March Madness History: Year-by-Year Final 4 Breakdown & Champions
One thing that never seems to readily available at the big sports site these days is the history of certain major sporting events in the USA. I guess with the outbreak of social media so many people are focused on the here and now.
I have to be honest, I had no clue UCLA won the NCAA Tournament 10 of 12 years. I knew they had unbelievably dominant teams in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but 10 titles in 12 years in just amazing! See all the Final 4 teams and champions below forming our current version of March Madness history.
NCAA Tournament Past Champions and Year-by-Year Final Four Breakdown:
| Year | NCAA Champion | NCAA Runner-up | Final Four Teams | Location | Title Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #1 North Carolina | #2 Michigan State | #1 UConn, #3 Villanova | Detroit | 89-72 |
| 2008 | #1 Kansas | #1 Memphis | #1 North Carolina, #1 UCLA | San Antonio | 75-68 |
| 2007 | #1 Florida | #1 Ohio State | #2 UCLA, #2 Georgetown | Atlanta | 84-75 |
| 2006 | #3 Florida | #2 UCLA | #11 George Mason, #4 LSU | Indianapolis | 73-57 |
| 2005 | #1 North Carolina | #1 Illinois | #5 Michigan State, #4 Louisville | St. Louis | 75-70 |
| 2004 | #2 UCONN | #3 Georgia Tech | #1 Duke, #2 Oklahoma State | San Antonio | 82-73 |
| 2003 | #3 Syracuse | #2 Kansas | #1 Texas, #3 Marquette | New Orleans | 81-78 |
| 2002 | #1 Maryland | #5 Indiana!!! | #1 Kansas, #2 Oklahoma | Atlanta | 64-52 |
| 2001 | #1 Duke | #2 Arizona | #3 Maryland, #1 Michigan State | Minneapolis | 82-72 |
| 2000 | #1 Michigan State | #5 Florida | #8 Wisconsin, #8 North Carolina | Indianapolis | 89-76 |
| 1999 | #1 UCONN | #1 Duke | #4 Ohio State, #1 Michigan State | St. Pete | 77-74 |
| 1998 | #2 Kentucky | #3 Utah | #3 Stanford, #1 North Carolina | San Antonio | 78-69 |
| 1997 | #4 Arizona | #1 Kentucky | #1 North Carolina, #1 Minnesota | Indianapolis | 84-79 |
| 1996 | #1 Kentucky | #4 Syracuse | #1 UMASS, #5 Mississippi State | East Rutherford | 76-67 |
| 1995 | #1 UCLA | #2 Arkansas | #4 Oklahoma State, #2 North Carolina | Seattle | 89-78 |
| 1994 | #1 Arkansas | #2 Duke | #2 Arizona, #3 Florida | Charlotte | 76-72 |
| 1993 | #1 North Carolina | #1 Michigan | #2 Kansas, #1 Kentucky | New Orleans | 77-71 |
| 1992 | #1 Duke | #6 Michigan | #2 Indiana!!!, #4 Cincinnati | Minneapolis | 71-51 |
| 1991 | #1 Duke | #3 Kansas | #1 UNLV, #2 North Carolina | Indianapolis | 72-65 |
| 1990 | #1 UNLV | #3 Duke | #4 Georgia Tech, #4 Arkansas | Denver | 103-73 |
| 1989 | #3 Michigan | #3 Seton Hall | #1 Illinois, #2 Duke | Seattle | 80-79 |
| 1988 | #6 Kansas | #1 Oklahoma | #2 Duke, #1 Arizona | Kansas City | 83-79 |
| 1987 | #1 Indiana!!! | #2 Syracuse | #1 UNLV, #6 Providence | New Orleans | 74-73 |
| 1986 | #2 Louisville | #1 Duke | #11 LSU, #1 Kansas | Dallas | 72-69 |
| 1985 | #8 Villanova | #1 Georgetown | #2 Memphis State, #1 St. John’s | Lexington | 66-64 |
| 1984 | #1 Georgetown | #2 Houston | #1 Kentucky, #7 Virginia | Seattle | 84-75 |
| 1983 | #6 N.C. State | #1 Houston | #1 Louisville, #4 Georgia | Albuquerque | 54-52 |
| 1982 | #1 North Carolina | #1 Georgetown | #6 Houston, Louisville #3 | New Orleans | 63-62 |
| 1981 | #3 Indiana!!! | #2 North Carolina | #1 Virginia, #1 LSU | Philadelphia | 63-50 |
| 1980 | #2 Louisville | #8 UCLA | #6 Purdue, #5 Iowa | Indianapolis | 59-54 |
| 1979 | #2 Michigan State | #1 Indiana State | #2 DePaul, #9 Penn | Salt Lake City | 75-64 |
| 1978 | Kentucky | Duke | Arkansas, Notre Dame | St. Louis | 94-88 |
| 1977 | Marquette | North Carolina | UNLV, UNC-Charlotte | Atlanta | 67-59 |
| 1976 | Indiana!!! 32-0! | Michigan | UCLA, Rutgers | Philadelphia | 86-68 |
| 1975 | UCLA | Kentucky | Louisville, Syracuse | San Diego | 92-85 |
| 1974 | N.C. State | Marquette | UCLA, Kansas | Greensboro | 76-64 |
| 1973 | UCLA | Memphis State | Indiana, Providence | St. Louis | 87-66 |
| 1972 | UCLA | Florida State | North Carolina, Louisville | Los Angeles | 81-76 |
| 1971 | UCLA | Villanova | Western Kentucky, Kansas | Houston | 68-62 |
| 1970 | UCLA | Jacksonville | New Mexico State, St. Bonaventure | College Park | 80-69 |
| 1969 | UCLA | Purdue | Drake, North Carolina | Louisville | 92-72 |
| 1968 | UCLA | North Carolina | Ohio State, Houston | Los Angeles | 78-55 |
| 1967 | UCLA | Dayton | Houston, North Carolina | Louisville | 79-64 |
| 1966 | Texas Western | Kentucky | Duke, Utah | College Park | 72-65 |
| 1965 | UCLA | Michigan | Princeton, Wichita State | Portland | 91-80 |
| 1964 | UCLA | Duke | Michigan, Kansas State | Kansas City | 98-83 |
| 1963 | Loyala (IL) | Cincinnati | Duke, Oregon State | Louisville | 60-58 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | Wake Forest, UCLA | Louisville | 71-59 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | St. Joeseph’s (PA), Utah | Kansas City | 70-65 |
| 1960 | Ohio State | California | Cincinnati, NYU | San Francisco | 75-55 |
| 1959 | California | West Virginia | Cincinnati, Louisville | Louisville | 71-70 |
| 1958 | Kentucky | Seattle | Temple, Kansas State | Louisville | 84-72 |
| 1957 | North Carolina | Kansas | San Francisco, Michigan State | Kansas City | 54-53 |
| 1956 | San Francisco | Iowa | Temple, SMU | Evanston | 83-71 |
| 1955 | San Francisco | LaSalle | Colorado, Iowa | Kansas City | 76-73 |
| 1954 | LaSalle | Bradley | Penn State, USC | Kansas City | 92-76 |
| 1953 | Indiana!!! | Kansas | Washington, LSU | Kansas City | 69-68 |
| 1952 | Kansas | St. John’s | Illinois, Santa Clara | Seattle | 80-63 |
| 1951 | Kentucky | Kansas State | Illinois, Oklahoma State | Minneapolis | 68-58 |
| 1950 | CCNY | Bradley | N.C. State, Baylor | New York | 71-68 |
| 1949 | Kentukcy | Oklahoma State | Illinois, Oregon State | Seattle | 46-36 |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Baylor | Holy Cross, Kansas State | New York | 58-42 |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | Oklahoma | Texas, CCNY | New York | 58-47 |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State | North Carolina | Ohio State, California | New York | 43-40 |
| 1945 | Oklahoma State | NYU | Arkansas, Ohio State | New York | 49-45 |
| 1944 | Utah | Dartmouth | Iowa State, Ohio State | New York | 42-40 |
| 1943 | Wyoming | Georgetown | DePaul, Texas | New York | 46-34 |
| 1942 | Stanford | Dartmouth | Colorado, Kentucky | Kansas City | 53-38 |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | Washington State | Arkansas, Pittsburgh | Kansas City | 39-34 |
| 1940 | Indiana!!! | Kansas | Duquesne, USC | Kansas City | 60-42 |
| 1939 | Oregon | Ohio State | Oklahoma State, Villanova | Evanston | 46-33 |
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