March Madness Basketball Championship
Year-by-Year Tournament History
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
2012 - ?
2011 - Connecticut def. Butler - 53-41
2010 - Duke def. Butler - 61-59
2009 - North Carolina def. Michigan State - 89-72
2008 - Kansas def. Memphis - 75-68
2007 - Florida def. Ohio State - 84-75
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