Men's College Basketball Championship History
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament began in
1939, when Oregon won the inaugural tournament.
Championships listed before 1939 come from historical national
championship selections rather than the NCAA Tournament itself.
For that reason, this page separates the early pre-tournament era from
the official NCAA Tournament championship era while preserving the
historical data that was previously listed on NBAHoopsOnline.
Pre-NCAA Tournament National Champions — 1901-1938
| Year |
National Champion |
Record |
| 1901 | Yale | 10-4 |
| 1902 | Minnesota | 11-0 |
| 1903 | Yale | 15-1 |
| 1904 | Columbia | 17-1 |
| 1905 | Columbia | 19-1 |
| 1906 | Dartmouth | 16-2 |
| 1907 | Chicago | 22-2 |
| 1908 | Chicago | 21-2 |
| 1909 | Chicago | 12-0 |
| 1910 | Columbia | 11-1 |
| 1911 | St. John's (NY) | 14-0 |
| 1912 | Wisconsin | 15-0 |
| 1913 | Navy | 9-0 |
| 1914 | Wisconsin | 15-0 |
| 1915 | Illinois | 16-0 |
| 1916 | Wisconsin | 20-1 |
| 1917 | Washington State | 25-1 |
| 1918 | Syracuse | 16-1 |
| 1919 | Minnesota | 13-0 |
| 1920 | Pennsylvania | 22-1 |
| 1921 | Pennsylvania | 21-2 |
| 1922 | Kansas | 16-2 |
| 1923 | Kansas | 17-1 |
| 1924 | North Carolina | 25-0 |
| 1925 | Princeton | 21-2 |
| 1926 | Syracuse | 19-1 |
| 1927 | Notre Dame | 19-1 |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh | 21-0 |
| 1929 | Montana State | 36-2 |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh | 23-2 |
| 1931 | Northwestern | 16-1 |
| 1932 | Purdue | 17-1 |
| 1933 | Kentucky | 20-3 |
| 1934 | Wyoming | 26-3 |
| 1935 | NYU | 19-1 |
| 1936 | Notre Dame | 22-2-1 |
| 1937 | Stanford | 25-2 |
| 1938 | Temple | 23-2 |
The NCAA Tournament did not yet exist during these seasons. These
entries represent historical national championship selections and
should not be counted as NCAA Tournament championships.
NCAA Tournament Champions — 1939-2026
| Year |
NCAA Champion |
Record |
| 1939 | Oregon | 29-5 |
| 1940 | Indiana | 20-3 |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | 20-3 |
| 1942 | Stanford | 27-4 |
| 1943 | Wyoming | 31-2 |
| 1944 | Utah | 21-4 |
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M | 27-4 |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M | 31-2 |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | 27-3 |
| 1948 | Kentucky | 36-3 |
| 1949 | Kentucky | 32-2 |
| 1950 | CCNY | 24-5 |
| 1951 | Kentucky | 32-2 |
| 1952 | Kansas | 28-3 |
| 1953 | Indiana | 23-3 |
| 1954 | La Salle | 26-4 |
| 1955 | San Francisco | 28-1 |
| 1956 | San Francisco | 29-0 |
| 1957 | North Carolina | 32-0 |
| 1958 | Kentucky | 23-6 |
| 1959 | California | 25-4 |
| 1960 | Ohio State | 25-3 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | 27-3 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | 29-2 |
| 1963 | Loyola Chicago | 29-2 |
| 1964 | UCLA | 30-0 |
| 1965 | UCLA | 28-2 |
| 1966 | Texas Western | 28-1 |
| 1967 | UCLA | 30-0 |
| 1968 | UCLA | 29-1 |
| 1969 | UCLA | 29-1 |
| 1970 | UCLA | 28-2 |
| 1971 | UCLA | 29-1 |
| 1972 | UCLA | 30-0 |
| 1973 | UCLA | 30-0 |
| 1974 | NC State | 30-1 |
| 1975 | UCLA | 28-3 |
| 1976 | Indiana | 32-0 |
| 1977 | Marquette | 25-7 |
| 1978 | Kentucky | 30-2 |
| 1979 | Michigan State | 26-6 |
| 1980 | Louisville | 33-3 |
| 1981 | Indiana | 26-9 |
| 1982 | North Carolina | 32-2 |
| 1983 | NC State | 26-10 |
| 1984 | Georgetown | 34-3 |
| 1985 | Villanova | 25-10 |
| 1986 | Louisville | 32-7 |
| 1987 | Indiana | 30-4 |
| 1988 | Kansas | 27-10 |
| 1989 | Michigan | 30-7 |
| 1990 | UNLV | 35-5 |
| 1991 | Duke | 32-7 |
| 1992 | Duke | 34-2 |
| 1993 | North Carolina | 34-4 |
| 1994 | Arkansas | 31-3 |
| 1995 | UCLA | 31-3 |
| 1996 | Kentucky | 34-2 |
| 1997 | Arizona | 25-9 |
| 1998 | Kentucky | 35-4 |
| 1999 | Connecticut | 34-2 |
| 2000 | Michigan State | 32-7 |
| 2001 | Duke | 35-4 |
| 2002 | Maryland | 32-4 |
| 2003 | Syracuse | 30-5 |
| 2004 | Connecticut | 33-6 |
| 2005 | North Carolina | 33-4 |
| 2006 | Florida | 33-6 |
| 2007 | Florida | 35-5 |
| 2008 | Kansas | 37-3 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 34-4 |
| 2010 | Duke | 35-5 |
| 2011 | UConn | 32-9 |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 38-2 |
| 2013 |
Louisville — Championship Vacated |
35-5 |
| 2014 | UConn | 32-8 |
| 2015 | Duke | 35-4 |
| 2016 | Villanova | 35-5 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 33-7 |
| 2018 | Villanova | 36-4 |
| 2019 | Virginia | 35-3 |
| 2020 |
Tournament Canceled — COVID-19 |
— |
| 2021 | Baylor | 28-2 |
| 2022 | Kansas | 34-6 |
| 2023 | UConn | 31-8 |
| 2024 | UConn | 37-3 |
| 2025 | Florida | 36-4 |
| 2026 | Michigan | 37-3 |
NCAA Championship Notes
1939: Oregon won the first NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournament, defeating Ohio State for the national championship.
1964-1975: UCLA won 10 national championships in a
12-season span, including seven consecutive championships from
1967 through 1973.
1976: Indiana finished 32-0 and remains the most
recent NCAA men's basketball champion to complete an undefeated season.
2013: Louisville defeated Michigan in the national
championship game, but Louisville's participation in the 2013 NCAA
Tournament was later vacated. The NCAA therefore does not count the
2013 title among Louisville's official championships.
2020: The NCAA Tournament was canceled because of
the COVID-19 pandemic. No national champion was crowned.
2023-2024: UConn became the first program since
Florida in 2006 and 2007 to win consecutive NCAA championships.
2025: Florida defeated Houston 65-63 to win its
third NCAA men's basketball championship.
2026: Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 in Indianapolis
to win the program's second NCAA men's basketball championship.
Programs With the Most NCAA Championships
| School |
Titles |
Most Recent |
| UCLA | 11 | 1995 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 2012 |
| UConn | 6 | 2024 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 2017 |
| Duke | 5 | 2015 |
| Indiana | 5 | 1987 |
| Kansas | 4 | 2022 |
| Florida | 3 | 2025 |
| Villanova | 3 | 2018 |
| Michigan | 2 | 2026 |
| Louisville | 2 | 1986 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 2000 |
| NC State | 2 | 1983 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 1962 |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1956 |
| Oklahoma State | 2 | 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M is now known as Oklahoma State. Louisville's vacated
2013 championship is not included in its official total.
