SEASON |
FINAL |
MVP |
2023 |
UConn 76, San Diego St 59 |
Adama Sanogo, UConn |
2022 |
Kansas 72, North Carolina 69 |
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas |
2021 |
Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70 |
Jared Butler, Baylor |
2019 |
Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (OT) |
Kyle Guy, Virginia |
2018 |
Villanova 79, Michigan 62 |
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova |
2017 |
North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65 |
Joel Berry, North Carolina |
2016 |
Villanova 77, North Carolina 74 |
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova |
2015 |
Duke 68, Wisconsin 63 |
Tyus Jones, Duke |
2014 |
UConn 60, Kentucky 54 |
Shabazz Napier, UConn |
2013 |
Louisville 82, Michigan 76 |
Luke Hancock, Louisville |
2012 |
Kentucky 67, Kansas 59 |
Anthony Davis, Kentucky |
2011 |
UConn 53, Butler 41 |
Kemba Walker, UConn |
2010 |
Duke 61, Butler 59 |
Kyle Singler, Duke |
2009 |
North Carolina 89, Michigan St 72 |
Wayne Ellington, North Carolina |
2008 |
Kansas 75, Memphis 68 (OT) |
Mario Chalmers, Kansas |
2007 |
Florida 84, Ohio St 75 |
Corey Brewer, Florida |
2006 |
Florida 73, UCLA 57 |
Joakim Noah, Florida |
2005 |
North Carolina 75, Illinois 70 |
Sean May, North Carolina |
2004 |
UConn 82, Georgia Tech 73 |
Emeka Okefor, UConn |
2003 |
Syracuse 81, Kansas 78 |
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse |
2002 |
Maryland 64, Indiana 52 |
Juan Dixon, Maryland |
2001 |
Duke 82, Arizona 72 |
Shane Battier, Duke |
2000 |
Michigan St 89, Florida 76 |
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St |
1999 |
UConn 77, Duke 74 |
Richard Hamilton, UConn |
1998 |
Kentucky 78, Utah 69 |
Jeff Shepherd, Kentucky |
1997 |
Arizona 84, Kentucky 79 (OT) |
Miles Simon, Arizona |
1996 |
Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67 |
Tony Delk, Kentucky |
1995 |
UCLA 89, Arkansas 78 |
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA |
1994 |
Arkansas 76, Duke 72 |
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas |
1993 |
North Carolina 77, Michigan 71 |
Donald Williams, North Carolina |
1992 |
Duke 71, Michigan 51 |
Bobby Hurley, Duke |
1991 |
Duke 72, Kansas 65 |
Christian Laettner, Duke |
1990 |
UNLV 103, Duke 73 |
Anderson Hunt, UNLV |
1989 |
Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79 (OT) |
Glen Rice, Michigan |
1988 |
Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79 |
Danny Manning, Kansas |
1987 |
Indiana 74, Syracuse 73 |
Keith Smart, Indiana |
1986 |
Louisville 72, Duke 69 |
Pervis Ellison, Louisville |
1985 |
Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 |
Ed Pinckney, Villanova |
1984 |
Georgetown 84, Houston 75 |
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown |
1983 |
North Carolina St 54, Houston 52 |
Akeem Olajuwon, Houston |
1982 |
North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62 |
James Worthy, North Carolina |
1981 |
Indiana 63, North Carolina 50 |
Isiah Thomas, Indiana |
1980 |
Louisville 59, UCLA 54 |
Darrell Griffith, Louisville |
1979 |
Michigan St 75, Indiana St 64 |
Magic Johnson, Michigan St |
1978 |
Kentucky 94, Duke 88 |
Jack Givens, Kentucky |
1977 |
Marquette 67, North Carolina 59 |
Butch Lee, Marquette |
1976 |
Indiana 86, Michigan 68 |
Kent Benson, Indiana |
1975 |
UCLA 92, Kentucky 85 |
Richard Washington, UCLA |
1974 |
North Carolina St 76, Marquette 64 |
David Thompson, North Carolina St |
1973 |
UCLA 87, Memphis 66 |
Bill Walton, UCLA |
1972 |
UCLA 81, Florida St 76 |
Bill Walton, UCLA |
1971 |
UCLA 68, Villanova 62 |
Howard Porter, Vill - later ineligible |
1970 |
UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69 |
Sidney Wicks, UCLA |
1969 |
UCLA 92, Purdue 72 |
Lew Alcindor, UCLA |
1968 |
UCLA 78, North Carolina 55 |
Lew Alcindor, UCLA |
1967 |
UCLA 79, Dayton 64 |
Lew Alcindor, UCLA |
1966 |
UTEP 72, Kentucky 65 |
Jerry Chambers, Utah |
1965 |
UCLA 91, Michigan 80 |
Bill Bradley, Princeton |
1964 |
UCLA 98, Duke 83 |
Walt Hazzard, UCLA |
1963 |
Loyola-IL 60, Cincinnati 58 (OT) |
Art Heyman, Duke |
1962 |
Cincinnati 71, Ohio St 59 |
Paul Hogue, Cincinnati |
1961 |
Cincinnati 70, Ohio St 65 (OT) |
Jerry Lucas, Ohio St |
1960 |
Ohio St 75, California 55 |
Jerry Lucas, Ohio St |
1959 |
California 71, West Virginia 70 |
Jerry West, West Virginia |
1958 |
Kentucky 84, Seattle 72 |
Elgin Baylor, Seattle |
1957 |
North Carolina 54, Michigan St 53 (3OT) |
Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas |
1956 |
San Francisco 83, Iowa 71 |
Hal Lear, Temple |
1955 |
San Francisco 77, La Salle 63 |
Bill Russell, San Francisco |
1954 |
La Salle 92, Bradley 76 |
Tom Gola, La Salle |
1953 |
Indiana 69, Kansas 68 |
B.H. Horn, Kansas |
1952 |
Kansas 80, St Johns 63 |
Clyde Lovelette, Kansas |
1951 |
Kentucky 68, Kansas St 58 |
None |
1950 |
CCNY 71, Bradley 68 |
Irwin Dambrot, CCNY |
1949 |
Kentucky 46, Oklahoma St 36 |
Alex Groza, Kentucky |
1948 |
Kentucky 58, Baylor 42 |
Alex Groza, Kentucky |
1947 |
Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47 |
George Kaftan, Holy Cross |
1946 |
Oklahoma St 43, North Carolina 40 |
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma St |
1945 |
Oklahoma St 49, New York U 45 |
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma St |
1944 |
Utah 42, Dartmouth 40 (OT) |
Arnold Ferrin, Utah |
1943 |
Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34 |
Ken Sailors, Wyoming |
1942 |
Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38 |
Howard Dallmar, Stanford |
1941 |
Wisconsin 39, Washington St 34 |
John Kotz, Wisconsin |
1940 |
Indiana 60, Kansas 42 |
Marvin Huffman, Indiana |
1939 |
Oregon 46, Ohio St 33 |
None |