The Men’s NCAA basketball championship, otherwise known as “March Madness”, is held each year to determine the university baskeball champion in the United States.
Past winners:
- 2003 - Syracuse wins 81-78 over Kansas
- 2002 - Maryland wins 64-52 over Indiana
- 2001 - Duke wins 82-72 over Arizona
- 2000 - Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
- 1999 - Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke
- 1998 - Kentucky wins 78-69 over Utah
- 1997 - Arizona wins 84-79 over Kentucky
- 1996 - Kentucky wins 76-67 over Syracuse
- 1995 - UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas
- 1994 - Arkansas wins 76-72 over Duke
- 1993 - North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan
- 1992 - Duke wins 71-51 over Michigan
- 1991 - Duke wins 72-65 over Kansas
- 1990 - UNLV wins 103-73 over Duke
- 1989 - Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall
- 1988 - Kansas wins 83-79 over Oklahoma
- 1987 - Indiana wins 74-73 over Syracuse
- 1986 - Louisville wins 72-69 over Duke
- 1985 - Villanova wins 66-64 over Georgetown
- 1984 - Georgetown wins 84-75 over Houston
- 1983 - NC State 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 St. wins 75-64 over Indiana St.
- 1978 - Kentucky wins 94-88 over Duke
- 1977 - Marquette 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
- 1972 - UCLA wins 81-76 over Florida St.
- 1971 - UCLA wins 68-62 over Villanova
- 1970 - UCLA wins 80-69 over Jacksonville
- 1969 - UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue
- 1968 - UCLA wins 78-55 over North Carolina
- 1967 - UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton
- 1966 - UTEP wins 72-65 over Kentucky
- 1965 - UCLA wins 91-80 over Michigan
- 1964 - UCLA wins 98-83 over Duke
- 1963 - Loyola (Ill.) wins 60-58 over Cincinnati
- 1962 - Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio St.
- 1961 - Cincinnati wins 70-65 over Ohio St.
- 1960 - Ohio St. wins 75-55 over California
- 1959 - California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
- 1958 - Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle
- 1957 - North Carolina wins 54-53 over Kansas
- 1956 - San Francisco wins 83-71 over Iowa
- 1955 - San Francisco wins 76-73 over La Salle
- 1954 - La Salle wins 92-76 over Bradley
- 1953 - Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
- 1952 - Kansas wins 80-63 over St. John's
- 1951 - Kentucky wins 68-58 over Kansas St.
- 1950 - CCNY wins 71-68 over Bradley
- 1949 - Kentucky wins 46-36 over Oklahoma St.
- 1948 - Kentucky wins 58-42 over Baylor
- 1947 - Holy Cross wins 58-47 over Oklahoma
- 1946 - Oklahoma A&M wins 43-40 over North Carolina
- 1945 - Oklahoma A&M wins 49-45 over NYU
- 1944 - Utah wins 42-40 over Dartmouth
- 1943 - Wyoming wins 46-34 over Georgetown
- 1942 - Stanford wins 53-38 over Dartmouth
- 1941 - Wisconsin wins 39-34 over Washington St.
- 1940 - Indiana wins 60-42 over Kansas
- 1939 - Oregon wins 46-33 over Ohio St.