Teams That Won Consecutive College Basketball National Championships

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the Final Four basketball championship at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Monday, April 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Seven different college basketball programs have won back-to-back national championships: Oklahoma State, Kentucky, San Francisco, Cincinnati, UCLA, Duke, and Florida.

  • Oklahoma State: 1945-56
  • Kentucky: 1948-49
  • San Francisco: 1955-56
  • Cincinnati: 1961-62
  • UCLA: 1964-65, 1967-1973
  • Duke: 1991-92
  • Florida: 2006-07

UCLA is the only program to accomplish the feat multiple times. The Bruins – who own the most national championships ever – won consecutive titles in 1964 and 1965 and again from 1967-73.

Several teams have nearly won the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years. Most recently, Kentucky won in 1996, lost the title game in 1997, and won in 1998.

Kansas is now attempting to become the first back-to-back national champion since Florida in 2006-07. They are the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

College Basketball National Championship Results

YearChampionRunner-UpScore
1939OregonOhio State46–33
1940IndianaKansas60–42
1941WisconsinWashington State39–34
1942StanfordDartmouth53–38
1943WyomingGeorgetown46–34
1944UtahDartmouth42–40
1945Oklahoma StateNYU49–45
1946Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina43–40
1947Holy CrossOklahoma58–47
1948KentuckyBaylor58–42
1949KentuckyOklahoma A&M46–36
1950CCNYBradley71–68
1951KentuckyKansas State68–58
1952KansasSt. John's80–63
1953IndianaKansas69–68
1954La SalleBradley92–76
1955San FranciscoLa Salle77–63
1956San FranciscoIowa83–71
1957North CarolinaKansas54–53
1958KentuckySeattle84–72
1959CaliforniaWest Virginia71–70
1960Ohio StateCalifornia75–55
1961CincinnatiOhio State70–65
1962CincinnatiOhio State71–59
1963Loyola ChicagoCincinnati60–58
1964UCLADuke98–83
1965UCLAMichigan91–80
1966Texas WesternKentucky72–65
1967UCLADayton79–64
1968UCLANorth Carolina78–55
1969UCLAPurdue92–72
1970UCLAJacksonville80–69
1971UCLAVillanova68–62
1972UCLAFlorida State81–76
1973UCLAMemphis State87–66
1974North Carolina StateMarquette76–64
1975UCLAKentucky92–85
1976IndianaMichigan86–68
1977MarquetteNorth Carolina67–59
1978KentuckyDuke94–88
1979Michigan StateIndiana State75–64
1980LouisvilleUCLA59–54
1981IndianaNorth Carolina63–50
1982North CarolinaGeorgetown63–62
1983North Carolina StateHouston54–52
1984GeorgetownHouston84–75
1985VillanovaGeorgetown66–64
1986LouisvilleDuke72–69
1987IndianaSyracuse74–73
1988KansasOklahoma83–79
1989MichiganSeton Hall80–79
1990UNLVDuke103–73
1991DukeKansas72–65
1992DukeMichigan71–51
1993North CarolinaMichigan77–71
1994ArkansasDuke76–72
1995UCLAArkansas89–78
1996KentuckySyracuse76–67
1997ArizonaKentucky84–79
1998KentuckyUtah78–69
1999UConnDuke77–74
2000Michigan StateFlorida89–76
2001DukeArizona82–72
2002MarylandIndiana64–52
2003SyracuseKansas81–78
2004UConnGeorgia Tech82–73
2005North CarolinaIllinois75–70
2006FloridaUCLA73–57
2007FloridaOhio State84–75
2008KansasMemphis75–68
2009North CarolinaMichigan State89–72
2010DukeButler61–59
2011UConnButler53–41
2012KentuckyKansas67–59
2013LouisvilleMichigan82–76
2014UConnKentucky60–54
2015DukeWisconsin68–63
2016VillanovaNorth Carolina77–74
2017North CarolinaGonzaga71–65
2018VillanovaMichigan79–62
2019VirginiaTexas Tech85–77
2021BaylorGonzaga86–70
2022KansasNorth Carolina72–69

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