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| Year | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Other Semifinalists | Location |
| 1939 | Oregon | 46-33 | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Villanova | Evanston, IL |
| 1940 | Indiana | 60-42 | Kansas | Duquesne | USC | Kansas City, MO |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | 39-34 | Washington State | Pittsburgh | Arkansas | Kansas City, MO |
| 1942 | Stanford | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Colorado | Kentucky | Kansas City, MO |
| 1943 | Wyoming | 46-34 | Georgetown | Texas | DePaul | New York City, NY |
| 1944 | Utah | 42-40 (OT) | Dartmouth | Iowa State | Ohio State | New York City, NY |
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M | 49-45 | New York University | Arkansas | Ohio State | New York City, NY |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M | 43-40 | North Carolina | Ohio State | California | New York City, NY |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | 58-47 | Oklahoma | Texas | CCNY | New York City, NY |
| 1948 | Kentucky | 58-42 | Baylor | Holy Cross | Kansas State | New York City, NY |
| 1949 | Kentucky | 46-36 | Oklahoma A&M | Illinois | Oregon State | Seattle, WA |
| 1950 | CCNY | 71-68 | Bradley | NC State | Baylor | New York City, NY |
| 1951 | Kentucky | 68-58 | Kansas State | Illinois | Oklahoma A&M | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1952 | Kansas | 80-63 | St. John’s (NY) | Illinois | Santa Clara | Seattle, WA |
| 1953 | Indiana | 69-68 | Indiana | Washington | LSU | Kansas City, MO |
| 1954 | La Salle | 92-76 | Bradley | Penn State | USC | Kansas City, MO |
| 1955 | San Francisco | 77-53 | La Salle | Colorado | Iowa | Kansas City, MO |
| 1956 | San Francisco | 83-71 | Iowa | Temple | SMU | Evanston, IL |
| 1957 | North Carolina | 54-53 (OT) | Kansas | San Francisco | Michigan St | Kansas City, MO |
| 1958 | Kentucky | 84-72 | Seattle | Temple | Kansas State | Louisville, KY |
| 1959 | California | 71-70 | West Virginia | Cincinnati | Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| 1960 | Ohio State | 75-55 | California | Cincinnati | New York Univ | San Francisco, CA |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | 70-65 (OT) | Ohio State | St. Joseph’s | Utah | Kansas City, MO |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | 71-59 | Ohio State | Wake Forest | UCLA | Louisville, KY |
| 1963 | Loyola-Chicago | 60-58 (OT) | Cincinnati | Duke | Oregon State | Louisville, KY |
| 1964 | UCLA | 98-83 | Duke | Michigan | Kansas State | Kansas City, MO |
| 1965 | UCLA | 91-80 | Michigan | Princeton | Wichita State | Portland, OR |
| 1966 | Texas Western | 72-65 | Kentucky | Duke | Utah | College Park, MD |
| 1967 | UCLA | 79-65 | Dayton | Houston | North Carolina | Louisville, KY |
| 1968 | UCLA | 78-55 | North Carolina | Ohio State | Houston | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1969 | UCLA | 92-72 | Purdue | Drake | North Carolina | Louisville, KY |
| 1970 | UCLA | 80-69 | Jacksonville | New Mexico St | St. Bonaventure | College Park, MD |
| 1971 | UCLA | 68-62 | Villanova | Western Kentucky | Kansas | Houston, TX |
| 1972 | UCLA | 81-76 | Florida State | North Carolina | Louisville | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1973 | UCLA | 87-66 | Memphis State | Indiana | Providence | St. Louis, MO |
| 1974 | North Carolina St | 76-64 | Marquette | UCLA | Kansas | Greensboro, NC |
| 1975 | UCLA | 92-85 | Kentucky | Louisville | Syracuse | San Diego, CA |
| 1976 | Indiana | 86-68 | Michigan | UCLA | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1977 | Marquette | 67-59 | North Carolina | UNLV | UNC Charlotte | Atlanta, GA |
| 1978 | Kentucky | 94-88 | Duke | Arkansas | Notre Dame | St. Louis, MO |
| 1979 | Michigan State | 75-64 | Indiana State | DePaul | Pennsylvania | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1980 | Louisville | 59-54 | UCLA | Purdue | Iowa | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1981 | Indiana | 63-50 | North Carolina | Virginia | LSU | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1982 | North Carolina | 63-62 | Georgetown | Houston | Louisville | New Orleans, LA |
| 1983 | North Carolina St | 54-52 | Houston | Georgia | Louisville | Albuquerque, NM |
| 1984 | Georgetown | 84-75 | Houston | Kentucky | Virginia | Seattle, WA |
| 1985 | Villanova | 66-64 | Georgetown | St John’s (NY) | Memphis State | Lexington, KY |
| 1986 | Louisville | 72-69 | Duke | LSU | Kansas | Dallas, TX |
| 1987 | Indiana | 74-73 | Syracuse | UNLV | Providence | New Orleans, LA |
| 1988 | Kansas | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Duke | Arizona | Kansas City, MO |
| 1989 | Michigan | 80-79 (OT) | Seton Hall | Illinois | Duke | Seattle, WA |
| 1990 | UNLV | 103-73 | Duke | Georgia Tech | Arkansas | Denver, CO |
| 1991 | Duke | 72-65 | Kansas | UNLV | North Carolina | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1992 | Duke | 71-51 | Michigan | Indiana | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN |
| 1993 | North Carolina | 77-71 | Michigan | Kansas | Kentucky | New Orleans, LA |
| 1994 | Arkansas | 76-72 | Duke | Arizona | Florida | Charlotte, NC |
| 1995 | UCLA | 89-78 | Arkansas | Oklahoma State | North Carolina | Seattle, WA |
| 1996 | Kentucky | 76-67 | Syracuse | Mississippi St | Massachusetts | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 1997 | Arizona | 84-79 (OT) | Kentucky | North Carolina | Minnesota | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1998 | Kentucky | 78-69 | Utah | Stanford | North Carolina | San Antonio, TX |
| 1999 | Connecticut | 77-74 | Duke | Michigan State | Ohio State | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2000 | Michigan State | 89-76 | Florida | Wisconsin | North Carolina | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2001 | Duke | 82-72 | Arizona | Maryland | Michigan State | Minneapolis, MN |
| 2002 | Maryland | 64-52 | Indiana | Kansas | Oklahoma | Atlanta, GA |
| 2003 | Syracuse | 81-78 | Kansas | Texas | Marquette | New Orleans, LA |
| 2004 | Connecticut | 82-73 | Georgia Tech | Duke | Oklahoma State | San Antonio, TX |
| 2005 | North Carolina | 75-70 | Illinois | Michigan State | Louisville | St. Louis, MO |
| 2006 | Florida | 73-57 | UCLA | George Mason | LSU | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2007 | Florida | 84-75 | Ohio State | UCLA | Georgetown | Atlanta, GA |
| 2008 | Kansas | 75-68 (OT) | Memphis | North Carolina | UCLA | San Antonio, TX |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 89-72 | Michigan State | Villanova | Connecticut | Detroit, MI |
| 2010 | Duke | 61-59 | Butler | West Virginia | Michigan State | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2011 | Connecticut | 53-41 | Butler | Kentucky | VCU | Houston, TX |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 67-59 | Kansas | Ohio State | Louisville | New Orleans, LA |
| 2013 | Louisville | 82-76 | Michigan | Wichita St | Syracuse | Atlanta, GA |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 60-54 | Kentucky | Florida | Wisconsin | Arlington, TX |
| 2015 | Duke | 68-63 | Wisconsin | Michigan St | Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2016 | Villanova | 77-74 | North Carolina | Oklahoma | Syracuse | Houston, TX |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 71-65 | Gonzaga | Oregon | South Carolina | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2018 | Villanova | 79-62 | Michigan | Kansas | Loyola-Chicago | San Antonio, TX |
| 2019 | Virginia | 85-77 (OT) | Texas Tech | Auburn | Michigan State | Minneapolis, MN |
| 2020 | CANCELLED – Covid-19 Pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Baylor | 86-70 | Gonzaga | Houston | UCLA | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2022 | Kansas | 72-69 | North Carolina | Villanova | Duke | New Orleans, LA |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 76-59 | San Diego State | Miami (FL} | Florida Atlantic | Houston, TX |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | San Antonio, TX |
| 2026 | — | — | — | — | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2027 | — | — | — | — | Detroit, MI |
| 2028 | — | — | — | — | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2029 | — | — | — | — | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2030 | — | — | — | — | Arlington, TX |