El Torneo NCAA es el certamen con el cual se define al campeón de cada año en la División I del baloncesto universitario estadounidense, en un evento que comenzó a disputarse en 1939. Desde aquel primer título de la Universidad de Oregon, la culminación del March Madness se ha transformado en una fuente inagotable de momentos emotivos e inesperados.
¿Cuáles son las universidades que han podido imponerse en ese evento y consagrarse campeonas? A continuación, el repaso del historial de títulos, año a año.
Todos los campeones del Torneo NCAA
| Año | Campeón | Subcampeón | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 A&M | NYU | 49-45 |
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M | 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 | Kentucky | 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 |
| 1965 | 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 | Michigan 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 | North 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 | Connecticut | 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 | Connecticut | Georgia Tech | 82-73 |
| 2005 | North Carolina | Illinois | 75-70 |
| 2006 | Florida | UCLA | 73-57 |
| 2007 | Florida | Ohio State | 84-75 |
| 2008 | Kansas | Memphis | 75-68 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Michigan State | 89-72 |
| 2010 | Duke | Butler | 61-59 |
| 2011 | Connecticut | Butler | 53-41 |
| 2012 | Kentucky | Kansas | 67-59 |
| 2013 | Louisville* | Michigan | 82-76 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 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 |
| 2020** | - | - | - |
| 2021 | Baylor | Gonzaga | 86-70 |
| 2022 | Kansas | North Carolina | 72-69 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | San Diego State | 76-59 |
* La NCAA le quitó el título a Louisville debido a diversos escándalos relacionados a la universidad.
** En 2020 no se disputó el Torneo NCAA debido a la pandemia del COVID-19.
Las universidades con más títulos en el Torneo NCAA: campeonatos por equipo
| Universidad | Títulos |
|---|---|
| UCLA | 11 |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| Duke | 5 |
| Indiana | 5 |
| Connecticut | 5 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| Villanova | 3 |
