NCAA Basketball Champions by year Year Champion Runner-up Venue City 2008 Kansas 75 Memphis 68 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2007 Florida 84 Ohio State 75 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2006 Florida 73 UCLA 57 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 2005 North Carolina 75 Illinois 70 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri 2004 Connecticut 82 Georgia Tech 73 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2003 Syracuse 81 Kansas 78 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 2002 Maryland 64 Indiana 52 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2001 Duke 82 Arizona 72 Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 2000 Michigan State 89 Florida 76 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 1999 Connecticut 77 Duke 74 Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 1998 Kentucky 78 Utah 69 Alamodome San Antonia, Texas 1997 Arizona 84 Kentucky 79 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 1996 Kentucky 76 Syracuse 67 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 1995 UCLA 89 Arkansas 78 The Kingdome Seattle, Washington 1994 Arkansas 76 Duke 72 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 1993 North Carolina 77 Michigan 71 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1992 Duke 71 Michigan 51 Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 1991 Duke 72 Kansas 65 Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 1990 UNLV 103 Duke 73 McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado 1989 Michigan 80 Seton Hall 79 The Kingdome Seattle, Washington 1988 Kansas 83 Oklahoma 79 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 1987 Indiana 74 Syracuse 73 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1986 Louisville 72 Duke 69 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas 1985 Villanova 66 Georgetown 64 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 1984 Georgetown 84 Houston 75 The Kingdome Seattle, Washington 1983 North Carolina State 54 Houston 52 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 1982 North Carolina 63 Georgetown 62 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1981 Indiana 63 North Carolina 50 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1980 Louisville 59 UCLA 54 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana 1979 Michigan State 75 Indiana State 64 Jon H. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 1978 Kentucky 94 Duke 88 The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri 1977 Marquette 67 North Carolina 59 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 1976 Indiana 86 Michigan 68 Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1975 UCLA 92 Kentucky 85 San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 1974 North Carolina State 76 Marquette 64 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 1973 UCLA 87 Memphis 66 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri 1972 UCLA 81 Florida State 76 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 1971 UCLA 68 Villanova 62 Astrodome Houston, Texas 1970 UCLA 80 Jacksonville 69 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 1969 UCLA 92 Purdue 72 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1968 UCLA 78 North Carolina 55 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 1967 UCLA 79 Dayton 64 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1966 Texas Western 72 Kentucky 65 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 1965 UCLA 91 Michigan 80 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 1964 UCLA 98 Duke 83 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1963 Loyola (Chicago) 60 Cincinnati 58 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1962 Cincinnati 71 Ohio State 59 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1961 Cincinnati 70 Ohio State 65 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1960 Ohio State 75 California 55 Cow Palace San Francisco, California 1959 California 71 West Virginia 70 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1958 Kentucky 84 Seattle 72 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1957 North Carolina 54 Kansas 53 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1956 San Francisco 83 Iowa 71 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 1955 San Francisco 76 La Salle 73 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1954 La Salle 92 Bradley 76 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1953 Indiana 69 Kansas 68 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1952 Kansas 80 St. John's 63 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 1951 Kentucky 68 Kansas State 58 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 1950 CCNY 71 Bradley 68 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1949 Kentucky 46 Oklahoma State 36 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 1948 Kentucky 58 Baylor 42 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1947 Holy Cross 58 Oklahoma 47 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1946 Oklahoma A&M 43 North Carolina 40 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1945 Oklahoma A&M 49 NYU 45 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1944 Utah 42 Dartmouth 40 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1943 Wyoming 46 Georgetown 34 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1942 Stanford 53 Dartmouth 38 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1941 Wisconsin 39 Washington State 34 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1940 Indiana 60 Kansas 42 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1939 Oregon 46 Ohio State 33 Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois