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| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | MVP, Team |
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| 2008 | Kansas | Bill Self | 75-68 | Memphis | Mario Chalmers, Kansas | | 2007 | Florida | Billy Donavan | 84-75 | Ohio State | Corey Brewer, Florida | | 2006 | Florida | Billy Donovan | 73-57 | UCLA | Joakim Noah, Florida | | 2005 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | 75-70 | Illinois | Sean May, North Carolina | | 2004 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | 82-73 | Georgia Tech | Emeka Okafor, Connecticut | | 2003 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 81-78 | Kansas | Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse | | 2002 | Maryland | Gary Williams | 64-52 | Indiana | Juan Dixon, Maryland | | 2001 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 82-72 | Arizona | Shane Battier, Duke | | 2000 | Michigan St | Tom Izzo | 89-76 | Florida | Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St | | 1999 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | 77-74 | Duke | Richard Hamilton, Connecticut | | 1998 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | 78-69 | Utah | Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky | | 1997 | Arizona | Lute Olson | 84-79 | Kentucky | Miles Simon, Arizona | | 1996 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | 76-67 | Syracuse | Tony Delk, Kentucky | | 1995 | UCLA | Jim Harrick | 89-78 | Arkansas | Ed O'Bannon, UCLA | | 1994 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | 76-72 | Duke | Corliss Williamson, Arkansas | | 1993 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | 77-71 | Michigan | Donald Williams, North Carolina | | 1992 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 71-51 | Michigan | Bobby Hurley, Duke | | 1991 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 72-65 | Kansas | Christian Laettner, Duke | | 1990 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 103-73 | Duke | Anderson Hunt, UNLV | | 1989 | Michigan | Steve Fisher | 80-79 | Seton Hall | Glen Rice, Michigan | | 1988 | Kansas | Larry Brown | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Danny Manning, Kansas | | 1987 | Indiana | Bobby Knight | 74-73 | Syracuse | Keith Smart, Indiana | | 1986 | Louisville | Denny Crum | 72-69 | Duke | Pervis Ellison, Louisville | | 1985 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | 66-64 | Georgetown | Ed Pinckney, Villanova | | 1984 | Georgetown | John Thompson | 84-75 | Houston | Patrick Ewing, Georgetown | | 1983 | North Carolina State | Jim Valvano | 54-52 | Houston | Akeem Olajuwon, Houston | | 1982 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | 63-62 | Georgetown | James Worthy, North Carolina | | 1981 | Indiana | Bobby Knight | 63-50 | North Carolina | Isiah Thomas, Indiana | | 1980 | Louisville | Denny Crum | 59-54 | UCLA | Darrell Griffith, Louisville | | 1979 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | 75-64 | Indiana State | Earvin Johnson, Michigan State | | 1978 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | 94-88 | Duke | Jack Givens, Kentucky | | 1977 | Marquette | Al McGuire | 67-59 | North Carolina | Butch Lee, Marquette | | 1976 | Indiana | Bobby Knight | 86-68 | Michigan | Kent Benson, Indiana | | 1975 | UCLA | John Wooden | 92-85 | Kentucky | Richard Washington, UCLA | | 1974 | North Carolina State | Norm Sloan | 76-64 | Marquette | David Thompson, North Carolina State | | 1973 | UCLA | John Wooden | 87-66 | Memphis State | Bill Walton, UCLA | | 1972 | UCLA | John Wooden | 81-76 | Florida State | Bill Walton, UCLA | | 1971 | UCLA | John Wooden | 68-62 | Villanova | Howard Porter, Villanova | | 1970 | UCLA | John Wooden | 80-69 | Jacksonville | Sidney Wicks, UCLA | | 1969 | UCLA | John Wooden | 92-72 | Purdue | Lew Alcindor, UCLA | | 1968 | UCLA | John Wooden | 78-55 | North Carolina | Lew Alcindor, UCLA | | 1967 | UCLA | John Wooden | 79-64 | Dayton | Lew Alcindor, UCLA | | 1966 | Texas-El Paso | Don Haskins | 72-65 | Kentucky | Jerry Chambers, Utah | | 1965 | UCLA | John Wooden | 91-80 | Michigan | Bill Bradley, Princeton | | 1964 | UCLA | John Wooden | 98-83 | Duke | Walt Hazzard, UCLA | | 1963 | Loyola (Ill.) | George Ireland | 60-58 | Cincinnati | Art Heyman, Duke | | 1962 | Cincinnati | Edwin Jucker | 71-59 | Ohio State | Paul Hogue, Cincinnati | | 1961 | Cincinnati | Edwin Jucker | 70-65 | Ohio State | Jerry Lucas, Ohio State | | 1960 | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | 75-55 | California | Jerry Lucas, Ohio State | | 1959 | California | Pete Newell | 71-70 | West Virginia | Jerry West, West Virginia | | 1958 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 84-72 | Seattle | Elgin Baylor, Seattle | | 1957 | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | 54-53 | Kansas | Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas | | 1956 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | 83-71 | Iowa | Hal Lear, Temple | | 1955 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | 77-63 | LaSalle | Bill Russell, San Francisco | | 1954 | LaSalle | Kenneth Loeffler | 92-76 | Bradley | Tom Gola, LaSalle | | 1953 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | 69-68 | Kansas | B.H. Born, Kansas | | 1952 | Kansas | Forrest Allen | 80-63 | St. Johns | Clyde Lovelette, Kansas | | 1951 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 68-58 | Kansas State | None Selected | | 1950 | C.C.N.Y | Nat Holman | 71-68 | Bradley | Irwin Dambrot, C.C.N.Y | | 1949 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 46-36 | Oklahoma State | Alex Groza, Kentucky | | 1948 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 58-42 | Baylor | Alex Groza, Kentucky | | 1947 | Holy Cross | Alvin Julian | 58-47 | Oklahoma | George Kaftan, Holy Cross | | 1946 | Oklahoma State | Henry Iba | 43-40 | North Carolina | Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State | | 1945 | Oklahoma State | Henry Iba | 49-45 | New York University | Bob Kurland, Oklahoma State | | 1944 | Utah | Vadal Peterson | 42-40 | Dartmouth | Arnold Ferrin, Utah | | 1943 | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | 46-34 | Georgetown | Ken Sailors, Wyoming | | 1942 | Stanford | Everett Dean | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Howard Dallmar, Stanford | | 1941 | Wisconsin | Harold Foster | 39-34 | Washington State | John Kotz, Wisconsin | | 1940 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | 60-42 | Kansas | Marvin Huffman, Indiana | | 1939 | Oregon | Howard Hobson | 46-33 | Ohio State | None Selected |
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