NCAA Final Four

The semifinals of the NCAA basketball tournament are commonly known as “The Final Four”. The Final Four weekend of March Madness is one of the biggest sporting events in the United States and involves the two semifinal games on Saturday followed by the Championship game on Monday night. While most tournament games are played in traditional basketball arenas (which may hold 15,000 – 20,000 fans) the Final Four typically occurs in a football venue that can hold 60,000-75,000 spectators.

Below are the Final Four teams in the tournament since it began.

wdt_ID	Year	Location	National Champion	Championship Game	Semifinal 1	Semifinal 2
2	2023	Houston, TX	UConn Huskies	San Diego St. 59, UConn 76	San Diego St. 72, Florida Atlantic 71	Miami (FL) 59, UConn 72
3	2022	New Orleans	Kansas Jayhawks	Kansas 72, North Carolina 69	Villanova 65, Kansas 81	Duke 77, UNC 81
4	2021	Indianapolis	Baylor Bears	Baylor Bears 86, Gonzaga 70	Baylor 78, Houston 59	Gonzaga 93, UCLA 90
5	2020	Tournament Canceled
6	2019	Minneapolis	Virginia	Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77	Virginia 63, Auburn 62	Texas Tech 61, Michigan State 51
7	2018	San Antonio	Villanova	Villanova 74, Michigan 54	Villanova 95, Kansas 79	Loyola 57, Michigan 69
8	2017	Glendale	North Carolina	North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65	Oregon 76, UNC 77	South Carolina 73, Gonzaga 77
9	2016	Houston	Villanova	Villanova 77, North Carolina 74	Villanova 95, Oklahoma 51	Syracuse 66, UNC 83
10	2015	Indianapolis	Duke	Duke 68, Wisconsin 63	Duke 81, Michigan State 61	Kentucky 64, Wisconsin 71
11	2014	Texas	Connecticut	Connecticut 60, Kentucky 54	UConn 63, Florida 53	Wisconsin 73, Kentucky 74
12	2013	Atlanta	Louisville	Louisville 82, Michigan 76	Louisville 72, Wichita 68	Syracuse 56, Michigan 61
13	2012	New Orleans	Kentucky	Kentucky 67, Kansas 59	Kentucky 69, Louisville 61	OhioState 62, Kansas 64
14	2011	Houston	Connecticut	Connecticut 53, Butler 41	UConn 56, Kentucky 55	VCU 62, Butler 70
15	2010	Indianapolis	Duke	Duke 61, Butler 59	Duke 78, West Virginia 57	Michigan State 50, Butler 52
16	2009	Detroit	North Carolina	North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72	North Carolina 83, Villanova 69	UConn 73, Michigan State 82
17	2008	San Antonio	Kansas	Kansas 75, Memphis 68	Kansas 84, UNC 66	UCLA 63, Memphis 78
18	2007	Atlanta	Florida	Florida 84, Ohio State 75	Florida 76, UCLA 66	Georgetown 60, Ohio State 67
19	2006	Indianapolis	Florida	Florida 73, UCLA 57	Florida 73, George Mason 58	LSU 45, UCLA 59
20	2005	St. Louis	North Carolina	North Carolina 75, Illinois 70	North Carolina 87, Michigan State 71	Louisville 57, Illinois 70
21	2004	Alamadome	Connecticut	Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73	Connecticut 79, Duke 78	Oklahoma State 65, Georgia Tech 67
22	2003	Superdome	Syracuse	Syracuse 81, Kansas 78	Syracuse 95, Texas 84	Marquette 61, Kansas 94
23	2002	Georgia Dome	Maryland	Maryland 64, Indiana 52	Maryland 97, Kansas 88	Oklahoma 64, Indiana 73
24	2001	Metrodome	Duke	Duke 82, Arizona 72	Duke 95, Maryland 84	Michigan State 61, Arizona 80
25	2000	RCA Dome	Michigan State	Michigan State 89, Florida 76	Michigan State 53, Wisconsin 41	UNC 59, Florida 71
26	1999	St. Petersburg	Connecticut	Connecticut 77, Duke 74	Connecticut 64, Ohio State 58	Michigan State 62, Duke 68
27	1998	Alamadome	Kentucky	Kentucky 78, Utah 69	Kentucky 86, Stanford 85	UNC 59, Utah 65
28	1997	RCA Dome	Arizona	Arizona 84, Kentucky 79	Arizona 66, UNC 58	Minnesota 69, Kentucky 78
29	1996	East Rutherford	Kentucky	Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67	Kentucky 81, UMass 74	Mississippi State 69, Syracuse 77
30	1995	Kingdome	UCLA	UCLA 89, Arkansas 78	UCLA 74, Oklahoma State 61	UNC 68, Arkansas 75
31	1994	Charlotte N.C. Coliseum	Arkansas	Arkansas 76, Duke 72	Arkansas 91, Arizona 82	Florida 65, Duke 70
32	1993	Superdome	North Carolina	North Carolina 77, Michigan 71	North Carolina 78, Kansas 68	Kentucky 78, Michigan 81
33	1992	Metrodome	Duke	Duke 71, Michigan 51	Duke 81, Indiana 78	Cincinnati 72, Michigan 76
34	1991	Hoosier Dome	Duke	Duke 72, Kansas 65	Duke 79, UNLV 77	North Carolina, 73, Kansas 79
35	1990	McNichols Arena	UNLV	UNLV 103, Duke 73	UNLV 90, Georgia Tech 81	Arkansas 83, Duke 97
36	1989	Kingdome	Michigan	Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79	Michigan 83, Illinois 81	Duke 78, Seton Hall 95
37	1988	Kansas City	Kansas	Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79	Kansas 66, Duke 59	Arizona 78, Oklahoma 86
38	1987	Superdome	Indiana	Indiana 74, Syracuse 73	Indiana 97, UNLV 93	Providence 63, Syracuse 77
39	1986	Reunion Arena	Louisville	Louisville 72, Duke 69	Louisville 88, LSU 77	Kansas 67, Duke 71
40	1985	Lexington	Villanova	Villanova 66, Georgetown 64	Villanova 52, Memphis 45	St John's (NY) 59, Georgetown 77
41	1984	Kingdome	Georgetown	Georgetown 84, Houston 75	Georgetown 53, Kentucky 40	Virginia 47, Houston 49
42	1983	The Pit	NC State	NC State 54, Houston 52	NC State 67, Georga 60	Louisville 81, Houston 94
43	1982	Superdome	North Carolina	North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62	North Carolina 68, Houston 63	Louisville 46, Georgetown 50
44	1981	The Spectrum	Indiana	Indiana 63, North Carolina 50	Indiana 67, LSU 49	Virginia 65, North Carolina 78
45	1980	Market Square Arena	Louisville	Louisville 59, UCLA 54	Louisville 80, Iowa 72	Purdue 62, UCLA 67
46	1979	Special Events Center	Michigan St.	Michigan St. 75, Indiana St. 64	Michigan St. 101, Penn 67	DePaul 74, Indiana St. 76
47	1978	Checkerdome	Kentucky	Kentucky 94, Duke 88	Kentucky 64, Arkansas 59	Norte Dame 86, Duke 90
48	1977	The Omni	Marquette	Marquette 67, North Carolina 59	Marquette 51, Charlotte 49	UNLV 83, North Carolina 84
49	1976	The Spectrum	Indiana	Indiana 86, Michigan 68	Indiana 65, UCLA 51	Rutgers 70, Michigan 86
50	1975	San Diego Sports Arena	UCLA	UCLA 92, Kentucky 85	UCLA 74, Louisville 74	Syracuse 79, Kentucky 95
51	1974	Greensboro N.C. Coliseum	NC State	NC State 76, Marquette 64	NC State 80, UCLA 77	Kansas 51, Marquette 64
52	1973	St. Louis Arena	UCLA	UCLA 87, Memphis 66	UCLA 70, Indiana 59	Providence 85, Memphis 98
53	1972	Los Angeles Sports Arena	UCLA	UCLA 81, Florida St. 76	UCLA 96, Louisville 77	North Carolina, 75, Florida St. 79
54	1971	Houston Astrodome	UCLA	UCLA 68, Villanova 62	UCLA 68, Kansas 60	Western Kentucky 89, Villanova 92
55	1970	College Park	UCLA	UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69	UCLA 93, New Mexico State 77	St. Bonaventure 83, Jacksonvile 91
56	1969	Louisville	UCLA	UCLA 92, Purdue 72	UCLA 85, Drake 82	North Carolina 65, Purdue 92
57	1968	Los Angeles	UCLA	UCLA 78, North Carolina 55	UCLA 101, Houston 69	Ohio State 66, North Carolina 80
58	1967	Louisville	UCLA	UCLA 79, Dayton 64	UCLA 73, Houston 73	UNC 62, Daton 76
59	1966	College Park	UTEP	UTEP 72, Kentucky 65	UTEP 85, Utah 78	Duke 79, Kentucky 83
60	1965	Portland	UCLA	UCLA 91, Michigan 80	UCLA 108, Wichita State 89	Princeton 76, Michigan 93
61	1964	Kansas City	UCLA	UCLA 98, Duke 83	UCLA 90, Kansas State 84	Michigan 80, Duke 91
62	1963	Louisville	Loyola	Loyola 60, Cincinnati 58	Loyola 94, Duke 75	Oregon State 46, Cincinnati 80
63	1962	Louisville	Cincinnati	Cincinnati 71, Ohio St. 59	Cincinnati 72, UCLA 70	Wake Forest 68, Ohio St. 84
64	1961	Kansas City	Cincinnati	Cincinnati 70, Ohio St. 65	Cincinnati 82, Utah 67	St. Joseph's 69, Ohio St. 95
65	1960	San Francisco	Ohio St.	Ohio St. 75, California 55	Ohio St. 76, NYU 54	Cincinnatti 69, California 77
66	1959	Louisville	California	California 71, West Virginia 70	California 64, Cincinnati 58	Louisville 79, West Virginia 94
67	1958	Louisville	Kentucky	Kentucky 84, Seattle 72	Kentucky 61, Temple 60	Kansas St. 51, SEattle 73
68	1957	Kansas City	North Carolina	North Carolina 54, Kansas 53	North Carolina 74, Michigan St. 70	San Francisco 56, Kansas 80
69	1956	McGaw Hall	San Francisco	San Francisco 83, Iowa 71	San Francisco 86, SMU 68	Temple 76, Iowa 83
70	1955	Kansas City	San Francisco	San Francisco 76, La Salle 73	Colorado 75, Iowa 54
71	1954	Kansas City	La Salle	La Salle 92, Bradley 76	Penn State 70, USC 61
72	1953	Kansas City	Indiana	Indiana 69, Kansas 68	Washington 88, LSU 69
73	1952	Edmunson Pavilion	Kansas	Kansas 80, St. John's 63	Illinois 67, Santa Clara 64
74	1951	Minneapolis	Kentucky	Kentucky 68, Kansas St. 58	Illinois 61, Oklahoma State 46
75	1950	New York	CCNY	CCNY 71, Bradley 68	NC State 53, Baylor 41
76	1949	Seattle	Kentucky	Kentucky 46, Oklahoma St. 36	Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
77	1948	New York	Kentucky	Kentucky 58, Baylor 42	Holy Cross 60, Kansas State 54
78	1947	New York	Holy Cross	Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47	Texas 54, CCNY 50
79	1946	New York	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State 43, North Carolina 40	Ohio State 63, California 45
80	1945	New York	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State 49, NYU 45
81	1944	New York	Utah	Utah 42, Dartmouth 40
82	1943	New York	Wyoming	Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
83	1942	Kansas City	Stanford	Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
84	1941	Kansas City	Wisconsin	Wisconsin 39, Washington St. 34
85	1940	Kansas City	Indiana	Indiana 60, Kansas 42
86	1939	Patten Gym	Oregon	Oregon 46, Ohio St. 33

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