1938
Temple
60-36
Colorado
Don Shields, Temple
1939
Lengthy Island
44-32
Loyola
Invoice Lloyd, St. John’s
1940
Colorado
51-40
Duquesne
Bob Doll, Colorado
1941
Lengthy Island
56-42
Ohio
Frankie Baumholtz, Ohio
1942
West Virginia
47-45
Western Kentucky State
Rudy Baric, West Virginia
1943
St. John’s
48-27
Toledo
Harry Boykoff, St. John’s
1944
St. John’s
47-39
DePaul
Invoice Kotsores, St. John’s
1945
DePaul
71-54
Bowling Inexperienced
George Mikan, DePaul
1946
Kentucky
46-45
Rhode Island
Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island
1947
Utah
49-45
Kentucky
Vern Gardner, Utah
1948
Saint Louis
65-52
NYU
Ed Macauley, Saint Louis
1949
San Francisco
48-47
Loyola Chicago
Don Lofgran, San Francisco
1950
CCNY
69-61
Bradley
Ed Warner, CCNY
1951
BYU
62-43
Dayton
Roland Minson, BYU
1952
La Salle
75-64
Dayton
Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, La Salle
1953
Seton Corridor
58-46
St. John’s
Walter Dukes, Seton Corridor
1954
Holy Cross
71-62
Duquesne
Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross
1955
Duquesne
70-58
Dayton
Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA)
1956
Louisville
93-80
Dayton
Charlie Tyra, Louisville
1957
Bradley
84-83
Memphis State
Win Wilfong, Memphis State
1958
Xavier
78-74
Dayton
Hank Stein, Xavier
1959
St. John’s
76-71
Bradley
Tony Jackson, St. John’s
1960
Bradley
88-72
Windfall
Lenny Wilkens, Windfall
1961
Windfall
62-59
Saint Louis
Vin Ernst, Windfall
1962
Dayton
73-67
St. John’s
Invoice Chmielewski, Dayton
1963
Windfall
81-66
Canisius
Raymond Flynn, Windfall
1964
Bradley
86-54
New Mexico
Levern Tart, Bradley
1965
St. John’s
55-51
Villanova
Ken McIntyre, St. John’s
1966
BYU
97-84
NYU
Invoice Melchionni, Villanova
1967
Southern Illinois
71-56
Marquette
Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois
1968
Dayton
61-48
Kansas
Don Might, Dayton
1969
Temple
89-76
Boston School
Terry Driscoll, Boston School
1970
Marquette
65-53
St. John’s
Dean Meminger, Marquette
1971
North Carolina
84-66
Georgia Tech
Invoice Chamberlain, North Carolina
1972
Maryland
100-69
Niagara
Tom McMillen, Maryland
1973
Virginia Tech
92-91
Notre Dame
John Schumate, Notre Dame
1974
Purdue
87-81
Utah
Mike Sojourner, Utah
1975
Princeton
80-69
Windfall
Ron Lee, Oregon
1976
Kentucky
71-67
Charlotte
Cedric Maxwell, Charlotte
1977
St. Bonaventure
94-91
Houston
Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure
1978
Texas
101-93
NC State
Jim Krivacs and Ron Baxter, Texas
1979
Indiana
53-52
Purdue
Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana
1980
Virginia
58-55
Minnesota
Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1981
Tulsa
86-84
Syracuse
Greg Stewart, Tulsa
1982
Bradley
67-58
Purdue
J.J. Anderson, Bradley
1983
Fresno State
69-60
DePaul
Ron Anderson, Fresno State
1984
Michigan
83-63
Notre Dame
Tim McCormick, Michigan
1985
UCLA
65-62
Indiana
Reggie Miller, UCLA
1986
Ohio State
73-63
Wyoming
Brad Sellers, Ohio State
1987
Southern Miss
84-80
La Salle
Randolph Keys, Southern Miss
1988
Connecticut
72-67
Ohio State
Phil Gamble, Connecticut
1989
St. John’s
73-65
Saint Louis
Jayson Williams, St. John’s
1990
Vanderbilt
74-72
Saint Louis
Scott Draud, Vanderbilt
1991
Stanford
78-72
Oklahoma
Adam Keefe, Stanford
1992
Virginia
81-76 (OT)
Notre Dame
Bryant Stith, Virginia
1993
Minnesota
62-61
Georgetown
Voshon Lenard, Minnesota
1994
Villanova
80-73
Vanderbilt
Doremus Bennerman, Siena
1995
Virginia Tech
65-64
Marquette
Shawn Smith, Virginia Tech
1996
Nebraska
60-56
Saint Joseph’s
Erick Strickland, Nebraska
1997
Michigan*
82-73
Florida State
Robert Traylor, Michigan
1998
Minnesota*
79-72
Penn State
Kevin Clark, Minnesota
1999
California
61-60
Clemson
Sean Lampley, California
2000
Wake Forest
71-61
Notre Dame
Robert O’Kelley, Wake Forest
2001
Tulsa
79-66
Alabama
Marcus Hill, Tulsa
2002
Memphis
72-62
South Carolina
Dejuan Wagner, Memphis
2003
St. John’s*
70-67
Georgetown
Marcus Hatten, St. John’s
2004
Michigan
62-55
Rutgers
Daniel Horton, Michigan
2005
South Carolina
60-57
Saint Joseph’s
Carlos Powell, South Carolina
2006
South Carolina
76-64
Michigan
Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina
2007
West Virginia
78-73
Clemson
Frank Younger, West Virginia
2008
Ohio State
92-85
Massachusetts
Kosta Koufos, Ohio State
2009
Penn State
69-63
Baylor
Jamelle Cornley, Penn State
2010
Dayton
79-68
North Carolina
Chris Johnson, Dayton
2011
Wichita State
66-57
Alabama
Graham Hatch, Wichita State
2012
Stanford
75-51
Minnesota
Aaron Vibrant, Stanford
2013
Baylor
74-54
Iowa
Pierre Jackson, Baylor
2014
Minnesota
65-63
SMU
Austin Hollins, Minnesota
2015
Stanford
66-64 (OT)
Miami
Chasson Randle, Stanford
2016
George Washington
76-60
Valparaiso
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington
2017
TCU
88-56
Georgia Tech
Kenrich Williams, TCU
2018
Penn State
82-66
Utah
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
2019
Texas
81-66
Lipscomb
Kerwin Roach, Texas
2020
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2021
Memphis
77-64
Mississippi State
Landers Nolley II, Memphis
2022
Xavier
73-72
Texas A&M
Colby Jones, Xavier
2023
North Texas
68-61
UAB
Tylor Perry, North Texas
2024
Seton Corridor
79-77
Indiana State
Al-Amir Dawes, Seton Corridor
Temple
60-36
Colorado
Don Shields, Temple
1939
Lengthy Island
44-32
Loyola
Invoice Lloyd, St. John’s
1940
Colorado
51-40
Duquesne
Bob Doll, Colorado
1941
Lengthy Island
56-42
Ohio
Frankie Baumholtz, Ohio
1942
West Virginia
47-45
Western Kentucky State
Rudy Baric, West Virginia
1943
St. John’s
48-27
Toledo
Harry Boykoff, St. John’s
1944
St. John’s
47-39
DePaul
Invoice Kotsores, St. John’s
1945
DePaul
71-54
Bowling Inexperienced
George Mikan, DePaul
1946
Kentucky
46-45
Rhode Island
Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island
1947
Utah
49-45
Kentucky
Vern Gardner, Utah
1948
Saint Louis
65-52
NYU
Ed Macauley, Saint Louis
1949
San Francisco
48-47
Loyola Chicago
Don Lofgran, San Francisco
1950
CCNY
69-61
Bradley
Ed Warner, CCNY
1951
BYU
62-43
Dayton
Roland Minson, BYU
1952
La Salle
75-64
Dayton
Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, La Salle
1953
Seton Corridor
58-46
St. John’s
Walter Dukes, Seton Corridor
1954
Holy Cross
71-62
Duquesne
Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross
1955
Duquesne
70-58
Dayton
Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA)
1956
Louisville
93-80
Dayton
Charlie Tyra, Louisville
1957
Bradley
84-83
Memphis State
Win Wilfong, Memphis State
1958
Xavier
78-74
Dayton
Hank Stein, Xavier
1959
St. John’s
76-71
Bradley
Tony Jackson, St. John’s
1960
Bradley
88-72
Windfall
Lenny Wilkens, Windfall
1961
Windfall
62-59
Saint Louis
Vin Ernst, Windfall
1962
Dayton
73-67
St. John’s
Invoice Chmielewski, Dayton
1963
Windfall
81-66
Canisius
Raymond Flynn, Windfall
1964
Bradley
86-54
New Mexico
Levern Tart, Bradley
1965
St. John’s
55-51
Villanova
Ken McIntyre, St. John’s
1966
BYU
97-84
NYU
Invoice Melchionni, Villanova
1967
Southern Illinois
71-56
Marquette
Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois
1968
Dayton
61-48
Kansas
Don Might, Dayton
1969
Temple
89-76
Boston School
Terry Driscoll, Boston School
1970
Marquette
65-53
St. John’s
Dean Meminger, Marquette
1971
North Carolina
84-66
Georgia Tech
Invoice Chamberlain, North Carolina
1972
Maryland
100-69
Niagara
Tom McMillen, Maryland
1973
Virginia Tech
92-91
Notre Dame
John Schumate, Notre Dame
1974
Purdue
87-81
Utah
Mike Sojourner, Utah
1975
Princeton
80-69
Windfall
Ron Lee, Oregon
1976
Kentucky
71-67
Charlotte
Cedric Maxwell, Charlotte
1977
St. Bonaventure
94-91
Houston
Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure
1978
Texas
101-93
NC State
Jim Krivacs and Ron Baxter, Texas
1979
Indiana
53-52
Purdue
Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana
1980
Virginia
58-55
Minnesota
Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1981
Tulsa
86-84
Syracuse
Greg Stewart, Tulsa
1982
Bradley
67-58
Purdue
J.J. Anderson, Bradley
1983
Fresno State
69-60
DePaul
Ron Anderson, Fresno State
1984
Michigan
83-63
Notre Dame
Tim McCormick, Michigan
1985
UCLA
65-62
Indiana
Reggie Miller, UCLA
1986
Ohio State
73-63
Wyoming
Brad Sellers, Ohio State
1987
Southern Miss
84-80
La Salle
Randolph Keys, Southern Miss
1988
Connecticut
72-67
Ohio State
Phil Gamble, Connecticut
1989
St. John’s
73-65
Saint Louis
Jayson Williams, St. John’s
1990
Vanderbilt
74-72
Saint Louis
Scott Draud, Vanderbilt
1991
Stanford
78-72
Oklahoma
Adam Keefe, Stanford
1992
Virginia
81-76 (OT)
Notre Dame
Bryant Stith, Virginia
1993
Minnesota
62-61
Georgetown
Voshon Lenard, Minnesota
1994
Villanova
80-73
Vanderbilt
Doremus Bennerman, Siena
1995
Virginia Tech
65-64
Marquette
Shawn Smith, Virginia Tech
1996
Nebraska
60-56
Saint Joseph’s
Erick Strickland, Nebraska
1997
Michigan*
82-73
Florida State
Robert Traylor, Michigan
1998
Minnesota*
79-72
Penn State
Kevin Clark, Minnesota
1999
California
61-60
Clemson
Sean Lampley, California
2000
Wake Forest
71-61
Notre Dame
Robert O’Kelley, Wake Forest
2001
Tulsa
79-66
Alabama
Marcus Hill, Tulsa
2002
Memphis
72-62
South Carolina
Dejuan Wagner, Memphis
2003
St. John’s*
70-67
Georgetown
Marcus Hatten, St. John’s
2004
Michigan
62-55
Rutgers
Daniel Horton, Michigan
2005
South Carolina
60-57
Saint Joseph’s
Carlos Powell, South Carolina
2006
South Carolina
76-64
Michigan
Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina
2007
West Virginia
78-73
Clemson
Frank Younger, West Virginia
2008
Ohio State
92-85
Massachusetts
Kosta Koufos, Ohio State
2009
Penn State
69-63
Baylor
Jamelle Cornley, Penn State
2010
Dayton
79-68
North Carolina
Chris Johnson, Dayton
2011
Wichita State
66-57
Alabama
Graham Hatch, Wichita State
2012
Stanford
75-51
Minnesota
Aaron Vibrant, Stanford
2013
Baylor
74-54
Iowa
Pierre Jackson, Baylor
2014
Minnesota
65-63
SMU
Austin Hollins, Minnesota
2015
Stanford
66-64 (OT)
Miami
Chasson Randle, Stanford
2016
George Washington
76-60
Valparaiso
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington
2017
TCU
88-56
Georgia Tech
Kenrich Williams, TCU
2018
Penn State
82-66
Utah
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
2019
Texas
81-66
Lipscomb
Kerwin Roach, Texas
2020
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2021
Memphis
77-64
Mississippi State
Landers Nolley II, Memphis
2022
Xavier
73-72
Texas A&M
Colby Jones, Xavier
2023
North Texas
68-61
UAB
Tylor Perry, North Texas
2024
Seton Corridor
79-77
Indiana State
Al-Amir Dawes, Seton Corridor