List of NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Champions - wikipedia List of NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Champions The University of California, Los Angeles ( trophy room pictured ) has won the Men 's Division I Basketball Championship a record 11 times. This is a list of NCAA Division I men 's basketball champions. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Men 's Division I Basketball Championship, or NCAA Tournament, is a single - elimination tournament for men 's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. The NCAA Tournament has been held annually since 1939, and its field grew from eight teams in the beginning to sixty - five teams by 2001 ; as of 2011, sixty - eight teams take part in the tournament. Teams can gain invitations by winning a conference championship or receiving an at - large bid from a 10 - person committee. The semifinals of the tournament are known as the Final Four and are held in a different city each year, along with the championship game ; Indianapolis, the city where the NCAA is based, will host the Final Four every five years until 2040. Each winning university receives a rectangular, gold - plated trophy made of wood. The first NCAA Tournament was organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46 -- 33 in the first championship game. Before the 1941 tournament, control of the event was given to the NCAA. In the early years of the tournament, it was considered less important than the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ), a New York City - based event. Teams were able to compete in both events in the same year, and three of those that did so -- Utah in 1944, Kentucky in 1949, and City College of New York ( CCNY ) in 1950 -- won the NCAA Tournament. The 1949 -- 50 CCNY team won both tournaments ( defeating Bradley in both finals ), and is the only college basketball team to accomplish this feat. By the mid-1950s, the NCAA Tournament became the more prestigious of the two events, and in 1971 the NCAA barred universities from playing in other tournaments, such as the NIT, if they were invited to the NCAA Tournament. The University of California, Los Angeles ( UCLA ) has been the most successful college in the NCAA Tournament, winning 11 national titles. Ten of those championships came during a 12 - year stretch from 1964 to 1975. UCLA also holds the record for the most consecutive championships, winning seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. Kentucky has the second-most titles, with eight. North Carolina is third with six championships, while Duke and Indiana follow with five each. Villanova is the most recent champion, having defeated Michigan in the final of the 2018 tournament. Among head coaches, John Wooden is the all - time leader with 10 championships ; he coached UCLA during their period of success in the 1960s and 1970s. Duke 's Mike Krzyzewski is second all - time with five titles. Contents 1 Championship games 2 Multiple champions 3 Champions by conference status 3.1 Champions by conference at the time of tournaments 3.2 Championships by current conference membership 4 Championships by state 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References Championship games Legend for `` Championship games '' table below Indicator Meaning * Game was decided in an overtime period Game was decided in a third overtime period Score Each score is linked to an article about that particular championship game, when available Year Each year is linked to an article about that particular NCAA Tournament Championship games, by year, showing winners and losers, final scores and venues Year Winning team Winning head coach Score Losing team Losing head coach Venue City Ref. 1939 Oregon Hobson, Howard Howard Hobson 046.3 ! 46 -- 33 Ohio State Olsen, Harold Harold Olsen Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois 1940 Indiana McCracken, Branch Branch McCracken 060.3 ! 60 -- 42 Kansas Allen, Phog Phog Allen Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1941 Wisconsin Foster, Bud Bud Foster 039 ! 39 -- 34 Washington State Friel, Jack Jack Friel Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1942 Stanford Dean, Everett Everett Dean 053.2 ! 53 -- 38 Dartmouth Cowles, O.B. 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Cowles Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1943 Wyoming Shelton, Everett Everett Shelton 046.2 ! 46 -- 34 Georgetown Ripley, Elmer Elmer Ripley Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1944 Utah Peterson, Vadal Vadal Peterson 042 ! 42 -- 40 * Dartmouth Brown, Earl Earl Brown Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1945 Oklahoma A&M Iba, Henry Henry Iba 049 ! 49 -- 45 NYU Cann, Howard Howard Cann Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1946 Oklahoma A&M Iba, Henry Henry Iba 043 ! 43 -- 40 North Carolina Carnevale, Ben Ben Carnevale Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1947 Holy Cross Julian, Doggie Doggie Julian 058.1 ! 58 -- 47 Oklahoma Drake, Bruce Bruce Drake Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1948 Kentucky Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp 058.2 ! 58 -- 42 Baylor Henderson, Bill Bill Henderson Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1949 Kentucky Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp 046.1 ! 46 -- 36 Oklahoma A&M Iba, Henry Henry Iba Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 1950 CCNY Holman, Nat Nat Holman 071.2 ! 71 -- 68 Bradley Anderson, Forddy Forddy Anderson Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1951 Kentucky Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp 068.3 ! 68 -- 58 Kansas State Gardner, Jack Jack Gardner Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 1952 Kansas Allen, Phog Phog Allen 080.3 ! 80 -- 63 St. John 's McGuire, Frank Frank McGuire Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 1953 Indiana McCracken, Branch Branch McCracken 069 ! 69 -- 68 Kansas Allen, Phog Phog Allen Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1954 La Salle Loeffler, Ken Ken Loeffler 092.2 ! 92 -- 76 Bradley Anderson, Forddy Forddy Anderson Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1955 San Francisco Woolpert, Phil Phil Woolpert 077.3 ! 77 -- 63 La Salle Loeffler, Ken Ken Loeffler Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1956 San Francisco Woolpert, Phil Phil Woolpert 083.2 ! 83 -- 71 Iowa O'Connor, Bucky Bucky O'Connor McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois 1957 North Carolina McGuire, Frank Frank McGuire 054.1 ! 54 -- 53 Kansas Harp, Dick Dick Harp Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1958 Kentucky Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp 084.3 ! 84 -- 72 Seattle Castellani, John John Castellani Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1959 California Newell, Pete Pete Newell 071.1 ! 71 -- 70 West Virginia Schaus, Fred Fred Schaus Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1960 Ohio State Taylor, Fred Fred Taylor 075.4 ! 75 -- 55 California Newell, Pete Pete Newell Cow Palace Daly City, California 1961 Cincinnati Jucker, Ed Ed Jucker 070 ! 70 -- 65 * Ohio State Taylor, Fred Fred Taylor Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1962 Cincinnati Jucker, Ed Ed Jucker 071.4 ! 71 -- 59 Ohio State Taylor, Fred Fred Taylor Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1963 Loyola Chicago Ireland, George George Ireland 060.1 ! 60 -- 58 * Cincinnati Jucker, Ed Ed Jucker Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1964 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 098 ! 98 -- 83 Duke Bubas, Vic Vic Bubas Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 1965 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 091 ! 91 -- 80 Michigan Strack, Dave Dave Strack Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon 1966 Texas Western Haskins, Don Don Haskins 072.2 ! 72 -- 65 Kentucky Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 1967 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 079 ! 79 -- 64 Dayton Donoher, Don Don Donoher Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1968 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 078.2 ! 78 -- 55 North Carolina Smith, Dean Dean Smith Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 1969 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 092.3 ! 92 -- 72 Purdue King, George George King Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 1970 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 080.2 ! 80 -- 69 Jacksonville Williams, Joe Joe Williams Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 1971 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 068.2 ! 68 -- 62 Villanova Kraft, Jack Jack Kraft Astrodome Houston, Texas 1972 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 081.2 ! 81 -- 76 Florida State Durham, Hugh Hugh Durham Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 1973 UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 087 ! 87 -- 66 Memphis State Bartow, Gene Gene Bartow St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri North Carolina State Sloan, Norm Norm Sloan 076.3 ! 76 -- 64 Marquette McGuire, Al Al McGuire Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina UCLA Wooden, John John Wooden 092.1 ! 92 -- 85 Kentucky Hall, Joe B. Joe B. Hall San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 1976 Indiana Knight, Bob Bob Knight 086 ! 86 -- 68 Michigan Orr, Johnny Johnny Orr Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1977 Marquette McGuire, Al Al McGuire 067 ! 67 -- 59 North Carolina Smith, Dean Dean Smith Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 1978 Kentucky Hall, Joe B. Joe B. Hall 094 ! 94 -- 88 Duke Foster, Bill Bill Foster The Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri 1979 Michigan State Heathcote, Jud Jud Heathcote 075.3 ! 75 -- 64 Indiana State Hodges, Bill Bill Hodges Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah 1980 Louisville Crum, Denny Denny Crum 059 ! 59 -- 54 UCLA Brown, Larry Larry Brown Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana 1981 Indiana Knight, Bob Bob Knight 063.2 ! 63 -- 50 North Carolina Smith, Dean Dean Smith Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1982 North Carolina Smith, Dean Dean Smith 063.1 ! 63 -- 62 Georgetown Thompson, John John Thompson Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana North Carolina State Valvano, Jim Jim Valvano 054.2 ! 54 -- 52 Houston Lewis, Guy Guy Lewis University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 1984 Georgetown Thompson, John John Thompson 084.2 ! 84 -- 75 Houston Lewis, Guy Guy Lewis Kingdome Seattle, Washington 1985 Villanova Massimino, Rollie Rollie Massimino 066 ! 66 -- 64 Georgetown Thompson, John John Thompson Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 1986 Louisville Crum, Denny Denny Crum 072.1 ! 72 -- 69 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Indiana Knight, Bob Bob Knight 074 ! 74 -- 73 Syracuse Boeheim, Jim Jim Boeheim Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1988 Kansas Brown, Larry Larry Brown 083.1 ! 83 -- 79 Oklahoma Tubbs, Billy Billy Tubbs Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 1989 Michigan Fisher, Steve Steve Fisher 080.1 ! 80 -- 79 * Seton Hall Carlesimo, P.J. 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Carlesimo Kingdome Seattle, Washington 1990 UNLV Tarkanian, Jerry Jerry Tarkanian 103 ! 103 -- 73 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado 1991 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 072.2 ! 72 -- 65 Kansas Williams, Roy Roy Williams Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 1992 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 071.5 ! 71 -- 51 Michigan Fisher, Steve Steve Fisher Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 1993 North Carolina Smith, Dean Dean Smith 077.2 ! 77 -- 71 Michigan Fisher, Steve Steve Fisher Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 1994 Arkansas Richardson, Nolan Nolan Richardson 076.1 ! 76 -- 72 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 1995 UCLA Harrick, Jim Jim Harrick 089.1 ! 89 -- 78 Arkansas Richardson, Nolan Nolan Richardson Kingdome Seattle, Washington Kentucky Pitino, Rick Rick Pitino 076.2 ! 76 -- 67 Syracuse Boeheim, Jim Jim Boeheim Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 1997 Arizona Olson, Lute Lute Olson 084.1 ! 84 -- 79 * Kentucky Pitino, Rick Rick Pitino RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 1998 Kentucky Smith, Tubby Tubby Smith 078.1 ! 78 -- 69 Utah Majerus, Rick Rick Majerus Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 1999 Connecticut Calhoun, Jim Jim Calhoun 077.1 ! 77 -- 74 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 2000 Michigan State Izzo, Tom Tom Izzo 089.2 ! 89 -- 76 Florida Donovan, Billy Billy Donovan RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 2001 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 082.3 ! 82 -- 72 Arizona Olson, Lute Lute Olson Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002 Maryland Williams, Gary Gary Williams 064 ! 64 -- 52 Indiana Davis, Mike Mike Davis Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2003 Syracuse Boeheim, Jim Jim Boeheim 081.1 ! 81 -- 78 Kansas Williams, Roy Roy Williams Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Connecticut Calhoun, Jim Jim Calhoun 082.2 ! 82 -- 73 Georgia Tech Hewitt, Paul Paul Hewitt Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2005 North Carolina Williams, Roy Roy Williams 075.1 ! 75 -- 70 Illinois Weber, Bruce Bruce Weber Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri 2006 Florida Donovan, Billy Billy Donovan 073 ! 73 -- 57 UCLA Howland, Ben Ben Howland RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 2007 Florida Donovan, Billy Billy Donovan 084.2 ! 84 -- 75 Ohio State Matta, Thad Thad Matta Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2008 Kansas Self, Bill Bill Self 075.2 ! 75 -- 68 * Memphis Calipari, John John Calipari Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2009 North Carolina Williams, Roy Roy Williams 089.3 ! 89 -- 72 Michigan State Izzo, Tom Tom Izzo Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 061 ! 61 -- 59 Butler Stevens, Brad Brad Stevens Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 2011 Connecticut Calhoun, Jim Jim Calhoun 053.1 ! 53 -- 41 Butler Stevens, Brad Brad Stevens Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas 2012 Kentucky Calipari, John John Calipari 067.1 ! 67 -- 59 Kansas Self, Bill Bill Self Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 2013 Louisville Pitino, Rick Rick Pitino 067.1 ! 82 -- 76 Michigan Beilein, John John Beilein Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2014 Connecticut Ollie, Kevin Kevin Ollie 060.2 ! 60 -- 54 Kentucky Calipari, John John Calipari AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 2015 Duke Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 068.1 ! 68 -- 63 Wisconsin Ryan, Bo Bo Ryan Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 2016 Villanova Jay Wright 077.1 ! 77 -- 74 North Carolina Williams, Roy Roy Williams NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 2017 North Carolina Roy Williams 071.3 ! 71 -- 65 Gonzaga Mark Few University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2018 Villanova Jay Wright 077.1 ! 79 -- 62 Michigan Beilein, John John Beilein Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Multiple champions UCLA Kentucky North Carolina Duke Indiana Connecticut Kansas Louisville San Francisco Villanova Florida NC State Oklahoma State Cincinnati Michigan State Arkansas Holy Cross La Salle Loyola Marquette UTEP Arizona UNLV Stanford California Georgetown Maryland Ohio State Utah CCNY Wyoming Michigan Syracuse Wisconsin Oregon Schools that have won the NCAA championship -- 11 championships, -- 8 championships, -- 6 championships, -- 5 championships -- 4 championships, -- 3 championships, -- 2 championships, -- 1 championship Teams with multiple championships Team Wins Years won UCLA 11 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 Kentucky 8 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012 North Carolina 6 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017 Duke 5 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015 Indiana 5 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 Connecticut 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 Kansas 1952, 1988, 2008 Villanova 1985, 2016, 2018 Louisville 1980, 1986, 2013 Michigan State 1979, 2000 Cincinnati 1961, 1962 Florida 2006, 2007 North Carolina State 1974, 1983 Oklahoma State 1945, 1946 San Francisco 1955, 1956 Coaches with multiple championships Team Wins Years won Wooden, John John Wooden 10 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 Krzyzewski, Mike Mike Krzyzewski 5 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015 Rupp, Adolph Adolph Rupp 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958 Calhoun, Jim Jim Calhoun 1999, 2004, 2011 Knight, Bob Bob Knight 1976, 1981, 1987 Williams, Roy Roy Williams 2005, 2009, 2017 Crum, Denny Denny Crum 1980, 1986 Donovan, Billy Billy Donovan 2006, 2007 Iba, Henry Henry Iba 1945, 1946 Jucker, Ed Ed Jucker 1961, 1962 McCracken, Branch Branch McCracken 1940, 1953 Smith, Dean Dean Smith 1982, 1993 Woolpert, Phil Phil Woolpert 1955, 1956 Wright, Jay Jay Wright 2016, 2018 Champions by conference status Champions by conference at the time of tournaments Championships by conference membership at the time of tournaments Conference Wins Years won Ref ( s ) Pac - 12 Conference ! Pac - 12 Conference ( 1915 -- current ) 15 1939, 1942, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995, 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference ! Atlantic Coast Conference ( 1953 -- current ) 14 1957, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 Southeastern Conference ! Southeastern Conference ( 1932 -- current ) 11 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2012 Big Ten Conference ! Big Ten Conference ( 1896 -- current ) 10 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 2000 Big East Conference ! Big East Conference ( 1979 -- current ) 8 1984, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 Independents 6 1944, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1966, 1977 Missouri Valley Conference ! Missouri Valley Conference ( 1907 -- current ) 1945, 1946, 1961, 1962 Big Eight Conference ! Big 8 Conference ( 1907 -- 1996 ) 1952, 1988 Metro Conference ! Metro Conference ( 1975 -- 1995 ) 1980, 1986 West Coast Conference ! West Coast Conference ( 1952 -- current ) 1955, 1956 American Athletic Conference ! American Athletic Conference ( 2014 -- current ) 2014 Big Twelve Conference ! Big 12 Conference ( 1994 -- current ) 2008 Big West Conference ! Big West Conference ( 1969 -- current ) 1990 Metropolitan New York Conference ! Metropolitan New York Conference ( 1933 -- 1963 ) 1950 Mountain States Conference ! Mountain States Conference ( 1938 -- 1962 ) 1943 Championships by current conference membership Championships by current conference membership Conference Wins Years won Ref ( s ) Atlantic Coast Conference ! Atlantic Coast Conference 16 1957, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017 Pac - 12 Conference ! Pac - 12 Conference 16 1939, 1942, 1944, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995, 1997 Southeastern Conference ! Southeastern Conference 11 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2012 Big Ten Conference ! Big Ten Conference 11 1940, 1941, 1953, 1960, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2002 American Athletic Conference 6 1961, 1962, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 Big Twelve Conference ! Big 12 Conference 5 1945, 1946, 1952, 1988, 2008 Big East Conference 5 1977, 1984, 1985, 2016, 2018 Mountain West Conference ! Mountain West Conference 1943, 1990 West Coast Conference ! West Coast Conference 1955, 1956 Atlantic 10 Conference ! Atlantic 10 Conference 1954 City University of New York Athletic Conference ! City University of New York Athletic Conference 1950 Conference USA ! Conference USA 1966 Missouri Valley Conference ! Missouri Valley Conference 1963 Patriot League ! Patriot League 1947 Championships by state Championships by state State Wins Years won California 15 1942, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 North Carolina 13 1957, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 Kentucky 10 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2012, 2013 Indiana 5 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 Connecticut 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 Pennsylvania 1954, 1985, 2016, 2018 Ohio 1960, 1961, 1962 Kansas 1952, 1988, 2008 Michigan 1979, 1989, 2000 Oklahoma 1945, 1946 Wisconsin 1941, 1977 New York 1950, 2003 Florida 2006, 2007 Oregon 1939 Wyoming 1943 Utah 1944 Massachusetts 1947 Illinois 1963 Texas 1966 Washington, D.C. 1984 Nevada 1990 Arkansas 1994 Arizona 1997 Maryland 2002 Indicates vacated by NCAA See also NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Championship records Helms Athletic Foundation national champions Notes The result was later stricken from the NCAA record books after it was discovered that the team had committed a rules violation. 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Question: who won the national basketball championship last year
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