Pirmasis NCAA vyrų krepšinio turnyras buvo surengtas 1939 metais, o Oregonas iš aštuonių komandų tapo inauguraciniu čempionu.
Per 83 metus nuo turnyro pradžios 36 skirtingos komandos laimėjo NCAA čempionatą, tačiau daugiausiai titulų iškovojęs yra UCLA universitetas, kuris turi 11 čempioniškų sezonų. Iš jų 10 buvo iškovoti 12 metų laikotarpyje nuo 1964m. iki 1975m.
Visų vyrų krepšinio nacionalinių čempionatų sąrašas nuo NCAA turnyro pradžios 1939 metų:
| Metai | Čempionai (per/pral) | Treneris | Finalinės rungtynės | Varžovai finale | Vieta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UConn (31-8) | Dan Hurley | 76-59 | San Diego State | Houston, Tx. |
| 2022 | Kansas (34-6) | Bill Self | 72-69 | North Carolina | New Orleans, La. |
| 2021 | Baylor (28-2) | Scott Drew | 86-70 | Gonzaga | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2019 | Virginia (35-3) | Tony Bennett | 85-77 (OT) | Texas Tech | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2018 | Villanova (36-4) | Jay Wright | 79-62 | Michigan | San Antonio, Tex. |
| 2017 | North Carolina (33-7) | Roy Williams | 71-65 | Gonzaga | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 2016 | Villanova (35-5) | Jay Wright | 77-74 | North Carolina | Houston, Texas |
| 2015 | Duke (35-4) | Mike Krzyzewski | 68-63 | Wisconsin | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2014 | Connecticut (32-8) | Kevin Ollie | 60-54 | Kentucky | Arlington, Texas |
| 2013 | Louisville (35-5)* | Rick Pitino | 82-76 | Michigan | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Kentucky (38-2) | John Calipari | 67-59 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
| 2011 | Connecticut (32-9) | Jim Calhoun | 53-41 | Butler | Houston, Texas |
| 2010 | Duke (35-5) | Mike Krzyzewski | 61-59 | Butler | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2009 | North Carolina (34-4) | Roy Williams | 89-72 | Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. |
| 2008 | Kansas (37-3) | Bill Self | 75-68 (OT) | Memphis | San Antonio, Texas |
| 2007 | Florida (35-5) | Billy Donovan | 84-75 | Ohio State | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2006 | Florida (33-6) | Billy Donovan | 73-57 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2005 | North Carolina (33-4) | Roy Williams | 75-70 | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 2004 | Connecticut (33-6) | Jim Calhoun | 82-73 | Georgia Tech | San Antonio, Texas |
| 2003 | Syracuse (30-5) | Jim Boeheim | 81-78 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
| 2002 | Maryland (32-4) | Gary Williams | 64-52 | Indiana | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2001 | Duke (35-4) | Mike Krzyzewski | 82-72 | Arizona | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2000 | Michigan State (32-7) | Tom Izzo | 89-76 | Florida | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1999 | Connecticut (34-2) | Jim Calhoun | 77-74 | Duke | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 1998 | Kentucky (35-4) | Tubby Smith | 78-69 | Utah | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1997 | Arizona (25-9) | Lute Olson | 84-79 (OT) | Kentucky | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1996 | Kentucky (34-2) | Rick Pitino | 76-67 | Syracuse | East Rutherford, N.J. |
| 1995 | UCLA (31-2) | Jim Harrick | 89-78 | Arkansas | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1994 | Arkansas (31-3) | Nolan Richardson | 76-72 | Duke | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1993 | North Carolina (34-4) | Dean Smith | 77-71 | Michigan | New Orleans, La. |
| 1992 | Duke (34-2) | Mike Krzyzewski | 71-51 | Michigan | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1991 | Duke (32-7) | Mike Krzyzewski | 72-65 | Kansas | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1990 | UNLV (35-5) | Jerry Tarkanian | 103-73 | Duke | Denver, Colo. |
| 1989 | Michigan (30-7) | Steve Fisher | 80-79 (OT) | Seton Hall | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1988 | Kansas (27-11) | Larry Brown | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1987 | Indiana (30-4) | Bob Knight | 74-73 | Syracuse | New Orleans, La. |
| 1986 | Louisville (32-7) | Denny Crum | 72-69 | Duke | Dallas, Texas |
| 1985 | Villanova (25-10) | Rollie Massimino | 66-64 | Georgetown | Lexington, Ky, |
| 1984 | Georgetown (34-3) | John Thompson | 84-75 | Houston | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1983 | North Carolina State (26-10) | Jim Valvano | 54-52 | Houston | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 1982 | North Carolina (32-2) | Dean Smith | 63-62 | Georgetown | New Orleans, La. |
| 1981 | Indiana (26-9) | Bob Knight | 63-50 | North Carolina | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1980 | Louisville (33-3) | Denny Crum | 59-54 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1979 | Michigan State (26-6) | Jud Heathcote | 75-64 | Indiana State | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1978 | Kentucky (30-2) | Joe Hall | 94-88 | Duke | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1977 | Marquette (25-7) | Al McGuire | 67-59 | North Carolina | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1976 | Indiana (32-0) | Bob Knight | 86-68 | Michigan | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1975 | UCLA (28-3) | John Wooden | 92-85 | Kentucky | San Diego, Calif. |
| 1974 | North Carolina State (30-1) | Norm Sloan | 76-64 | Marquette | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1973 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 87-66 | Memphis State | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1972 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 81-76 | Florida State | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1971 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 68-62 | Villanova | Houston, Texas |
| 1970 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 80-69 | Jacksonville | College Park, Md. |
| 1969 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 92-72 | Purdue | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1968 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 78-55 | North Carolina | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1967 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 79-64 | Dayton | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1966 | UTEP (28-1) | Don Haskins | 72-65 | Kentucky | College Park, Md. |
| 1965 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 91-80 | Michigan | Portland, Ore. |
| 1964 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 98-83 | Duke | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1963 | Loyola (Ill.) (29-2) | George Ireland | 60-58 (OT) | Cincinnati | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1962 | Cincinnati (29-2) | Ed Jucker | 71-59 | Ohio State | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1961 | Cincinnati (27-3) | Ed Jucker | 70-65 (OT) | Ohio State | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1960 | Ohio State (25-3) | Fred Taylor | 75-55 | California | Daly City, Calif. |
| 1959 | California (25-4) | Pete Newell | 71-70 | West Virginia | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1958 | Kentucky (23-6) | Adolph Rupp | 84-72 | Seattle | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1957 | North Carolina (32-0) | Frank McGuire | 54-53 (3OT) | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1956 | San Francisco (29-0) | Phil Woolpert | 83-71 | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. |
| 1955 | San Francisco (28-1) | Phil Woolpert | 77-63 | LaSalle | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1954 | La Salle (26-4) | Ken Loeffler | 92-76 | Bradley | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1953 | Indiana (23-3) | Branch McCracken | 69-68 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1952 | Kansas (28-3) | Phog Allen | 80-63 | St. John’s | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1951 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 68-58 | Kansas State | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1950 | CCNY (24-5) | Nat Holman | 71-68 | Bradley | New York, N.Y. |
| 1949 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 46-36 | Oklahoma A&M | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1948 | Kentucky (36-3) | Adolph Rupp | 58-42 | Baylor | New York, N.Y. |
| 1947 | Holy Cross (27-3) | Doggie Julian | 58-47 | Oklahoma | New York, N.Y. |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State (31-2) | Henry Iba | 43-40 | North Carolina | New York, N.Y. |
| 1945 | Oklahoma State (27-4) | Henry Iba | 49-45 | NYU | New York, N.Y. |
| 1944 | Utah (21-4) | Vadal Peterson | 42-40 (OT) | Dartmouth | New York, N.Y. |
| 1943 | Wyoming (31-2) | Everett Shelton | 46-34 | Georgetown | New York, N.Y. |
| 1942 | Stanford (28-4) | Everett Dean | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1941 | Wisconsin (20-3) | Bud Foster | 39-34 | Washington State | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1940 | Indiana (20-3) | Branch McCracken | 60-42 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1939 | Oregon (29-5) | Howard Hobson | 46-33 | Ohio State |