| 2013 |
Louisville over Michigan |
82-76 |
| 2012 |
Kentucky over Kansas |
67-59 |
| 2011 |
Connecticut over Butler |
53-41 |
| 2010 |
Duke over Butler |
61-59 |
| 2009 |
North Carolina over Michigan St. |
89-72 |
| 2008 |
Kansas over Memphis |
75-68 |
| 2007 |
Florida over Ohio St. |
84-75 |
| 2006 |
Florida over UCLA |
73-57 |
| 2005 |
North Carolina over Illinois |
75-70 |
| 2004 |
Connecticut over Georgia Tech |
82-73 |
| 2003 |
Syracuse over Kansas |
81-78 |
| 2002 |
Maryland over Indiana |
64-52 |
| 2001 |
Duke over Arizona |
82-72 |
| 2000 |
Michigan State over Florida |
89-76 |
| 1999 |
Connecticut over Duke |
77-74 |
| 1998 |
Kentucky over Utah |
78-69 |
| 1997 |
Arizona over Kentucky |
84-79 (OT) |
| 1996 |
Kentucky over Syracuse |
76-67 |
| 1995 |
UCLA over Arkansas |
89-78 |
| 1994 |
Arkansas over Duke |
76-72 |
| 1993 |
North Carolina def Michigan |
77-71 |
| 1992 |
Duke over Michigan |
71-51 |
| 1991 |
Duke over Kansas |
72-65 |
| 1990 |
UNLV over Duke |
103-73 |
| 1989 |
Michigan over Seton Hall |
80-79 (OT) |
| 1988 |
Kansas over Oklahoma |
83-79 |
| 1987 |
Indiana over Syracuse |
74-73 |
| 1986 |
Louisville over Duke |
72-69 |
| 1985 |
Villanova over Georgetown |
66-64 |
| 1984 |
Georgetown over Houston |
84-75 |
| 1983 |
NC State over Houston |
54-52 |
| 1982 |
North Carolina over Georgetown |
63-62 |
| 1981 |
Indiana over North Carolina |
63-50 |
| 1980 |
Louisville over UCLA |
59-54 |
| 1979 |
Michigan St. over Indiana St. |
75-64 |
| 1978 |
Kentucky over Duke |
94-88 |
| 1977 |
Marquette over North Carolina |
67-59 |
| 1976 |
Indiana over Michigan |
86-68 |
| 1975 |
UCLA over Kentucky |
92-85 |
| 1974 |
NC State over Marquette |
76-64 |
| 1973 |
UCLA over Memphis |
87-66 |
| 1972 |
UCLA over Florida St. |
81-76 |
| 1971 |
UCLA over Villanova* |
68-62 |
| 1970 |
UCLA over Jacksonville |
80-69 |
| 1969 |
UCLA over Purdue |
92-72 |
| 1968 |
UCLA over North Carolina |
78-55 |
| 1967 |
UCLA over Dayton |
79-64 |
| 1966 |
UTEP over Kentucky |
72-65 |
| 1965 |
UCLA over Michigan |
91-80 |
| 1964 |
UCLA over Duke |
98-83 |
| 1963 |
Loyola (Ill.) over Cincinnati |
60-58 (OT) |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati over Ohio St. |
71-59 |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati over Ohio St. |
70-65 (OT) |
| 1960 |
Ohio St. over California |
75-55 |
| 1959 |
California over West Virginia |
71-70 |
| 1958 |
Kentucky over Seattle |
84-72 |
| 1957 |
North Carolina over Kansas |
54-53 (3 OT) |
| 1956 |
San Francisco over Iowa |
83-71 |
| 1955 |
San Francisco over La Salle |
76-73 |
| 1954 |
La Salle over Bradley |
92-76 |
| 1953 |
Indiana over Kansas |
69-68 |
| 1952 |
Kansas over St. John's |
80-63 |
| 1951 |
Kentucky over Kansas St. |
68-58 |
| 1950 |
CCNY over Bradley |
71-68 |
| 1949 |
Kentucky over Oklahoma St. |
46-36 |
| 1948 |
Kentucky over Baylor |
58-42 |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross over Oklahoma |
58-47 |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M over North Carolina |
43-40 |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M over NYU |
49-45 |
| 1944 |
Utah over Dartmouth |
42-40 (OT) |
| 1943 |
Wyoming over Georgetown |
46-34 |
| 1942 |
Stanford over Dartmouth |
53-38 |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin over Washington St. |
39-34 |
| 1940 |
Indiana over Kansas |
60-42 |
| 1939 |
Oregon over Ohio St. |
46-33 |
