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.

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Final Four by year

From the first tournament in 1939 to 1951, the National Semifinals were also considered the Regional Championships, with the National Championship was held separately a week later. During this period, the tournament was divided into the East and West Regions. From 1952 to 1955, the Regional Championships were held at four sites, with two designated for the East and two for the West. In 1956, the four regions were given unique names for the first time.

From 1946 to 1981, a consolation game was conducted before the Championship for the losing teams of the National Semifinals; the winning team was awarded third place and the losing team was awarded fourth place. In 1982, the NCAA eliminated the game and the two losing teams of the semifinal games are considered tied for third place in the official record book.

At the conclusion of the championship game, one player is awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. Eleven times a player was awarded the MOP without being on the championship team. Five players have won the award twice, one player, Lew Alcindor, won the award three times.

YearTeamConferenceRegionSeedCoachResultMOP
1939 Oregon Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestHoward HobsonChampion
Ohio State Big TenEastHarold OlsenRunner-upJimmy Hull
Oklahoma Big Six [lower-alpha 2] WestBruce Drake
Villanova IndependentEastAlexander Severance
1940 Indiana Big TenEastBranch McCrackenChampionMarvin Huffman
Kansas Big Six [lower-alpha 2] WestPhog AllenRunner-up
Duquesne IndependentEastChick Davies
USC Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestSam Barry
1941 Wisconsin Big TenEastHarold E. FosterChampionJohn Kotz
Washington State Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestJack FrielRunner-up
Arkansas SouthwestWestGlen Rose
Pittsburgh IndependentEastDoc Carlson
1942 Stanford Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestEverett DeanChampionHowie Dallmar
Dartmouth EIBL [lower-alpha 3] EastOsborne CowlesRunner-up
Colorado Mountain States [lower-alpha 4] WestFrosty Cox
Kentucky SoutheasternEastAdolph Rupp
1943 Wyoming Mountain States [lower-alpha 4] WestEverett SheltonChampionKen Sailors
Georgetown IndependentEastElmer RipleyRunner-up
DePaul IndependentEastRay Meyer
Texas SouthwestWestBully Gilstrap
1944 Utah Mountain States [lower-alpha 4] WestVadal PetersonChampionArnie Ferrin
Dartmouth EIBL [lower-alpha 3] EastEarl BrownRunner-up
Iowa State Big Six [lower-alpha 2] WestLouis Menze
Ohio State Big TenEastHarold Olsen
1945 Oklahoma A&M [lower-alpha 5] Missouri ValleyWestHenry IbaChampionBob Kurland
NYU IndependentEastHoward CannRunner-up
Arkansas SouthwestWestEugene Lambert
Ohio State Big TenEastHarold Olsen
1946 Oklahoma A&M [lower-alpha 5] Missouri ValleyWestHenry IbaChampionBob Kurland
North Carolina SouthernEastBen CarnevaleRunner-up
Ohio State Big TenEastHarold OlsenThird place
California Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestNibs Price
1947 Holy Cross IndependentEastDoggie JulianChampionGeorge Kaftan
Oklahoma Big Six [lower-alpha 2] WestBruce DrakeRunner-up
Texas SouthwestWestJack GrayThird place
CCNY IndependentEastNat Holman
1948 Kentucky SoutheasternEastAdolph RuppChampionAlex Groza
Baylor SouthwestWestBill HendersonRunner-up
Holy Cross IndependentEastDoggie JulianThird place
Kansas State Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] WestJack Gardner
1949 Kentucky SoutheasternEastAdolph RuppChampionAlex Groza
Oklahoma A&M [lower-alpha 5] Missouri ValleyWestHenry IbaRunner-up
Illinois Big Nine [lower-alpha 6] EastHarry CombesThird place
Oregon State Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestSlats Gill
1950 CCNY IndependentEastNat HolmanChampionIrwin Dambrot
Bradley Missouri ValleyWestForddy AndersonRunner-up
NC State SouthernEastEverett CaseThird place
Baylor SouthwestWestBill Henderson
1951 Kentucky SoutheasternEastAdolph RuppChampionBill Spivey
Kansas State Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] WestJack GardnerRunner-up
Illinois Big Nine [lower-alpha 6] EastHarry CombesThird place
Oklahoma A&M [lower-alpha 5] Missouri ValleyWestHenry Iba
1952 Kansas Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] West-1Phog AllenChampionClyde Lovellette
St. John's IndependentEast-1Frank McGuireRunner-up
Illinois Big Nine [lower-alpha 6] East-2Harry CombesThird place
Santa Clara IndependentWest-2Bob Feerick
1953 Indiana Big Nine [lower-alpha 6] East-2Branch McCrackenChampion
Kansas Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] West-1Phog AllenRunner-upB. H. Born
Washington Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] West-2Tippy DyeThird place
LSU SoutheasternEast-1Harry Rabenhorst
1954 La Salle IndependentEast-1Ken LoefflerChampionTom Gola
Bradley IndependentWest-1Forddy AndersonRunner-up
Penn State IndependentEast-2Elmer GrossThird place
USC Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] West-2Forrest Twogood
1955 San Francisco CBA [lower-alpha 7] West-2Phil WoolpertChampionBill Russell
La Salle IndependentEast-1Ken LoefflerRunner-up
Colorado Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] West-1Bebe LeeThird place
Iowa Big TenEast-2Bucky O'Connor
1956 San Francisco West Coast Athletic [lower-alpha 7] Far WestPhil WoolpertChampion
Iowa Big TenMidwestBucky O'ConnorRunner-up
Temple IndependentEastHarry LitwackThird placeHal Lear
SMU SouthwestWestDoc Hayes
1957 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastFrank McGuireChampion
Kansas Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] MidwestDick HarpRunner-upWilt Chamberlian
San Francisco West Coast Athletic [lower-alpha 7] WestPhil WoolpertThird place
Michigan State Big TenMideastForddy Anderson
1958 Kentucky SoutheasternMideastAdolph RuppChampion
Seattle IndependentWestJohn CastellaniRunner-upElgin Baylor
Temple IndependentEastHarry LitwackThird place
Kansas State Big Seven [lower-alpha 2] MidwestTex Winter
1959 California Pacific Coast [lower-alpha 1] WestPete NewellChampion
West Virginia SouthernEastFred SchausRunner-upJerry West
Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestGeorge SmithThird place
Louisville IndependentMideastBernard Hickman
1960 Ohio State Big TenMideastFred TaylorChampionJerry Lucas
California AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestPete NewellRunner-up
Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestGeorge SmithThird place
NYU IndependentEastLou Rossini
1961 Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestEd JuckerChampion
Ohio State Big TenMideastFred TaylorRunner-upJerry Lucas
Saint Joseph's (vac.)Middle Atlantic [lower-alpha 8] EastJack RamsayThird place
Utah Skyline Eight [lower-alpha 4] WestJack Gardner
1962 Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestEd JuckerChampionPaul Hogue
Ohio State Big TenMideastFred TaylorRunner-up
Wake Forest Atlantic CoastEastBones McKinneyThird place
UCLA AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn Wooden
1963 Loyola Chicago IndependentMideastGeorge IrelandChampion
Cincinnati Missouri ValleyMidwestEd JuckerRunner-upArt Heyman
Duke Atlantic CoastEastVic BubasThird place
Oregon State IndependentWestSlats Gill
1964 UCLA AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionWalt Hazzard
Duke Atlantic CoastEastVic BubasRunner-up
Michigan Big TenMideastDave StrackThird place
Kansas State Big EightMidwestTex Winter
1965 UCLA AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampion
Michigan Big TenMideastDave StrackRunner-upBill Bradley
Princeton Ivy LeagueEastButch van Breda KolffThird place
Wichita State Missouri ValleyMidwestGary Thompson
1966 Texas Western [lower-alpha 9] IndependentMidwestDon HaskinsChampionJerry Chambers
Kentucky SoutheasternMideastAdolph RuppRunner-up
Duke Atlantic CoastEastVic BubasThird place
Utah Western AthleticWestJack Gardner
1967 UCLA AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionLew Alcindor
DaytonIndependentMideastDon DonoherRunner-up
Houston IndependentMidwestGuy LewisThird place
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastDean Smith
1968 UCLA AAWU [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionLew Alcindor
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastDean SmithRunner-up
Ohio State Big TenMideastFred TaylorThird place
Houston IndependentMidwestGuy Lewis
1969 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionLew Alcindor
Purdue Big TenMideastGeorge KingRunner-up
Drake Missouri ValleyMidwestMaury JohnThird place
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastDean Smith
1970 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionSidney Wicks
Jacksonville IndependentMideastJoe WilliamsRunner-up
New Mexico State IndependentMidwestLou HensonThird place
St. Bonaventure IndependentEastLarry Weise
1971 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampion
Villanova (vac.)IndependentEastJack KraftRunner-upHoward Porter (vac.)
Western Kentucky (vac.)Ohio ValleyMideastJohn OldhamThird place
Kansas Big EightMidwestTed Owens
1972 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionBill Walton
Florida State IndependentMideastHugh DurhamRunner-up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastDean SmithThird place
Louisville Missouri ValleyMidwestDenny Crum
1973 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionBill Walton
Memphis State [lower-alpha 10] Missouri ValleyMidwestGene BartowRunner-up
Indiana Big TenMideastBob KnightThird place
Providence IndependentEastDave Gavitt
1974 NC State Atlantic CoastEastNorm SloanChampionDavid Thompson
Marquette IndependentMideastAl McGuireRunner-up
UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenThird place
Kansas Big EightMidwestTed Owens
1975 UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestJohn WoodenChampionRichard Washington
Kentucky SoutheasternMideastJoe B. HallRunner-up
Louisville Missouri ValleyMidwestDenny CrumThird place
Syracuse Independent [lower-alpha 11] EastRoy Danforth
1976 Indiana Big TenMideastBob KnightChampionKent Benson
Michigan Big TenMidwestJohnny OrrRunner-up
UCLA Pacific-8 [lower-alpha 1] WestGene BartowThird place
Rutgers Independent [lower-alpha 12] EastTom Young
1977 Marquette IndependentMidwestAl McGuireChampionButch Lee
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEastDean SmithRunner-up
UNLV IndependentWestJerry TarkanianThird place
UNC Charlotte [lower-alpha 13] Sun BeltMideastLee Rose
1978 Kentucky SoutheasternMideast2Q [lower-alpha 14] Joe B. HallChampionJack Givens
Duke Atlantic CoastEast1Q [lower-alpha 14] Bill FosterRunner-up
Arkansas SouthwestWest2L [lower-alpha 14] Eddie SuttonThird place
Notre Dame IndependentMidwest2L [lower-alpha 14] Digger Phelps
1979 Michigan State Big TenMideast2Jud HeathcoteChampionEarvin Johnson
Indiana State Missouri ValleyMidwest1Bill HodgesRunner-up
DePaul IndependentWest2Ray MeyerThird place
Penn Ivy LeagueEast9Bob Weinhauer
1980 Louisville MetroMidwest2Denny CrumChampionDarrell Griffith
UCLA (vac.)Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West8Larry BrownRunner-up
Purdue Big TenMideast6Lee RoseThird place
Iowa Big TenEast5Lute Olson
1981 Indiana Big TenMideast3Bob KnightChampionIsiah Thomas
North Carolina Atlantic CoastWest2Dean SmithRunner-up
LSU SoutheasternMidwest1Dale Brown
Virginia Atlantic CoastEast1Terry HollandThird place
1982 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Dean SmithChampionJames Worthy
Georgetown Big EastWest1John ThompsonRunner-up
Houston SouthwestMidwest6Guy Lewis
Louisville MetroMideast3Denny Crum
1983 NC State Atlantic CoastWest6Jim ValvanoChampion
Houston SouthwestMidwest1Guy LewisRunner-upAkeem Olajuwon
GeorgiaSoutheasternEast4Hugh Durham
Louisville MetroMideast1Denny Crum
1984 Georgetown Big EastWest1John ThompsonChampionPatrick Ewing
Houston SouthwestMidwest2Guy LewisRunner-up
Kentucky SoutheasternMideast1Joe B. Hall
Virginia Atlantic CoastEast7Terry Holland
1985 Villanova Big EastSoutheast8Rollie MassiminoChampionEd Pinckney
Georgetown Big EastEast1John ThompsonRunner-up
Memphis State [lower-alpha 10] (vac.)MetroMidwest2Dana Kirk
St. John's Big EastWest1Lou Carnesecca
1986 Louisville MetroWest2Denny CrumChampionPervis Ellison
Duke Atlantic CoastEast1Mike KrzyzewskiRunner-up
Kansas Big EightMidwest1Larry Brown
LSU SoutheasternSoutheast11Dale Brown
1987 Indiana Big TenMidwest1Bob KnightChampionKeith Smart
Syracuse Big EastEast2Jim BoeheimRunner-up
Providence Big EastSoutheast6Rick Pitino
UNLV Big WestWest1Jerry Tarkanian
1988 Kansas Big EightMidwest6Larry BrownChampionDanny Manning
Oklahoma Big EightSoutheast1Billy TubbsRunner-up
Arizona Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West1Lute Olson
Duke Atlantic CoastEast2Mike Krzyzewski
1989 Michigan Big TenSoutheast3Steve FisherChampionGlen Rice
Seton Hall Big EastWest3P. J. CarlesimoRunner-up
Duke Atlantic CoastEast2Mike Krzyzewski
Illinois Big TenMidwest1Lou Henson
1990 UNLV Big WestWest1Jerry TarkanianChampionAnderson Hunt
Duke Atlantic CoastEast3Mike KrzyzewskiRunner-up
ArkansasSouthwestMidwest4Nolan Richardson
Georgia Tech Atlantic CoastSoutheast4Bobby Cremins
1991 Duke Atlantic CoastMidwest2Mike KrzyzewskiChampionChristian Laettner
Kansas Big EightSoutheast3Roy WilliamsRunner-up
North CarolinaAtlantic CoastEast1Dean Smith
UNLV Big WestWest1Jerry Tarkanian
1992 Duke Atlantic CoastEast1Mike KrzyzewskiChampionBobby Hurley
Michigan (vac.)Big TenSoutheast6Steve FisherRunner-up
Cincinnati Great MidwestMidwest4Bob Huggins
Indiana Big TenWest2Bob Knight
1993 North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Dean SmithChampionDonald Williams
Michigan (vac.)Big TenWest1Steve FisherRunner-up
Kansas Big EightMidwest2Roy Williams
Kentucky SoutheasternSoutheast1Rick Pitino
1994 Arkansas SoutheasternMidwest1Nolan RichardsonChampionCorliss Williamson
Duke Atlantic CoastSoutheast2Mike KrzyzewskiRunner-up
Arizona Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West2Lute Olson
Florida SoutheasternEast3Lon Kruger
1995 UCLA Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West1Jim HarrickChampionEd O'Bannon
Arkansas SoutheasternMidwest2Nolan RichardsonRunner-up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastSoutheast2Dean Smith
Oklahoma State Big EightEast4Eddie Sutton
1996 Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest1Rick PitinoChampionTony Delk
Syracuse Big EastWest4Jim BoeheimRunner-up
Mississippi State SoutheasternSoutheast5Richard Williams
UMass (vac.)Atlantic 10East1John Calipari
1997 Arizona Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] Southeast4Lute OlsonChampionMiles Simon
Kentucky SoutheasternWest1Rick PitinoRunner-up
Minnesota (vac.)Big TenMidwest1Clem Haskins
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Dean Smith
1998 Kentucky SoutheasternSouth2Tubby SmithChampionJeff Sheppard
Utah Western AthleticWest3Rick MajerusRunner-up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Bill Guthridge
Stanford Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] Midwest3Mike Montgomery
1999 Connecticut [lower-alpha 15] Big EastWest1Jim CalhounChampionRichard Hamilton
Duke Atlantic CoastEast1Mike KrzyzewskiRunner-up
Michigan State Big TenMidwest1Tom Izzo
Ohio State (vac.)Big TenSouth4Jim O’Brien
2000 Michigan State Big TenMidwest1Tom IzzoChampionMateen Cleaves
Florida SoutheasternEast5Billy DonovanRunner-up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastSouth8Bill Guthridge
Wisconsin Big TenWest8Dick Bennett
2001 Duke Atlantic CoastEast1Mike KrzyzewskiChampionShane Battier
Arizona Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] Midwest2Lute OlsonRunner-up
Maryland Atlantic CoastWest3Gary Williams
Michigan State Big TenSouth1Tom Izzo
2002 Maryland Atlantic CoastEast1Gary WilliamsChampionJuan Dixon
Indiana Big TenSouth5Mike DavisRunner-up
Kansas Big 12Midwest1Roy Williams
Oklahoma Big 12West2Kelvin Sampson
2003 Syracuse Big EastEast3Jim BoeheimChampionCarmelo Anthony
Kansas Big 12West2Roy WilliamsRunner-up
Marquette Conference USAMidwest3Tom Crean
Texas Big 12South1Rick Barnes
2004 Connecticut [lower-alpha 15] Big EastPhoenix2Jim CalhounChampionEmeka Okafor
Georgia Tech Atlantic CoastSt. Louis3Paul HewittRunner-up
Duke Atlantic CoastAtlanta1Mike Krzyzewski
Oklahoma State Big 12East Rutherford2Eddie Sutton
2005 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSyracuse1Roy WilliamsChampionSean May
Illinois Big TenChicago1Bruce WeberRunner-up
Louisville Conference USAAlbuquerque4Rick Pitino
Michigan State Big TenAustin5Tom Izzo
2006 Florida SoutheasternMinneapolis3Billy DonovanChampionJoakim Noah
UCLA Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] Oakland2Ben HowlandRunner-up
George Mason ColonialWashington, D.C.11Jim Larrañaga
LSU SoutheasternAtlanta4John Brady
2007 Florida SoutheasternMidwest1Billy DonovanChampionCorey Brewer
Ohio State Big TenSouth1Thad MattaRunner-up
Georgetown Big EastEast2John Thompson III
UCLA Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West2Ben Howland
2008 Kansas Big 12Midwest1Bill SelfChampionMario Chalmers
Memphis (vac.)Conference USASouth1John CalipariRunner-up
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Roy Williams
UCLA Pacific-10 [lower-alpha 1] West1Ben Howland
2009 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSouth1Roy WilliamsChampionWayne Ellington
Michigan State Big TenMidwest2Tom IzzoRunner-up
Connecticut [lower-alpha 15] Big EastWest1Jim Calhoun
Villanova Big EastEast3Jay Wright
2010 Duke Atlantic CoastSouth1Mike KrzyzewskiChampionKyle Singler
Butler HorizonWest5Brad StevensRunner-up
Michigan State Big TenMidwest5Tom Izzo
West Virginia Big EastEast2Bob Huggins
2011 Connecticut [lower-alpha 15] Big EastWest3Jim CalhounChampionKemba Walker
Butler HorizonSoutheast8Brad StevensRunner-up
Kentucky SoutheasternEast4John Calipari
VCU ColonialSouthwest11Shaka Smart
2012 Kentucky SoutheasternSouth1John CalipariChampionAnthony Davis
Kansas Big 12Midwest2Bill SelfRunner-up
Louisville (vac.)Big EastWest4Rick Pitino
Ohio State Big TenEast2Thad Matta
2013 Louisville (vac.)Big EastMidwest1Rick Pitino'ChampionLuke Hancock [lower-alpha 16]
Michigan Big TenSouth4John BeileinRunner-up
Syracuse Big EastEast4Jim Boeheim
Wichita State Missouri ValleyWest9Gregg Marshall
2014 UConn AmericanEast7Kevin OllieChampionShabazz Napier
Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest8John CalipariRunner-up
Florida SoutheasternSouth1Billy Donovan
Wisconsin Big TenWest2Bo Ryan
2015 Duke Atlantic CoastSouth1Mike KrzyzewskiChampionTyus Jones
Wisconsin Big TenWest1Bo RyanRunner-up
Kentucky SoutheasternMidwest1John Calipari
Michigan State Big TenEast7Tom Izzo
2016 Villanova Big EastSouth2Jay WrightChampionRyan Arcidiacono
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast1Roy WilliamsRunner-up
Oklahoma Big 12West2Lon Kruger
Syracuse Atlantic CoastMidwest10Jim Boeheim
2017 North Carolina Atlantic CoastSouth1Roy WilliamsChampionJoel Berry II
Gonzaga West CoastWest1Mark FewRunner-up
Oregon Pac-12 [lower-alpha 1] Midwest3Dana Altman
South Carolina SoutheasternEast7Frank Martin
2018 Villanova Big EastEast1Jay WrightChampionDonte DiVincenzo
Michigan Big TenWest3John BeileinRunner-up
Kansas (vac.)Big 12Midwest1Bill Self
Loyola-Chicago Missouri ValleySouth11Porter Moser
2019 Virginia Atlantic CoastSouth1Tony BennettChampionKyle Guy
Texas Tech Big 12West3Chris BeardRunner-up
Auburn SoutheasternMidwest5Bruce Pearl
Michigan State Big TenEast2Tom Izzo
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021 Baylor Big 12South1Scott DrewChampionJared Butler
Gonzaga West CoastWest1Mark FewRunner-up
Houston AmericanMidwest2Kelvin Sampson
UCLA Pac-12 [lower-alpha 1] East11Mick Cronin
2022 Kansas Big 12Midwest1Bill SelfChampionOchai Agbaji
North Carolina Atlantic CoastEast8Hubert DavisRunner-up
Duke Atlantic CoastWest2Mike Krzyzewski
Villanova Big EastSouth2Jay Wright
2023 UConn Big EastWest4Dan HurleyChampionAdama Sanogo
San Diego State Mountain WestSouth5Brian DutcherRunner-up
Miami Atlantic CoastMidwest5Jim Larrañaga
Florida Atlantic Conference USAEast9Dusty May
2024 UConn Big EastEast1Dan HurleyChampionTristen Newton
Purdue Big TenMidwest1Matt PainterRunner-up
Alabama SoutheasternWest4Nate Oats
NC State Atlantic CoastSouth11Kevin Keatts

Final Four appearances by school

Since 1939, 95 schools have appeared in the Final Four. Four additional schools, Minnesota, Saint Joseph's, UMass, and Western Kentucky, had their only appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by school; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for schools whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981.

SchoolStateFinal FoursThird PlaceRunner UpChampion
FirstLastAppearances
Alabama Alabama20242024100
Arizona Arizona19882001411
Arkansas Arkansas194119956111
Auburn Alabama20192019100
Baylor Texas194820213011
Bradley Illinois195019542020
Butler Indiana20102011220
California California194619603011
CCNY New York194719502001
Charlotte [lower-alpha 13] North Carolina197719771000
Cincinnati Ohio195919926212
Colorado Colorado194219552100
Dartmouth New Hampshire19421944220
Dayton Ohio196719671010
DePaul Illinois194319792100
Drake Iowa196919691100
Duke North Carolina1963202217265
Duquesne Pennsylvania194019401000
Florida Florida19942014512
Florida Atlantic Florida20232023100
Florida State Florida197219721010
George Mason Virginia20062006100
Georgetown Washington, DC194320075031
Georgia Georgia19831983100
Georgia Tech Georgia19902004210
Gonzaga Washington20172021220
Holy Cross Massachusetts194719482101
Houston Texas196720216120
Illinois Illinois194920055310
Indiana Indiana194020028115
Indiana State Indiana197919791010
Iowa Iowa195519803010
Iowa State Iowa19441944100
Jacksonville Florida197019701010
Kansas Kansas1940202215064
Kansas State Kansas194819644010
Kentucky Kentucky1942201517048
La Salle Pennsylvania195419552011
Louisville Kentucky195920138103
Loyola Chicago Illinois196320182001
LSU Louisiana195320064000
Marquette Wisconsin197420033011
Maryland Maryland20012002201
Memphis [lower-alpha 10] Tennessee197320081010
Miami Florida20232023100
Michigan Michigan196420186141
Michigan State Michigan1957201910012
Minnesota Minnesota19971997000
Mississippi State Mississippi19961996100
NC State North Carolina195020244102
New Mexico State New Mexico197019701100
North Carolina North Carolina1946202221166
Notre Dame Indiana197819781000
NYU New York194519602010
Ohio State Ohio1939201210241
Oklahoma Oklahoma193920165020
Oklahoma State [lower-alpha 5] Oklahoma194520046012
Oregon Oregon193920172001
Oregon State Oregon194919632000
Penn Pennsylvania197919791000
Penn State Pennsylvania195419541100
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania194119411000
Princeton New Jersey196519651100
Providence Rhode Island197319872000
Purdue Indiana196920243120
Rutgers New Jersey197619761000
St. Bonaventure New York197019701000
St. John's New York195219852010
Saint Joseph's Pennsylvania196119610000
San Diego State California20232023110
San Francisco California195519573102
Santa Clara California195219521000
Seattle Washington195819581010
Seton Hall New Jersey198919891010
SMU Texas195619561000
South Carolina South Carolina20172017100
Stanford California194219982001
Syracuse New York197520166021
Temple Pennsylvania195619582200
Texas Texas194320033100
Texas Tech Texas20192019110
UCLA California19622021182111
UConn [lower-alpha 15] Connecticut19992024706
UMass Massachusetts19961996000
UNLV Nevada197719914101
USC California194019542000
Utah Utah194419984011
UTEP [lower-alpha 9] Texas196619661001
VCU Virginia20112011100
Villanova Pennsylvania193920226013
Virginia Virginia198120193101
Wake Forest North Carolina196219621100
Washington Washington195319531100
Washington State Washington19411941110
West Virginia West Virginia195920102010
Western Kentucky Kentucky197119710000
Wichita State Kansas196520132000
Wisconsin Wisconsin194120154011
Wyoming Wyoming194319431001

Teams appearing in consecutive Final Fours

Eleven teams have appeared three or more times in the Final Four in consecutive tournaments. In the following table, National Champions are indicated by bold years, runners-up by underlined years, and third place by italics.

SchoolNumberFinal FoursCoach(es)
UCLA 101967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 John Wooden (1967–75) & Gene Bartow (1976)
Cincinnati 51959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 George Smith (1959–60) & Ed Jucker (1961–63)
Duke 51988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Mike Krzyzewski
Houston 31982, 1983, 1984 Guy Lewis
Kentucky 31996,1997, 1998 Rick Pitino (1996–97) & Tubby Smith (1998)
Michigan State 31999, 2000, 2001 Tom Izzo
North Carolina 31967, 1968, 1969 Dean Smith
Ohio State 31944, 1945, 1946 Harold Olsen
Ohio State 31960, 1961, 1962 Fred Taylor
San Francisco 31955, 1956, 1957 Phil Woolpert
UCLA 32006, 2007, 2008 Ben Howland

Final Four appearances by coach

Since 1939, 158 head coaches have appeared in the Final Four. Six additional coaches have had their only Final Four appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by coach; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for coaches whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981.

Coaches still active in Division I are highlighted in green.

Head CoachSchool(s)Final FoursThird PlaceNCG App.Champion
FirstLastAppearances
Mike Krzyzewski Duke 198620221345
John Wooden UCLA 19621975121010
Dean Smith North Carolina 1967199711132
Roy Williams Kansas & North Carolina19912017933
Tom Izzo Michigan State 19992019811
Denny Crum Louisville 197219866102
Adolph Rupp Kentucky 194219666014
Jim Boeheim Syracuse 19872016521
Bob Knight Indiana 197319925103
Guy Lewis Houston 196719845120
Lute Olson Iowa & Arizona 198020015011
Rick Pitino Providence, Kentucky, & Louisville19872013 (vac.)5 (2 vac.)12 (1 vac.)
Jim Calhoun UConn 19992011403
John Calipari UMass, Memphis, & Kentucky1996 (vac.)20154 (2 vac.)1 (1 vac.)1
Billy Donovan Florida 20002014412
Jack Gardner Kansas State & Utah 194819664010
Henry Iba Oklahoma State [lower-alpha 5] 194519514012
Harold Olsen Ohio State 193919464110
Bill Self Kansas 200820223(1 vac.)12
Jerry Tarkanian UNLV 197719914101
Fred Taylor Ohio State196019684121
Jay Wright Villanova 20092022402
Phog Allen Kansas194019533021
Forddy Anderson Bradley & Michigan State195019573020
Vic Bubas Duke196319663210
Harry Combes Illinois 194919523300
Joe B. Hall Kentucky197519843011
Ben Howland UCLA20062008310
Ed Jucker Cincinnati 196119633012
Nolan Richardson Arkansas 19901995311
Eddie Sutton Arkansas & Oklahoma State197820043100
John Thompson Georgetown 19821985321
Phil Woolpert San Francisco 195519573102
Gene Bartow Memphis [lower-alpha 10] & UCLA197319762110
John Beilein Michigan20132018220
Dale Brown LSU 198119862000
Larry Brown UCLA & Kansas1980 (vac.)19882 (1 vac.)00 (1 vac.)1
Bruce Drake Oklahoma 193919472010
Hugh Durham Florida State & Georgia 197219832010
Mark Few Gonzaga 20172021220
Slats Gill Oregon State 194919632000
Bill Guthridge North Carolina19982000200
Bill Henderson Baylor 194819502010
Lou Henson New Mexico State & Illinois197019892100
Terry Holland Virginia 198119842100
Nat Holman CCNY 194719502001
Bob Huggins Cincinnati & West Virginia 19922010200
Dan Hurley UConn20232024222
Doggie Julian Holy Cross 194719482101
Lon Kruger Florida & Oklahoma19942016200
Jim Larrañaga George Mason & Miami 20062023200
Harry Litwack Temple 195619582200
Ken Loeffler La Salle 195419552011
Thad Matta Ohio State20072012210
Branch McCracken Indiana194019532002
Al McGuire Marquette 197419772011
Frank McGuire St. John's & North Carolina195219572011
Ray Meyer DePaul 194319792100
Pete Newell California 195919602011
Bucky O'Connor Iowa195519562010
Ted Owens Kansas197119742000
Lee Rose Charlotte [lower-alpha 13] & Purdue 197719802100
Bo Ryan Wisconsin20142015210
Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma & Houston20022021200
George Smith Cincinnati195919602200
Brad Stevens Butler 20102011220
Dave Strack Michigan 196419652110
Gary Williams Maryland 20012002201
Tex Winter Kansas State195819642000
Dana Altman Oregon 20172017100
Rick Barnes Texas 20032003100
Sam Barry USC 19401940100
Chris Beard Texas Tech 20192019110
Dick Bennett Wisconsin 20002000100
Tony Bennett Virginia20192019101
John Brady LSU20062006100
Earl Brown Dartmouth19441944110
Howard Cann NYU 19451945110
P. J. Carlesimo Seton Hall 19891989110
Doc Carlson Pittsburgh 19411941100
Lou Carnesecca St. John's19851985100
Ben Carnevale North Carolina194619461010
Everett Case NC State 195019501100
John Castellani Seattle 195819581010
Osborne Cowles Dartmouth 19421942110
Frosty Cox Colorado 19421942100
Tom Crean Marquette 20032003100
Bobby Cremins Georgia Tech 19901990100
Mick Cronin UCLA20212021100
Roy Danforth Syracuse197519751000
Chick Davies Duquesne 19401940100
Hubert Davis North Carolina20222022110
Mike Davis Indiana20022002110
Everett Dean Stanford19421942101
Don Donoher Dayton 196719671010
Brian Dutcher San Diego State 20232023110
Scott Drew Baylor20212021101
Tippy Dye Washington 195319531100
Bob Feerick Santa Clara195219521000
Steve Fisher Michigan19891993 (vac.)1 (2 vac.)0 (2 vac.)1
Bill Foster Duke197819781010
Harold E. Foster Wisconsin19411941101
Jack Friel Washington State 19411941110
Dave Gavitt Providence197319731000
Bully Gilstrap Texas19431943100
Jack Gray Texas194719471100
Elmer Gross Penn State 195419541100
Dick Harp Kansas195719571010
Jim Harrick UCLA19951995101
Don Haskins UTEP [lower-alpha 9] 196619661001
Doc Hayes SMU195619561000
Jud Heathcote Michigan State197919791001
Paul Hewitt Georgia Tech20042004110
Bernard Hickman Louisville195919591000
Howard Hobson Oregon19391939101
Bill Hodges Indiana State 197919791010
George Ireland Loyola Chicago 196319631001
Maury John Drake 196919691100
Kevin Keatts NC State20242024100
George King Purdue196919691010
Eugene Lambert Arkansas19451945100
Bebe Lee Colorado195519551100
Rick Majerus Utah19981998110
Gregg Marshall Wichita State 20132013100
Frank Martin South Carolina 20172017100
Rollie Massimino Villanova19851985101
Dusty May Florida Atlantic 20232023100
Bones McKinney Wake Forest 196219621100
Louis Menze Iowa State 19441944100
Mike Montgomery Stanford19981998100
Porter Moser Loyola Chicago20182018100
Matt Painter Purdue20242024110
Nate Oats Alabama 20242024100
Kevin Ollie UConn20142014101
Johnny Orr Michigan197619761010
Bruce Pearl Auburn 20192019100
Vadal Peterson Utah19441944101
Digger Phelps Notre Dame197819781000
Nibs Price California194619461000
Harry Rabenhorst LSU195319531000
Elmer Ripley Georgetown19431943110
Glen Rose Arkansas19411941100
Lou Rossini NYU196019601000
Fred Schaus West Virginia195919591010
Alexander Severance Villanova19391939100
Everett Shelton Wyoming 19431943101
Norm Sloan NC State197419741001
Shaka Smart VCU 20112011100
Tubby Smith Kentucky19981998101
Gary Thompson Wichita State196519651000
John Thompson III Georgetown20072007100
Billy Tubbs Oklahoma19881988110
Forrest Twogood USC195419541000
Jim Valvano NC State19831983101
Butch van Breda Kolff Princeton196519651100
Bruce Weber Illinois20052005110
Bob Weinhauer Penn 197919791000
Larry Weise St. Bonaventure 197019701000
Joe Williams Jacksonville 197019701010
Richard Williams Mississippi State 19961996100
Tom Young Rutgers197619761000
Clem Haskins Minnesota 1997 (vac.)1997 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Dana Kirk Memphis [lower-alpha 10] 1985 (vac.)1985 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Jack Kraft Villanova1971 (vac.)1971 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)00 (1 vac.)0
Jim O'Brien Ohio State1999 (vac.)1999 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
John Oldham Western Kentucky 1971 (vac.)1971 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Jack Ramsay Saint Joseph’s 1961 (vac.)1961 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)00

Multiple Schools

Fifteen coaches have non-vacated Final Four appearances with multiple schools. Of these, 14 have coached two schools and only one, Rick Pitino, has coached three schools. Two additional coaches appeared with multiple schools but had all appearances with one of those schools vacated. Larry Brown appeared with UCLA and Kansas but his only appearance with UCLA school were vacated. John Calipari appeared with UMass, Memphis, and Kentucky, but his only appearances at UMass and Memphis were vacated. Five coaches are still active, with Calipari, Huggins, Larrañaga, and Sampson coaching at a school they have already taken to the Final Four. Pitino is the only coach on this list currently active at a school he has not taken to the Final Four.

Head CoachSchoolsFinal FoursThird PlaceRunner UpChampion
Three Schools
Rick Pitino Providence100
Kentucky311
Louisville1 (2 vac.)00 (1 vac.)
John Calipari UMass0 (1 vac.)00
Memphis0 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)0
Kentucky411
Two Schools
Forddy Anderson Bradley2010
Michigan State1010
Gene Bartow Memphis [lower-alpha 10] 1010
UCLA1000
Larry Brown UCLA0 (1 vac.)00 (1 vac.)0
Kansas101
Hugh Durham Florida State1010
Georgia1000
Jack Gardner Kansas State2010
Utah2000
Lou Henson New Mexico State1100
Illinois100
Bob Huggins Cincinnati100
West Virginia100
Lon Kruger Florida100
Oklahoma100
Jim Larrañaga George Mason100
Miami100
Frank McGuire St. John's1001
North Carolina1010
Lute Olson Iowa1000
Arizona411
Lee Rose Charlotte [lower-alpha 13] 1100
Purdue1000
Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma100
Houston100
Eddie Sutton Arkansas1100
Oklahoma State200
Roy Williams Kansas420
North Carolina513

Coaches who also played in the Final Four

Seven coaches have both played and coached in the Final Four. Hubert Davis at North Carolina and Dick Harp at Kansas did so at the same school. Bob Knight and Dean Smith are the only two coaches to win a championship as player and coach.

Head CoachAs PlayerAs Coach
TeamYear(s)TeamFirst Appearance
Hubert DavisNorth Carolina1991North Carolina2022
Vic BubasNC State1950Duke1963
Billy DonovanProvidence1987Florida2000
Dick HarpKansas1940Kansas1957
Bob KnightOhio State1960, 1961, 1962Indiana1973
Bones McKinneyNorth Carolina1946Wake Forest1962
Dean SmithKansas1952North Carolina1967

Final Four appearances by conference

The following table shows Final Four appearance statistics based on teams' conference affiliations contemporaneous to their appearance. Therefore some schools are included across multiple conferences. Conferences are listed by their current or final name as found in the official NCAA record book.

There have been 26 unique conferences appearing in the Final Four, of which 19 are still in existence.

ConferenceSchoolsFinal FoursThird PlaceRunner UpChampion
FirstLastAppearances
American Athletic (2013– )220142021201
Atlantic 10 (1976– )0 (1 vac.)199619960 (1 vac.)00
Atlantic Coast (1953– )9195720245051215
Big 12 (1995– )5200220221233
Big East (1979– )

including original Big East [lower-alpha 17]

101982202423 (2 vac.)510 (1 vac.)
Big Eight [lower-alpha 2] (1928–1996)61939199520172
Big Ten [lower-alpha 6] (1905– )8 (1 vac.)1939202449 (4 vac.)815 (2 vac.)10
Big West (1969– )119871991301
Colonial Athletic Association(1982– )220062011200
Conference USA (1995– )4200320233 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)0
East Coast (1958–1995)0 (1 vac.)196119610 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Great Midwest (1991–1995)119921992100
Horizon League (1982– )120102011220
Independent311939197939 (1 vac.)810 (1 vac.)6
Ivy League [lower-alpha 3] (1901– )3194219794120
Metro (1975–1995)2198019864 (1 vac.)002
Missouri Valley (1928– )91945201818454
Mountain West (1999– )120232023110
Ohio Valley (1948– )1197119710 (1 vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Pac-12 [lower-alpha 1] (1915– )91939202134 (1 vac.)34 (1 vac.)15
Skyline Eight [lower-alpha 4] (1938–1962)3194219614002
Southeastern (1932– )1019422024330611
Southern (1921– )3194619593120
Southwest (1914–1996)41941199012230
Sun Belt (1976– )0 (1 vac.)197719771000
West Coast [lower-alpha 7] (1952– )2195520215122
Western Athletic (1962– )1196619982010

Final Fours with multiple schools from the same conference

There have been 25 Final Fours with multiple teams from the same conference. In two of these Final Fours, one of the conference team's appearance was later vacated later by the NCAA. The Big Ten has achieved this nine times, with one appearance later vacated, tying them with the Atlantic Coast Conference for non-vacated multi-team Final Four appearances. The Big East is the only conference to have three teams in the Final Four, which was in 1985.

Teams from the same conference have played against each other in nine National Semifinal games. Only three times have teams from the same conference played each other in the National Championship.

Final Fours
Atlantic Coast1981†§, 1990‡§, 1991, 2001†§, 2004, 2016‡§, 2022‡§
Big 122003
Big East1985†‡§ (3 teams), 1987‡§, 2009, 2013 (vac.)
Big Eight1988†‡
Big Ten1976†‡, 1980, 1989§, 1992, 1999 (vac.), 2000†§, 2005, 2015
Southeastern1994, 1996, 2006, 2014

†National Champion; ‡Runner Up; §Teams played in National Semifinals

†‡Teams played in National Championship game

Final Four appearances by state

Schools from 38 states, including the District of Columbia, have appeared in the Final Four. An additional state, Minnesota, had its only appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by state; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for states whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981. Schools noted as vacated had all their Final Four appearances vacated.

State/TerritorySchoolsFinal FoursThird PlaceRunner UpChampion
FirstLastNumber
Alabama220192024200
Arizona119882001411
Arkansas1194119956111
California71940202330 (1 vac.)33 (1 vac.)15
Colorado1194219552100
Connecticut119992024706
District of Columbia119432007531
Florida5197020239032
Georgia219832004310
Illinois41943201811431
Indiana51940202415265
Iowa3194419805110
Kansas31940202222074
Kentucky2 (1 vac.)1942201525 (3 vac.)1 (1 vac.)410 (1 vac.)
Louisiana1195320064000
Maryland120012002201
Massachusetts2 (1 vac.)19471996 (vac.)2 (1 vac.)101
Michigan21957201916 (2 vac.)15 (2 vac.)3
Minnesota0 (1 vac.)1997 (vac.)1997 (vac.)0 (1 vac.)00
Mississippi119961996100
Nevada1197719914101
New Hampshire119421944220
New Jersey3196519893110
New Mexico1197019701100
New York51945201613042
North Carolina5194620244451213
Ohio31939201217 (1 vac.)463
Oklahoma21939201611032
Oregon2193920174001
Pennsylvania7 (1 vac.)1939202214 (2 vac.)3 (1 vac.)1 (1 vac.)4
Rhode Island1197319872000
South Carolina120172017100
Tennessee119732008 (vac.)1 (2 vac.)01 (1 vac.)0
Texas61943202115242
Utah1194419984011
Virginia3198120195101
Washington4194120215140
West Virginia1195920102010
Wisconsin2194120157022
Wyoming119431943101

Final Fours with multiple schools from the same state

Eleven Final Fours have had two teams from the same state. North Carolina and Ohio both have three Final Fours with two teams, the most, and Kentucky is the only other state to do it more than once. Teams from the same state have played each other four times in a National Semifinal and teams from the same state have played each other twice in the National Championship, both times Cincinnati and Ohio State in 1960 and 1961.

Final FourStateTeamsGame Played
1954 Pennsylvania La Salle Penn State §National Semifinal
1960 Ohio Cincinnati § Ohio State
1961 Ohio Cincinnati Ohio State National Championship
1962 Ohio Cincinnati Ohio State National Championship
1975 Kentucky Kentucky Louisville §
1977 North Carolina Charlotte North Carolina
1991 North Carolina Duke North Carolina
2012 Kentucky Kentucky Louisville (vac.)National Semifinal
2021 Texas Baylor Houston National Semifinal
2022 North Carolina Duke North Carolina National Semifinal
2023 Florida Florida Atlantic Miami

† National Champion; ‡ Runner-Up; § Third Place

Vacated appearances

Thirteen Final Four appearances have been vacated by ten schools. Two of these schools won the Third Place Game and five schools were the National Runners Up. Only one school, the University of Louisville, has had its National Championship vacated.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 The Pac-12 Conference was previously named the Pacific Coast Conference, Athletic Association of Western Universities, Pacific-8 Conference, and Pacific-10 Conference. Although the Pacific Coast Conference operated under a separate charter from the current Pac-12, both the Pac-12 and NCAA consider the PCC and Pac-12 to be the same conference.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Big Eight Conference was previously named the Big Seven Conference and Big Six Conference.
  3. 1 2 3 The Ivy League succeeded the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 The Mountain States Athletic Conference was more popularly known as the Skyline Six and Skyline Eight at various points in its history.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oklahoma State University was named Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and known as Oklahoma A&M before 1957.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 The Big Ten Conference was known as the Big Nine from the 1946–47 season to 1953–54 season.
  7. 1 2 3 4 The West Coast Conference was previously named the California Basketball Association and West Coast Athletic Conference.
  8. The East Coast Conference was previously named the Middle Atlantic Conference.
  9. 1 2 3 The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was named Texas Western College before 1967.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The University of Memphis was named Memphis State University before 1995.
  11. Syracuse qualified for the tournament via the ECAC Upstate tournament.
  12. Rutgers qualified for the tournament via the ECAC Metro tournament.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Charlotte was branded as UNC Charlotte during its 1977 appearance.
  14. 1 2 3 4 In the 1978 tournament teams were seeded in two pools of automatic qualifiers (Q) and at-large teams (L). Each region had seeds 1Q–4Q and 1L–4L.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 UConn was officially known as Connecticut before 2013, when it adopted the short form as its official athletic brand name.
  16. The NCAA allowed Luke Hancock to retain his Most Outstanding Player award as part of a settlement.
  17. The official NCAA records book considers both iterations of the Big East the same conference despite the original Big East legally being succeeded by the American Athletic Conference in 2013 and the current Big East Conference being a completely new entity.

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