Unbelievable Upsets and Legendary Triumphs: The Untold Stories Behind Every Men’s March Madness Champion by Year
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2025: Florida defeats Houston, 65-63
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2024: UConn defeats Purdue, 75-60
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2023: UConn defeats San Diego State, 76-59
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2022: Kansas defeats North Carolina, 72-69
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2021: Baylor defeats Gonzaga, 86-70
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2020: Canceled due to COVID-19
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2019: Virginia defeats Texas Tech, 85-77 (OT)
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2018: Villanova defeats Michigan, 79-62
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2017: North Carolina defeats Gonzaga, 71-65
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2016: Villanova defeats North Carolina, 77-74
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2015: Duke defeats Wisconsin, 6-63
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2014: UConn defeats Kentucky, 60-54
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2013: Louisville defeats Michigan, 82-76*
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2012: Kentucky defeats Kansas, 67-59
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2011: UConn defeats Butler, 53-41
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2010: Duke defeats Butler, 61-59
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2009: North Carolina defeats Michigan State, 89-72
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2008: Kansas defeats Memphis, 75-68 (OT)
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2007: Florida defeats Ohio State, 84-75
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2006: Florida defeats UCLA, 73-57
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2005: North Carolina defeats Illinois, 75-70
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2004: UConn defeats Georgia Tech, 82-73
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2003: Syracuse defeats Kansas, 81-78
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2002: Maryland defeats Indiana, 64-52
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2001: Duke defeats Arizona, 82-72
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2000: Michigan State defeats Florida, 89-76
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1999: UConn defeats Duke, 79-76
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1998: Kentucky defeats Utah, 78-69
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1997: Arizona defeats Kentucky, 84-79 (OT)
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1996: Kentucky defeats Syracuse, 76-67
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1995: UCLA defeats Arkansas, 89-78
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1994: Arkansas defeats Duke, 76-72
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1993: North Carolina defeats Michigan, 77-71
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1992: Duke defeats Michigan, 71-51
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1991: Duke defeats Kansas, 72-65
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1990: UNLV defeats Duke, 103-73
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1989: Michigan defeats Seton Hall, 80-79 (OT)
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1988: Kansas defeats Oklahoma, 83-79
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1987: Indiana defeats Syracuse, 74-73
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1986: Louisville defeats Duke, 72-69
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1985: Villanova defeats Georgetown, 66-64
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1984: Georgetown defeats Houston, 84-75
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1983: North Carolina State defeats Houston, 54-52
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1982: North Carolina defeats Georgetown, 63-62
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1981: Indiana defeats North Carolina, 63-50
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1980: Louisville defeats UCLA, 59-54
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1979: Michigan State defeats Indiana State, 75-64
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1978: Kentucky defeats Duke, 94-88
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1977: Marquette defeats North Carolina, 67-59
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1976: Indiana defeats Michigan, 86-68
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1975: UCLA defeats Kentucky, 92-85
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1974: North Carolina State defeats Marquette, 76-64
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1973: UCLA defeats Memphis State, 87-66
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1972: UCLA defeats Florida State, 81-76
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1971: UCLA defeats Villanova, 68-62
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1970: UCLA defeats Jacksonville, 80-69
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1969: UCLA defeats Purdue, 92-72
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1968: UCLA defeats North Carolina, 78-55
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1967: UCLA defeats Dayton, 79-64
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1966: UTEP defeats Kentucky, 72-65
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1965: UCLA defeats Michigan, 91-80
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1964: UCLA defeats Duke, 98-83
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1963: Loyola Chicago defeats Cincinnati, 60-58 (OT)
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1962: Cincinnati defeats Ohio State, 71-59
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1961: Cincinnati defeats Ohio State, 70-65 (OT)
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1960: Ohio State defeats California, 75-55
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1959: California defeats West Virginia, 71-70
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1958: Kentucky defeats Seattle, 84-72
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1957: North Carolina defeats Kansas, 54-53 (3 OT)
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1956: San Francisco defeats Iowa, 83-71
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1955: San Francisco defeats LaSalle, 77-63
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1954: La Salle defeats Bradley, 92-76
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1953: Indiana defeats Kansas, 69-68
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1952: Kansas defeats St. John’s, 80-63
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1951: Kentucky defeats Kansas State, 68-58
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1950: CCNY defeats Bradley, 71-68
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1949: Kentucky defeats Oklahoma State, 46-36
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1948: Kentucky defeats Baylor, 58-42
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1947: Holy Cross defeats Oklahoma, 58-47
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1946: Oklahoma State defeats North Carolina, 43-40
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1945: Oklahoma State defeats NYU, 49-45
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1944: Utah defeats Dartmouth, 42-40 (OT)
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1943: Wyoming defeats Georgetown, 46-34
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1942: Stanford defeats Dartmouth, 53-38
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1941: Wisconsin defeats Washington State, 39-34
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1940: Indiana defeats Kansas, 60-42
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1939: Oregon defeats Ohio State, 46-33
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Every Men’s March Madness national championship winners by year
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