List of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four participants

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This is a list of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament final Four participants (a third-place game was played from 1946 to 1981).

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Participants

YearTeamConferenceTournament region
(seeding)
Final Four outcome
1939 Oregon Pacific CoastWestNational Champions
Ohio State Big TenEastNational Runner-Up
Oklahoma Big SixWest
Villanova IndependentEast
1940 Indiana Big TenEastNational Champions
KansasBig SixWestNational Runner-Up
DuquesneIndependentEast
USC Pacific CoastWest
1941 Wisconsin Big TenEastNational Champions
Washington StatePacific CoastWestNational Runner-Up
ArkansasSouthwestWest
PittsburghEasternEast
1942 Stanford Pacific CoastWestNational Champions
DartmouthIvy LeagueEastNational Runner-Up
ColoradoMountain StatesWest
KentuckySoutheasternEast
1943 Wyoming Mountain StatesWestNational Champions
Georgetown IndependentEastNational Runner-Up
DePaulIndependentEast
Texas SouthwestWest
1944 Utah Mountain StatesWestNational Champions
DartmouthEIL (Ivy)EastNational Runner-Up
Iowa State Big SixWest
Ohio StateBig TenEast
1945 Oklahoma A&M Missouri ValleyWestNational Champions
NYU IndependentEastNational Runner-Up
ArkansasSouthwestWest
Ohio StateBig TenEast
1946 Oklahoma A&M Missouri ValleyWestNational Champions
North CarolinaSouthernEastNational Runner-Up
Ohio StateBig TenEastThird Place
CaliforniaPacific CoastWest
1947 Holy Cross IndependentEastNational Champions
OklahomaBig SixWestNational Runner-Up
Texas SouthwestWestThird Place
CCNYIndependentEast
1948 Kentucky SoutheasternEastNational Champions
BaylorSouthwestWestNational Runner-Up
Holy CrossIndependentEastThird Place
Kansas StateBig SevenWest
1949 Kentucky SoutheasternEastNational Champions
Oklahoma A&M Missouri ValleyWestNational Runner-Up
Illinois Big TenEastThird Place
Oregon StatePacific CoastWest
1950 CCNY IndependentEastNational Champions
Bradley Missouri ValleyWestNational Runner-Up
NC StateSouthernEastThird Place
BaylorSouthwestWest
1951 Kentucky SoutheasternEastNational Champions
Kansas StateBig SevenWestNational Runner-Up
Illinois Big TenEastThird Place
Oklahoma A&M Missouri ValleyWest
1952 Kansas Big SevenWestNational Champions
St. John's IndependentEastNational Runner-Up
Illinois Big TenEastThird Place
Santa ClaraIndependentWest
1953 Indiana Big TenEastNational Champions
KansasBig SevenWestNational Runner-Up
WashingtonPacific CoastWestThird Place
LSUSoutheasternEast
1954 La Salle Independent (Mid Atlantic)EastNational Champions
Bradley IndependentWestNational Runner-Up
Penn State IndependentEastThird Place
USC Pacific CoastWest
1955 San Francisco West CoastWestNational Champions
La Salle Independent (Mid Atlantic)EastNational Runner-Up
ColoradoBig SevenWestThird Place
Iowa Big TenEast
1956 San Francisco West CoastFar WestNational Champions
Iowa Big TenMidwestNational Runner-Up
TempleIndependent (Mid Atlantic)EastThird Place
SMUSouthwestWest
1957 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastNational Champions
Kansas Big SevenMidwestNational Runner-Up
San FranciscoWest CoastWestThird Place
Michigan State Big TenMideast
1958 Kentucky SoutheasternMideastNational Champions
Seattle IndependentWestNational Runner-Up
TempleIndependent (Mid Atlantic)EastThird Place
Kansas StateBig SevenMidwest
1959 California Pacific CoastWestNational Champions
West Virginia SouthernEastNational Runner-Up
Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestThird Place
Louisville IndependentMideast
1960 Ohio State Big TenMideastNational Champions
CaliforniaAAWUWestNational Runner-Up
Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestThird Place
NYU IndependentEast
1961 Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestNational Champions
Ohio State Big TenMideastNational Runner-Up
St. Joseph's*Middle AtlanticEastThird Place
UtahMountain StatesWest
1962 Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestNational Champions
Ohio State Big TenMideastNational Runner-Up
Wake Forest Atlantic CoastEastThird Place
UCLA AAWUWest
1963 Loyola-Chicago IndependentMideastNational Champions
Cincinnati Missouri Valley Midwest National Runner-Up
Duke Atlantic CoastEastThird Place
Oregon StateIndependentWest
1964 UCLA AAWUWestNational Champions
Duke Atlantic Coast East National Runner-Up
Michigan Big TenMideastThird Place
Kansas StateBig EightMidwest
1965 UCLA AAWUWestNational Champions
Michigan Big Ten Mideast National Runner-Up
Princeton IvyEastThird Place
Wichita StateMissouri ValleyMidwest
1966 Texas Western IndependentMidwestNational Champions
Kentucky Southeastern Mideast National Runner-Up
Duke Atlantic CoastEastThird Place
UtahWestern AthleticWest
1967 UCLA AAWUWestNational Champions
Dayton Independent Mideast National Runner-Up
Houston IndependentMidwestThird Place
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast
1968 UCLA AAWUWestNational Champions
North Carolina Atlantic Coast East National Runner-Up
Ohio State Big TenMideastThird Place
Houston IndependentMidwest
1969 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Purdue Big TenMideastNational Runner-Up
Drake Missouri ValleyMidwestThird Place
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast
1970 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Jacksonville IndependentMideastNational Runner-Up
New Mexico StateIndependentMidwestThird Place
St. BonaventureIndependentEast
1971 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Villanova*IndependentEastNational Runner-Up
Western Kentucky*Ohio ValleyMideastThird Place
KansasBig EightMidwest
1972 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Florida StateIndependentMideastNational Runner-Up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastThird Place
Louisville Missouri ValleyMidwest
1973 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Memphis StateMissouri ValleyMidwestNational Runner-Up
Indiana Big TenMideastThird Place
Providence IndependentEast
1974 NC State Atlantic CoastEastNational Champions
Marquette IndependentMideastNational Runner-Up
UCLA Pacific-8WestThird Place
KansasBig EightMidwest
1975 UCLA Pacific-8WestNational Champions
Kentucky SoutheasternMideastNational Runner-Up
Louisville Missouri ValleyMidwestThird Place
SyracuseIndependent (ECAC Up)East
1976 Indiana Big TenMideastNational Champions
Michigan Big Ten Midwest National Runner-Up
UCLA Pacific-8WestThird Place
RutgersIndependent (ECAC Met)East
1977 Marquette IndependentMidwestNational Champions
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastNational Runner-Up
UNLVIndependentWestThird Place
UNC CharlotteSun BeltMideast
1978 Kentucky SoutheasternMideastNational Champions
Duke Atlantic Coast East National Runner-Up
ArkansasSouthwestWestThird Place
Notre DameIndependentMidwest
1979 Michigan State Big TenMideast (2)National Champions
Indiana State Missouri ValleyMidwest (1)National Runner-Up
DePaulIndependentWest (2)Third Place
Pennsylvania IvyEast (9)
1980 Louisville MetroMidwest (2)National Champions
UCLA*Pacific-10West (8)National Runner-Up
Purdue Big TenMideast (6)Third Place
Iowa Big TenEast (5)
1981 Indiana Big TenMideast (3)National Champions
North Carolina Atlantic CoastWest (2)National Runner-Up
Virginia Atlantic CoastEast (1)Third Place
LSU SoutheasternMidwest (1)
1982 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Champions
Georgetown Big EastWest (1)National Runner-Up
Louisville MetroMideast (3)
Houston SouthwestMidwest (6)
1983 NC State Atlantic CoastWest (6)National Champions
Houston SouthwestMidwest (1)National Runner-Up
Louisville MetroMideast (1)
GeorgiaSoutheasternEast (4)
1984 Georgetown Big EastWest (1)National Champions
Houston SouthwestMidwest (2)National Runner-Up
Kentucky SoutheasternMideast (1)
Virginia Atlantic CoastEast (7)
1985 Villanova Big EastSoutheast (8)National Champions
Georgetown Big EastEast (1)National Runner-Up
Memphis State*MetroMidwest (2)
St. John's Big EastWest (1)
1986 Louisville MetroWest (2)National Champions
Duke Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Runner-Up
Kansas Big EightMidwest (1)
LSU SoutheasternSoutheast (11)
1987 Indiana Big TenMidwest (1)National Champions
Syracuse Big EastEast (2)National Runner-Up
UNLV Big WestWest (1)
ProvidenceBig EastSoutheast (6)
1988 Kansas Big EightMidwest (6)National Champions
Oklahoma Big EightSoutheast (1)National Runner-Up
Duke Atlantic CoastEast (2)
Arizona Pacific-10West (1)
1989 Michigan Big TenSoutheast (3)National Champions
Seton Hall Big EastWest (3)National Runner-Up
Illinois Big TenMidwest (1)
Duke Atlantic CoastEast (2)
1990 UNLV Big WestWest (1)National Champions
Duke Atlantic CoastEast (3)National Runner-Up
ArkansasSouthwestMidwest (4)
Georgia Tech Atlantic CoastSoutheast (4)
1991 Duke Atlantic CoastMidwest (2)National Champions
Kansas Big EightSoutheast (3)National Runner-Up
North CarolinaAtlantic CoastEast (1)
UNLV Big WestWest (1)
1992 Duke Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Champions
Michigan*Big TenSoutheast (6)National Runner-Up
Indiana Big TenWest (2)
Cincinnati Great MidwestMidwest (4)
1993 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Champions
Michigan*Big TenWest (1)National Runner-Up
Kentucky SoutheasternSoutheast (1)
Kansas Big EightMidwest (2)
1994 Arkansas SoutheasternMidwest (1)National Champions
Duke Atlantic CoastSoutheast (2)National Runner-Up
Arizona Pacific-10West (2)
FloridaSoutheasternEast (3)
1995 UCLA Pacific-10West (1)National Champions
Arkansas SoutheasternMidwest (2)National Runner-Up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastSoutheast (2)
Oklahoma State Big EightEast (4)
1996 Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest (1)National Champions
Syracuse Big EastWest (4)National Runner-Up
Massachusetts*Atlantic 10East (1)
Mississippi State SoutheasternSoutheast (5)
1997 Arizona Pacific-10Southeast (4)National Champions
Kentucky SoutheasternWest (1)National Runner-Up
Minnesota*Big TenMidwest (1)
North CarolinaAtlantic CoastEast (1)
1998 Kentucky SoutheasternSouth (2)National Champions
Utah Western AthleticWest (3)National Runner-Up
North CarolinaAtlantic CoastEast (1)
Stanford Pacific-10Midwest (3)
1999 Connecticut Big EastWest (1)National Champions
Duke Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Runner-Up
Michigan State Big TenMidwest (1)
Ohio State*Big TenSouth (4)
2000 Michigan State Big TenMidwest (1)National Champions
Florida SoutheasternEast (5)National Runner-Up
North CarolinaAtlantic CoastSouth (8)
Wisconsin Big TenWest (8)
2001 Duke Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Champions
Arizona Pacific-10Midwest (2)National Runner-Up
Michigan State Big TenSouth (1)
Maryland Atlantic CoastWest (3)
2002 Maryland Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Champions
Indiana Big TenSouth (5)National Runner-Up
Kansas Big 12Midwest (1)
Oklahoma Big 12West (2)
2003 Syracuse Big EastEast (3)National Champions
Kansas Big 12West (2)National Runner-Up
Texas Big 12South (1)
Marquette Conference USAMidwest (3)
2004 Connecticut Big EastPhoenix (2)National Champions
Georgia Tech Atlantic CoastSt. Louis (3)National Runner-Up
Duke Atlantic CoastAtlanta (1)
Oklahoma State Big 12E. Rutherford (2)
2005 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSyracuse (1)National Champions
Illinois Big TenChicago (1)National Runner-Up
Louisville Conference USAAlbuquerque (4)
Michigan State Big TenAustin (5)
2006 Florida SoutheasternMinneapolis (3)National Champions
UCLA Pacific-10Oakland (2)National Runner-Up
LSU SoutheasternAtlanta (4)
George Mason ColonialWashington, D.C. (11)
2007 Florida SoutheasternMidwest (1)National Champions
Ohio State Big TenSouth (1)National Runner-Up
UCLA Pacific-10West (2)
Georgetown Big EastEast (2)
2008 Kansas Big 12Midwest (1)National Champions
Memphis*Conference USASouth (1)National Runner-Up
UCLA Pacific-10West (1)
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast (1)
2009 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSouth (1)National Champions
Michigan State Big TenMidwest (2)National Runner-Up
Connecticut Big EastWest (1)
Villanova Big EastEast (3)
2010 Duke Atlantic CoastSouth (1)National Champions
Butler HorizonWest (5)National Runner-Up
Michigan State Big TenMidwest (5)
West Virginia Big EastEast (2)
2011 Connecticut Big EastWest (3)National Champions
Butler HorizonSoutheast (8)National Runner-Up
Kentucky SoutheasternEast (4)
VCU ColonialSouthwest (11)
2012 Kentucky SoutheasternSouth (1)National Champions
Kansas Big 12Midwest (2)National Runner-Up
Ohio State Big TenEast (2)
Louisville*Big EastWest (4)
2013 Louisville*Big EastMidwest (1)National Champions
Michigan Big TenSouth (4)National Runner-Up
Syracuse Big EastEast (4)
Wichita State Missouri ValleyWest (9)
2014 UConn AmericanEast (7)National Champions
Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest (8)National Runner-Up
Florida SoutheasternSouth (1)
Wisconsin Big TenWest (2)
2015 Duke Atlantic CoastSouth (1)National Champions
Wisconsin Big TenWest (1)National Runner-Up
Michigan State Big TenEast (7)
Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest (1)
2016 Villanova Big EastSouth (2)National Champions
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast (1)National Runner-Up
Oklahoma Big 12West (2)
Syracuse Atlantic CoastMidwest (10)
2017 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSouth (1)National Champions
Gonzaga West CoastWest (1)National Runner-Up
Oregon Pacific-12Midwest (3)
South Carolina SoutheasternEast (7)
2018 Villanova Big EastEast (1)National Champions
Michigan Big TenWest (3)National Runner-Up
Kansas Big 12Midwest (1)
Loyola-Chicago Missouri ValleySouth (11)
2019 Virginia Atlantic CoastSouth (1)National Champions
Texas Tech Big 12West (3)National Runner-Up
Michigan State Big TenEast (2)
Auburn SoutheasternMidwest (5)
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Baylor Big 12South (1)National Champions
Gonzaga West CoastWest (1)National Runner-Up
UCLA Pacific-12East (11)
Houston AmericanMidwest (2)
2022 Kansas Big 12Midwest (1)National Champions
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast (8)National Runner-Up
Duke Atlantic CoastWest (2)
Villanova Big EastSouth (2)

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.

Appearances by team

Appearances by school
SchoolFinal FourFinal TwoChamps
Arizona 421
Arkansas 621
Auburn 100
Baylor 321
Bradley 220
Butler 220
California 321
CCNY 211
Charlotte 100
Cincinnati 632
Colorado 200
Dartmouth 220
Dayton 110
DePaul 200
Drake 100
Duke 17115
Duquesne 100
Florida 532
Florida State 110
George Mason 100
Georgetown 541
Georgia 100
Georgia Tech 210
Gonzaga 220
Holy Cross 211
Houston 620
Illinois 510
Indiana 865
Indiana State 110
Iowa 310
Iowa State 100
Jacksonville 110
Kansas 16104
Kansas State 410
Kentucky 17128
La Salle 221
Louisville 10*3*3*
Loyola–Chicago 211
LSU 400
Marquette 321
Maryland 211
Massachusetts 1*00
Memphis 3*2*0
Michigan 8*7*1
Michigan State 1032
Minnesota 1*00
Mississippi State 100
New Mexico State 100
North Carolina 21126
NC State 322
Notre Dame 100
NYU 210
Ohio State 11*51
Oklahoma 520
Oklahoma State 632
Oregon 211
Oregon State 200
Penn 100
Penn State 100
Pittsburgh 100
Princeton 100
Providence 200
Purdue 210
Rutgers 100
San Francisco 322
Santa Clara 100
Seattle 110
Seton Hall 110
SMU 100
South Carolina 100
USC 200
Stanford 211
St. Bonaventure 100
St. John's 210
Saint Joseph's 1*00
Syracuse 631
Temple 200
Texas 300
Texas Tech 110
UCLA 19*13*11
UConn 544
UNLV 411
Utah 421
UTEP 111
VCU 100
Villanova 7*4*3
Virginia 311
Wake Forest 100
Washington 100
Washington State 110
Western Kentucky 1*00
West Virginia 210
Wichita State 200
Wisconsin 421
Wyoming 111
Total32916482
Notes

All schools are identified in this list by their current athletic brand names. This most notably affects the following institutions:

Teams marked with an asterisk (*) have had at least one of the marked appearances vacated due to NCAA sanctions.

Appearances by state

Appearances by state
StateFinal FourFinal TwoChamps
Alabama100
Arizona421
Arkansas621
California301815
Colorado200
Connecticut544
District of Columbia541
Florida752
Georgia310
Illinois1141
Indiana14105
Iowa510
Kansas21104
Kentucky281511
Louisiana400
Maryland211
Massachusetts311
Michigan18103
Minnesota100
Mississippi100
Nevada411
New Hampshire220
New Jersey310
New Mexico100
New York1362
North Carolina412413
Ohio1893
Oklahoma1152
Oregon411
Pennsylvania1564
Rhode Island200
South Carolina100
Tennessee320
Texas1562
Utah421
Virginia511
Washington540
West Virginia210
Wisconsin742
Wyoming111
Total32816482

Final Four appearances by region

Final Four appearances by region
RegionNumberSchools and Number of Appearances
New England12UConn – 5, Dartmouth – 2, Holy Cross – 2, Providence – 2, UMass – 1
Mid-Atlantic31Syracuse – 6, Villanova – 6, CCNY – 2, La Salle – 2, NYU – 2, St. John's – 2, Temple – 2, Duquesne – 1, Penn State – 1, Penn – 1, Pittsburgh – 1, Princeton – 1, Rutgers – 1, Seton Hall – 1, St. Bonaventure – 1, St. Joseph's – 1
Total Northeast43
South Atlantic66North Carolina – 20, Duke – 16, Florida – 5, Georgetown – 5, NC State – 3, Virginia – 3, Georgia Tech – 2, Maryland – 2, West Virginia – 2, Charlotte – 1, Florida State – 1, George Mason – 1, Georgia – 1, Jacksonville – 1, South Carolina −1, VCU – 1, Wake Forest – 1
East South Central32Kentucky – 17, Louisville – 10, Memphis – 3, Mississippi State – 1, Western Kentucky – 1
West South Central35Arkansas – 6, Oklahoma State – 6, Texas Tech - 1, Houston – 6, Oklahoma – 5, LSU – 4, Texas – 3, Baylor – 3, SMU – 1
Total South132
East North Central67Ohio State – 11, Michigan State – 9, Indiana – 8, Michigan – 8, Cincinnati – 6, Illinois – 5, Wisconsin – 4, Marquette – 3, Bradley – 2, Butler – 2, DePaul – 2, Loyola-Chicago – 2, Purdue – 2, Dayton – 1, Indiana State – 1, Notre Dame – 1
West North Central27Kansas – 15, Kansas State – 4, Iowa – 3, Wichita State – 2, Drake – 1, Iowa State – 1, Minnesota – 1
Total Midwest94
Mountain16Arizona – 4, UNLV – 4, Utah – 4, Colorado – 2, New Mexico State – 1, Wyoming – 1, UTEP - 1
Pacific39UCLA – 19, California – 3, Gonzaga − 2, San Francisco – 3, Oregon State – 2, USC – 2, Stanford – 2, Oregon – 2, Santa Clara – 1, Seattle – 1, Washington – 1, Washington State – 1
Total West55

U.S. Census Regions Map [1]

Final Four, Final Two and Champs by region

Final Four, Final Two and Champs by region
RegionFinal FourFinal TwoChamps
New England1275
Mid-Atlantic32146
Total Northeast432011
South Atlantic663617
East South Central321711
West South Central32126
Total South1346534
East North Central673814
West North Central27123
Total Midwest944917
Mountain1664
Pacific392316
Total West552920
Total32416281

Updated as of 4/2/2018

Note: The table includes vacated results indicated by "*" in the main table.

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