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ncaa 2010's

2011 Connecticut Huskies (Jim Calhoun)
2010 Duke Blue Devils (Mike Krzyzewski)

ncaa 2000's

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels (Roy Williams)
2008 Kansas Jayhawks (Bill Self)
2007 Florida Gators (Billy Donovan)
2006 Florida Gators (Billy Donovan)
2005 North Carolina Tar Heels (Roy Williams)
2004 Connecticut Huskies (Jim Calhoun)
2003 Syracuse Orangemen (Jim Boeheim)
2002 Maryland Terrapins (Gary Williams)
2001 Duke Blue Devils (Mike Krzyzewski)
2000 Michigan State Spartans (Tom Izzo)

ncaa 1990's

1999 Connecticut Huskies (Jim Calhoun)
1998 Kentucky Wildcats (Tubby Smith)
1997 Arizona Wildcats (Lute Olson)
1996 Kentucky Wildcats (Rick Pitino)
1995 UCLA Bruins (Jim Harrick)
1994 Arkansas Razorbacks (Nolan Richardson)
1993 North Carolina Tar Heels (Dean Smith)
1992 Duke Blue Devils (Mike Krzyzewski)
1991 Duke Blue Devils (Mike Krzyzewski)
1990 UNLV Rebels (Jerry Tarkanian)

ncaa 1980's

1989 Michigan Wolverines (Steve Fisher)
1988 Kansas Jayhawks (Larry Brown)
1987 Indiana Hoosiers (Bob Knight)
1986 Louisville Cardinals (Denny Crum)
1985 Villanova Wildcats (Rollie Massimino)
1984 Georgetown Hoyas (John Thompson)
1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack (Jim Valvano)
1982 North Carolina Tar Heels (Dean Smith)
1981 Indiana Hoosiers (Bob Knight)
1980 Louisville Cardinals (Denny Crum)

ncaa 1970's

1979 Michigan State Spartans (Jud Heatchcote)
1978 Kentucky Wildcats (Joe B. Hall)
1977 Marquette Warriors (Al McGuire)
1976 Indiana Hoosiers (Bob Knight)
1975 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1974 North Carolina State Wolfpack (Norm Sloan)
1973 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1972 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1971 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1970 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)

ncaa 1960's

1969 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1968 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1967 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1966 Texas Western Miners (Don Haskins)
1965 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1964 UCLA Bruins (John Wooden)
1963 Loyola (Chicago) Ramblers (George Ireland)
1962 Cincinnati Bearcats (Ed Jucker)
1961 Cincinnati Bearcats (Ed Jucker)
1960 Ohio State Buckeyes (Fred Taylor)

ncaa 1950's

1959 Cal Golden Bears (Pete Newell)
1958 Kentucky Wildcats (Adolph Rupp)
1957 North Carolina Tar Heels (Frank McGuire)
1956 San Francisco Dons (Phil Woolpert)
1955 San Francisco Dons (Phil Woolpert)
1954 La Salle Explorers (Ken Loeffler)
1953 Indiana Hoosiers (Branch McCracken)
1952 Kansas Jayhawks (Phog Allen)
1951 Kentucky Wildcats (Adolph Rupp)
1950 CCNY Beavers (Nat Holman)

ncaa 1930's & 1940's

1949 Kentucky Wildcats (Adolph Rupp)
1948 Kentucky Wildcats (Adolph Rupp)
1947 Holy Cross Crusaders (Doggie Julian)
1946 Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Henry Iba)
1945 Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Henry Iba)
1944 Utah Utes (Vadal Peterson)
1943 Wyoming Cowboys (Everett Shelton)
1942 Stanford Indians (Everett Dean)
1941 Wisconsin Badgers (Bud Foster)
1940 Indiana Hoosiers (Branch McCracken)
1939 Oregon Ducks (Howard Hobson)

nit 2010's

2011 Wichita State Shockers (Gregg Marshall)
2010 Dayton Flyers (Brian Gregory)

nit 2000's

2009 Penn State Nittany Lions (Ed DeChellis)
2008 Ohio State Buckeyes (Thad Matta)
2007 West Virginia Mountaineers (John Beilein)
2006 South Carolina Gamecocks (Dave Odom)
2005 South Carolina Gamecocks (Dave Odom)
2004 Michigan Wolverines (Tommy Amaker)
2003 St John's Red Storm (Mike Jarvis)
2002 Memphis Tigers (John Calipari)
2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Buzz Peterson)
2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Dave Odom)

nit 1990's

1999 Cal Golden Bears (Ben Braun)
1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers (Clem Haskins)
1997 Michigan Wolverines (Steve Fisher)
1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers (Danny Nee)
1995 Virginia Tech Hokies (Bill Foster)
1994 Villanova Wildcats (Steve Lappas)
1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers (Clem Haskins)
1992 Virginia Cavaliers (Jeff Jones)
1991 Stanford Cardinal (Mike Montgomery)
1990 Vanderbilt Commodores (Eddie Fogler)

nit 1980's

1989 St John's Redmen (Lou Carnesecca)
1988 Connecticut Huskies (Jim Calhoun)
1987 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (M. K. Turk)
1986 Ohio State Buckeyes (Eldon Miller)
1985 UCLA Bruins (Walt Hazzard)
1984 Michigan Wolverines (Bill Frieder)
1983 Fresno State Bulldogs (Boyd Grant)
1982 Bradley Braves (Dick Versace)
1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Nolan Richardson)
1980 Virginia Cavaliers (Terry Holland)

nit 1970's

1979 Indiana Hoosiers (Bob Knight)
1978 Texas Longhorns (Abe Lemons)
1977 St Bonaventure Bonnies (Jim Satalin)
1976 Kentucky Wildcats (Joe B. Hall)
1975 Princeton Tigers (Pete Carril)
1974 Purdue Boilermakers (Fred Schaus)
1973 Virginia Tech Hokies (Don DeVoe)
1972 Maryland Terrapins ("Lefty" Driessel)
1971 North Carolina Tar Heels (Dean Smith)
1970 Marquette Warriors (Al McGuire)

nit 1960's

1969 Temple Owls (Harry Litwack)
1968 Dayton Flyers (Don Donoher)
1967 Southern Illinois Salukis (Jack Hartman)
1966 Brigham Young Cougars (Stan Watts)
1965 St John's Redmen (Joe Lapchick)
1964 Bradley Braves (Chuck Orsborn)
1963 Providence Friars (Joe Mullaney)
1962 Dayton Flyers (Tom Blackburn)
1961 Providence Friars (Joe Mullaney)
1960 Bradley Braves (Chuck Orsborn)

nit 1950's

1959 St John's Redmen (Joe Lapchick)
1958 Xavier Musketeers (Jim McCafferty)
1957 Bradley Braves (Chuck Orsborn)
1956 Louisville Cardinals (Bernard "Peck" Hickman)
1955 Duquesne Dukes (Donald "Dudey" Moore)
1954 Holy Cross Crusaders (Lester Sheary)
1953 Seton Hall Pirates (John "Honey" Russell)
1952 La Salle Explorers (Ken Loeffler)
1951 Brigham Young Cougars (Stan Watts)
1950 CCNY Beavers (Nat Holman)

nit 1930's & 1940's

1949 San Francisco Dons (Pete Newell)
1948 St Louis Billikens (Eddie Hickey)
1947 Utah Utes (Vadal Peterson)
1946 Kentucky Wildcats (Adolph Rupp)
1945 DePaul Blue Demons (Ray Meyer)
1944 St John's Redmen (Joe Lapchick)
1943 St John's Redmen (Joe Lapchick)
1942 West Virginia Mountaineers (Dyke Raese)
1941 Long Island Blackbirds (Clair Bee)
1940 Colorado Buffaloes (Forest B. Cox)
1939 Long Island Blackbirds (Clair Bee)
1938 Temple Owls (James Usilton)