A room with glass display cases containing rectangular, wooden trophies that are gold-plated.
The University of California, Los Angeles (trophy room pictured) has won the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship a record 11 times.

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),[1] and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball.[2][3] The NCAA tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.[4] Its field grew from eight teams in the beginning to sixty-five teams by 2001; as of 2011, sixty-eight teams take part in the tournament.[5][6] Teams can gain invitations by winning a conference championship or receiving an at-large bid from a 10-person committee.[7] The semifinals of the tournament are known as the Final Four and are held in a different city each year, along with the championship game;[8] Indianapolis, the city where the NCAA is based, will host the Final Four every five years until 2040.[9] Each winning university receives a rectangular, gold-plated trophy made of wood.[10]

The first NCAA tournament was organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[11] Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46–33 in the first championship game. Before the 1941 tournament, control of the event was given to the NCAA.[11] In the early years of the tournament, it was considered less important than the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a New York City-based event.[12][13] Teams were able to compete in both events in the same year, and three of those that did so—Utah in 1944, Kentucky in 1949, and City College of New York (CCNY) in 1950—won the NCAA Tournament.[14] The 1949–50 CCNY team won both tournaments (defeating Bradley in both finals), and is the only college basketball team to accomplish this feat.[15] By the mid-1950s, the NCAA tournament became the more prestigious of the two events,[16] and in 1971 the NCAA barred universities from playing in other tournaments, such as the NIT, if they were invited to the NCAA tournament.[17] Only twice has there been no national champion in a calendar year.[18] The first occurrence was when the 2013 championship won by Louisville became the first men's basketball national title to ever be vacated by the NCAA after the school and its coach at the time, Rick Pitino, were implicated in a 2015 sex scandal involving recruits.[19][20] A situation in which no official winner was declared did not happen again until the 2020 cancellation.[18]

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been the most successful college in the NCAA tournament, winning 11 national titles. Ten of those championships came during a 12-year stretch from 1964 to 1975. UCLA also holds the record for the most consecutive championships, winning seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. Kentucky has the second-most titles, with eight. North Carolina and Connecticut are tied for third with six championships each, while Duke and Indiana follow with five each. Michigan is the most recent champion, defeating UConn in the 2026 national championship game. Among head coaches, John Wooden is the all-time leader with 10 championships; he coached UCLA during their period of success in the 1960s and 1970s. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is second all-time with five titles.

National championship games

Legend
Indicator Meaning
Italics* Championship game appearance vacated by the NCAA
Score Each score is linked to an article about that particular championship game
Year Each year is linked to an article about that particular NCAA Tournament
NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship games
Year Champion Winning head coach Score Runner-up Losing head coach Venue City Ref.
1939 Oregon Howard Hobson 46–33 Ohio State Harold Olsen Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois [21]
1940 Indiana Branch McCracken 60–42 Kansas Phog Allen Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri [22]
1941 Wisconsin Bud Foster 39–34 Washington State Jack Friel [23]
1942 Stanford Everett Dean 53–38 Dartmouth O. B. Cowles [24]
1943 Wyoming Everett Shelton 46–34 Georgetown Elmer Ripley Madison Square Garden New York City, New York [25]
1944 Utah Vadal Peterson 42–40 OT Dartmouth Earl Brown [26][27]
1945 Oklahoma A&M Henry Iba 49–45 NYU Howard Cann [28][29]
1946 Oklahoma A&M 43–40 North Carolina Ben Carnevale [30]
1947 Holy Cross Doggie Julian 58–47 Oklahoma Bruce Drake [31]
1948 Kentucky Adolph Rupp 58–42 Baylor Bill Henderson [32]
1949 Kentucky 46–36 Oklahoma A&M Henry Iba Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington [33]
1950 CCNY Nat Holman 71–68 Bradley Forddy Anderson Madison Square Garden New York City, New York [34]
1951 Kentucky Adolph Rupp 68–58 Kansas State Jack Gardner Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota [35]
1952 Kansas Phog Allen 80–63 St. John's Frank McGuire Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington [36]
1953 Indiana Branch McCracken 69–68 Kansas Phog Allen Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri [37]
1954 La Salle Ken Loeffler 92–76 Bradley Forddy Anderson [38]
1955 San Francisco Phil Woolpert 77–63 La Salle Ken Loeffler [39]
1956 San Francisco 83–71 Iowa Bucky O'Connor McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois [40]
1957 North Carolina Frank McGuire 54–53 3OT Kansas Dick Harp Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri [41]
1958 Kentucky Adolph Rupp 84–72 Seattle John Castellani Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky [42]
1959 California Pete Newell 71–70 West Virginia Fred Schaus [43]
1960 Ohio State Fred Taylor 75–55 California Pete Newell Cow Palace Daly City, California [44][45]
1961 Cincinnati Ed Jucker 70–65 OT Ohio State Fred Taylor Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri [46]
1962 Cincinnati 71–59 Ohio State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky [47]
1963 Loyola Chicago George Ireland 60–58 OT Cincinnati Ed Jucker [48]
1964 UCLA John Wooden 98–83 Duke Vic Bubas Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri [49]
1965 UCLA 91–80 Michigan Dave Strack Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon [50]
1966 Texas Western Don Haskins 72–65 Kentucky Adolph Rupp Cole Field House College Park, Maryland [51]
1967 UCLA John Wooden 79–64 Dayton Don Donoher Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky [52]
1968 UCLA 78–55 North Carolina Dean Smith Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California [53]
1969 UCLA 92–72 Purdue George King Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky [54]
1970 UCLA 80–69 Jacksonville Joe Williams Cole Field House College Park, Maryland [55]
1971 UCLA 68–62 Villanova*[a] Jack Kraft* Astrodome Houston, Texas [60]
1972 UCLA 81–76 Florida State Hugh Durham Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California [61]
1973 UCLA 87–66 Memphis State Gene Bartow St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri [62]
1974 NC State Norm Sloan 76–64 Marquette Al McGuire Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina [63]
1975 UCLA John Wooden 92–85 Kentucky Joe B. Hall San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California [64]
1976 Indiana Bob Knight 86–68 Michigan Johnny Orr Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [65]
1977 Marquette Al McGuire 67–59 North Carolina Dean Smith Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia [66]
1978 Kentucky Joe B. Hall 94–88 Duke Bill Foster The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri [67]
1979 Michigan State Jud Heathcote 75–64 Indiana State Bill Hodges Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah [68]
1980 Louisville Denny Crum 59–54 UCLA*[a] Larry Brown* Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana [69]
1981 Indiana Bob Knight 63–50 North Carolina Dean Smith Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [70]
1982 North Carolina Dean Smith 63–62 Georgetown John Thompson Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [71]
1983 NC State Jim Valvano 54–52 Houston Guy Lewis University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico [72]
1984 Georgetown John Thompson 84–75 Houston Kingdome Seattle, Washington [73]
1985 Villanova Rollie Massimino 66–64 Georgetown John Thompson Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky [74]
1986 Louisville Denny Crum 72–69 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas [75]
1987 Indiana Bob Knight 74–73 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [76]
1988 Kansas Larry Brown 83–79 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri [77]
1989 Michigan Steve Fisher 80–79 OT Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo Kingdome Seattle, Washington [78]
1990 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian 103–73 Duke Mike Krzyzewski McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado [79]
1991 Duke Mike Krzyzewski 72–65 Kansas Roy Williams Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, Indiana [80]
1992 Duke 71–51 Michigan*[a] Steve Fisher* Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota [81]
1993 North Carolina Dean Smith 77–71 Michigan*[a] Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [82]
1994 Arkansas Nolan Richardson 76–72 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina [83]
1995 UCLA Jim Harrick 89–78 Arkansas Nolan Richardson Kingdome Seattle, Washington [84]
1996 Kentucky Rick Pitino 76–67 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey [85]
1997 Arizona Lute Olson 84–79 OT Kentucky Rick Pitino RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana [86]
1998 Kentucky Tubby Smith 78–69 Utah Rick Majerus Alamodome San Antonio, Texas [87]
1999 Connecticut[b] Jim Calhoun 77–74 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida [89]
2000 Michigan State Tom Izzo 89–76 Florida Billy Donovan RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana [90]
2001 Duke Mike Krzyzewski 82–72 Arizona Lute Olson Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota [91]
2002 Maryland Gary Williams 64–52 Indiana Mike Davis Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia [92]
2003 Syracuse Jim Boeheim 81–78 Kansas Roy Williams Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [93]
2004 Connecticut[b] Jim Calhoun 82–73 Georgia Tech Paul Hewitt Alamodome San Antonio, Texas [94]
2005 North Carolina Roy Williams 75–70 Illinois Bruce Weber Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri [95]
2006 Florida Billy Donovan 73–57 UCLA Ben Howland RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana [96]
2007 Florida 84–75 Ohio State Thad Matta Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia [97]
2008 Kansas Bill Self 75–68 OT Memphis*[a] John Calipari* Alamodome San Antonio, Texas [98]
2009 North Carolina Roy Williams 89–72 Michigan State Tom Izzo Ford Field Detroit, Michigan [99]
2010 Duke Mike Krzyzewski 61–59 Butler Brad Stevens Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana [100]
2011 Connecticut[b] Jim Calhoun 53–41 Butler Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas [101]
2012 Kentucky John Calipari 67–59 Kansas Bill Self Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [102]
2013 Louisville*[c] Rick Pitino* 82–76* Michigan John Beilein Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia [103]
2014 UConn[b] Kevin Ollie 60–54 Kentucky John Calipari AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas [104]
2015 Duke Mike Krzyzewski 68–63 Wisconsin Bo Ryan Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana [105]
2016 Villanova Jay Wright 77–74 North Carolina Roy Williams NRG Stadium Houston, Texas [106]
2017 North Carolina Roy Williams 71–65 Gonzaga Mark Few University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona [107]
2018 Villanova Jay Wright 79–62 Michigan John Beilein Alamodome San Antonio, Texas [108]
2019 Virginia Tony Bennett 85–77 OT Texas Tech Chris Beard U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota [109]
2020 Tournament not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] Mercedes-Benz Stadium (scheduled) Atlanta, Georgia (scheduled) [4]
2021 Baylor Scott Drew 86–70 Gonzaga Mark Few Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana [110]
2022 Kansas Bill Self 72–69 North Carolina Hubert Davis Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana [111]
2023 UConn Dan Hurley 76–59 San Diego State Brian Dutcher NRG Stadium Houston, Texas [112]
2024 UConn 75–60 Purdue Matt Painter State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona [113]
2025 Florida Todd Golden 65–63 Houston Kelvin Sampson Alamodome San Antonio, Texas [114]
2026 Michigan Dusty May 69–63 UConn Dan Hurley Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana [115]
2027 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan [115]
2028 Allegiant Stadium Paradise, Nevada [115]
2029 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana [115]
2030 AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas [115]
2031 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia [116]

Multiple champions

Teams with multiple championships
Team Number Years won
UCLA 11 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
Kentucky 8 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
North Carolina 6 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
UConn[b] 6 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
Duke 5 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
Indiana 5 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
Kansas 4 1952, 1988, 2008, 2022
Florida 3 2006, 2007, 2025
Villanova 3 1985, 2016, 2018
Louisville 2 (3*) 1980, 1986, 2013*[c]
Cincinnati 2 1961, 1962
Michigan 2 1989, 2026
Michigan State 2 1979, 2000
NC State 2 1974, 1983
Oklahoma State[d] 2 1945, 1946
San Francisco 2 1955, 1956

National champion coaches

A total of 54 coaches have won a national championship. Of those, 17 have won multiple championships. John Wooden leads all coaches with ten championships, followed by Mike Krzyzewski at five, Adolph Rupp at four, and Jim Calhoun, Bob Knight, and Roy Williams tied at three. Rick Pitino is the only coach to win a national championship at multiple schools, winning with Kentucky in 1996 and Louisville in 2013; however, the latter championship has been vacated by the NCAA.[c]

National champion coaches
Coach Number Team Years won
Phog Allen 1 Kansas 1952
Tony Bennett 1 Virginia 2019
Jim Boeheim 1 Syracuse 2003
Larry Brown 1 Kansas 1988
Jim Calhoun 3 UConn[b] 1999, 2004, 2011
John Calipari 1 Kentucky 2012
Denny Crum 2 Louisville 1980, 1986
Everett Dean 1 Stanford 1942
Billy Donovan 2 Florida 2006, 2007
Scott Drew 1 Baylor 2021
Steve Fisher 1 Michigan 1989
Bud Foster 1 Wisconsin 1941
Todd Golden 1 Florida 2025
Joe B. Hall 1 Kentucky 1978
Jim Harrick 1 UCLA 1995
Don Haskins 1 UTEP[e] 1966
Jud Heathcote 1 Michigan State 1979
Howard Hobson 1 Oregon 1939
Nat Holman 1 CCNY 1950
Dan Hurley 2 UConn 2023, 2024
Henry Iba 2 Oklahoma State[d] 1945, 1946
George Ireland 1 Loyola Chicago 1963
Tom Izzo 1 Michigan State 2000
Ed Jucker 2 Cincinnati 1961, 1962
Doggie Julian 1 Holy Cross 1947
Bob Knight 3 Indiana 1976, 1981, 1987
Mike Krzyzewski 5 Duke 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
Ken Loeffler 1 La Salle 1954
Rollie Massimino 1 Villanova 1985
Dusty May 1 Michigan 2026
Branch McCracken 2 Indiana 1940, 1953
Al McGuire 1 Marquette 1977
Frank McGuire 1 North Carolina 1957
Pete Newell 1 California 1959
Kevin Ollie 1 UConn 2014
Lute Olson 1 Arizona 1997
Vadal Peterson 1 Utah 1944
Rick Pitino 1 (2*) Kentucky 1996
Louisville 2013*[c]
Nolan Richardson 1 Arkansas 1994
Adolph Rupp 4 Kentucky 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958
Bill Self 2 Kansas 2008, 2022
Everett Shelton 1 Wyoming 1943
Norm Sloan 1 NC State 1974
Dean Smith 2 North Carolina 1982, 1993
Tubby Smith 1 Kentucky 1998
Jerry Tarkanian 1 UNLV 1990
Fred Taylor 1 Ohio State 1960
John Thompson 1 Georgetown 1984
Jim Valvano 1 NC State 1983
Gary Williams 1 Maryland 2002
Roy Williams 3 North Carolina 2005, 2009, 2017
John Wooden 10 UCLA 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
Phil Woolpert 2 San Francisco 1955, 1956
Jay Wright 2 Villanova 2016, 2018

Champions by conference

Championships by contemporary conference membership
Conference Number Years won Teams Ref(s)
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–current) 15 1957, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019 Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia [109][118][119][120][121][122]
American Conference (2014–current) 1 2014 UConn [104]
Big East Conference (1979–current) 10 (*11) 1984, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013[c], 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024 Georgetown, Louisville*[c], Syracuse, UConn[b], Villanova [103][123][124][125][126][127][128]
Big 8 Conference (1907–1996) 2 1952, 1988 Kansas [36][77]
Big Ten Conference (1896–current) 11 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2026 Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin [129]
Big 12 Conference (1997–current) 3 2008, 2021, 2022 Baylor, Kansas [130]
Big West Conference (1969–current) 1 1990 UNLV [131]
Independents 6 1944, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1966, 1977 Holy Cross, La Salle, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Utah, UTEP[e] [51][132][133][134][135][136]
Metro Conference (1975–1995) 2 1980, 1986 Louisville [137]
Metropolitan New York Conference (1933–1963) 1 1950 CCNY [138]
Missouri Valley Conference (1907–current) 4 1945, 1946, 1961, 1962 Cincinnati, Oklahoma State[d] [139][140][141][142]
Mountain States Conference (1938–1962) 1 1943 Wyoming [143]
Southeastern Conference (1932–current) 12 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2025 Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky [144][145][146][147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154]
Pac-12 Conference (1915–2024) 15 1939, 1942, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995, 1997 Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA [21][43][155][156][157]
West Coast Conference (1952–current) 2 1955, 1956 San Francisco [158]

Multiple runners-up

Team Number Years runners-up
Multiple runners-up
Duke 6 1964, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1999
Kansas 6 1940, 1953, 1957, 1991, 2003, 2012
North Carolina 6 1946, 1968, 1977, 1981, 2016, 2022
Michigan 4 (6*) 1965, 1976, 1992*[a], 1993*[a], 2013, 2018
Kentucky 4 1966, 1975, 1997, 2014
Ohio State 4 1939, 1961, 1962, 2007
Georgetown 3 1943, 1982, 1985
Houston 3 1983, 1984, 2025
Bradley 2 1950, 1954
Butler 2 2010, 2011
Dartmouth 2 1942, 1944
Gonzaga 2 2017, 2021
Oklahoma 2 1947, 1988
Purdue 2 1969, 2024
Syracuse 2 1987, 1996
UCLA 1 (2*) 1980*[a], 2006

Championship game appearances

Championship game appearances
Team Appearances Wins Losses Winning Percentage
Arizona 2 1 1 0.500
Arkansas 2 1 1 0.500
Baylor 2 1 1 0.500
Bradley 2 0 2 0.000
Butler 2 0 2 0.000
California 2 1 1 0.500
CCNY 1 1 0 1.000
Cincinnati 3 2 1 0.667
Dartmouth 2 0 2 0.000
Dayton 1 0 1 0.000
Duke 11 5 6 0.455
Florida 4 3 1 0.750
Florida State 1 0 1 0.000
Georgetown 4 1 3 0.250
Georgia Tech 1 0 1 0.000
Gonzaga 2 0 2 0.000
Holy Cross 1 1 0 1.000
Houston 3 0 3 0.000
Illinois 1 0 1 0.000
Indiana 6 5 1 0.833
Indiana State 1 0 1 0.000
Iowa 1 0 1 0.000
Jacksonville 1 0 1 0.000
Kansas 10 4 6 0.400
Kansas State 1 0 1 0.000
La Salle 2 1 1 0.500
Louisville 3 3 0 1.000
Loyola Chicago 1 1 0 1.000
Marquette 2 1 1 0.500
Maryland 1 1 0 1.000
Memphis State 1 0 1 0.000
Memphis 1 0 1 0.000
Michigan State 3 2 1 0.667
Michigan 8 2 6 0.250
NC State 2 2 0 1.000
North Carolina 12 6 6 0.500
NYU 1 0 1 0.000
Ohio State 5 1 4 0.200
Oklahoma 2 0 2 0.000
Oklahoma State 3 2 1 0.667
Oregon 1 1 0 1.000
Purdue 2 0 2 0.000
San Diego State 1 0 1 0.000
San Francisco 2 2 0 1.000
Seattle 1 0 1 0.000
Seton Hall 1 0 1 0.000
St. John's 1 0 1 0.000
Stanford 1 1 0 1.000
Syracuse 3 1 2 0.333
Texas Tech 1 0 1 0.000
UCLA 13 11 2 0.846
UConn 7 6 1 0.857
UNLV 1 1 0 1.000
Utah 2 1 1 0.500
UTEP 1 1 0 1.000
Villanova 4 3 1 0.750
Virginia 1 1 0 1.000
Washington State 1 0 1 0.000
West Virginia 1 0 1 0.000
Wisconsin 2 1 1 0.500
Wyoming 1 1 0 1.000

See also

  • NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament records
  • Helms Athletic Foundation national champions
  • Mythical national championships in college basketball

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h The result was later stricken from the NCAA record books due to NCAA rules violations committed by the team.[56][57][58][59]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The University of Connecticut used the athletic brand of "Connecticut" until the 2013–14 season when it switched to the athletic brand to "UConn", which had been previously used as a short-form name.[88]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Louisville won the 2013 national championship game, but the NCAA vacated the title in 2018.[58]
  4. ^ a b c Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957.[117]
  5. ^ a b The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was named Texas Western College before 1967.

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