| Year |
Winner |
Score |
Opponent |
Venue |
| 1939 |
Oregon |
46-33 |
Ohio State |
Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, Illinois |
| 1940 |
Indiana |
60-42 |
Kansas |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin |
39-34 |
Washington State |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1942 |
Stanford |
53-38 |
Dartmouth |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1943 |
Wyoming |
46-34 |
Georgetown |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1944 |
Utah |
42-40 (OT) |
Dartmouth |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M |
49-45 |
NYU |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M |
43-40 |
North Carolina |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross |
58-47 |
Oklahoma |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1948 |
Kentucky |
58-42 |
Baylor |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1949 |
Kentucky |
46-36 |
Oklahoma State |
Edmundson Pavilion
Seattle, Washington |
| 1950 |
CCNY |
71-68 |
Bradley |
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York |
| 1951 |
Kentucky |
68-58 |
Kansas State |
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1952 |
Kansas |
80-63 |
St. John's |
Edmundson Pavilion
Seattle, Washington |
| 1953 |
Indiana |
69-68 |
Kansas |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1954 |
La Salle |
92-76 |
Bradley |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1955 |
San Francisco |
76-73 |
La Salle |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1956 |
San Francisco |
83-71 |
Iowa |
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, Illinois |
| 1957 |
North Carolina |
54-53 (3 OT) |
Kansas |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1958 |
Kentucky |
84-72 |
Seattle |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1959 |
California |
71-70 |
West Virginia |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1960 |
Ohio State |
75-55 |
California |
Cow Palace
San Francisco, California |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati |
70-65 (OT) |
Ohio State |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati |
71-59 |
Ohio State |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1963 |
Loyola (Chicago) |
60-58 (OT) |
Cincinnati |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1964 |
UCLA |
98-83 |
Duke |
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1965 |
UCLA |
91-80 |
Michigan |
Memorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon |
| 1966 |
Texas Western |
72-65 |
Kentucky |
Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland |
| 1967 |
UCLA |
79-64 |
Dayton |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1968 |
UCLA |
78-55 |
North Carolina |
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California |
| 1969 |
UCLA |
92-72 |
Purdue |
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1970 |
UCLA |
80-69 |
Jacksonville |
Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland |
| 1971 |
UCLA |
68-62 |
Villanova |
Astrodome
Houston, Texas |
| 1972 |
UCLA |
81-76 |
Florida State |
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California |
| 1973 |
UCLA |
87-66 |
Memphis State |
St. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1974 |
NC State |
76-64 |
Marquette |
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1975 |
UCLA |
92-85 |
Kentucky |
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, California |
| 1976 |
Indiana |
86-68 |
Michigan |
Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1977 |
Marquette |
67-59 |
North Carolina |
The
Omni
Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1978 |
Kentucky |
94-88 |
Duke |
St. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1979 |
Michigan State |
75-64 |
Indiana State |
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1980 |
Louisville |
59-54 |
UCLA |
Market Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1981 |
Indiana |
63-50 |
North Carolina |
Spectrum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1982 |
North Carolina |
63-62 |
Georgetown |
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1983 |
N.C. State |
54-52 |
Houston |
University Arena
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1984 |
Georgetown |
84-75 |
Houston |
Kingdome
Seattle, Washington |
| 1985 |
Villanova |
66-64 |
Georgetown |
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky |
| 1986 |
Louisville |
72-69 |
Duke |
Reunion Arena
Dallas, Texas |
| 1987 |
Indiana |
74-73 |
Syracuse |
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1988 |
Kansas |
83-79 |
Oklahoma |
Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1989 |
Michigan |
80-79 (OT) |
Seton Hall |
Kingdome
Seattle, Washington |
| 1990 |
UNLV |
103-73 |
Duke |
McNichols Sports Arena
Denver, Colorado |
| 1991 |
Duke |
72-65 |
Kansas |
RCA
Dome
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1992 |
Duke |
71-51 |
Michigan |
Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1993 |
North Carolina |
77-71 |
Michigan |
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1994 |
Arkansas |
76-72 |
Duke |
Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1995 |
UCLA |
89-78 |
Arkansas |
Kingdome
Seattle, Washington |
| 1996 |
Kentucky |
76-67 |
Syracuse |
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 1997 |
Arizona |
84-79 (OT) |
Kentucky |
RCA
Dome
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 1998 |
Kentucky |
78-69 |
Utah |
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas |
| 1999 |
Connecticut |
77-74 |
Duke |
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2000 |
Michigan State |
89-76 |
Florida |
RCA
Dome
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2001 |
Duke |
82-72 |
Arizona |
Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2002 |
Maryland |
64-52 |
Indiana |
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2003 |
Syracuse |
81-78 |
Kansas |
Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2004 |
Connecticut |
82-73 |
Georgia Tech |
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas |
| 2005 |
North Carolina |
75-70 |
Illinois |
Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2006 |
Florida |
73-57 |
UCLA |
RCA Dome, Indianapolis |
| 2007 |
Florida |
84-75 |
Ohio State |
Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
