| 1938 |
Temple |
60-36 |
Colorado |
Don Shields, Temple |
| 1939 |
Long Island |
44-32 |
Loyola |
Bill Lloyd, St. John’s |
| 1940 |
Colorado |
51-40 |
Duquesne |
Bob Doll, Colorado |
| 1941 |
Long Island |
56-42 |
Ohio |
Frankie Baumholtz, Ohio |
| 1942 |
West Virginia |
47-45 |
Western Kentucky State |
Rudy Baric, West Virginia |
| 1943 |
St. John’s |
48-27 |
Toledo |
Harry Boykoff, St. John’s |
| 1944 |
St. John’s |
47-39 |
DePaul |
Bill Kotsores, St. John’s |
| 1945 |
DePaul |
71-54 |
Bowling Green |
George Mikan, DePaul |
| 1946 |
Kentucky |
46-45 |
Rhode Island |
Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island |
| 1947 |
Utah |
49-45 |
Kentucky |
Vern Gardner, Utah |
| 1948 |
Saint Louis |
65-52 |
NYU |
Ed Macauley, Saint Louis |
| 1949 |
San Francisco |
48-47 |
Loyola Chicago |
Don Lofgran, San Francisco |
| 1950 |
CCNY |
69-61 |
Bradley |
Ed Warner, CCNY |
| 1951 |
BYU |
62-43 |
Dayton |
Roland Minson, BYU |
| 1952 |
La Salle |
75-64 |
Dayton |
Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, La Salle |
| 1953 |
Seton Hall |
58-46 |
St. John’s |
Walter Dukes, Seton Hall |
| 1954 |
Holy Cross |
71-62 |
Duquesne |
Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross |
| 1955 |
Duquesne |
70-58 |
Dayton |
Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA) |
| 1956 |
Louisville |
93-80 |
Dayton |
Charlie Tyra, Louisville |
| 1957 |
Bradley |
84-83 |
Memphis State |
Win Wilfong, Memphis State |
| 1958 |
Xavier |
78-74 |
Dayton |
Hank Stein, Xavier |
| 1959 |
St. John’s |
76-71 |
Bradley |
Tony Jackson, St. John’s |
| 1960 |
Bradley |
88-72 |
Providence |
Lenny Wilkens, Providence |
| 1961 |
Providence |
62-59 |
Saint Louis |
Vin Ernst, Providence |
| 1962 |
Dayton |
73-67 |
St. John’s |
Bill Chmielewski, Dayton |
| 1963 |
Providence |
81-66 |
Canisius |
Raymond Flynn, Providence |
| 1964 |
Bradley |
86-54 |
New Mexico |
Levern Tart, Bradley |
| 1965 |
St. John’s |
55-51 |
Villanova |
Ken McIntyre, St. John’s |
| 1966 |
BYU |
97-84 |
NYU |
Bill Melchionni, Villanova |
| 1967 |
Southern Illinois |
71-56 |
Marquette |
Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois |
| 1968 |
Dayton |
61-48 |
Kansas |
Don May, Dayton |
| 1969 |
Temple |
89-76 |
Boston College |
Terry Driscoll, Boston College |
| 1970 |
Marquette |
65-53 |
St. John’s |
Dean Meminger, Marquette |
| 1971 |
North Carolina |
84-66 |
Georgia Tech |
Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina |
| 1972 |
Maryland |
100-69 |
Niagara |
Tom McMillen, Maryland |
| 1973 |
Virginia Tech |
92-91 |
Notre Dame |
John Schumate, Notre Dame |
| 1974 |
Purdue |
87-81 |
Utah |
Mike Sojourner, Utah |
| 1975 |
Princeton |
80-69 |
Providence |
Ron Lee, Oregon |
| 1976 |
Kentucky |
71-67 |
Charlotte |
Cedric Maxwell, Charlotte |
| 1977 |
St. Bonaventure |
94-91 |
Houston |
Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure |
| 1978 |
Texas |
101-93 |
NC State |
Jim Krivacs and Ron Baxter, Texas |
| 1979 |
Indiana |
53-52 |
Purdue |
Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana |
| 1980 |
Virginia |
58-55 |
Minnesota |
Ralph Sampson, Virginia |
| 1981 |
Tulsa |
86-84 |
Syracuse |
Greg Stewart, Tulsa |
| 1982 |
Bradley |
67-58 |
Purdue |
J.J. Anderson, Bradley |
| 1983 |
Fresno State |
69-60 |
DePaul |
Ron Anderson, Fresno State |
| 1984 |
Michigan |
83-63 |
Notre Dame |
Tim McCormick, Michigan |
| 1985 |
UCLA |
65-62 |
Indiana |
Reggie Miller, UCLA |
| 1986 |
Ohio State |
73-63 |
Wyoming |
Brad Sellers, Ohio State |
| 1987 |
Southern Miss |
84-80 |
La Salle |
Randolph Keys, Southern Miss |
| 1988 |
Connecticut |
72-67 |
Ohio State |
Phil Gamble, Connecticut |
| 1989 |
St. John’s |
73-65 |
Saint Louis |
Jayson Williams, St. John’s |
| 1990 |
Vanderbilt |
74-72 |
Saint Louis |
Scott Draud, Vanderbilt |
| 1991 |
Stanford |
78-72 |
Oklahoma |
Adam Keefe, Stanford |
| 1992 |
Virginia |
81-76 (OT) |
Notre Dame |
Bryant Stith, Virginia |
| 1993 |
Minnesota |
62-61 |
Georgetown |
Voshon Lenard, Minnesota |
| 1994 |
Villanova |
80-73 |
Vanderbilt |
Doremus Bennerman, Siena |
| 1995 |
Virginia Tech |
65-64 |
Marquette |
Shawn Smith, Virginia Tech |
| 1996 |
Nebraska |
60-56 |
Saint Joseph’s |
Erick Strickland, Nebraska |
| 1997 |
Michigan* |
82-73 |
Florida State |
Robert Traylor, Michigan |
| 1998 |
Minnesota* |
79-72 |
Penn State |
Kevin Clark, Minnesota |
| 1999 |
California |
61-60 |
Clemson |
Sean Lampley, California |
| 2000 |
Wake Forest |
71-61 |
Notre Dame |
Robert O’Kelley, Wake Forest |
| 2001 |
Tulsa |
79-66 |
Alabama |
Marcus Hill, Tulsa |
| 2002 |
Memphis |
72-62 |
South Carolina |
Dejuan Wagner, Memphis |
| 2003 |
St. John’s* |
70-67 |
Georgetown |
Marcus Hatten, St. John’s |
| 2004 |
Michigan |
62-55 |
Rutgers |
Daniel Horton, Michigan |
| 2005 |
South Carolina |
60-57 |
Saint Joseph’s |
Carlos Powell, South Carolina |
| 2006 |
South Carolina |
76-64 |
Michigan |
Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina |
| 2007 |
West Virginia |
78-73 |
Clemson |
Frank Young, West Virginia |
| 2008 |
Ohio State |
92-85 |
Massachusetts |
Kosta Koufos, Ohio State |
| 2009 |
Penn State |
69-63 |
Baylor |
Jamelle Cornley, Penn State |
| 2010 |
Dayton |
79-68 |
North Carolina |
Chris Johnson, Dayton |
| 2011 |
Wichita State |
66-57 |
Alabama |
Graham Hatch, Wichita State |
| 2012 |
Stanford |
75-51 |
Minnesota |
Aaron Bright, Stanford |
| 2013 |
Baylor |
74-54 |
Iowa |
Pierre Jackson, Baylor |
| 2014 |
Minnesota |
65-63 |
SMU |
Austin Hollins, Minnesota |
| 2015 |
Stanford |
66-64 (OT) |
Miami |
Chasson Randle, Stanford |
| 2016 |
George Washington |
76-60 |
Valparaiso |
Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington |
| 2017 |
TCU |
88-56 |
Georgia Tech |
Kenrich Williams, TCU |
| 2018 |
Penn State |
82-66 |
Utah |
Lamar Stevens, Penn State |
| 2019 |
Texas |
81-66 |
Lipscomb |
Kerwin Roach, Texas |
| 2020 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2021 |
Memphis |
77-64 |
Mississippi State |
Landers Nolley II, Memphis |
| 2022 |
Xavier |
73-72 |
Texas A&M |
Colby Jones, Xavier |
| 2023 |
North Texas |
68-61 |
UAB |
Tylor Perry, North Texas |
| 2024 |
Seton Hall |
79-77 |
Indiana State |
Al-Amir Dawes, Seton Hall |