NCAA Basketball Champions

NCAA Basketball Champions By Year

Only one team out of sixty-five will be crowned champion at the end of the three-week NCAA tournament. Here is a list of past champions starting with the first tournament held in 1939: Oregon, 1939; Indiana, 1940; Wisconsin, 1941; Stanford, 1942; Wyoming, 1943; Utah, 1944; Oklahoma St., 1945; Oklahoma St., 1946; Holy Cross, 1947; Kentucky, 1948; Kentucky, 1949; CCNY, 1950; Kentucky, 1951; Kansas, 1952; Indiana, 1953; La Salle, 1954; San Francisco 1955-56; North Carolina, 1957; Kentucky, 1958; California, 1959; Ohio St., 1960; Cincinnati, 1961-62; Loyola (Ill) 1963; UCLA, 1964-65; UTEP, 1966; UCLA 1967-1973; North Carolina St., 1974; UCLA, 1975; Indiana, 1976; Marquette, 1977; Kentucky, 1978; Michigan St., 1979; Louisville, 1980; Indiana, 1981; North Carolina, 1982; North Carolina St., 1983; Georgetown, 1984; Villanova, 1985; Louisville, 1986; Indiana, 1987; Kansas, 1988; Michigan, 1989; UNLV, 1990; Duke, 1991-92; North Carolina, 1993; Arkansas, 1994; UCLA, 1995; Kentucky, 1996; Arizona, 1997; Kentucky, 1998; Connecticut, 1999; Michigan St., 2000; Duke, 2001; Maryland, 2002; Syracuse, 2003; Connecticut, 2004; North Carolina, 2005; Florida, 2006-07.

The 2005 NCAA Basketball Champion

The 2005 NCAA Basketball Champion was the North Carolina Tar Heels. They defeated Illinois 75-70 in the final game of the tournament. The final four teams of the 2005 tournament were Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, and Michigan St. Illinois defeated Louisville and North Carolina defeated Michigan St. More information is available on each of these teams and the 2005 NCAA tournament on various sports websites.

The 2006 NCAA Basketball Champion

The 2006 NCAA Basketball Champion was the Florida Gators who defeated UCLA 73-57 in the title game. The final four teams were LSU, UCLA, George Mason, and Florida. UCLA defeated LSU in one match and Florida defeated George Mason in the other. More information about each of these teams and the 2006 NCAA tournament is available on various sports websites. CBS’s own sportsline website is an excellent resource for detailed bracket information dating back to the first tournament held in 1939.