Ground Report

 

 

NCAA MARCH MADNESS

 

Getting ready for next week and the start of ths years tournament.

As always this shoud be a great one.

 

Here is a look at the winners since it started in 1939. As you go down the list you wonder if anyone ever will be able to equal or better UCLA and their dominance from 1964 through 1975.

 

Enjoy the Tournament!

 

 

FINAL RECORDS

Past NCAA Men’s Basketball Champs

Year_ Champ_ Score_ Runner-Up_ Third_ Fourth

1939 Oregon 46-33 Ohio St. **** +Oklahoma +Villanova

1940 Indiana 60-42 Kansas**** +Duquesne +Southern California
1941 Wisconsin 39-34 Washington St.**** +Pittsburgh +Arkansas
1942 Stanford 53-38 Dartmouth**** +Colorado +Kentucky
1943 Wyoming 46-34 Georgetown**** +Texas +DePaul
1944 Utah 42-40 Dartmouth**** +Iowa St. +Ohio St.
1945 Oklahoma St. 49-45 New York U**** +Arkansas +Ohio St.
1946 Oklahoma St. 43-40 (ot) North Carolina**** Ohio St. California
1947 Holy Cross 58-47 Oklahoma**** Texas CCNY
1948 Kentucky 58-42 Baylor**** Holy Cross Kansas St.
1949 Kentucky 46-36 Oklahoma St.**** Illinois Oregon St.

1950 CCNY 71-68 Bradley**** North Carolina St. Baylor
1951 Kentucky 68-58 Kansas St.**** Illinois Oklahoma St.
1952 Kansas 80-63 St. John’s (N.Y.)**** Illinois Santa Clara
1953 Indiana 69-68 Kansas**** Washington LSU
1954 La Salle 92-76 Bradley**** Penn St. Southern Cal
1955 San Francisco 77-63 La Salle**** Colorado Iowa
1956 San Francisco 83-71 Iowa**** Temple Southern Methodist
1957 North Carolina 54-53 (3ot)Kansas**** San Francisco Michigan St.
1958 Kentucky 84-72 Seattle**** Temple Kansas St.
1959 California 71-70 West Virginia**** Cincinnati Louisville

1960 Ohio St. 75-55 California**** Cincinnati New York U.
1961 Cincinnati 70-65 (ot) Ohio St.**** *St. Joseph’s Utah
1962 Cincinnati 71-59 Ohio St.**** Wake Forest UCLA
1963 Loyola (Ill.) 60-58 (ot) Cincinnati**** Duke Oregon St.
1964 UCLA 98-83 Duke**** Michigan Kansas St.
1965 UCLA 91-80 Michigan**** Princeton Wichita St.
1966 UTEP 72-65 Kentucky**** Duke Utah
1967 UCLA 79-64 Dayton**** Houston North Carolina
1968 UCLA 78-55 North Carolina**** Ohio St. Houston
1969 UCLA 92-72 Purdue**** Drake North Carolina

1970 UCLA 80-69 Jacksonville**** New Mexico St. St. Bonaventure
1971 UCLA 68-62 *Villanova**** *Western Ky. Kansas
1972 UCLA 81-76 Florida St.**** North Carolina Louisville
1973 UCLA 87-66 Memphis St.**** Indiana Providence
1974 North Carolina St. 76-64 Marquette**** UCLA Kansas
1975 UCLA 92-85 Kentucky**** Louisville Syracuse
1976 Indiana 86-68 Michigan**** UCLA Rutgers
1977 Marquette 67-59 North Carolina**** UNLV Charlotte
1978 Kentucky 94-88 Duke**** Arkansas Notre Dame
1979 Michigan St. 75-64 Indiana St.**** DePaul Penn

1980 Louisville 59-54 *UCLA**** Purdue Iowa
1981 Indiana 63-50 North Carolina**** Virginia LSU
1982 North Carolina 63-62 Georgetown**** +Houston +Louisville
1983 North Carolina St. 54-52 Houston**** +Georgia +Louisville
1984 Georgetown 84-75 Houston**** +Kentucky +Virginia
1985 Villanova 66-64 Georgetown**** +St. John’s (N.Y.) *+Memphis
1986 Louisville 72-69 Duke**** +Kansas +LSU
1987 Indiana 74-73 Syracuse**** +UNLV +Providence
1988 Kansas 83-79 Oklahoma**** +Arizona +Duke
1989 Michigan 80-79 (ot)Seton Hall**** +Duke +Illinois

1990 UNLV 103-73 Duke**** +Arkansas +Georgia Tech
1991 Duke 72-65 Kansas**** +UNLV +North Carolina
1992 Duke 71-51 *Michigan**** +Cincinnati +Indiana
1993 North Carolina 77-71 *Michigan**** +Kansas +Kentucky
1994 Arkansas 76-72 Duke**** +Arizona +Florida
1995 UCLA 89-78 Arkansas**** +North Carolina +Oklahoma St.
1996 Kentucky 76-67 Syracuse**** +Massachusetts +Mississippi St.
1997 Arizona 84-79 (ot) Kentucky**** +Minnesota +North Carolina
1998 Kentucky 78-69 Utah**** +North Carolina +Stanford
1999 Connecticut 77-74 Duke**** +Michigan St. +Ohio St.

2000 Michigan St. 89-76 Florida**** +North Carolina +Wisconsin
2001 Duke 82-72 Arizona**** +Maryland +Michigan St.
2002 Maryland 64-52 Indiana**** +Kansas +Oklahoma
2003 Syracuse 81-78 Kansas**** +Marquette +Texas
2004 Connecticut 82-73 Georgia Tech**** +Duke +Oklahoma St.
2005 North Carolina 75-70 Illinois**** +Louisville +Michigan St.
2006 Florida 73-57 UCLA**** +Geo. Mason +LSU
2007 Florida 84-75 Ohio St.**** +UCLA +Georgetown
2008 Kansas 75-68 Memphis**** +UCLA +North Carolina
2009 North Carolina 89-72 Michigan St.**** +UConn +Villanova

2010 Duke 61-59 Butler**** +West Virginia U. +Michigan State U.

+Tied for third place
*Record later vacated