The NCAA event has been held yearly however one since 1939 when Oregon gained the inaugural crown with a 46-33 victory over Ohio State within the championship recreation. Listed beneath is each event winner, championship recreation ultimate rating, Remaining 4 Most Excellent Participant and web site.
2022: Kansas (34-6)
Championship recreation: Kansas 72, North Carolina 69
Remaining 4 MOP: Ochai Agbaji, Sr., Kansas
Website: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans
2021: Baylor (28-2)
Championship recreation: Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70
Remaining 4 MOP: Jared Butler, Jr., Baylor
Website: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
2020: No champion
Championship recreation: N/A
Remaining 4 MOP: N/A
Website: N/A
2019: Virginia (35-3)
Championship recreation: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Kyle Man, Jr., Virginia
Website: U.S. Financial institution Stadium, Minneapolis
2018: Villanova (36-4)
Championship recreation: Villanova 79, Michigan 62
Remaining 4 MOP: Donte DiVincenzo, Jr., Villanova
Website: Alamodome, San Antonio
2017: North Carolina (33-7)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65
Remaining 4 MOP: Joel Berry II
Website: College of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
2016: Villanova (35-5)
Championship recreation: Villanova 77, North Carolina 74
Remaining 4 MOP: Ryan Arcidiacono, Sr., Villanova
Website: Reliant Stadium, Houston
2015: Duke (35-4)
Championship recreation: Duke 68, Wisconsin 63
Remaining 4 MOP: Tyus Jones, Fr., Duke
Website: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
2014: UConn (32-8)
Championship recreation: UConn 60, Kentucky 54
Remaining 4 MOP: Shabazz Napier, Sr., UConn
Website: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
2013: Louisville (35-5)*
Championship recreation: Louisville 82, Michigan 76
Remaining 4 MOP: Luke Hancock, Sr., Louisville
Website: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
*Louisville’s participation within the 2013 event was vacated by the NCAA
2012: Kentucky (38-2)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 67, Kansas 59
Remaining 4 MOP: Anthony Davis, Fr., Kentucky
Website: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
2011: UConn (32-9)
Championship recreation: UConn 53, Butler 41
Remaining 4 MOP: Kemba Walker, Jr., UConn
Website: Reliant Stadium, Houston
The NCAA event expanded to its present 68-team, First 4 format in 2011
2010: Duke (35-5)
Championship recreation: Duke 61, Butler 59
Remaining 4 MOP: Kyle Singler, Jr., Duke
Website: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
2009: North Carolina (34-4)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72
Remaining 4 MOP: Wayne Ellington, Jr., North Carolina
Website: Ford Subject, Detroit
2008: Kansas (37-3)
Championship recreation: Kansas 75, Memphis 68 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Mario Chalmers, Jr., Kansas
Website: Alamodome, San Antonio
2007: Florida (35-5)
Championship recreation: Florida 84, Ohio State 75
Remaining 4 MOP: Corey Brewer, Jr., Florida
Website: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
2006: Florida (33-6)
Championship recreation: Florida 73, UCLA 57
Remaining 4 MOP: Joakim Noah, So., Florida
Website: RCA Dome, Indianapolis
2005: North Carolina (33-4)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
Remaining 4 MOP: Sean Might, Jr., North Carolina
Website: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis
2004: UConn (33-6)
Championship recreation: UConn 82, Georgia Tech 73
Remaining 4 MOP: Emeka Okafor, Jr., UConn
Website: Alamodome, San Antonio
2003: Syracuse (30-5)
Championship recreation: Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
Remaining 4 MOP: Carmelo Anthony, Fr., Syracuse
Website: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
2002: Maryland (32-4)
Championship recreation: Maryland 64, Indiana 52
Remaining 4 MOP: Juan Dixon, Sr., Maryland
Website: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
2001: Duke (35-4)
Championship recreation: Duke 82, Arizona 72
Remaining 4 MOP: Shane Battier, Sr., Duke
Website: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
The NCAA event discipline expanded to 65 when an additional recreation was added in 2001
2000: Michigan State (32-7)
Championship recreation: Michigan State 89, Florida 76
Remaining 4 MOP: Mateen Cleaves, Sr., Michigan State
Website: RCA Dome, Indianapolis
1999: UConn (34-2)
Championship recreation: UConn 77, Duke 74
Remaining 4 MOP: Richard Hamilton, Jr., UConn
Website: Tropicana Subject, St. Petersburg, Florida
1998: Kentucky (35-4)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 78, Utah 69
Remaining 4 MOP: Jeff Sheppard, Sr., Kentucky
Website: Alamodome, San Antonio
1997: Arizona (25-9)
Championship recreation: Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Miles Simon, Jr., Arizona
Website: RCA Dome, Indianapolis
1996: Kentucky (34-2)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
Remaining 4 MOP: Tony Delk, Sr., Kentucky
Website: Continental Airways Area, East Rutherford, New Jersey
1995: UCLA (31-2)
Championship recreation: UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
Remaining 4 MOP: Ed O’Bannon, Sr., UCLA
Website: Kingdome, Seattle
1994: Arkansas (31-3)
Championship recreation: Arkansas 76, Duke 72
Remaining 4 MOP: Corliss Williamson, Jr., Arkansas
Website: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
1993: North Carolina (34-4)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
Remaining 4 MOP: Donald Williams, So., North Carolina
Website: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
1992: Duke (34-2)
Championship recreation: Duke 71, Michigan 51
Remaining 4 MOP: Bobby Hurley, Jr., Duke
Website: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
1991: Duke (32-7)
Championship recreation: Duke 72, Kansas 65
Remaining 4 MOP: Christian Laettner, Jr., Duke
Website: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis
1990: UNLV (35-5)
Championship recreation: UNLV 103, Duke 73
Remaining 4 MOP: Anderson Hunt, So., UNLV
Website: McNichols Area, Denver
1989: Michigan (30-7)
Championship recreation: Michigan 80, Seton Corridor 79 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Glen Rice, Sr., Michigan
Website: Kingdome, Seattle
1988: Kansas (27-11)
Championship recreation: Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
Remaining 4 MOP: Danny Manning, Sr., Kansas
Website: Kemper Area, Kansas Metropolis, Missouri
1987: Indiana (30-4)
Championship recreation: Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
Remaining 4 MOP: Keith Good, Jr., Indiana
Website: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
1986: Louisville (32-7)
Championship recreation: Louisville 72, Duke 69
Remaining 4 MOP: Pervis Ellison, Fr., Louisville
Website: Reunion Area, Dallas
1985: Villanova (25-10)
Championship recreation: Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
Remaining 4 MOP: Ed Pinckney, Sr., Villanova
Website: Rupp Area, Lexington, Kentucky
The NCAA event expanded to 64 groups in 1985
1984: Georgetown (34-3)
Championship recreation: Georgetown 84, Houston 75
Remaining 4 MOP: Patrick Ewing, Jr., Georgetown
Website: Kingdome, Seattle
1983: N.C. State (26-10)
Championship recreation: N.C. State 54, Houston 52
Remaining 4 MOP: Akeem Olajuwon, So., Houston
Website: The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1982: North Carolina (32-2)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
Remaining 4 MOP: James Worthy, Jr., North Carolina
Website: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
1981: Indiana (26-9)
Championship recreation: Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
Remaining 4 MOP: Isiah Thomas, So., Indiana
Website: The Spectrum, Philadelphia
1980: Louisville (33-3)
Championship recreation: Louisville 59, UCLA 54
Remaining 4 MOP: Darrell Griffith, Sr., Louisville
Website: Market Sq. Area, Indianapolis
1979: Michigan State (26-6)
Championship recreation: Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64
Remaining 4 MOP: Earvin “Magic” Johnson, So., Michigan State
Website: Particular Occasions Heart, Salt Lake Metropolis
1978: Kentucky (30-2)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 94, Duke 88
Remaining 4 MOP: Jack Givens, Sr., Kentucky
Website: Checkerdome, St. Louis
1977: Marquette (25-7)
Championship recreation: Marquette 67, North Carolina 59
Remaining 4 MOP: Butch Lee, Jr., Marquette
Website: The Omni, Atlanta
1976: Indiana (32-0)
Championship recreation: Indiana 86, Michigan 68
Remaining 4 MOP: Kurt Benson, Jr., Indiana
Website: The Spectrum, Philadelphia
1975: UCLA (28-3)
Championship recreation: UCLA 92, Kentucky 85
Remaining 4 MOP: Richard Washington, So., UCLA
Website: San Diego Sports activities Area, San Diego
The NCAA event once more doubled in measurement, increasing to 32 groups in 1975
1974: N.C. State (30-1)
Championship recreation: N.C. State 76, Marquette 64
Remaining 4 MOP: David Thompson, So., N.C. State
Website: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1973: UCLA (30-0)
Championship recreation: UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
Remaining 4 MOP: Invoice Walton, Jr., UCLA
Website: St. Louis Area, St. Louis
1972: UCLA (30-0)
Championship recreation: UCLA 81, Florida State 76
Remaining 4 MOP: Invoice Walton, UCLA
Website: Memorial Sports activities Area, Los Angeles
1971: UCLA (29-1)
Championship recreation: UCLA 68, Villanova 62
Remaining 4 MOP: Howard Porter**, Villanova
Website: Astrodome, Houston
**Later vacated by the NCAA
1970: UCLA (28-2)
Championship recreation: UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69
Remaining 4 MOP: Sidney Wicks, UCLA
Website: Cole Subject Home, School Park, Maryland
1969: UCLA (29-1)
Championship recreation: UCLA 92, Purdue 72
Remaining 4 MOP: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1968: UCLA (29-1)
Championship recreation: UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
Remaining 4 MOP: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Website: Memorial Sports activities Area, Los Angeles
1967: UCLA (30-0)
Championship recreation: UCLA 79, Dayton 64
Remaining 4 MOP: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1966: Texas Western (28-1)
Championship recreation: Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65
Remaining 4 MOP: Jerry Chambers, Utah
Website: Cole Subject Home, School Park, Maryland
Texas Western was renamed to College of Texas at El Paso (or UTEP) in 1966
1965: UCLA (28-2)
Championship recreation: UCLA 91, Michigan 80
Remaining 4 MOP: Invoice Bradley, Princeton
Website: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
1964: UCLA (30-0)
Championship recreation: UCLA 98, Duke 83
Remaining 4 MOP: Walt Hazzard, UCLA
Website: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas Metropolis, Missouri
1963: Loyola-Illinois (29-2)
Championship recreation: Loyola 60, Cincinnati 58 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Artwork Heyman, Duke
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1962: Cincinnati (29-2)
Championship recreation: Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
Remaining 4 MOP: Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1961: Cincinnati (27-3)
Championship recreation: Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65
Remaining 4 MOP: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Website: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas Metropolis, Missouri
1960: Ohio State (25-3)
Championship recreation: Ohio State 75, California 55
Remaining 4 MOP: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Website: Cow Palace, Daly Metropolis, California
1959: California (25-4)
Championship recreation: California 71, West Virginia 70
Remaining 4 MOP: Jerry West, West Virginia
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1958: Kentucky (23-6)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
Remaining 4 MOP: Jerry West, West Virginia
Website: Freedom Corridor, Louisville, Kentucky
1957: North Carolina (32-0)
Championship recreation: North Carolina 54, Kansas 53 (3OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1956: San Francisco (29-0)
Championship recreation: San Francisco 83, Iowa 71
Remaining 4 MOP: Hal Lear, Temple
Website: McGaw Corridor, Evanston, Illinois
1955: San Francisco (28-1)
Championship recreation: San Francisco 77, LaSalle 63
Remaining 4 MOP: Invoice Russell, San Francisco
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1954: LaSalle (26-4)
Championship recreation: LaSalle 92, Bradley 76
Remaining 4 MOP: Tom Gola, La Salle
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1953: Indiana (23-3)
Championship recreation: Indiana 69, Kansas 68
Remaining 4 MOP: B.H. Born, Kansas
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1952: Kansas (28-3)
Championship recreation: Kansas 80, St. John’s 63
Remaining 4 MOP: Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
Website: Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle
1951: Kentucky (32-2)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58
Remaining 4 MOP: Invoice Spivey, Kentucky
Website: Minnesota Subject Home, Minneapolis
The NCAA event expanded to 16 groups in 1951
1950: Metropolis School of New York (24-5)
Championship recreation: CCNY 71, Bradley 68
Remaining 4 MOP: Irwin Dambrot, CCNY
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1949: Kentucky (32-2)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36
Remaining 4 MOP: Alex Groza, Kentucky
Website: Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle
1948: Kentucky (36-3)
Championship recreation: Kentucky 58, Baylor 42
Remaining 4 MOP: Alex Groza, Kentucky
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1947: Holy Cross (27-3)
Championship recreation: Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
Remaining 4 MOP: George Kaftan, Holy Cross
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1946: Oklahoma A&M (31-2)
Championship recreation: Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40
Remaining 4 MOP: Bob Kurkland, Oklahoma A&M
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
Oklahoma A&M was renamed Oklahoma State College in 1957
1945: Oklahoma A&M (27-4)
Championship recreation: Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45
Remaining 4 MOP: Bob Kurkland, Oklahoma A&M
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1944: Utah (21-4)
Championship recreation: Utah 42, Dartmouth 40 (OT)
Remaining 4 MOP: Arnie Ferrin, Utah
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1943: Wyoming (31-2)
Championship recreation: Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
Remaining 4 MOP: Ken Saylors, Wyoming
Website: Madison Sq. Backyard, New York
1942: Stanford (28-4)
Championship recreation: Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
Remaining 4 MOP: Howie Dallmar, Stanford
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1941: Wisconsin (20-3)
Championship recreation: Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
Remaining 4 MOP: John Kurz, Wisconsin
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1940: Indiana (20-3)
Championship recreation: Indiana 60, Kansas 42
Remaining 4 MOP: Marvin Huffman, Indiana
Website: Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis
1939: Oregon (29-5)
Championship recreation: Oregon 46, Ohio State 33
Remaining 4 MOP: Jimmy Hull, Ohio State
Website: Patten Gymnasium, Evanston, Illinois
The inaugural NCAA event featured eight groups and didn’t develop till 1951
