NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

The Men's NCAA basketball Championship, otherwise known as "March Madness", is held each year to determine the university basketball champion in the United States. NCAA basketball is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organize the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States.

Past winners of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

2003 - Syracuse University wins 81-78 over the University of Kansas
2002 - The University of Maryland wins 64-52 over Indiana University
2001 - Duke University wins 82-72 over The University of Arizona
2000 - Michigan State University wins 89-76 over the University of Florida
1999 - The University of Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke
1998 - The University of Kentucky wins 78-69 over the University of Utah
1997 - Arizona wins 84-79 over Kentucky
1996 - Kentucky wins 76-67 over Syracuse
1995 - UCLA wins 89-78 over The University of Arkansas
1994 - Arkansas wins 76-72 over Duke
1993 - The University of North Carolina wins 77-71 over The University of Michigan
1992 - Duke wins 71-51 over Michigan
1991 - Duke wins 72-65 over Kansas
1990 - The University of Nevada, Las Vegas wins 103-73 over Duke
1989 - Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall University
1988 - Kansas wins 83-79 over The University of Oklahoma
1987 - Indiana wins 74-73 over Syracuse
1986 - Louisville University wins 72-69 over Duke
1985 - Villanova University wins 66-64 over Georgetown University
1984 - Georgetown wins 84-75 over The University of Houston
1983 - North Carolina State University 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 State wins 75-64 over Indiana State University
1978 - Kentucky wins 94-88 over Duke
1977 - Marquette University 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 State University
1972 - UCLA wins 81-76 over Florida State University
1971 - UCLA wins 68-62 over Villanova
1970 - UCLA wins 80-69 over Jacksonville University
1969 - UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue University
1968 - UCLA wins 78-55 over North Carolina
1967 - UCLA wins 79-64 over The University of Dayton
1966 - The University of Texas, El Paso wins 72-65 over Kentucky
1965 - UCLA wins 91-80 over Michigan
1964 - UCLA wins 98-83 over Duke
1963 - Loyola University Chicago wins 60-58 over Cincinnati University
1962 - Cincinnati wins 71-59 over Ohio State University
1961 - Cincinnati wins 70-65 over Ohio State
1960 - Ohio State wins 75-55 over Cal
1959 - California wins 71-70 over West Virginia University
1958 - Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle University
1957 - North Carolina wins 54-53 over Kansas
1956 - The University of San Francisco wins 83-71 over The University of Iowa
1955 - San Francisco wins 76-73 over La Salle University
1954 - La Salle wins 92-76 over Bradley University
1953 - Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
1952 - Kansas wins 80-63 over St. John's University
1951 - Kentucky wins 68-58 over Kansas St.
1950 - City College of New York wins 71-68 over Bradley
1949 - Kentucky wins 46-36 over Oklahoma State University
1948 - Kentucky wins 58-42 over Baylor University
1947 - Holy Cross University wins 58-47 over Oklahoma
1946 - Oklahoma A&M wins 43-40 over North Carolina
1945 - Oklahoma A&M wins 49-45 over New York University
1944 - Utah wins 42-40 over Dartmouth College
1943 - The University of Wyoming wins 46-34 over Georgetown
1942 - Stanford University wins 53-38 over Dartmouth
1941 - The University of Wisconsin wins 39-34 over Washington State University
1940 - Indiana wins 60-42 over Kansas
1939 - The University of Oregon wins 46-33 over Ohio St.