NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

The Men's NCAA basketball Championship, otherwise known as "March Madness", is held each year to determine the university basketball champion in the United States. NCAA basketball is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organize the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States.

Past winners of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

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