List of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four Participants (A third-place game was played from 1946 to 1981.)
Year | School | Conference | Tournament Region | Final Four Outcome | |||||
1939 | Oregon | Pacific Coast | West | National Champions | |||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Oklahoma | Big Six | West | |||||||
Villanova | Independent | East | |||||||
1940 | Indiana | Big Ten | East | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big Six | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Duquesne | Independent | East | |||||||
Southern California | Pacific Coast | West | |||||||
1941 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | East | National Champions | |||||
Washington State | Pacific Coast | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Arkansas | Southwest | West | |||||||
Pittsburgh | Eastern | East | |||||||
1942 | Stanford | Pacific Coast | West | National Champions | |||||
Dartmouth | Ivy League | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Colorado | Mountain States | West | |||||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | East | |||||||
1943 | Wyoming | Mountain States | West | National Champions | |||||
Georgetown | Independent | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
DePaul | Independent | East | |||||||
Texas | Southwest | West | |||||||
1944 | Utah | Mountain States | West | National Champions | |||||
Dartmouth | EIL (Ivy) | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Iowa State | Big Six | West | |||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | East | |||||||
1945 | Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley | West | National Champions | |||||
NYU | Independent | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Arkansas | Southwest | West | |||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | East | |||||||
1946 | Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley | West | National Champions | |||||
North Carolina | Southern | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | East | Third Place | ||||||
California | Pacific Coast | West | |||||||
1947 | Holy Cross | Independent | East | National Champions | |||||
Oklahoma | Big Six | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Texas | Southwest | West | Third Place | ||||||
CCNY | Independent | East | |||||||
1948 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | National Champions | |||||
Baylor | Southwest | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Holy Cross | Independent | East | Third Place | ||||||
Kansas State | Big Seven | West | |||||||
1949 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | National Champions | |||||
Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Illinois | Big Ten | East | Third Place | ||||||
Oregon State | Pacific Coast | West | |||||||
1950 | CCNY | Independent | East | National Champions | |||||
Bradley | Missouri Valley | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina State | Southern | East | Third Place | ||||||
Baylor | Southwest | West | |||||||
1951 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | National Champions | |||||
Kansas State | Big Seven | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Illinois | Big Ten | East | Third Place | ||||||
Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley | West | |||||||
1952 | Kansas | Big Seven | West | National Champions | |||||
St. John's | Independent | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Illinois | Big Ten | East | Third Place | ||||||
Santa Clara | Independent | West | |||||||
1953 | Indiana | Big Ten | East | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big Seven | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Washington | Pacific Coast | West | Third Place | ||||||
LSU | Southeastern | East | |||||||
1954 | La Salle | Independent (Mid Atlantic) | East | National Champions | |||||
Bradley | Independent | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Penn State | Independent | East | Third Place | ||||||
Southern California | Pacific Coast | West | |||||||
1955 | San Francisco | West Coast | West | National Champions | |||||
La Salle | Independent (Mid Atlantic) | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Colorado | Big Seven | West | Third Place | ||||||
Iowa | Big Ten | East | |||||||
1956 | San Francisco | West Coast | Far West | National Champions | |||||
Iowa | Big Ten | Midwest | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
Temple | Independent (Mid Atlantic) | East | Third Place | ||||||
SMU | Southwest | West | |||||||
1957 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big Seven | Midwest | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
San Francisco | West Coast | West | Third Place | ||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | Mideast | |||||||
1958 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
Seattle | Independent | West | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
Temple | Independent (Mid Atlantic) | East | Third Place | ||||||
Kansas State | Big Seven | Midwest | |||||||
1959 | California | Pacific Coast | West | National Champions | |||||
West Virginia | Southern | East | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
Louisville | Independent | Mideast | |||||||
1960 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
California | AAWU | West | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
NYU | Independent | East | |||||||
1961 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
St. Joseph's* | Middle Atlantic | East | Third Place | ||||||
Utah | Mountain States | West | |||||||
1962 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | National Runner-Up' | ||||||
Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | East | Third Place | ||||||
UCLA | AAWU | West | |||||||
1963 | Loyola-Chicago | Independent | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | Third Place | ||||||
Oregon State | Independent | West | |||||||
1964 | UCLA | AAWU | West | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Michigan | Big Ten | Mideast | Third Place | ||||||
Kansas State | Big Eight | Midwest | |||||||
1965 | UCLA | AAWU | West | National Champions | |||||
Michigan | Big Ten | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Princeton | Ivy | East | Third Place | ||||||
Wichita State | Missouri Valley | Midwest | |||||||
1966 | Texas Western | Independent | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | Third Place | ||||||
Utah | Western Athletic | West | |||||||
1967 | UCLA | AAWU | West | National Champions | |||||
Dayton | Independent | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Houston | Independent | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
1968 | UCLA | AAWU | West | National Champions | |||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | Third Place | ||||||
Houston | Independent | Midwest | |||||||
1969 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions | |||||
Purdue | Big Ten | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Drake | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
1970 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions | |||||
Jacksonville | Independent | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
New Mexico State | Independent | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
St. Bonaventure | Independent | East | |||||||
1971 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions' | |||||
Villanova* | Independent | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Western Kentucky* | Ohio Valley | Mideast | Third Place | ||||||
Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | |||||||
1972 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions | |||||
Florida State | Independent | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Third Place | ||||||
Louisville | Missouri Valley | Midwest | |||||||
1973 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions | |||||
Memphis State | Missouri Valley | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | Third Place | ||||||
Providence | Independent | East | |||||||
1974 | North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Marquette | Independent | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | Third Place | ||||||
Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | |||||||
1975 | UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | National Champions | |||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Louisville | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Third Place | ||||||
Syracuse | Independent (ECAC Up) | East | |||||||
1976 | Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
Michigan | Big Ten | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UCLA | Pacific-8 | West | Third Place | ||||||
Rutgers | Independent (ECAC Met) | East | |||||||
1977 | Marquette | Independent | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UNLV | Independent | West | Third Place | ||||||
Charlotte | Sun Belt | Mideast | |||||||
1978 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Arkansas | Southwest | West | Third Place | ||||||
Notre Dame | Independent | Midwest | |||||||
1979 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
DePaul | Independent | West | Third Place | ||||||
Pennsylvania | Ivy | East | |||||||
1980 | Louisville | Metro | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
UCLA* | Pacific-10 | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Purdue | Big Ten | Mideast | Third Place | ||||||
Iowa | Big Ten | East | |||||||
1981 | Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | National Champions | |||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Virginia | Atlantic Coast | East | Third Place | ||||||
LSU | Southeastern | Midwest | |||||||
1982 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Georgetown | Big East | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Louisville | Metro | Mideast | |||||||
Houston | Southwest | Midwest | |||||||
1983 | North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast | West | National Champions | |||||
Houston | Southwest | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Louisville | Metro | Mideast | |||||||
Georgia | Southeastern | East | |||||||
1984 | Georgetown | Big East | West | National Champions | |||||
Houston | Southwest | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | |||||||
Virginia | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
1985 | Villanova | Big East | Southeast | National Champions | |||||
Georgetown | Big East | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Memphis State* | Metro | Midwest | |||||||
St. John's | Big East | West | |||||||
1986 | Louisville | Metro | West | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | |||||||
LSU | Southeastern | Southeast | |||||||
1987 | Indiana | Big Ten | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Syracuse | Big East | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UNLV | Big West | West | |||||||
Providence | Big East | Southeast | |||||||
1988 | Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Oklahoma | Big Eight | Southeast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
Arizona | Pacific-10 | West | |||||||
1989 | Michigan | Big Ten | Southeast | National Champions | |||||
Seton Hall | Big East | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Illinois | Big Ten | Midwest | |||||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
1990 | UNLV | Big West | West | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Arkansas | Southwest | Midwest | |||||||
Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | |||||||
1991 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big Eight | Southeast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
UNLV | Big West | West | |||||||
1992 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Michigan* | Big Ten | Southeast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Indiana | Big Ten | West | |||||||
Cincinnati | Great Midwest | Midwest | |||||||
1993 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Michigan* | Big Ten | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | Southeast | |||||||
Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | |||||||
1994 | Arkansas | Southeastern | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Arizona | Pacific-10 | West | |||||||
Florida | Southeastern | East | |||||||
1995 | UCLA | Pacific-10 | West | National Champions | |||||
Arkansas | Southeastern | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | |||||||
Oklahoma State | Big Eight | East | |||||||
1996 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Syracuse | Big East | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Massachusetts* | Atlantic 10 | East | |||||||
Mississippi State | Southeastern | Southeast | |||||||
1997 | Arizona | Pacific-10 | Southeast | National Champions | |||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Minnesota* | Big Ten | Midwest | |||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
1998 | Kentucky | Southeastern | South | National Champions | |||||
Utah | Western Athletic | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
Stanford | Pacific-10 | Midwest | |||||||
1999 | Connecticut | Big East | West | National Champions | |||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | |||||||
Ohio State* | Big Ten | South | |||||||
2000 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Florida | Southeastern | East | National Runner-Up | ||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | South | |||||||
Wisconsin | Big Ten | West | |||||||
2001 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Arizona | Pacific-10 | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | South | |||||||
Maryland | Atlantic Coast | West | |||||||
2002 | Maryland | Atlantic Coast | East | National Champions | |||||
Indiana | Big Ten | South | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | |||||||
Oklahoma | Big 12 | West | |||||||
2003 | Syracuse | Big East | East | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big 12 | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Texas | Big 12 | South | |||||||
Marquette | Conference USA | Midwest | |||||||
2004 | Connecticut | Big East | Phoenix | National Champions | |||||
Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | St. Louis | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Duke | Atlantic Coast | Atlanta | |||||||
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | E. Rutherford | |||||||
2005 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | Syracuse | National Champions | |||||
Illinois | Big Ten | Chicago | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Louisville | Conference USA | Albuquerque | |||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | Austin | |||||||
2006 | Florida | Southeastern | Minneapolis | National Champions | |||||
UCLA | Pacific-10 | Oakland | National Runner-Up | ||||||
LSU | Southeastern | Atlanta | |||||||
George Mason | Colonial | Washington, D.C. | |||||||
2007 | Florida | Southeastern | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | South | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UCLA | Pacific-10 | West | |||||||
Georgetown | Big East | East | |||||||
2008 | Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | National Champions | |||||
Memphis* | Conference USA | South | National Runner-Up | ||||||
UCLA | Pacific-10 | West | |||||||
North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | |||||||
2009 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | South | National Champions | |||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Connecticut | Big East | West | |||||||
Villanova | Big East | East | |||||||
2010 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | South | National Champions | |||||
Butler | Horizon | West | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | |||||||
West Virginia | Big East | East | |||||||
2011 | Connecticut | Big East | West | National Champions | |||||
Butler | Horizon | Southeast | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Kentucky | Southeastern | East | |||||||
VCU | Colonial | Southwest | |||||||
2012 | Kentucky | Southeastern | South | National Champions | |||||
Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | National Runner-Up | ||||||
Ohio State | Big Ten | East | |||||||
Louisville | Big East | West |
Teams marked with an * vacated its Final Four appearances due to violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules aimed at preserving the integrity and amateur status of its student athletes.
- St. Joseph's, 1961: Three players involved in a point-shaving scandal.
- Villanova, 1971: Tournament Most Valuable Player Howard Porter had signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the regular season.
- Western Kentucky, 1971: Jim McDaniels had signed a professional contract with the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association and accepted money during the regular season.
- UCLA, 1980: Kiki Vandeweghe and Rod Foster were declared ineligible due to their connection with recruiting violations involving booster Sam Gilbert.
- Memphis State (now Memphis), 1985: Leading scorer Keith Lee had received $40,000 in illegal payoffs from head coach Dana Kirk.
- The University of Michigan vacated the results of 114 games won while four players (Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock) were not eligible, including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours. See University of Michigan basketball scandal.
- Massachusetts, 1996: Marcus Camby had accepted money and gifts from a pair of sports agents.
- Minnesota, 1997: Academic fraud involving head coach Clem Haskins, five other university employees and at least eighteen players.
- NCAA gave Ohio State three years' probation and ordered it to pay back all tournament money earned from 1999-2002 when Boban Savović was on the Buckeyes' roster. Ohio State had to remove all references to team accomplishments from those years including a 1999 visit to the Final Four.
- Memphis had its entire 2007-08 season vacated by the NCAA due to issues related to star guard Derrick Rose, whose SAT score was invalidated after the 07-08 season.
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