Champions, runners-up, and locations

YearChampionRunner-upVenue and city2000Michigan State 89Florida 76RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 2001Duke 82Arizona 72Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002Maryland 64Indiana 52Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2003Syracuse 81Kansas 78Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 2004UConn 82Georgia Tech 73Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2005North Carolina 75Illinois 70Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri 2006Florida 73 UCLA 57RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 2007Florida 84 Ohio State 75Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2008†Kansas 75Memphis* 68Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2009North Carolina 89Michigan State 72Ford Field Detroit, Michigan2010Duke 61Butler 59Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 2011UConn 53Butler 41Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas 2012Kentucky 67Kansas 59Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 2013Louisville* 82Michigan 76Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 2014UConn 60Kentucky 54AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas2015Duke 68Wisconsin 63Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 2016Villanova 77North Carolina 74NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 2017North Carolina 71Gonzaga 65University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona2018Villanova 79Michigan 62Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2019†Virginia 85Texas Tech 77U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota 2021Baylor 86Gonzaga 70Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 2022Kansas 72North Carolina 69Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 2023UConn 76San Diego State 59NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 2024UConn 75Purdue 60University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 2025Florida 65Houston 63Alamodome San Antonio, Texas 2026Michigan 69UConn 63Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana * Vacated by NCAA.† Overtime game. Multiple †'s indicate number of overtimes.

All-time coaching records Active coaches in bold

Tournament Game Wins Coach School Wins Mike Krzyzewski Duke 101 Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 77 Dean Smith North Carolina 65Jim Boeheim Syracuse 61 Tom Izzo Michigan State 61 John Calipari UMass, Memphis, Kentucky, Arkansas 61 Bill Self Oral Roberts, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas 58Rick PitinoBoston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville, Iona, St. John's55 Jim Calhoun UConn 49 John Wooden UCLA 47 Lute Olson Iowa, Arizona 46 Bob Knight Indiana, Texas Tech 45

Final Four appearances by coach Coach School Appearances Mike Krzyzewski Duke 13 John Wooden UCLA 12 Dean Smith North Carolina 11 Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 9 Tom Izzo Michigan State 8 Rick Pitino Providence, Kentucky, Louisville* 7* Denny Crum Louisville 6 Adolph Rupp Kentucky 6 John Calipari UMass*, Memphis*, Kentucky 6* Bob Knight Indiana 5 Guy Lewis Houston 5 Lute Olson Iowa, Arizona 5 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 5 Billy Donovan Florida 4 Bill Self Kansas 4Jim CalhounUConn4 Jay Wright Villanova 4* Vacated by NCAA.

Multiple championship coaches Coach School Championships John Wooden UCLA 10 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 5 Adolph Rupp Kentucky 4 Roy Williams North Carolina 3 Jim Calhoun UConn 3 Bob Knight Indiana 3 Denny Crum Louisville 2 Billy Donovan Florida 2 Henry Iba Oklahoma State 2 Ed Jucker Cincinnati 2 Branch McCracken Indiana 2 Dean Smith North Carolina 2 Phil Woolpert San Francisco 2 Jay Wright Villanova 2 Rick Pitino Kentucky, Louisville* 2* Dan Hurley UConn 2 Bill Self Kansas 2* Vacated by NCAA.

All-time team records

NCAA Championships RankSchool# and Coach(es)1UCLA11 – John Wooden (10), Jim Harrick (1)2Kentucky8 – Adolph Rupp (4), Joe B. Hall (1), Rick Pitino (1), Tubby Smith (1), John Calipari (1)3North Carolina6 – Frank McGuire (1), Dean Smith (2), Roy Williams (3)3UConn6 – Jim Calhoun (3), Kevin Ollie (1), Dan Hurley (2)5Duke5 – Mike Krzyzewski5Indiana5 – Branch McCracken (2), Bob Knight (3)7Kansas4 – Phog Allen (1), Larry Brown (1), Bill Self (2)8Villanova3 – Jay Wright (2), Rollie Massimino (1)8Florida3 – Billy Donovan (2), Todd Golden (1)10 Louisville2* – Denny Crum (2)10Cincinnati2 – Ed Jucker10Oklahoma State2 – Henry Iba10San Francisco2 – Phil Woolpert10Michigan2 - Steve Fisher (1), Dusty May (1)10Michigan State2 – Jud Heathcote (1), Tom Izzo (1)10NC State2 – Norm Sloan (1), Jim Valvano (1)

* Championships vacated by NCAA not included

NCAA Championship Game appearances RankSchoolAppearancesWinsLossesT-1UCLA*12111T-1Kentucky1284T-1North Carolina12664Duke 11565Kansas10466UConn761T-7Indiana651T-7Michigan*6249Ohio State51410Florida43110Georgetown413* Appearances vacated by NCAA not included

NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances

RankSchool#1North Carolina212Duke182UCLA18*4Kentucky175Kansas15*6Ohio State10*6Michigan State108Indiana88Louisville8*8UConn8* Appearances vacated by NCAA not included

Consecutive NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances RankSchoolNumber of Years1UCLA10 (1967–1976)2Cincinnati5 (1959–1963)2Duke5 (1988–1992)4Houston3 (1982–1984)4Kentucky3 (1996–1998)4Michigan State3 (1999–2001)4North Carolina3 (1967–1969)4Ohio State3 (1944–1946)4Ohio State3 (1960–1962)4San Francisco3 (1955–1957)4UCLA3 (2006–2008)

NCAA Tournament appearances RankSchool#1Kentucky63*2North Carolina553Kansas534UCLA52^5Duke486Indiana416Syracuse41†6Louisville41††6Villanova41†††10Texas40 * NCAA vacated 2–1 tournament record (1988)^ NCAA vacated 5–2 tournament record (1980, 1999)† NCAA vacated 4–4 tournament record (2005–06, 2011–12), but confirmed Syracuse can claim tournament appearances.†† NCAA vacated 15–3 tournament record (2012–15)††† NCAA vacated 4–1 tournament record (1971)

Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances

Teams in bold denote an active streak as of the 2023 tournament

RankSchoolNumber of Years1Kansas36 (1990–present)#2Michigan State28 (1998–present)3North Carolina27 (1975–2001)3Gonzaga27 (1999–present)5Arizona25 (1985–2009)*6Duke24 (1996–2019)7Wisconsin19 (1999–2017)8Indiana18 (1986–2003)9Kentucky17 (1992–2008)10UCLA15 (1967–1981)^* NCAA vacated 1999 and 2008 appearances^ NCAA vacated 1980 appearance# NCAA vacated 2018 appearance

NCAA Tournament victories

RankSchool#1North Carolina1342Kentucky133*3Duke1294Kansas114*5UCLA112*6Michigan State787UConn758Indiana689Michigan67*9Villanova67** Denotes vacated records not included Margin of 10 points: Oregon (1939), Kentucky (1949), San Francisco (1956), Ohio State (1960), UCLA (1967, 1970, 1973), Michigan State (1979, 2000), Indiana (1981), Duke (2001), North Carolina (2009), Villanova (2018), and UConn (2023, 2024) are teams to win every game in the tournament by 10 points or more on their way to a championship.

Individual single-game records Points 61, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970 Field goals 25, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970 Field goal attempts 44, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970 Three-point field goals 11, Jeff Fryer, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990 Three-point field goal attempts 22, Jeff Fryer, Loyola Marymount vs. Arkansas, 1989 Free throws made 23, Bob Carney, Bradley vs. Colorado, 1954 23, Travis Mays, Texas vs. Georgia, 1990 Free throws attempted 27, Travis Mays, Texas vs. Georgia, 1990 27, David Robinson, Navy vs. Syracuse, 1986 Rebounds 34, Fred Cohen, Temple vs. Connecticut, 1956 Assists 19, Markquis Nowell, Kansas State vs. Michigan State, 2023 Blocked shots 11, Shaquille O'Neal, LSU vs. BYU, 1992 Steals 8, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009 8, Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina A&T, 2013 8, JD Notae, Arkansas vs. New Mexico State, 2022 Triple-doubles (see Final Four records section for other tournament triple-doubles) The NCAA officially recorded assists for two seasons in the early 1950s, but discontinued the practice after the 1951–52 season, not resuming until the 1984–85 season. Steals and blocks were not officially added as NCAA statistics until the 1986–87 season. As a result, the NCAA only officially recognizes tournament triple-doubles recorded from 1987 onward. Gary Grant, Michigan — 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. North Carolina, East Regional second round, March 14, 1987 Shaquille O'Neal, LSU — 26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 blocks vs. BYU, West Regional first round, March 19, 1992 David Cain, St. John's — 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Texas Tech, East Regional first round, March 18, 1993 Andre Miller, Utah — 18 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Arizona, West Regional Final, March 21, 1998 Dwyane Wade, Marquette — 29 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Kentucky, Midwest Regional Final, March 29, 2003 Cole Aldrich, Kansas — 13 points, 20 rebounds, 10 blocks vs. Dayton, Midwest Regional Second Round, March 22, 2009 Draymond Green, Michigan State — 23 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists vs. UCLA, Southeast Regional Second Round, March 18, 2011 Draymond Green, Michigan State — 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists vs. LIU Brooklyn, West Regional Second Round, March 16, 2012 Ja Morant, Murray State — 17 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists vs. Marquette, West Regional First Round, March 21, 2019 Marcus Domask, Illinois — 12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Morehead State, East Regional First Round, March 21, 2024

Team single-game records

All tournament games Most total points scored, one tournament 571, UNLV, 1990 Most combined points 264, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990 Most points by a single team 149, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990 Fewest points for a single team 20, North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 1941 Most Field Goals Made 52, Iowa vs. Notre Dame, 1970 Field Goals Attempted 71, Marshall vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1972 Three-point Field Goals 26, Kansas vs. Villanova, 2022 Three-point Field Goal Attempts 59, Purdue vs. Virginia, 2019 Free Throws Made 43, Arizona vs. Illinois, 2001 Free Throws Attempted 56, Arizona vs. Illinois, 2001 Rebounds 86, Notre Dame vs. Tennessee Tech, 1958 Assists 36, North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount, 1988 Blocked Shots 15, Kentucky vs. Stony Brook, 2016 Steals 20, Louisville vs. North Carolina A&T, 2013 Combined Steals 35, UCLA vs. Kansas, 2007

National Championship game Most combined points 182, Kentucky vs. Duke, 1978 Most points by a single team 103, UNLV vs. Duke, 1990 Largest margin at halftime 21, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009 Largest score at halftime 55, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009 Largest margin of victory 30, UNLV vs. Duke, 1990

Final Four records Final Four Single Game – Individual Points 58, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita State, N3rd, 3-20-1965 Field goals made 22, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita State, N3rd, 3-20-1965 Field goals attempted 42, Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, NSF, 3-22-1957 Three-point field goals 10, Freddie Banks, UNLV vs. Indiana, NSF, 3-28-1987 Rebounds 27, Bill Russell, San Francisco vs. Iowa, CH, 3-23-1956 Assists 18, Mark Wade, UNLV vs. Indiana, NSF, 3-28-1987 Blocks 7, Jeff Withey, Kansas vs. Ohio State, NSF, 3-31-2012 Free throws attempted 18, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, CH, 4-6-2009 Steals 8, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, CH, 4-6-2009 Final Four triple-doubles The NCAA recognizes these achievements as unofficial triple-doubles. As noted earlier, assists, steals, and blocks were not kept on a national basis until well into the 1980s; the current array of national statistics did not fully take shape until the 1986–87 season. B.H. Born, Kansas vs. Indiana, CH, 3-18-1953: 26 pts., 15 rebs. & 13 blocked shots. Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, N3rd, 3-21-1959: 39 pts., 17 rebs. & 10 asts. Magic Johnson, Michigan State vs. Penn, NSF, 3-24-1979: 29 pts., 10 rebs. & 10 asts. Largest margin of victory: 44, Villanova vs. Oklahoma,

Key to initials: NSF- National Semi-Final; N3rd – National Third-Place Game (Discontinued after 1981); CH – Championship Game.

References

External links

NCAA Tournament Records Book PDF