Seven different college basketball programs have won back-to-back national championships: Oklahoma State, Kentucky, San Francisco, Cincinnati, UCLA, Duke, Florida, and UConn.
Repeat NCAA Basketball Champions
- 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
- UConn:ย 2023-24
Last Back-to-Back NCAA Basketball Champions
The UConn Huskies have officially gone back-to-back in 2023 and 2024 under the leadership of head coach Dan Hurley. It’s the first time since the 2000s that a men’s program has won two national championships in a row.
UCLA is the only program to accomplish the feat multiple times. The Bruins – who own the most national championships ever โ 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.
Has Any College Basketball Team Won Three National Championships In a Row?
Yes, but itโs been a long time. Since the NCAA took over stewardship of the college basketball national championship process in 1939, only one program has won three in a row: the celebrated UCLA dynasty of the 1970s.
Under John Wooden, the UCLA Bruins menโs basketball won every national championship from 1967-73.ย
This wasnโt just a three-peat. It was a seven-peat.ย
Perhaps thatโs why we all know Woodenโs name, 50 years removed from the height of his teamโs power.
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