Year Winner Opponent Score ---- ------------------ --------------- ----- 2024 Connecticut Purdue 75-60 2023 Connecticut San Diego State 76-59 2022 Kansas North Carolina 72-69 2021 Baylor Gonzaga 86-70 2020 Tournament canceled 2019 Virginia Texas Tech 80-75 2018 Villanova Michigan 79-62 2017 North Carolina Gonzaga 71-65 2016 Villanova North Carolina 77-74 2015 Duke Wisconsin 68-63 2014 Connecticut Kentucky 60-54 2013 None (vacated) Michigan 82-76 2012 Kentucky Kansas 67-59 2011 Connecticut Butler 53-41 2010 Duke Butler 61-59 2009 North Carolina Michigan State 89-72 2008 Kansas Memphis 75-68 2007 Florida Ohio State 84-75 2006 Florida UCLA 73-57 2005 North Carolina Illinois 75-70 2004 Connecticut Georgia Tech 82-73 2003 Syracuse Kansas 81-78 2002 Maryland Indiana 64-52 2001 Duke Arizona 82-72 2000 Michigan State Florida 89-76 1999 Connecticut Duke 77-74 1998 Kentucky Utah 78-69 1997 Arizona Kentucky 84-79 (OT) 1996 Kentucky Syracuse 76-67 1995 UCLA Arkansas 89-78 1994 Arkansas Duke 76-72 1993 North Carolina Michigan 77-71 1992 Duke Michigan 71-51 1991 Duke Kansas 72-65 1990 UNLV Duke 103-73 1989 Michigan Seton Hall 80-79 (OT) 1988 Kansas Oklahoma 83-79 1987 Indiana Syracuse 74-73 1986 Louisville Duke 72-69 1985 Villanova Georgetown 66-64 1984 Georgetown Houston 84-75 1983 NC State Houston 54-52 1982 North Carolina Georgetown 63-62 1981 Indiana North Carolina 63-50 1980 Louisville UCLA 59-54 1979 Michigan St. Indiana St. 75-64 1978 Kentucky Duke 94-88 1977 Marquette North Carolina 67-59 1976 Indiana Michigan 86-68 1975 UCLA Kentucky 92-85 1974 NC State Marquette 76-64 1973 UCLA Memphis 87-66 1972 UCLA Florida St. 81-76 1971 UCLA Villanova 68-62 1970 UCLA Jacksonville 80-69 1969 UCLA Purdue 92-72 1968 UCLA North Carolina 78-55 1967 UCLA Dayton 79-64 1966 Texas Western Kentucky 72-65 1965 UCLA Michigan 91-80 1964 UCLA Duke 98-83 1963 Loyola (Ill.) Cincinnati 60-58 (OT) 1962 Cincinnati Ohio State 71-59 1961 Cincinnati Ohio State 70-65 (OT) 1960 Ohio State California 75-55 1959 California West Virginia 71-70 1958 Kentucky Seattle 84-72 1957 North Carolina Kansas 54-53 (3 OT) 1956 San Francisco Iowa 83-71 1955 San Francisco La Salle 76-73 1954 La Salle Bradley 92-76 1953 Indiana Kansas 69-68 1952 Kansas St. John's 80-63 1951 Kentucky Kansas St. 68-58 1950 CCNY Bradley 71-68 1949 Kentucky Oklahoma St. 46-36 1948 Kentucky Baylor 58-42 1947 Holy Cross Oklahoma 58-47 1946 Oklahoma A&M North Carolina 43-40 1945 Oklahoma A&M NYU 49-45 1944 Utah Dartmouth 42-40 (OT) 1943 Wyoming Georgetown 46-34 1942 Stanford Dartmouth 53-38 1941 Wisconsin Washington St. 39-34 1940 Indiana Kansas 60-42 1939 Oregon Ohio State 46-33