NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, commonly known as "March Madness" or the Big Dance, is held each year to determine the NCAA Division I college basketball champion in the United States.

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Past winners of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

1939 - Oregon wins 46-33 over Ohio State
1940 - Indiana wins 60-42 over Kansas
1941 - Wisconsin wins 39-34 over Washington State
1942 - Stanford wins 53-38 over Dartmouth
1943 - Wyoming wins 46-34 over Georgetown
1944 - Utah wins 42-40 (OT) over Dartmouth
1945 - Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) wins 49-45 over NYU
1946 - Oklahoma A&M wins 43-40 over North Carolina
1947 - Holy Cross wins 58-47 over Oklahoma
1948 - Kentucky wins 58-42 over Baylor
1949 - Kentucky wins 46-36 over Oklahoma State
1950 - CCNY wins 71-68 over Bradley
1951 - Kentucky wins 68-58 over Kansas State
1952 - Kansas wins 80-63 over St. John's
1953 - Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
1954 - La Salle wins 92-76 over Bradley
1955 - San Francisco wins 76-73 over La Salle
1956 - San Francisco wins 83-71 over Iowa
1957 - North Carolina wins 54-53 (3OT) over Kansas
1958 - Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle
1959 - California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
1960 - Ohio State wins 75-55 over California
1961 - Cincinnati wins 70-65 (OT) over Ohio State
1962 - Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio State
1963 - Loyola (Chicago) wins 60-58 (OT) over Cincinnati
1964 - UCLA wins 98-83 over Duke
1965 - UCLA wins 91-80 over Michigan
1966 - Texas Western (now University of Texas at El Paso) wins 72-65 over Kentucky
1967 - UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton
1968 - UCLA wins 78-55 over North Carolina
1969 - UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue
1970 - UCLA wins 80-69 over Jacksonville
1971 - UCLA wins 68-62 over Villanova
1972 - UCLA wins 81-76 over Florida State
1973 - UCLA wins 87-66 over Memphis State (now University of Memphis)
1974 - NC State wins 76-64 over Marquette
1975 - UCLA wins 92-85 over Kentucky
1976 - Indiana wins 86-68 over Michigan
1977 - Marquette wins 67-59 over North Carolina
1978 - Kentucky wins 94-88 over Duke
1979 - Michigan State wins 75-64 over Indiana State
1980 - Louisville wins 59-54 over UCLA
1981 - Indiana wins 63-50 over North Carolina
1982 - North Carolina wins 63-62 over Georgetown
1983 - North Carolina State wins 54-52 over Houston
1984 - Georgetown wins 84-75 over Houston
1985 - Villanova wins 66-64 over Georgetown
1986 - Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
1987 - Indiana wins 74-73 over Syracuse
1988 - Kansas wins 83-79 over Oklahoma
1989 - Michigan wins 80-79 (OT) over Seton Hall
1990 - UNLV wins 103-73 over Duke
1991 - Duke wins 72-65 over Kansas
1992 - Duke wins 71-51 over Michigan
1993 - North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan
1994 - Arkansas wins 76-72 over Duke
1995 - UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas
1996 - Kentucky wins 76-67 over Syracuse
1997 - Arizona wins 84-79 (OT) over Kentucky
1998 - Kentucky wins 78-69 over Utah
1999 - Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke
2000 - Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
2001 - Duke wins 82-72 over Arizona
2002 - Maryland wins 64-52 over Indiana
2003 - Syracuse wins 81-78 over Kansas
2004 - Connecticut wins 82-73 over Georgia Tech

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