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Men's College Basketball Almanac |
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| Men's Division 1 National Champions |
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| Since 1938 |
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The Helms Foundation of Los Angeles (Bill Schroeder, founder) selected
national college basketball champions from 1942-82.
The first NIT Tournament and then the NCAA Tournament have settled the
national championship since 1938. There are four years (1939, 1940, 1944 and
1954) where the Helms selections differ.
NOTE: The column titled Outstanding Player is NOT a list of the official
NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Players but rather a subjective list of
each team's best player over the course of the season.
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| MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS (since 1938):
UCLA (11); Kentucky (7); Indiana (5); North Carolina (3);
Cincinnati, Duke, Kansas, Louisville, N.C. State, Oklahoma A&M
(now Oklahoma State) and San Francisco (2). |
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| Year |
Record |
Winner |
Won |
Coach |
Outstanding Player |
| 1938 |
Temple |
23-2 |
NIT |
James Usilton |
Meyer Bloom, G |
| 1939 |
Oregon |
29-5 |
NCAA |
Howard Hobson |
Slim Wintermute, C |
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LIU-Brooklyn (Helms) |
24-0 |
NIT |
Clair Bee |
Irv Torgoff, F |
| 1940 |
Indiana |
20-3 |
NCAA |
Branch McCracken |
Marv Huffman, G |
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USC (Helms) * |
20-3 |
NIT |
Sam Barry |
Ralph Vaughn, F |
| 1941 |
Wisconsin |
20-3 |
NCAA |
Bud Foster |
Gene Englund, F |
| 1942 |
Stanford |
27-4 |
NCAA |
Everett Dean |
Jim Pollard, F |
| 1943 |
Wyoming |
31-2 |
NCAA |
Everett Shelton |
Kenny Sailors, G |
| 1944 |
Utah |
21-4 |
NCAA |
Vadal Peterson |
Arnie Ferrin, F |
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Army (Helms) ** |
15-0 |
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Ed Kelleher |
Dale Hall, F |
| 1945 |
Oklahoma A&M |
27-4 |
NCAA |
Hank Iba |
Bob Kurland, C |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma A&M |
31-2 |
NCAA |
Hank Iba |
Bob Kurland, C |
| 1947 |
Holy Cross |
27-3 |
NCAA |
Doggie Julian |
George Kaftan, F |
| 1948 |
Kentucky |
36-3 |
NCAA |
Adolph Rupp |
Ralph Beard, G |
| 1949 |
Kentucky |
32-2 |
NCAA |
Adolph Rupp |
Alex Groza, C |
| 1950 |
CCNY |
24-5 |
NCAA |
Nat Holman |
Irwin Dambrot, G |
| 1951 |
Kentucky |
32-2 |
NCAA |
Adolph Rupp |
Bill Spivey, C |
| 1952 |
Kansas |
28-3 |
NCAA |
Phog Allen |
Clyde Lovellette, C |
| 1953 |
Indiana |
23-3 |
NCAA |
Branch McCracken |
Don Schlundt, C |
| 1954 |
La Salle |
26-4 |
NCAA |
Ken Loeffler |
Tom Gola, F |
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Kentucky (Helms) |
25-0 |
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Adolph Rupp |
Cliff Hagan, G |
| 1955 |
San Francisco |
28-1 |
NCAA |
Phil Woolpert |
Bill Russell, C |
| 1956 |
San Francisco |
29-0 |
NCAA |
Phil Woolpert |
Bill Russell, C |
| 1957 |
North Carolina |
32-0 |
NCAA |
Frank McGuire |
Lennie Rosenbluth, F |
| 1958 |
Kentucky |
23-6 |
NCAA |
Adolph Rupp |
Vern Hatton, G |
| 1959 |
California |
25-4 |
NCAA |
Pete Newell |
Darrall Imhoff, C |
| 1960 |
Ohio State |
25-3 |
NCAA |
Fred Taylor |
Jerry Lucas, C |
| 1961 |
Cincinnati |
27-3 |
NCAA |
Ed Jucker |
Bob Wiesenhahn, F |
| 1962 |
Cincinnati |
29-2 |
NCAA |
Ed Jucker |
Paul Hogue, C |
| 1963 |
Loyola-IL |
29-2 |
NCAA |
George Ireland |
Jerry Harkness, F |
| 1964 |
UCLA |
30-0 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Walt Hazzard, G |
| 1965 |
UCLA |
28-2 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Gail Goodrich, G |
| 1966 |
Texas Western |
28-1 |
NCAA |
Don Haskins |
Bobby Joe Hill, G |
| 1967 |
UCLA |
30-0 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Lew Alcindor, C |
| 1968 |
UCLA |
29-1 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Lew Alcindor, C |
| 1969 |
UCLA |
29-1 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Lew Alcindor, C |
| 1970 |
UCLA |
28-2 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Sidney Wicks, F |
| 1971 |
UCLA |
29-1 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Sidney Wicks, F |
| 1972 |
UCLA |
30-0 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Bill Walton, C |
| 1973 |
UCLA |
30-0 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Bill Walton, C |
| 1974 |
NC State |
30-1 |
NCAA |
Norm Sloan |
David Thompson, F |
| 1975 |
UCLA |
28-3 |
NCAA |
John Wooden |
Dave Meyers, F |
| 1976 |
Indiana |
32-0 |
NCAA |
Bob Knight |
Scott May, F |
| 1977 |
Marquette |
25-7 |
NCAA |
Al McGuire |
Butch Lee, G |
| 1978 |
Kentucky |
30-2 |
NCAA |
Joe B Hall |
Jack Givens, F |
| 1979 |
Michigan State |
26-6 |
NCAA |
Jud Heathcote |
Magic Johnson, G |
| 1980 |
Louisville |
33-3 |
NCAA |
Denny Crum |
Darrell Griffith, G |
| 1981 |
Indiana |
26-9 |
NCAA |
Bob Knight |
Isiah Thomas, G |
| 1982 |
North Carolina |
32-2 |
NCAA |
Dean Smith |
James Worthy, F |
| 1983 |
NC State |
26-10 |
NCAA |
Jim Valvano |
Sidney Lowe, G |
| 1984 |
Georgetown |
34-3 |
NCAA |
John Thompson |
Patrick Ewing, C |
| 1985 |
Villanova |
25-10 |
NCAA |
Rollie Massimino |
Ed Pinckney, C |
| 1986 |
Louisville |
32-7 |
NCAA |
Denny Crum |
Pervis Ellison, C |
| 1987 |
Indiana |
30-4 |
NCAA |
Bob Knight |
Steve Alford, G |
| 1988 |
Kansas |
27-10 |
NCAA |
Larry Brown |
Danny Manning, C |
| 1989 |
Michigan |
30-7 |
NCAA |
Steve Fisher |
Glen Rice, F |
| 1990 |
UNLV |
35-5 |
NCAA |
Jerry Tarkanian |
Larry Johnson, F |
| 1991 |
Duke |
32-7 |
NCAA |
Mike Krzyzewski |
Christian Laettner, F/C |
| 1992 |
Duke |
34-2 |
NCAA |
Mike Krzyzewski |
Christian Laettner, F/C |
| 1993 |
North Carolina |
34-4 |
NCAA |
Dean Smith |
Eric Montross, C |
| 1994 |
Arkansas |
31-3 |
NCAA |
Nolan Richardson |
Corliss Williamson, F |
| 1995 |
UCLA |
31-2 |
NCAA |
Jim Harrick |
Ed O'Bannon, F |
| 1996 |
Kentucky |
34-2 |
NCAA |
Rick Pitino |
Tony Delk, G |
| 1997 |
Arizona |
25-9 |
NCAA |
Lute Olson |
Miles Simon, G |
| 1998 |
Kentucky |
35-4 |
NCAA |
Tubby Smith |
Jeff Sheppard, G |
| 1999 |
Connecticut |
34-2 |
NCAA |
Jim Calhoun |
Richard Hamilton, G |
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* USC was beaten by Kansas in the West Regional
of the NCAA tournament.
** Army did not lift its policy against postseason play until accepting a
bid to the 1961 NIT.
*** Kentucky turned down a bid to the 1954 NCAA tournament after
the NCAA declared seniors Cliff Hagan, Frank Ramsey and Lou Tsioropoulos
ineligible for postseason play. |
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