March Madness: NCAA Tournament Winners

Below is a list of past March Madness results from each NCAA Tournament in college basketball.

YearChampionRunner-UpScoreVenue
2024UConnPurdue75-60State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
2023UConnSan Diego State76-59NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
2022KansasNorth Carolina72-69Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
2021BaylorGonzaga86-70Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
2019VirginiaTexas Tech85-77 (OT)U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN)
2018VillanovaMichigan79-62Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
2017North CarolinaGonzaga71-65University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
2016VillanovaNorth Carolina77-74NRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
2015DukeWisconsin68-63Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
2014UconnKentucky60-54AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
2013LouisvilleMichigan82-76Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
2012KentuckyKansas67-59Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
2011UConnButler53-41Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
2010DukeButler61-59Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
2009North CarolinaMichigan State89-72Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
2008KansasMemphis75-68 (OT)Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
2007FloridaOhio State84-75Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
2006FloridaUCLA73-57RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
2005North CarolinaIllinois75-70Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO)
2004UConnGeorgia Tech82-73Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
2003SyracuseKansas81-78Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
2002MarylandIndiana64-52Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA)
2001DukeArizona82-72Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN)
2000Michigan StateFlorida89-76RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
1999UConnDuke77-74Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL)
1998KentuckyUtah78-69Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
1997ArizonaKentucky84-79 (OT)RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
1996KentuckySyracuse76-67Continental Airlines Arena (East Rutherford, NJ)
1995UCLAArkansas89-78Kingdome (Seattle, WA)
1994ArkansasDuke76-72Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, NC)
1993North CarolinaMichigan77-71Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
1992DukeMichigan71-51Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN)
1991DukeKansas72-65Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
1990UNLVDuke103-73McNichols Sports Arena (Denver, CO)
1989MichiganSeton Hall80-79 (OT)Kingdome (Seattle, WA)
1988KansasOklahoma83-79Kemper Arena (Kansas City, MO)
1987IndianaSyracuse74-73Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
1986LouisvilleDuke72-69Reunion Arena (Dallas, TX)
1985VillanovaGeorgetown66-64Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY)
1984GeorgetownHouston84-75Kingdome (Seattle, WA)
1983North Carolina StateHouston54-52University Arena (Albuquerque, NM)
1982North CarolinaGeorgetown63-62Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
1981IndianaNorth Carolina63-50Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA)
1980LouisvilleUCLA59-54Market Square Arena (Indianapolis, IN)
1979Michigan StateIndiana State75-64Special Events Center (Salt Lake City, UT)
1978KentuckyDuke94-88The Checkerdome (St. Louis, MO)
1977MarquetteNorth Carolina67-59Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, GA)
1976IndianaMichigan86-68Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA)
1975UCLAKentucky92-85San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA)
1974North Carolina StateMarquette76-64Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
1973UCLAMemphis State87-66St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, MO)
1972UCLAFlorida State81-76Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA)
1971UCLAVillanova68-62Astrodome (Houston, TX)
1970UCLAJacksonville80-69Cole Field House (College Park, MD)
1969UCLAPurdue92-72Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1968UCLANorth Carolina78-55Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA)
1967UCLADayton79-64Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1966Texas WesternKentucky72-65Cole Field House (College Park, MD)
1965UCLAMichigan91-80Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR)
1964UCLADuke98-83Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1963Loyola ChicagoCincinnati60-58 (OT)Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1962CincinnatiOhio State71-59Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1961CincinnatiOhio State70-65 (OT)Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1960Ohio StateCalifornia75-55Cow Palace (Daly City, CA)
1959CaliforniaWest Virginia71-70Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1958KentuckySeattle84-72Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY)
1957North CarolinaKansas54-53 (3OT)Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1956San FranciscoIowa83-71McGaw Hall (Evanston, IL)
1955San FranciscoLa Salle77-63Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1954La SalleBradley92-76Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1953IndianaKansas69-68Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1952KansasSt. John's80-63Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Seattle, WA)
1951KentuckyKansas State68-58Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN)
1950CCNYBradley71-68Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1949KentuckyOklahoma A&M46-36Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Seattle, WA)
1948KentuckyBaylor58-42Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1947Holy CrossOklahoma58-47Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1946Oklahoma A&MNorth Carolina43-40Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1945Oklahoma A&MNYU49-45Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1944UtahDartmouth42-40 (OT)Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1943WyomingGeorgetown46-34Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1942StanfordDartmouth53-38Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1941WisconsinWashington State39-34Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1940IndianaKansas60-42Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)
1939OregonOhio State46-33Patten Gymnasium (Evanston, IL)

Note: The NCAA Tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.

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