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.
*Oklahoma State was named Oklahoma A&M until 1958.
College Basketball National Championship Results
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score |
| 1939 | Oregon | Ohio State | 46-33 |
| 1940 | Indiana | Kansas | 60-42 |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | Washington State | 39-34 |
| 1942 | Stanford | Dartmouth | 53-38 |
| 1943 | Wyoming | Georgetown | 46-34 |
| 1944 | Utah | Dartmouth | 42-40 |
| 1945 | Oklahoma State | NYU | 49-45 |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State | North Carolina | 43-40 |
| 1947 | Holy Cross | Oklahoma | 58-47 |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Baylor | 58-42 |
| 1949 | Kentucky | Oklahoma A&M | 46-36 |
| 1950 | CCNY | Bradley | 71-68 |
| 1951 | Ken tucky | Kansas State | 68-58 |
| 1952 | Kansas | St. John's | 80-63 |
| 1953 | Indiana | Kansas | 69-68 |
| 1954 | La Salle | Bradley | 92-76 |
| 1955 | San Francisco | La Salle | 77-63 |
| 1956 | San Francisco | Iowa | 83-71 |
| 1957 | North Carolina | Kansas | 54-53 |
| 1958 | Kentucky | Seattle | 84-72 |
| 1959 | California | West Virginia | 71-70 |
| 1960 | Ohio State | California | 75-55 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 70-65 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | 71-59 |
| 1963 | Loyola Chicago | Cincinnati | 60-58 |
| 1964 | UCLA | Duke | 98-83 |
| 1 965 | UCLA | Michigan | 91-80 |
| 1966 | Texas Western | Kentucky | 72-65 |
| 1967 | UCLA | Dayton | 79-64 |
| 1968 | UCLA | North Carolina | 78-55 |
| 1969 | UCLA | Purdue | 92-72 |
| 1970 | UCLA | Jacksonville | 80-69 |
| 1971 | UCLA | Villanova | 68-62 |
| 1972 | UCLA | Florida State | 81-76 |
| 1973 | UCLA | Memphis State | 87-66 |
| 1974 | North Carolina State | Marquette | 76-64 |
| 1975 | UCLA | Kentucky | 92-85 |
| 1976 | Indiana | Michigan | 86-68 |
| 1977 | Marquette | North Carolina | 67-59 |
| 1978 | Kentucky | Duke | 94-88 |
| 1979 | Mich igan State | Indiana State | 75-64 |
| 1980 | Louisville | UCLA | 59-54 |
| 1981 | Indiana | North Carolina | 63-50 |
| 1982 | North Carolina | Georgetown | 63-62 |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Houston | 54-52 |
| 1984 | Georgetown | Houston | 84-75 |
| 1985 | Villanova | Georgetown | 66-64 |
| 1986 | Louisville | Duke | 72-69 |
| 1987 | Indiana | Syracuse | 74-73 |
| 1988 | Kansas | Oklahoma | 83-79 |
| 1989 | Michigan | Seton Hall | 80-79 |
| 1990 | UNLV | Duke | 103-73 |
| 1991 | Duke | Kansas | 72-65 |
| 1992 | Duke | Michigan | 71-51 |
| 1993 | Nort h Carolina | Michigan | 77-71 |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Duke | 76-72 |
| 1995 | UCLA | Arkansas | 89-78 |
| 1996 | Kentucky | Syracuse | 76-67 |
| 1997 | Arizona | Kentucky | 84-79 |
| 1998 | Kentucky | Utah | 78-69 |
| 1999 | UConn | Duke | 77-74 |
| 2000 | Michigan State | Florida | 89-76 |
| 2001 | Duke | Arizona | 82-72 |
| 2002 | Maryland | Indiana | 64-52 |
| 2003 | Syracuse | Kansas | 81-78 |
| 2004 | UConn | Georgia Tech | 82-73 |
| 2005 | North Carolina | Illinois | 75-70 |
| 2006 | Florida | UCLA | 73-57 |
| 2007 | Florida | Ohio State | 8 4-75 |
| 2008 | Kansas | Memphis | 75-68 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Michigan State | 89-72 |
| 2010 | Duke | Butler | 61-59 |
| 2011 | UConn | Butler | 53-41 |
| 2012 | Kentucky | Kansas | 67-59 |
| 2013 | Louisville | Michigan | 82-76 |
| 2014 | UConn | Kentucky | 60-54 |
| 2015 | Duke | Wisconsin | 68-63 |
| 2016 | Villanova | North Carolina | 77-74 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | Gonzaga | 71-65 |
| 2018 | Villanova | Michigan | 79-62 |
| 2019 | Virginia | Texas Tech | 85-77 |
| 2021 | Baylor | Gonzaga | 86-70 |
| 2022 | Kansas | North Carolina | 72-69 |
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