas |
| 1973 | UCLA | 87-66 | Memphis St. | Bill Walton
UCLA | Indiana
Providence |
| 1972 | UCLA | 81-76 | Florida St. | Bill Walton
UCLA | North Carolina
Louisville |
| 1971 | UCLA | 68-62 | Villanova | Vacated (see note) | Western Kentucky
Kansas |
| 1970 | UCLA | 80-69 | Jacksonville | Sidney Wicks
UCLA | New Mexico St.
St. Bonaventure |
| 1969 | UCLA | 92-72 | Purdue | Lew Alcindor
UCLA | Drake
North Carolina |
| 1968 | UCLA | 78-55 | North Carolina | Lew Alcindor
UCLA | Ohio St.
Houston |
| 1967 | UCLA | 79-64 | Dayton | Lew Alcindor
UCLA | Houston
North Carolina |
| 1966 | Texas-El Paso | 72-65 | Kentucky | Jerry Chambers
Utah | Duke
Utah |
| 1965 | UCLA | 91-80 | Michigan | Bill Bradley
Princeton | Princeton
Wichita St. |
| 1964 | UCLA | 98-83 | Duke | Walt Hazzard
UCLA | Michigan
Kansas St. |
| 1963 | Loyola (Ill) | 60-58 (OT) | Cincinnati | Art Heyman
Duke | Duke
Oregon St. |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | 71-59 | Ohio St. | Paul Hogue
Cincinnati | Wake Forest
UCLA |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | 70-65 (OT) | Ohio St. | Jerry Lucas
Ohio St. | St Joseph's
Utah |
| 1960 | Ohio St. | 75-55 | California | Jerry Lucas
Ohio St. | Cincinnati
NYU |
| 1959 | California | 71-70 | West Virginia | Jerry West
West Virginia | Cincinnati
Louisville |
| 1958 | Kentucky | 84-72 | Seattle | Elgin Baylor
Seattle | Temple
Kansas St. |
| 1957 | North Carolina | 54-53 (3OT) | Kansas | Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas | San Francisco
Michigan St. |
| 1956 | San Francisco | 83-71 | Iowa | Hal Lear
Temple | Temple
SMU |
| 1955 | San Francisco | 77-63 | La Salle | Bill Russell
San Francisco | Colorado
Iowa |
| 1954 | La Salle | 92-76 | Bradley | Tom Gola
La Salle | Penn St.
Southern Cal |
| 1953 | Indiana | 69-68 | Kansas | B.H. Horn
Kansas | Washington
Louisiana St. |
| 1952 | Kansas | 80-63 | St. John's | Clyde Lovelette
Kansas | Illinois
Santa Clara |
| 1951 | Kentucky | 68-58 | Kansas St. | none selected | Illinois
Oklahoma St. |
| 1950 | City College of New York | 71-68 | Bradley | Irwin Dambrot
CCNY | N.C. State
Baylor |
| 1949 | Kentucky | 46-36 | Oklahoma St. | Alex Groza
Kentucky | Illinois
Oregon St. |
| 1948 | Kentucky | 58-42 | Baylor | Alex Groza
Kentucky | Holy Cross
Kansas St. |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | 58-47 | Oklahoma | George Kaftan
Holy Cross | Texas
CCNY |
| 1946 | Oklahoma St. | 43-40 | North Carolina | Bob Kurland
Oklahoma St. | Ohio St.
California |
| 1945 | Oklahoma St. | 49-45 | NYU | Bob Kurland
Oklahoma St. | Arkansas
Ohio St. |
| 1944 | Utah | 42-40 (OT) | Dartmouth | Arnold Ferrin
Utah | Iowa St.
Ohio St. |
| 1943 | Wyoming | 46-34 | Georgetown | Ken Sailors
Wyoming | Texas
DePaul |
| 1942 | Stanford | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Howard Dallmar
Stanford | Colorado
Kentucky |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | 39-34 | Washington St. | John Kotz
Wisconsin | Pittsburgh
Arkansas |
| 1940 | Indiana | 60-42 | Kansas | Marvin Huffman
Indiana | Duquesne
Southern Cal |
| 1939 | Oregon | 46-33 | Ohio St. | none selected | Oklahoma
Villanova |
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