March Madness Champions List
March Madness is one of the biggest events of the year for basketball players and fans, especially those devoted to college basketball. Each year, the winner of the tournament is crowned the NCAA National Champion, and since 1939, a total of 37 teams have achieved this prestigious accolade. Below, you can find a list of every winner of the March Madness Tournament since 1939, and a list of schools that have won the most championships.
List of All March Madness Champions Since 1939
Below is a list of NCAA March Madness National Champions since the inaugural tournament in 1939:
- Oregon - 1939 March Madness Champions
- Indiana - 1940 March Madness Champions
- Wisconsin - 1941 March Madness Champions
- Stanford - 1942 March Madness Champions
- Wyoming - 1943 March Madness Champions
- Utah - 1944 March Madness Champions
- Oklahoma State - 1945 March Madness Champions
- Oklahoma State - 1946 March Madness Champions
- Holy Cross - 1947 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1948 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1949 March Madness Champions
- CCNY - 1950 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1951 March Madness Champions
- Kansas - 1952 March Madness Champions
- Indiana - 1953 March Madness Champions
- La Salle - 1954 March Madness Champions
- San Francisco - 1955 March Madness Champions
- San Francisco - 1956 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 1957 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1958 March Madness Champions
- California - 1959 March Madness Champions
- Ohio State - 1960 March Madness Champions
- Cincinnati - 1961 March Madness Champions
- Cincinnati - 1962 March Madness Champions
- Loyola Chicago - 1963 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1964 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1965 March Madness Champions
- UTEP - 1966 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1967 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1968 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1969 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1970 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1971 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1972 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1973 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina State - 1974 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1975 March Madness Champions
- Indiana - 1976 March Madness Champions
- Marquette - 1977 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1978 March Madness Champions
- Michigan State - 1979 March Madness Champions
- Louisville - 1980 March Madness Champions
- Indiana - 1981 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 1982 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina State - 1983 March Madness Champions
- Georgetown - 1984 March Madness Champions
- Villanova - 1985 March Madness Champions
- Louisville - 1986 March Madness Champions
- Indiana - 1987 March Madness Champions
- Kansas - 1988 March Madness Champions
- Michigan - 1989 March Madness Champions
- UNLV - 1990 March Madness Champions
- Duke - 1991 March Madness Champions
- Duke - 1992 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 1993 March Madness Champions
- Arkansas - 1994 March Madness Champions
- UCLA - 1995 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1996 March Madness Champions
- Arizona - 1997 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 1998 March Madness Champions
- Connecticut - 1999 March Madness Champions
- Michigan State - 2000 March Madness Champions
- Duke - 2001 March Madness Champions
- Maryland - 2002 March Madness Champions
- Syracuse - 2003 March Madness Champions
- Connecticut - 2004 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 2005 March Madness Champions
- Florida - 2006 March Madness Champions
- Florida - 2007 March Madness Champions
- Kansas - 2008 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 2009 March Madness Champions
- Duke - 2010 March Madness Champions
- Connecticut - 2011 March Madness Champions
- Kentucky - 2012 March Madness Champions
- Louisville - 2013 March Madness Champions
- Connecticut - 2014 March Madness Champions
- Duke - 2015 March Madness Champions
- Villanova - 2016 March Madness Champions
- North Carolina - 2017 March Madness Champions
- Villanova - 2018 March Madness Champions
- Virginia - 2019 March Madness Champions
- N/A* - 2020 March Madness Champions
- Baylor - 2021 March Madness Champions
- Kansas - 2022 March Madness Champions
*The 2020 NCAA March Madness Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
List of Colleges With the Most March Madness Championships
- UCLA - 11 Wins
- Kentucky - 8 Wins
- North Carolina - 6 Wins
- Duke - 5 Wins
- Indiana - 5 Wins
- Kansas - 4 Wins
- UConn - 4 Wins
- Villanova - 3 Wins
- Cincinnati - 2 Wins
- Florida - 2 Wins
- Louisville - 2 Wins
- Michigan State - 2 Wins
- North Carolina State - 2 Wins
- Oklahoma State - 2 Wins
- San Francisco - 2 Wins
- Arizona - 1 Win
- Arkansas - 1 Win
- Baylor - 1 Win
- California - 1 Win
- CCNY - 1 Win
- Georgetown - 1 Win
- Holy Cross - 1 Win
- La Salle - 1 Win
- Loyola Chicago - 1 Win
- Marquette - 1 Win
- Maryland - 1 Win
- Michigan - 1 Win
- Ohio State - 1 Win
- Oregon - 1 Win
- UNLV - 1 Win
- Stanford - 1 Win
- Syracuse - 1 Win
- UTEP - 1 Win
- Utah - 1 Win
- Virginia - 1 Win
- Wisconsin - 1 Win
- Wyoming - 1 Win
FAQ
How many schools have won the March Madness Championship?
37 different schools have won the March Madness, claiming the title of National Champions. These schools come from all across the country, and many have won multiple times. The only March Madness Tournament in which there was no winner declared was the 2020 Tournament, which was canceled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which college has won the most March Madness Championships?
UCLA has won the most March Madness Championships, with 11 wins over the course of their history. Kentucky and North Carolina follow after UCLA with eight and six wins respectively. Two schools, Duke and Indiana, have five wins apiece, while two more, Kansas and UConn, have four wins. One school, Villanova, has three wins, while seven schools have two wins and 22 schools have one win.
Who won the most recent March Madness Tournament?
The most recent March Madness Champions were the University of Kansas Jayhawks, who won the 2022 National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana. The win was Kansas’ fourth National Championship, with their previous three wins occurring in 1952, 1988, and 2008. Kansas currently has the fifth-most March Madness title wins of any school, and is tied with the UConn Huskies.