| Year |
Champion (Coach) |
Score |
Runner-up (Coach) |
| 1939 |
Oregon (Howard Hobson) |
46-33 |
Ohio State (Harold Olsen)
|
| 1940 |
Indiana (Branch McCracken)
|
60-42 |
Kansas (Phog Allen) |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin (Bud Foster) |
39-34 |
Washington State (Jack Friel)
|
| 1942 |
Stanford (Everett Dean) |
53-38 |
Dartmouth (Ozzie Cowles)
|
| 1943 |
Wyoming (Everett Shelton) |
46-34 |
Georgetown (Elmer Ripley)
|
| 1944 |
Utah (Vadal Peterson) |
42-40 (OT) |
Dartmouth (Earl Brown) |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma State (Henry Iba)
|
49-45 |
NYU (Howard Cann) |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma State (Henry Iba)
|
43-40 |
North Carolina (Ben Carnevale)
|
| 1947 |
Holy Cross (Doggie Julian)
|
58-47 |
Oklahoma (Bruce Drake) |
| 1948 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
58-42 |
Baylor (Bill Henderson)
|
| 1949 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
46-36 |
Oklahoma State (Henry Iba)
|
| 1950 |
CCNY (Nat Holman) |
71-68 |
Bradley (Forddy Anderson)
|
| 1951 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
68-58 |
Kansas State (Jack Gardner)
|
| 1952 |
Kansas (Phog Allen) |
80-63 |
St. John's (Frank McGuire)
|
| 1953 |
Indiana (Branch McCracken)
|
69-68 |
Kansas (Phog Allen) |
| 1954 |
La Salle (Ken Loeffler) |
92-76 |
Bradley (Forddy Anderson)
|
| 1955 |
San Francisco (Phil Woolpert)
|
77-63 |
La Salle (Ken Loeffler)
|
| 1956 |
San Francisco (Phil Woolpert)
|
83-71 |
Iowa (Bucky O'Connor) |
| 1957 |
North Carolina (Frank McGuire)
|
54-53 (3OT) |
Kansas (Dick Harp) |
| 1958 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
84-72 |
Seattle (John Castellani)
|
| 1959 |
California (Pete Newell) |
71-70 |
West Virginia (Fred Schaus)
|
| 1960 |
Ohio State (Fred Taylor) |
75-55 |
California (Pete Newell)
|
| 1961 |
Cincinnati (Ed Jucker) |
70-65 (OT) |
Ohio State (Fred Taylor)
|
| 1962 |
Cincinnati (Ed Jucker) |
71-59 |
Ohio State (Fred Taylor)
|
| 1963 |
Loyola, Ill. (George Ireland)
|
60-58 (OT) |
Cincinnati (Ed Jucker) |
| 1964 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
98-83 |
Duke (Vic Bubas) |
| 1965 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
91-80 |
Michigan (Dave Strack) |
| 1966 |
Texas Western (Don Haskins)
|
72-65 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
| 1967 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
79-64 |
Dayton (Don Donoher) |
| 1968 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
78-55 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
| 1969 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
92-72 |
Purdue (George King) |
| 1970 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
80-69 |
Jacksonville (Joe Williams)
|
| 1971 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
68-62 |
Villanova (Jack Kraft) |
| 1972 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
81-76 |
Florida State (Hugh Durham)
|
| 1973 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
87-66 |
Memphis State (Gene Bartow)
|
| 1974 |
N.C. State (Norman Sloan) |
76-64 |
Marquette (Al McGuire) |
| 1975 |
UCLA (John Wooden) |
92-85 |
Kentucky (Joe B. Hall) |
| 1976 |
Indiana (Bob Knight) |
86-68 |
Michigan (Johnny Orr) |
| 1977 |
Marquette (Al McGuire) |
67-59 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
| 1978 |
Kentucky (Joe B. Hall) |
94-88 |
Duke (Bill E. Foster) |
| 1979 |
Michigan State (Jud Heathcote)
|
75-64 |
Indiana State (Bill Hodges)
|
| 1980 |
Louisville (Denny Crum) |
59-54 |
UCLA (Larry Brown) |
| 1981 |
Indiana (Bob Knight) |
63-50 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
| 1982 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
63-62 |
Georgetown (John Thompson)
|
| 1983 |
N.C. State (Jim Valvano) |
54-52 |
Houston (Guy Lewis) |
| 1984 |
Georgetown (John Thompson)
|
84-75 |
Houston (Guy Lewis) |
| 1985 |
Villanova (Rollie Massimino)
|
66-64 |
Georgetown (John Thompson)
|
| 1986 |
Louisville (Denny Crum) |
72-69 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
| 1987 |
Indiana (Bob Knight) |
74-73 |
Syracuse (Jim Boeheim) |
| 1988 |
Kansas (Larry Brown) |
83-79 |
Oklahoma (Billy Tubbs) |
| 1989 |
Michigan (Steve Fisher) |
80-79 (OT) |
Seton Hall (P.J. Carlesimo)
|
| 1990 |
UNLV (Jerry Tarkanian) |
103-73 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
| 1991 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
72-65 |
Kansas (Roy Williams) |
| 1992 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
71-51 |
Michigan (Steve Fisher)
|
| 1993 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
77-71 |
Michigan (Steve Fisher)
|
| 1994 |
Arkansas (Nolan Richardson)
|
76-72 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
| 1995 |
UCLA (Jim Harrick) |
89-78 |
Arkansas (Nolan Richardson)
|
| 1996 |
Kentucky (Rick Pitino) |
76-67 |
Syracuse (Jim Boeheim) |
| 1997 |
Arizona (Lute Olson) |
84-79 (OT) |
Kentucky (Rick Pitino) |
| 1998 |
Kentucky (Tubby Smith) |
78-69 |
Utah (Rick Majerus) |
| 1999 |
Connecticut (Jim Calhoun) |
77-74 |
Duke (Mike Krzyzewski) |
| 2000 |
Michigan State (Tom Izzo) |
89-76 |
Florida (Billy Donovan)
|
| Year |
Champion (Coach) |
Runner-up (Coach) |
| 1938 |
Temple (James Usilton) |
Colorado (Frosty Cox) |
| 1939 |
Long Island (Clair Bee) |
Loyola of Chicago (Lennie Sachs)
|
| 1940 |
Colorado (Frosty Cox) |
Duquesne (Chick Davies)
|
| 1941 |
Long Island (Clair Bee) |
Ohio (Dutch Trautwein) |
| 1942 |
West Virginia (Dyke Raese)
|
Western Kentucky (Ed Diddle)
|
| 1943 |
St. John's (Joe Lapchick) |
Toledo (Berle Friddle) |
| 1944 |
St. John's (Joe Lapchick) |
DePaul (Ray Meyer) |
| 1945 |
DePaul (Ray Meyer) |
Bowling Green (Harold Anderson)
|
| 1946 |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
Rhode Island (Frank Keaney)
|
| 1947 |
Utah (Vadal Peterson) |
Kentucky (Adolph Rupp) |
| 1948 |
St. Louis (Eddie Hickey) |
New York University (Howard Cann)
|
| 1949 |
San Francisco (Pete Newell)
|
Loyola of Chicago (Tom Haggerty)
|
| 1950 |
CCNY (Nat Holman) |
Bradley (Forddy Anderson)
|
| 1951 |
Brigham Young (Stan Watts)
|
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
| 1952 |
La Salle (Ken Loeffler) |
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
| 1953 |
Seton Hall (Honey Russell)
|
St. John's (Dusty
DeStefano) |
| 1954 |
Holy Cross (Buster Sheary)
|
Duquesne (Dudey Moore) |
| 1955 |
Duquesne (Dudey Moore) |
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
| 1956 |
Louisville (Peck Hickman) |
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
| 1957 |
Bradley (Chuck Orsborn) |
Memphis State (Bob Vanatta)
|
| 1958 |
Xavier (Jim McCafferty) |
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
| 1959 |
St. John's (Joe Lapchick) |
Bradley (Chuck Orsborn)
|
| 1960 |
Bradley (Chuck Orsborn) |
Providence (Joe Mullaney)
|
| 1961 |
Providence (Joe Mullaney) |
St. Louis (John Benington)
|
| 1962 |
Dayton (Tom Blackburn) |
St. John's (Joe Lapchick)
|
| 1963 |
Providence (Joe Mullaney) |
Canisius (Bob MacKinnon)
|
| 1964 |
Bradley (Chuck Orsborn) |
New Mexico (Bob King) |
| 1965 |
St. John's (Joe Lapchick) |
Villanova (Jack Kraft) |
| 1966 |
Brigham Young (Stan Watts)
|
New York University (Lou Rossini)
|
| 1967 |
Southern Illinois (Jack Hartman)
|
Marquette (Al McGuire) |
| 1968 |
Dayton (Don Donoher) |
Kansas (Ted Owens) |
| 1969 |
Temple (Harry Litwack) |
Boston College (Bob Cousy)
|
| 1970 |
Marquette (Al McGuire) |
St. John's (Lou Carnesecca)
|
| 1971 |
North Carolina (Dean Smith)
|
Georgia Tech (Whack Hyder)
|
| 1972 |
Maryland (Lefty Driesell) |
Niagara (Frank Layden) |
| 1973 |
Virginia Tech (Don DeVoe) |
Notre Dame (Digger Phelps)
|
| 1974 |
Purdue (Fred Schaus) |
Utah (Bill E. Foster) |
| 1975 |
Princeton (Pete Carril) |
Providence (Dave Gavitt)
|
| 1976 |
Kentucky (Joe B. Hall) |
UNC Charlotte (Lee Rose)
|
| 1977 |
St. Bonaventure (Jim Satalin)
|
Houston (Guy Lewis) |
| 1978 |
Texas (Abe Lemons) |
North Carolina State (Norman Sloan)
|
| 1979 |
Indiana (Bob Knight) |
Purdue (Lee Rose) |
| 1980 |
Virginia (Terry Holland) |
Minnesota (Jim Dutcher)
|
| 1981 |
Tulsa (Nolan Richardson) |
Syracuse (Jim Boeheim) |
| 1982 |
Bradley (Dick Versace) |
Purdue (Gene Keady) |
| 1983 |
Fresno State (Boyd Grant) |
DePaul (Ray Meyer) |
| 1984 |
Michigan (Bill Frieder) |
Notre Dame (Digger Phelps)
|
| 1985 |
UCLA (Walt Hazzard) |
Indiana (Bob Knight) |
| 1986 |
Ohio State (Eldon Miller) |
Wyoming (Jim Brandenburg)
|
| 1987 |
Southern Miss. (M.K. Turk)
|
La Salle (Speedy Morris)
|
| 1988 |
Connecticut (Jim Calhoun) |
Ohio State (Gary Williams)
|
| 1989 |
St. John's (Lou Carnesecca)
|
St. Louis (Rich Grawer)
|
| 1990 |
Vanderbilt (Eddie Fogler) |
St. Louis (Rich Grawer)
|
| 1991 |
Stanford (Mike Montgomery)
|
Oklahoma (Billy Tubbs) |
| 1992 |
Virginia (Jeff Jones) |
Notre Dame (John MacLeod)
|
| 1993 |
Minnesota (Clem Haskins) |
Georgetown (John Thompson)
|
| 1994 |
Villanova (Steve Lappas) |
Vanderbilt (Jan van Breda Kolff)
|
| 1995 |
Virginia Tech (Bill C. Foster)
|
Marquette (Mike Deane) |
| 1996 |
Nebraska (Danny Nee) |
St. Joseph's (Phil Martelli)
|
| 1997 |
Michigan (Steve Fisher) |
Florida State (Pat Kennedy)
|
| 1998 |
Minnesota (Clem Haskins) |
Penn State (Jerry Dunn)
|
| 1999 |
California (Ben Braun) |
Clemson (Larry Shyatt) |
| 2000 |
Wake Forest (Dave Odom) |
Notre Dame (Matt Doherty)
|
He achieved the feat in a five-year span from 1976 through 1980 with UNC
Charlotte and Purdue. But Rose didn't reach the title contest in the NCAA
playoffs with either school. North Carolina's Matt Doherty could go from the NIT
championship game one season (runner-up with Notre Dame in 2000) to the NCAA
final the next year.
Coaches who went from the NIT semifinals one year to the NCAA Tournament
semifinals the next season with the same institution include:
