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NCAA Championship Game History

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 North 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 Oklahoma A&M def. North 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
*Later vacated