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March Madness Winners List: All NCAA basketball champions until today

UCLA boasts impressive 11 championship titles

The Final Four school flags are displayed during the national anthem prior to an NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game between Illinois and UConn at the Final Four, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis
The Final Four school flags are displayed during the national anthem prior to an NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game between Illinois and UConn at the Final Four, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Indianapolis
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UCLA stands as the most successful program in NCAA Men's Basketball history, boasting an impressive 11 championship titles. Under the legendary coach John Wooden, the Bruins dominated the college basketball landscape during the 1960s and 1970s, winning an unprecedented 10 championships in 12 years.

Their legacy of excellence continues to reverberate through the sport. Following UCLA, Kentucky holds the second position with 8 titles, while North Carolina and Duke follow closely with six and five championships, respectively. Indiana rounds out the top five with five titles of their own, solidifying their place among college basketball's elite programs.

Here is a list of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

  • 2026: Michigan
  • 2025: Florida
  • 2024: UConn
  • 2023: UConn
  • 2022: Kansas
  • 2021: Baylor
  • 2019: Virginia
  • 2018: Villanova
  • 2017: North Carolina
  • 2016: Villanova
  • 2015: Duke
  • 2014: Connecticut
  • 2013: Louisville
  • 2012: Kentucky
  • 2011: Connecticut
  • 2010: Duke
  • 2009: North Carolina
  • 2008: Kansas
  • 2007: Florida
  • 2006: Florida
  • 2005: North Carolina
  • 2004: Connecticut
  • 2003: Syracuse
  • 2002: Maryland
  • 2001: Duke
  • 2000: Michigan State
  • 1999: Connecticut
  • 1998: Kentucky
  • 1997: Arizona
  • 1996: Kentucky
  • 1995: UCLA
  • 1994: Arkansas
  • 1993: North Carolina
  • 1992: Duke
  • 1991: Duke
  • 1990: UNLV
  • 1989: Michigan
  • 1988: Kansas
  • 1987: Indiana
  • 1986: Louisville
  • 1985: Villanova
  • 1984: Georgetown
  • 1983: North Carolina State
  • 1982: North Carolina
  • 1981: Indiana
  • 1980: Louisville
  • 1979: Michigan State
  • 1978: Kentucky
  • 1977: Marquette
  • 1976: Indiana
  • 1975: UCLA
  • 1974: North Carolina State
  • 1973: UCLA
  • 1972: UCLA
  • 1971: UCLA
  • 1970: UCLA
  • 1969: UCLA
  • 1968: UCLA
  • 1967: UCLA
  • 1966: UTEP
  • 1965: UCLA
  • 1964: UCLA
  • 1963: Loyola (Ill.)
  • 1962: Cincinnati
  • 1961: Cincinnati
  • 1960: Ohio State
  • 1959: California
  • 1958: Kentucky
  • 1957: North Carolina
  • 1956: San Francisco
  • 1955: San Francisco
  • 1954: La Salle
  • 1953: Indiana
  • 1952: Kansas
  • 1951: Kentucky
  • 1950: CCNY
  • 1949: Kentucky
  • 1948: Kentucky
  • 1947: Holy Cross
  • 1946: Oklahoma State
  • 1945: Oklahoma State
  • 1944: Utah
  • 1943: Wyoming
  • 1942: Stanford
  • 1941: Wisconsin
  • 1940: Indiana
  • 1939: Oregon

Here are the champions of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament

  • 2025: UCLA
  • 2025: UConn
  • 2024: South Carolina
  • 2023: LSU
  • 2022: South Carolina
  • 2021: Stanford
  • 2020: Canceled due to Covid-19
  • 2019: Baylor
  • 2018: Notre Dame
  • 2017: South Carolina
  • 2016: Connecticut
  • 2015: Connecticut
  • 2014: Connecticut
  • 2013: Connecticut
  • 2012: Baylor
  • 2011: Texas A&M
  • 2010: Connecticut
  • 2009: Connecticut
  • 2008: Tennessee
  • 2007: Tennessee
  • 2006: Maryland
  • 2005: Baylor
  • 2004: Connecticut
  • 2003: Connecticut
  • 2002: Connecticut
  • 2001: Notre Dame
  • 2000: Connecticut
  • 1999: Purdue
  • 1998: Tennessee
  • 1997: Tennessee
  • 1996: Tennessee
  • 1995: Connecticut
  • 1994: North Carolina
  • 1993: Texas Tech
  • 1992: Stanford
  • 1991: Tennessee
  • 1990: Stanford
  • 1989: Tennessee
  • 1988: Louisiana Tech
  • 1987: Tennessee
  • 1986: Texas
  • 1985: Old Dominion
  • 1984: Southern California
  • 1983: Southern California
  • 1982: Louisiana Tech

Most NCAA Basketball Championships

In the men's branch, the UCLA Bruins lead the list of multi-champions, with 11 titles. The team with the most championships in the women's branch is the University of Connecticut, with 12 trophies.

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