- 2023: UConn (5) 76-59 San Diego State
- 2022: Kansas (4) 72-69 South Carolina
- 2021: Baylor (1) 86-70 Gonzaga
- 2020: -
- 2019: Virginia (1) 85-77 Texas Tech (OT)
- 2018: Villanova (3) 79-62 Michiga
- 2017: North Carolina (6) 71-65 Gonzaga
- 2016: Villanova (2) 77-74 North Carolina
- 2015: Duke (5) 68-63 Wisconsin
- 2014: UConn (4) 60-54 Kentucky
- 2013: Louisville (3) 82-76 Michigan (VACANTE)
- 2012: Kentucky (8) 67-59 Kansas
| CAMPEÓN | Head Coach | Final | SUBCAMPEÓN |
1939 | Oregon | Howard Hobson | 46–33 | Ohio State |
1940 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | 60–42 | Kansas |
1941 | Wisconsin | Bud Foster | 39–34 | Washington State |
1942 | Stanford | Everett Dean | 53–38 | Dartmouth |
1943 | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | 46–34 | Georgetown |
1944 | Utah | Vadal Peterson | 42–40 | Dartmouth |
1945 | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | 49–45 | NYU |
1946 | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | 43–40 | North Carolina |
1947 | Holy Cross | Doggie Julian | 58–47 | Oklahoma |
1948 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 58–42 | Baylor |
1949 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 46–36 | Oklahoma A&M |
1950 | CCNY | Nat Holman | 71–68 | Bradley |
1951 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 68–58 | Kansas State |
1952 | Kansas | Phog Allen | 80–63 | St. John's |
1953 | Indiana | Branch McCracken | 69–68 | Kansas |
1954 | La Salle | Ken Loeffler | 92–76 | Bradley |
1955 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | 77–63 | La Salle |
1956 | San Francisco | Phil Woolpert | 83–71 | Iowa |
1957 | North Carolina | Frank McGuire | 54–53 | Kansas |
1958 | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | 84–72 | Seattle |
1959 | California | Pete Newell | 71–70 | West Virginia |
1960 | Ohio State | Fred Taylor | 75–55 | California |
1961 | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | 70–65* | Ohio State |
1962 | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | 71–59 | Ohio State |
1963 | Loyola Chicago | George Ireland | 60–58 | Cincinnati |
1964 | UCLA | John Wooden | 98–83 | Duke |
1965 | UCLA | John Wooden | 91–80 | Michigan |
1966 | Texas Western | Don Haskins | 72–65 | Kentucky |
1967 | UCLA | John Wooden | 79–64 | Dayton |
1968 | UCLA | John Wooden | 78–55 | North Carolina |
1969 | UCLA | John Wooden | 92–72 | Purdue |
1970 | UCLA | John Wooden | 80–69 | Jacksonville |
1971 | UCLA | John Wooden | 68–62 | Villanova |
1972 | UCLA | John Wooden | 81–76 | Florida State |
1973 | UCLA | John Wooden | 87–66 | Memphis State |
1974 | North Carolina State | Norm Sloan | 76–64 | Marquette |
1975 | UCLA | John Wooden | 92–85 | Kentucky |
1976 | Indiana | Bob Knight | 86–68 | Michigan |
1977 | Marquette | Al McGuire | 67–59 | North Carolina |
1978 | Kentucky | Joe B. Hall | 94–88 | Duke |
1979 | Michigan State | Jud Heathcote | 75–64 | Indiana State |
1980 | Louisville | Denny Crum | 59–54 | UCLA |
1981 | Indiana | Bob Knight | 63–50 | North Carolina |
1982 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | 63–62 | Georgetown |
1983 | North Carolina State | Jim Valvano | 54–52 | Houston |
1984 | Georgetown | John Thompson | 84–75 | Houston |
1985 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | 66–64 | Georgetown |
1986 | Louisville | Denny Crum | 72–69 | Duke |
1987 | Indiana | Bob Knight | 74–73 | Syracuse |
1988 | Kansas | Larry Brown | 83–79 | Oklahoma |
1989 | Michigan | Steve Fisher | 80–79 | Seton Hall |
1990 | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | 103–73 | Duke |
1991 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 72–65 | Kansas |
1992 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 71–51 | Michigan |
1993 | North Carolina | Dean Smith | 77–71 | Michigan |
1994 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | 76–72 | Duke |
1995 | UCLA | Jim Harrick | 89–78 | Arkansas |
1996 | Kentucky | Rick Pitino | 76–67 | Syracuse |
1997 | Arizona | Lute Olson | 84–79 | Kentucky |
1998 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | 78–69 | Utah |
1999 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | 77–74 | Duke |
2000 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | 89–76 | Florida |
2001 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 82–72 | Arizona |
2002 | Maryland | Gary Williams | 64–52 | Indiana |
2003 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 81–78 | Kansas |
2004 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | 82–73 | Georgia Tech |
2005 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | 75–70 | Illinois |
2006 | Florida | Billy Donovan | 73–57 | UCLA |
2007 | Florida | Billy Donovan | 84–75 | Ohio State |
2008 | Kansas | Bill Self | 75–68 | Memphis |
2009 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | 89–72 | Michigan State |
2010 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | 61–59 | Butler |
2011 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Butler |