
The NCAA March Madness is a single-elimination basketball competition featuring 68 teams from Division I of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) that is held each spring in the United States. The National Association of Basketball Trainers first held this competition in 1939, and Harold Olsen, the coach at Ohio State, proposed the concept. It is one of the most well-known sporting activities conducted in the United States, and it takes place in March. Most championship winners come from the 32 Division I conferences, and an NCAA selection group chooses these teams.
March Madness Winners List
The NCAA Men's National Championship events are listed below by year. It displays winners, runner-ups, final scores, and years.
March Madness Winners | |||
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score |
1939 | Oregon | Ohio State | 46–43 |
1940 | Indiana | Kansas | 60–42 |
1941 | Wisconsin | Washington State | 39–34 |
1942 | Stanford | Dartmouth | 53–38 |
1943 | Wyoming | Georgetown | 46–34 |
1944 | Utah | Dartmouth | 42–40 |
1945 | Oklahoma A&M | New York | 49–45 |
1946 | Oklahoma A&M | North Carolina | 43–40 |
1947 | Holy Cross | Oklahoma | 58–47 |
1948 | Kentucky | Baylor | 58–42 |
1949 | Kentucky | Oklahoma State | 46–36 |
1950 | CCNY | Bradley | 71–68 |
1951 | Kentucky | Kansas State | 68–58 |
1952 | Kansas | St. John's (N.Y.) | 80–63 |
1953 | Indiana | Kansas | 69–68 |
1954 | La Salle | Bradley | 92–76 |
1955 | San Francisco | La Salle | 77–63 |
1956 | San Francisco | Iowa | 83–71 |
1957 | North Carolina | Kansas | 54–53 |
1958 | Kentucky | Seattle | 84–72 |
1959 | California (Berkeley) | West Virginia | 71–70 |
1960 | Ohio State | California (Berkeley) | 75–55 |
1961 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 70–65 |
1962 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 71–59 |
1963 | Loyola (Ill.) | Cincinnati | 60–58 |
1964 | UCLA | Duke | 98–83 |
1965 | UCLA | Michigan | 91–80 |
1966 | Texas Western | Kentucky | 72–65 |
1967 | UCLA | Dayton | 79–64 |
1968 | UCLA | North Carolina | 78–55 |
1969 | UCLA | Purdue | 92–72 |
1970 | UCLA | Jacksonville | 80–69 |
1971 | UCLA | Villanova | 68–62 |
1972 | UCLA | Florida State | 81–76 |
1973 | UCLA | Memphis State | 87–66 |
1974 | North Carolina State | Marquette | 76–64 |
1975 | UCLA | Kentucky | 92–85 |
1976 | Indiana | Michigan | 86–68 |
1977 | Marquette | North Carolina | 67–59 |
1978 | Kentucky | Duke | 94–88 |
1979 | Michigan State | Indiana State | 75–64 |
1980 | Louisville | UCLA | 59–54 |
1981 | Indiana | North Carolina | 63–50 |
1982 | North Carolina | Georgetown | 63–62 |
1983 | North Carolina State | Houston | 54–52 |
1984 | Georgetown | Houston | 84–75 |
1985 | Villanova | Georgetown | 66–64 |
1986 | Louisville | Duke | 72–69 |
1987 | Indiana | Syracuse | 74–73 |
1988 | Kansas | Oklahoma | 83–79 |
1989 | Michigan | Seton Hall | 80–79 |
1990 | UNLV | Duke | 103–73 |
1991 | Duke | Kansas | 72–65 |
1992 | Duke | Michigan | 71–51 |
1993 | North Carolina | Michigan | 77–71 |
1994 | Arkansas | Duke | 76–72 |
1995 | UCLA | Arkansas | 89–78 |
1996 | Kentucky | Syracuse | 76–67 |
1997 | Arizona | Kentucky | 84–79 |
1998 | Kentucky | Utah | 78–69 |
1999 | Connecticut | Duke | 77–74 |
2000 | Michigan State | Florida | 89–76 |
2001 | Duke | Arizona | 82–72 |
2002 | Maryland | Indiana | 64–52 |
2003 | Syracuse | Kansas | 81–78 |
2004 | Connecticut | Georgia Tech | 82–73 |
2005 | North Carolina | Illinois | 75–70 |
2006 | Florida | UCLA | 73–57 |
2007 | Florida | Ohio State | 84–75 |
2008 | Kansas | Memphis | 75–68 |
2009 | North Carolina | Michigan State | 89–72 |
2010 | Duke | Butler | 61–59 |
2011 | Connecticut | Butler | 53–41 |
2012 | Kentucky | Kansas | 67–59 |
2013 | Louisville* | Michigan | 82–76 |
2014 | Connecticut | Kentucky | 60–54 |
2015 | Duke | Wisconsin | 68–63 |
2016 | Villanova | North Carolina | 77–74 |
2017 | North Carolina | Gonzaga | 71–65 |
2018 | Villanova | Michigan | 79–62 |
2019 | Virginia | Texas Tech | 85–77 |
2020 | not held** | ||
2021 | Baylor | Gonzaga | 86–70 |
2022 | Kansas | North Carolina | 72–69 |
2023 | UConn | San Diego State | 76–59 |
2024 | UConn | Purdue | 75-60 |
*Due to rules violations between 2011 and 2015, Louisville's championship was annulled in 2018.
**Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a tournament has been postponed.
FAQs on March Madness
A. The 2024–25 season's March Madness will conclude on April 7.