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March Madness Winners List

Here is a list of winners for all March Madness tournaments since 1939. There was no tournament held in 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Year No. Winning team Score Losing team
2025 86 Florida 65-63 Houston
2024 85 Connecticut 75-60 Perdue
2023 84 Connecticut 76-59 San Diego State
2022 83 Kansas 72–69 North Carolina
2021 82 Baylor 86–70 Gonzaga
2020 - not held 
2019 81 Virginia 85–77 OT Texas Tech
2018 80 Villanova 79–62 Michigan
2017 79 North Carolina 71–65 Gonzaga
2016 78 Villanova 77–74 North Carolina
2015 77 Duke 68–63 Wisconsin
2014 76 Connecticut 60–54 Kentucky
2013 75 Louisville 82–76 Michigan
2012 74 Kentucky 67–59 Kansas
2011 73 Connecticut 53–41 Butler
2010 72 Duke 61–59 Butler
2009 71 North Carolina 89–72 Michigan State
2008 70 Kansas 75–68 OT Memphis[a]
2007 69 Florida 84–75 Ohio State
2006 68 Florida 73–57 UCLA
2005 67 North Carolina 75–70 Illinois
2004 66 Connecticut 82–73 Georgia Tech
2003 65 Syracuse 81–78 Kansas
2002 64 Maryland 64–52 Indiana
2001 63 Duke 82–72 Arizona
2000 62 Michigan State 89–76 Florida
1999 61 Connecticut 77–74 Duke
1998 60 Kentucky 78–69 Utah
1997 59 Arizona 84–79 OT Kentucky
1996 58 Kentucky 76–67 Syracuse
1995 57 UCLA 89–78 Arkansas
1994 56 Arkansas 76–72 Duke
1993 55 North Carolina 77–71 Michigan[a]
1992 54 Duke 71–51 Michigan[a]
1991 53 Duke 72–65 Kansas
1990 52 UNLV 103–73 Duke
1989 51 Michigan 80–79 OT Seton Hall
1988 50 Kansas 83–79 Oklahoma
1987 49 Indiana 74–73 Syracuse
1986 48 Louisville 72–69 Duke
1985 47 Villanova 66–64 Georgetown
1984 46 Georgetown 84–75 Houston
1983 45 North Carolina State 54–52 Houston
1982 44 North Carolina 63–62 Georgetown
1981 43 Indiana 63–50 North Carolina
1980 42 Louisville 59–54 UCLA[a]
1979 41 Michigan State 75–64 Indiana State
1978 40 Kentucky 94–88 Duke
1977 39 Marquette 67–59 North Carolina
1976 38 Indiana 86–68 Michigan
1975 37 UCLA 92–85 Kentucky
1974 36 North Carolina State 76–64 Marquette
1973 35 UCLA 87–66 Memphis State
1972 34 UCLA 81–76 Florida State
1971 33 UCLA 68–62 Villanova[a]
1970 32 UCLA 80–69 Jacksonville
1969 31 UCLA 92–72 Purdue
1968 30 UCLA 78–55 North Carolina
1967 29 UCLA 79–64 Dayton
1966 28 Texas Western 72–65 Kentucky
1965 27 UCLA 91–80 Michigan
1964 26 UCLA 98–83 Duke
1963 25 Loyola Chicago 60–58 OT Cincinnati
1962 24 Cincinnati 71–59 Ohio State
1961 23 Cincinnati 70–65 OT Ohio State
1960 22 Ohio State 75–55 California
1959 21 California 71–70 West Virginia
1958 20 Kentucky 84–72 Seattle
1957 19 North Carolina 54–533 OT Kansas
1956 18 San Francisco 83–71 Iowa
1955 17 San Francisco 77–63 La Salle
1954 16 La Salle 92–76 Bradley
1953 15 Indiana 69–68 Kansas
1952 14 Kansas 80–63 St. John's
1951 13 Kentucky 68–58 Kansas State
1950 12 CCNY 71–68 Bradley
1949 11 Kentucky 46–36 Oklahoma A&M
1948 10 Kentucky 58–42 Baylor
1947 9 Holy Cross 58–47 Oklahoma
1946 8 Oklahoma A&M 43–40 North Carolina
1945 7 Oklahoma A&M 49–45 NYU
1944 6 Utah 42–40 OT Dartmouth
1943 5 Wyoming 46–34 Georgetown
1942 4 Stanford 53–38 Dartmouth
1941 3 Wisconsin 39–34 Washington State
1940 2 Indiana 60–42 Kansas
1939 1 Oregon 46–33 Ohio State

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