NCAA basketball champions, 1939-2026
Michigan won the 2026 national championship.
Michigan, beating UConn 69-63. It was their second, and their first since 1989. UCLA, with eleven. Then Kentucky with eight, UConn with six and North Carolina with six.
Most national titles
Men's Division I, since the first tournament in 1939. Lost is runner-up finishes in the title game. Louisville's 2013 title and five runner-up finishes were vacated by the NCAA and are not counted.
Every title game
Michigan69-63over UConn
Florida65-63over Houston
UConn75-60over PurdueUConn76-59over San Diego State
Kansas72-69over North Carolina
Baylor86-70over Gonzaga
Virginia85-77 OTover Texas Tech
Villanova79-62over Michigan
North Carolina71-65over GonzagaVillanova77-74over North Carolina
Duke68-63over WisconsinUConn60-54over Kentucky
Louisville*82-76over Michigan
Kentucky67-59over KansasConnecticut53-41over ButlerDuke61-59over ButlerNorth Carolina89-72over Michigan StateKansas75-68 OTover Memphis*Florida84-75over Ohio StateFlorida73-57over UCLANorth Carolina75-70over IllinoisConnecticut82-73over Georgia Tech
Syracuse81-78over Kansas
Maryland64-52over IndianaDuke82-72over Arizona
Michigan State89-76over FloridaConnecticut77-74over DukeKentucky78-69over Utah
Arizona84-79 OTover KentuckyKentucky76-67over Syracuse
UCLA89-78over Arkansas
Arkansas76-72over DukeNorth Carolina77-71over Michigan*Duke71-51over Michigan*Duke72-65over Kansas
UNLV103-73over DukeMichigan80-79 OTover Seton HallKansas83-79over Oklahoma
Indiana74-73over SyracuseLouisville72-69over DukeVillanova66-64over Georgetown
Georgetown84-75over Houston
NC State54-52over HoustonNorth Carolina63-62over GeorgetownIndiana63-50over North CarolinaLouisville59-54over UCLA*Michigan State75-64over Indiana StateKentucky94-88over Duke
Marquette67-59over North CarolinaIndiana86-68over MichiganUCLA92-85over KentuckyNC State76-64over MarquetteUCLA87-66over Memphis StateUCLA81-76over Florida StateUCLA68-62over Villanova*UCLA80-69over JacksonvilleUCLA92-72over PurdueUCLA78-55over North CarolinaUCLA79-64over Dayton
Texas Western72-65over KentuckyUCLA91-80over MichiganUCLA98-83over Duke
Loyola Chicago60-58 OTover Cincinnati
Cincinnati71-59over Ohio StateCincinnati70-65 OTover Ohio State
Ohio State75-55over California
California71-70over West VirginiaKentucky84-72over SeattleNorth Carolina54-53 3OTover Kansas
San Francisco83-71over IowaSan Francisco77-63over La Salle
La Salle92-76over BradleyIndiana69-68over KansasKansas80-63over St. John'sKentucky68-58over Kansas StateKentucky46-36over Oklahoma A&MKentucky58-42over Baylor
Holy Cross58-47over Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&M43-40over North CarolinaOklahoma A&M49-45over NYU
Utah42-40 OTover Dartmouth
Wyoming46-34over Georgetown
Stanford53-38over Dartmouth
Wisconsin39-34over Washington StateIndiana60-42over Kansas
Oregon46-33over Ohio StateSchool names are as they were at the time. * Vacated by the NCAA: listed, not counted.
Questions
Who won the 2026 national championship?
Michigan, beating UConn 69-63. It was their second, and their first since 1989.
Which school has the most national titles?
UCLA, with eleven. Then Kentucky with eight, UConn with six and North Carolina with six.
What is the longest run of titles in a row?
UCLA won seven straight, 1967 to 1973. The last repeat champion was UConn in 2023 and 2024.
Who won the first national championship?
Oregon, beating Ohio State 46-33 in 1939.
Has an NCAA basketball title ever been vacated?
Once: Louisville beat Michigan 82-76 in the 2013 final, and the NCAA vacated the title in 2018 over violations in the program. Five runner-up finishes have been vacated too: Villanova in 1971, UCLA in 1980, Michigan in 1992 and 1993, and Memphis in 2008.
Was there an NCAA tournament in 2020?
No. The 2020 tournament was cancelled in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the only year since 1939 without a champion.