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Women's Final Appearances

• 2013lost to Connecticut 93-60 · New Orleans, La.
• 2009lost to Connecticut 76-54 · St. Louis, Mo.

Louisville Hosted

The city hosted the national championship 6 times — 1969, 1967, 1963, 1962, 1959, 1958. The Cardinals weren't in those title games; Freedom Hall was just where they were played.

Every Champion · 88

• 2026Michigan (37-3)def. UConn · 69-63 · Dusty May
• 2025Florida (36-4)def. Houston · 65-63 · Todd Golden
• 2024UConn (37-3)def. Purdue · 75-60 · Dan Hurley
• 2023UConn (31-8)def. San Diego State · 76-59 · Dan Hurley
• 2022Kansas (34-6)def. North Carolina · 72-69 · Bill Self
• 2021Baylor (28-2)def. Gonzaga · 86-70 · Scott Drew
• 2020Canceled due to Covid-19def. -- · -- · --
• 2019Virginia (35-3)def. Texas Tech · 85-77 (OT) · Tony Bennett
• 2018Villanova (36-4)def. Michigan · 79-62 · Jay Wright
• 2017North Carolina (33-7)def. Gonzaga · 71-65 · Roy Williams
• 2016Villanova (35-5)def. North Carolina · 77-74 · Jay Wright
• 2015Duke (35-4)def. Wisconsin · 68-63 · Mike Krzyzewski
• 2014Connecticut (32-8)def. Kentucky · 60-54 · Kevin Ollie
• 2013Louisville (35-5)Cardsdef. Michigan · 82-76 · Rick Pitino
• 2012Kentucky (38-2)def. Kansas · 67-59 · John Calipari
• 2011Connecticut (32-9)def. Butler · 53-41 · Jim Calhoun
• 2010Duke (35-5)def. Butler · 61-59 · Mike Krzyzewski
• 2009North Carolina (34-4)def. Michigan State · 89-72 · Roy Williams
• 2008Kansas (37-3)def. Memphis · 75-68 (OT) · Bill Self
• 2007Florida (35-5)def. Ohio State · 84-75 · Billy Donovan
• 2006Florida (33-6)def. UCLA · 73-57 · Billy Donovan
• 2005North Carolina (33-4)def. Illinois · 75-70 · Roy Williams
• 2004Connecticut (33-6)def. Georgia Tech · 82-73 · Jim Calhoun
• 2003Syracuse (30-5)def. Kansas · 81-78 · Jim Boeheim
• 2002Maryland (32-4)def. Indiana · 64-52 · Gary Williams
• 2001Duke (35-4)def. Arizona · 82-72 · Mike Krzyzewski
• 2000Michigan State (32-7)def. Florida · 89-76 · Tom Izzo
• 1999Connecticut (34-2)def. Duke · 77-74 · Jim Calhoun
• 1998Kentucky (35-4)def. Utah · 78-69 · Tubby Smith
• 1997Arizona (25-9)def. Kentucky · 84-79 (OT) · Lute Olson
• 1996Kentucky (34-2)def. Syracuse · 76-67 · Rick Pitino
• 1995UCLA (31-2)def. Arkansas · 89-78 · Jim Harrick
• 1994Arkansas (31-3)def. Duke · 76-72 · Nolan Richardson
• 1993North Carolina (34-4)def. Michigan · 77-71 · Dean Smith
• 1992Duke (34-2)def. Michigan · 71-51 · Mike Krzyzewski
• 1991Duke (32-7)def. Kansas · 72-65 · Mike Krzyzewski
• 1990UNLV (35-5)def. Duke · 103-73 · Jerry Tarkanian
• 1989Michigan (30-7)def. Seton Hall · 80-79 (OT) · Steve Fisher
• 1988Kansas (27-11)def. Oklahoma · 83-79 · Larry Brown
• 1987Indiana (30-4)def. Syracuse · 74-73 · Bob Knight
• 1986Louisville (32-7)Cardsdef. Duke · 72-69 · Denny Crum
• 1985Villanova (25-10)def. Georgetown · 66-64 · Rollie Massimino
• 1984Georgetown (34-3)def. Houston · 84-75 · John Thompson
• 1983North Carolina State (26-10)def. Houston · 54-52 · Jim Valvano
• 1982North Carolina (32-2)def. Georgetown · 63-62 · Dean Smith
• 1981Indiana (26-9)def. North Carolina · 63-50 · Bob Knight
• 1980Louisville (33-3)Cardsdef. UCLA · 59-54 · Denny Crum
• 1979Michigan State (26-6)def. Indiana State · 75-64 · Jud Heathcote
• 1978Kentucky (30-2)def. Duke · 94-88 · Joe Hall
• 1977Marquette (25-7)def. North Carolina · 67-59 · Al McGuire
• 1976Indiana (32-0)def. Michigan · 86-68 · Bob Knight
• 1975UCLA (28-3)def. Kentucky · 92-85 · John Wooden
• 1974North Carolina State (30-1)def. Marquette · 76-64 · Norm Sloan
• 1973UCLA (30-0)def. Memphis State · 87-66 · John Wooden
• 1972UCLA (30-0)def. Florida State · 81-76 · John Wooden
• 1971UCLA (29-1)def. Villanova · 68-62 · John Wooden
• 1970UCLA (28-2)def. Jacksonville · 80-69 · John Wooden
• 1969UCLA (29-1)def. Purdue · 92-72 · John Wooden
• 1968UCLA (29-1)def. North Carolina · 78-55 · John Wooden
• 1967UCLA (30-0)def. Dayton · 79-64 · John Wooden
• 1966UTEP (28-1)def. Kentucky · 72-65 · Don Haskins
• 1965UCLA (28-2)def. Michigan · 91-80 · John Wooden
• 1964UCLA (30-0)def. Duke · 98-83 · John Wooden
• 1963Loyola (Ill.) (29-2)def. Cincinnati · 60-58 (OT) · George Ireland
• 1962Cincinnati (29-2)def. Ohio State · 71-59 · Ed Jucker
• 1961Cincinnati (27-3)def. Ohio State · 70-65 (OT) · Ed Jucker
• 1960Ohio State (25-3)def. California · 75-55 · Fred Taylor
• 1959California (25-4)def. West Virginia · 71-70 · Pete Newell
• 1958Kentucky (23-6)def. Seattle · 84-72 · Adolph Rupp
• 1957North Carolina (32-0)def. Kansas · 54-53 (3OT) · Frank McGuire
• 1956San Francisco (29-0)def. Iowa · 83-71 · Phil Woolpert
• 1955San Francisco (28-1)def. LaSalle · 77-63 · Phil Woolpert
• 1954La Salle (26-4)def. Bradley · 92-76 · Ken Loeffler
• 1953Indiana (23-3)def. Kansas · 69-68 · Branch McCracken
• 1952Kansas (28-3)def. St. John's · 80-63 · Phog Allen
• 1951Kentucky (32-2)def. Kansas State · 68-58 · Adolph Rupp
• 1950CCNY (24-5)def. Bradley · 71-68 · Nat Holman
• 1949Kentucky (32-2)def. Oklahoma A&M · 46-36 · Adolph Rupp
• 1948Kentucky (36-3)def. Baylor · 58-42 · Adolph Rupp
• 1947Holy Cross (27-3)def. Oklahoma · 58-47 · Doggie Julian
• 1946Oklahoma State (31-2)def. North Carolina · 43-40 · Henry Iba
• 1945Oklahoma State (27-4)def. NYU · 49-45 · Henry Iba
• 1944Utah (21-4)def. Dartmouth · 42-40 (OT) · Vadal Peterson
• 1943Wyoming (31-2)def. Georgetown · 46-34 · Everett Shelton
• 1942Stanford (28-4)def. Dartmouth · 53-38 · Everett Dean
• 1941Wisconsin (20-3)def. Washington State · 39-34 · Bud Foster
• 1940Indiana (20-3)def. Kansas · 60-42 · Branch McCracken
• 1939Oregon (29-5)def. Ohio State · 46-33 · Howard Hobson