The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is often referred to as "March Madness" or "The Big Dance". The single elimination tournament currently includes 68 teams - some of which are automatic qualifiers, with the remainder of the teams picked by a selection committee.
| 2023-24 |
Connecticut Huskies 75-60 Purdue Boilermakers |
| 2022-23 |
| Connecticut Huskies 76-59 San Diego State Aztecs |
| 2021-22 |
Kansas Jayhawks 72-69 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2020-21 |
Baylor Bears 86-70 Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| 2019-20 |
| CANCELLED
Cancelled due to COVID19 |
| 2018-19 |
Virginia Cavaliers 85-77 (OT) Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 2017-18 |
Villanova Wildcats 79-62 Michigan Wolverines |
| 2016-17 |
North Carolina Tar Heels 71-65 Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| 2015-16 |
| Villanova Wildcats 77-74 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2014-15 |
Duke Blue Devils 68-63 Wisconsin Badgers |
| 2013-14 |
| Connecticut Huskies 60-54 Kentucky Wildcats |
| 2012-13 |
Louisville Cardinals 82-76 Michigan Wolverines |
| 2011-12 |
Kentucky Wildcats 67-59 Kansas Jayhawks |
| 2010-11 |
| Connecticut Huskies 53-41 Butler Bulldogs |
| 2009-10 |
| Duke Blue Devils 61-59 Butler Bulldogs |
| 2008-09 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels 89-72 Michigan State Spartans |
| 2007-08 |
| Kansas Jayhawks 75-68 (OT) Memphis Tigers |
| 2006-07 |
Florida Gators 84-75 Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2005-06 |
| Florida Gators 73-57 UCLA Bruins |
| 2004-05 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels 75-70 Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 2003-04 |
| Connecticut Huskies 82-73 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| 2002-03 |
Syracuse Orangemen 81-78 Kansas Jayhawks |
| 2001-02 |
Maryland Terrapins 64-52 Indiana Hoosiers |
| 2000-01 |
| Duke Blue Devils 82-72 Arizona Wildcats |
| 1999-00 |
Michigan State Spartans 89-76 Florida Gators |
| 1998-99 |
| Connecticut Huskies 77-74 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1997-98 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 78-69 Utah Utes |
| 1996-97 |
Arizona Wildcats 84-79 (OT) Kentucky Wildcats |
| 1995-96 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 76-67 Syracuse Orangemen |
| 1994-95 |
UCLA Bruins 89-78 Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 1993-94 |
Arkansas Razorbacks 76-72 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1992-93 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels 77-71 Michigan Wolverines |
| 1991-92 |
| Duke Blue Devils 71-51 Michigan Wolverines |
| 1990-91 |
| Duke Blue Devils 72-65 Kansas Jayhawks |
| 1989-90 |
UNLV Rebels 103-73 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1988-89 |
Michigan Wolverines 80-79 Seton Hall Pirates |
| 1987-88 |
| Kansas Jayhawks 83-79 Oklahoma Sooners |
| 1986-87 |
Indiana Hoosiers 74-73 Syracuse Orangemen |
| 1985-86 |
| Louisville Cardinals 72-69 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1984-85 |
| Villanova Wildcats 66-64 Georgetown Hoyas |
| 1983-84 |
Georgetown Hoyas 84-75 Houston Cougars |
| 1982-83 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack 54-52 Houston Cougars |
| 1981-82 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels 63-62 Georgetown Hoyas |
| 1980-81 |
| Indiana Hoosiers 63-50 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 1979-80 |
| Louisville Cardinals 59-54 UCLA Bruins |
| 1978-79 |
| Michigan State Spartans 75-64 Indiana State Sycamores |
| 1977-78 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 94-88 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1976-77 |
Marquette Warriors 67-59 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 1975-76 |
| Indiana Hoosiers 86-68 Michigan Wolverines |
| 1974-75 |
| UCLA Bruins 92-85 Kentucky Wildcats |
| 1973-74 |
| North Carolina State Wolfpack 76-64 Marquette Warriors |
| 1972-73 |
| UCLA Bruins 87-66 Memphis State Tigers |
| 1971-72 |
| UCLA Bruins 81-76 Florida State Seminoles |
| 1970-71 |
| UCLA Bruins 68-62 Villanova Wildcats |
| 1969-70 |
| UCLA Bruins 80-69 Jacksonville Dolphins |
| 1968-69 |
| UCLA Bruins 92-72 Purdue Boilermakers |
| 1967-68 |
| UCLA Bruins 78-55 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 1966-67 |
| UCLA Bruins 79-64 Dayton Flyers |
| 1965-66 |
Texas Western Miners 72-65 Kentucky Wildcats |
| 1964-65 |
| UCLA Bruins 91-80 Michigan Wolverines |
| 1963-64 |
| UCLA Bruins 98-83 Duke Blue Devils |
| 1962-63 |
Loyola Ramblers 60-58 (OT) Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 1961-62 |
Cincinnati Bearcats 71-59 Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 1960-61 |
| Cincinnati Bearcats 70-65 (OT) Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 1959-60 |
Ohio State Buckeyes 75-55 California Golden Bears |
| 1958-59 |
California Golden Bears 71-70 West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 1957-58 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 84-72 Seattle Chieftains |
| 1956-57 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels 54-53 (OT) Kansas Jayhawks |
| 1955-56 |
San Francisco Dons 83-71 Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 1954-55 |
| San Francisco Dons 77-63 La Salle Explorers |
| 1953-54 |
La Salle Explorers 92-76 Bradley Braves |
| 1952-53 |
| Indiana Hoosiers 69-68 Kansas Jayhawks |
| 1951-52 |
| Kansas Jayhawks 80-63 St. John's Redmen |
| 1950-51 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 68-58 Kansas State Wildcats |
| 1949-50 |
CCNY Beavers 71-68 Bradley Braves |
| 1948-49 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 46-36 Oklahoma A&M Aggies |
| 1947-48 |
| Kentucky Wildcats 58-42 Baylor Bears |
| 1946-47 |
Holy Cross Crusaders 58-47 Oklahoma Sooners |
| 1945-46 |
Oklahoma A&M Aggies 43-40 North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 1944-45 |
| Oklahoma A&M Aggies 49-45 NYU Violets |
| 1943-44 |
Utah Utes 42-40 (OT) Dartmouth College |
| 1942-43 |
Wyoming Cowboys 46-34 Georgetown Hoyas |
| 1941-42 |
Stanford Indians 53-38 Dartmouth College |
| 1940-41 |
Wisconsin Badgers 39-34 Washington State Cougars |
| 1939-40 |
| Indiana Hoosiers 60-42 Kansas Jayhawks |
| 1938-39 |
Oregon Ducks 46-33 Ohio State Buckeyes |