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Men's College Basketball Almanac |
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| NCAA Men's Division 1 Final Four |
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The NCAA basketball tournament began in 1939
under the sponsorship of the National Association of Basketball Coaches,
but was taken over by the NCAA in 1940.
From 1939-51, the winners of the Eastern and Western Regionals played for
the national championship, while regional runners-up shared third place.
The concept of a Final Four originated in 1952 when four teams qualified
for the first national semifinals.
Consolation games to determine overall third place were held between
regional finalists from 1946-51 and then national semifinalists from
1952-81. Consolation games were discontinued in 1982. |
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MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS: UCLA (11); Kentucky (7); Indiana (5); North Carolina (3);
Cincinnati, Duke, Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina State, Oklahoma A&M (now
Oklahoma State) and San Francisco (2). |
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| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
Site |
Third Place |
| 1939 |
Oregon |
Ohio State |
46-33 |
Evanston, IL |
Oklahoma |
Villanova |
| 1940 |
Indiana |
Kansas |
60-42 |
Kansas City |
Duquesne |
USC |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin |
Washington St |
39-34 |
Kansas City |
Arkansas |
Pittsburgh |
| 1942 |
Stanford |
Dartmouth |
53-38 |
Kansas City |
Colorado |
Kentucky |
| 1943 |
Wyoming |
Georgetown |
46-34 |
New York |
DePaul |
Texas |
| 1944 |
Utah |
Dartmouth |
42-40 (ot) |
New York |
Iowa State |
Ohio State |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M |
NYU |
49-45 |
New York |
Arkansas |
Ohio State |
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| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
Site |
Third Place |
Fourth Place |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M |
North Carolina |
43-40 |
New York |
Ohio State |
California |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross |
Oklahoma |
58-47 |
New York |
Texas |
CCNY |
| 1948 |
Kentucky |
Baylor |
58-42 |
New York |
Holy Cross |
Kansas State |
| 1949 |
Kentucky |
Oklahoma A&M |
46-36 |
Seattle |
Illinois |
Oregon State |
| 1950 |
CCNY |
Bradley |
71-68 |
New York |
NC State |
Baylor |
| 1951 |
Kentucky |
Kansas State |
68-58 |
Minneapolis |
Illinois |
Oklahoma A&M |
| 1952 |
Kansas |
St John's |
80-63 |
Seattle |
Illinois |
Santa Clara |
| 1953 |
Indiana |
Kansas |
69-68 |
Kansas City |
Washington |
LSU |
| 1954 |
La Salle |
Bradley |
92-76 |
Kansas City |
Penn State |
USC |
| 1955 |
San Francisco |
La Salle |
77-63 |
Kansas City |
Colorado |
Iowa |
| 1956 |
San Francisco |
Iowa |
83-71 |
Evanston, IL |
Temple |
SMU |
| 1957 |
North Carolina |
Kansas |
54-53 (3 ot) |
Kansas City |
San Francisco |
Michigan St |
| 1958 |
Kentucky |
Seattle |
84-72 |
Louisville |
Temple |
Kansas St |
| 1959 |
California |
West Virginia |
71-70 |
Louisville |
Cincinnati |
Louisville |
| 1960 |
Ohio State |
California |
75-55 |
San Francisco |
Cincinnati |
NYU |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio State |
70-65 (ot) |
Kansas City |
St Joseph's-PA |
Utah |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio State |
71-59 |
Louisville |
Wake Forest |
UCLA |
| 1963 |
Loyola-IL |
Cincinnati |
60-58 (ot) |
Louisville |
Duke |
Oregon State |
| 1964 |
UCLA |
Duke |
98-83 |
Kansas City |
Michigan |
Kansas State |
| 1965 |
UCLA |
Michigan |
91-80 |
Portland, OR |
Princeton |
Wichita State |
| 1966 |
Texas Western |
Kentucky |
72-65 |
College Park, MD |
Duke |
Utah |
| 1967 |
UCLA |
Dayton |
79-64 |
Louisville |
Houston |
North Carolina |
| 1968 |
UCLA |
North Carolina |
78-55 |
Los Angeles |
Ohio State |
Houston |
| 1969 |
UCLA |
Purdue |
92-72 |
Louisville |
Drake |
North Carolina |
| 1970 |
UCLA |
Jacksonville |
80-69 |
College Park, MD |
New Mexico St |
St Bonaventure |
| 1971 |
UCLA |
Villanova |
68-62 |
Houston |
W Kentucky |
Kansas |
| 1972 |
UCLA |
Florida State |
81-76 |
Los Angeles |
North Carolina |
Louisville |
| 1973 |
UCLA |
Memphis State |
87-66 |
St Louis |
Indiana |
Providence |
| 1974 |
NC State |
Marquette |
76-64 |
Greensboro, NC |
UCLA |
Kansas |
| 1975 |
UCLA |
Kentucky |
92-85 |
San Diego |
Louisville |
Syracuse |
| 1976 |
Indiana |
Michigan |
86-68 |
Philadelphia |
UCLA |
Rutgers |
| 1977 |
Marquette |
North Carolina |
67-59 |
Atlanta |
UNLV |
NC-Charlotte |
| 1978 |
Kentucky |
Duke |
94-88 |
St Louis |
Arkansas |
Notre Dame |
| 1979 |
Michigan St |
Indiana State |
75-64 |
Salt Lake City |
DePaul |
Penn |
| 1980 |
Louisville |
UCLA |
59-54 |
Indianapolis |
Purdue |
Iowa |
| 1981 |
Indiana |
North Carolina |
63-50 |
Philadelphia |
Virginia |
LSU |
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| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
Site |
Third Place |
| 1982 |
North Carolina |
Georgetown |
63-62 |
New Orleans |
Houston |
Louisville |
| 1983 |
NC State |
Houston |
54-52 |
Albuquerque |
Georgia |
Louisville |
| 1984 |
Georgetown |
Houston |
84-75 |
Seattle |
Kentucky |
Virginia |
| 1985 |
Villanova |
Georgetown |
66-64 |
Lexington |
Memphis State |
St John's |
| 1986 |
Louisville |
Duke |
72-69 |
Dallas |
Kansas |
LSU |
| 1987 |
Indiana |
Syracuse |
74-73 |
New Orleans |
Providence |
UNLV |
| 1988 |
Kansas |
Oklahoma |
83-79 |
Kansas City |
Arizona |
Duke |
| 1989 |
Michigan |
Seton Hall |
80-79 (ot) |
Seattle |
Duke |
Illinois |
| 1990 |
UNLV |
Duke |
103-73 |
Denver |
Arkansas |
Georgia Tech |
| 1991 |
Duke |
Kansas |
72-65 |
Indianapolis |
North Carolina |
UNLV |
| 1992 |
Duke |
Michigan |
71-51 |
Minneapolis |
Cincinnati |
Indiana |
| 1993 |
North Carolina |
Michigan |
77-71 |
New Orleans |
Kansas |
Kentucky |
| 1994 |
Arkansas |
Duke |
76-72 |
Charlotte |
Arizona |
Florida |
| 1995 |
UCLA |
Arkansas |
89-78 |
Seattle |
North Carolina |
Oklahoma St |
| 1996 |
Kentucky |
Syracuse |
76-67 |
E Rutherford, NJ |
UMass |
Mississippi St |
| 1997 |
Arizona |
Kentucky |
84-79 (ot) |
Indianapolis |
Minnesota |
North Carolina |
| 1998 |
Kentucky |
Utah |
78-69 |
San Antonio |
Stanford |
North Carolina |
| 1999 |
Connecticut |
Duke |
77-74 |
St Petersburg, FL |
Michigan St |
Ohio State |
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NOTE: Six teams have had their standing in the
Final Four vacated for using ineligible players: 1961–St. Joseph's-PA
(3rd place); 1971–Villanova (Runner-up) and Western Kentucky (3rd place);
1980–UCLA (Runner-up); 1985–Memphis St. (3rd place 1996–UMass (3rd place).
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