March Madness: NCAA Tournament Winners
Below is a list of past March Madness results from each NCAA Tournament in college basketball.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UConn | Purdue | 75-60 | State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) |
| 2023 | UConn | San Diego State | 76-59 | NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) |
| 2022 | Kansas | North Carolina | 72-69 | Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2021 | Baylor | Gonzaga | 86-70 | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 2019 | Virginia | Texas Tech | 85-77 (OT) | U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 2018 | Villanova | Michigan | 79-62 | Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) |
| 2017 | North Carolina | Gonzaga | 71-65 | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, AZ) |
| 2016 | Villanova | North Carolina | 77-74 | NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) |
| 2015 | Duke | Wisconsin | 68-63 | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 2014 | Uconn | Kentucky | 60-54 | AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) |
| 2013 | Louisville | Michigan | 82-76 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2012 | Kentucky | Kansas | 67-59 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2011 | UConn | Butler | 53-41 | Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX) |
| 2010 | Duke | Butler | 61-59 | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Michigan State | 89-72 | Ford Field (Detroit, MI) |
| 2008 | Kansas | Memphis | 75-68 (OT) | Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) |
| 2007 | Florida | Ohio State | 84-75 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2006 | Florida | UCLA | 73-57 | RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 2005 | North Carolina | Illinois | 75-70 | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) |
| 2004 | UConn | Georgia Tech | 82-73 | Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) |
| 2003 | Syracuse | Kansas | 81-78 | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2002 | Maryland | Indiana | 64-52 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2001 | Duke | Arizona | 82-72 | Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 2000 | Michigan State | Florida | 89-76 | RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 1999 | UConn | Duke | 77-74 | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) |
| 1998 | Kentucky | Utah | 78-69 | Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) |
| 1997 | Arizona | Kentucky | 84-79 (OT) | RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 1996 | Kentucky | Syracuse | 76-67 | Continental Airlines Arena (East Rutherford, NJ) |
| 1995 | UCLA | Arkansas | 89-78 | Kingdome (Seattle, WA) |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Duke | 76-72 | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, NC) |
| 1993 | North Carolina | Michigan | 77-71 | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1992 | Duke | Michigan | 71-51 | Metrodome (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 1991 | Duke | Kansas | 72-65 | Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 1990 | UNLV | Duke | 103-73 | McNichols Sports Arena (Denver, CO) |
| 1989 | Michigan | Seton Hall | 80-79 (OT) | Kingdome (Seattle, WA) |
| 1988 | Kansas | Oklahoma | 83-79 | Kemper Arena (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1987 | Indiana | Syracuse | 74-73 | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1986 | Louisville | Duke | 72-69 | Reunion Arena (Dallas, TX) |
| 1985 | Villanova | Georgetown | 66-64 | Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY) |
| 1984 | Georgetown | Houston | 84-75 | Kingdome (Seattle, WA) |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Houston | 54-52 | University Arena (Albuquerque, NM) |
| 1982 | North Carolina | Georgetown | 63-62 | Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1981 | Indiana | North Carolina | 63-50 | Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA) |
| 1980 | Louisville | UCLA | 59-54 | Market Square Arena (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 1979 | Michigan State | Indiana State | 75-64 | Special Events Center (Salt Lake City, UT) |
| 1978 | Kentucky | Duke | 94-88 | The Checkerdome (St. Louis, MO) |
| 1977 | Marquette | North Carolina | 67-59 | Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, GA) |
| 1976 | Indiana | Michigan | 86-68 | Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA) |
| 1975 | UCLA | Kentucky | 92-85 | San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) |
| 1974 | North Carolina State | Marquette | 76-64 | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) |
| 1973 | UCLA | Memphis State | 87-66 | St. Louis Arena (St. Louis, MO) |
| 1972 | UCLA | Florida State | 81-76 | Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 1971 | UCLA | Villanova | 68-62 | Astrodome (Houston, TX) |
| 1970 | UCLA | Jacksonville | 80-69 | Cole Field House (College Park, MD) |
| 1969 | UCLA | Purdue | 92-72 | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1968 | UCLA | North Carolina | 78-55 | Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 1967 | UCLA | Dayton | 79-64 | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1966 | Texas Western | Kentucky | 72-65 | Cole Field House (College Park, MD) |
| 1965 | UCLA | Michigan | 91-80 | Memorial Coliseum (Portland, OR) |
| 1964 | UCLA | Duke | 98-83 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1963 | Loyola Chicago | Cincinnati | 60-58 (OT) | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 71-59 | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 70-65 (OT) | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1960 | Ohio State | California | 75-55 | Cow Palace (Daly City, CA) |
| 1959 | California | West Virginia | 71-70 | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1958 | Kentucky | Seattle | 84-72 | Freedom Hall (Louisville, KY) |
| 1957 | North Carolina | Kansas | 54-53 (3OT) | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1956 | San Francisco | Iowa | 83-71 | McGaw Hall (Evanston, IL) |
| 1955 | San Francisco | La Salle | 77-63 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1954 | La Salle | Bradley | 92-76 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1953 | Indiana | Kansas | 69-68 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1952 | Kansas | St. John's | 80-63 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Seattle, WA) |
| 1951 | Kentucky | Kansas State | 68-58 | Williams Arena (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 1950 | CCNY | Bradley | 71-68 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1949 | Kentucky | Oklahoma A&M | 46-36 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Seattle, WA) |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Baylor | 58-42 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | Oklahoma | 58-47 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M | North Carolina | 43-40 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M | NYU | 49-45 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1944 | Utah | Dartmouth | 42-40 (OT) | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1943 | Wyoming | Georgetown | 46-34 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1942 | Stanford | Dartmouth | 53-38 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | Washington State | 39-34 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1940 | Indiana | Kansas | 60-42 | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO) |
| 1939 | Oregon | Ohio State | 46-33 | Patten Gymnasium (Evanston, IL) |
Note: The NCAA Tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.
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