Champions

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

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