NCAA CHAMPIONS 1900-01 TO 1936–37
The Helms Foundation named national college basketball champions from 1942-82
and retroactive picks for 1901-37 after which the NIT and NCAA tournaments
determined the National Championship.
Year School Record Coach
1901 Yale 10-4 None
1902 Minnesota 11-0 Louis Cooke
1903 Yale 15-1 W.H. Murphy
1904 Columbia 17-1 None
1905 Columbia 19-1 None
1906 Dartmouth 16-2 None
1907 Chicago 22-2 Joseph Raycroft
1908 Chicago 21-2 Joseph Raycroft
1909 Chicago 12-0 Joseph Raycroft
1910 Columbia 11-1 Harry Fisher
1911 St. John's 14-0 Claude Allen
1912 Wisconsin 15-0 Doc Meanwell
1913 Navy 9-0 Louis Wenzell
1914 Wisconsin 15-0 Doc Meanwell
1915 Illinois 16-0 Ralph Jones
1916 Wisconsin 20-1 Doc Meanwell
1917 Washington State 25-1 Doc Bohler
1918 Syracuse 16-1 Edmund Dollard
1919 Minnesota 13-0 Louis Cooke
1920 Penn 22-1 Lon Jourdet
1921 Penn 21-2 Edward McNichol
1922 Kansas 16-2 Phog Allen
1923 Kansas 17-1 Phog Allen
1924 North Carolina 25-0 Bo Shepard
1925 Princeton 21-2 Al Wittmer
1926 Syracuse 19-1 Lew Andreas
1927 Notre Dame 19-1 George Keogan
1928 Pittsburgh 21-0 Doc Carlson
1929 Montana State 36-2 Schubert Dyche
1930 Pittsburgh 23-2 Doc Carlson
1931 Northwestern 16-1 Dutch Lonborg
1932 Purdue 17-1 Piggy Lambert
1933 Kentucky 20-3 Adolph Rupp
1934 Wyoming 26-3 Willard Witte
1935 New York University 19-1 Howard Cann
1936 Notre Dame 22-2-1 George Keogan
1937 Stanford 25-2 John Bunn
NCAA FINAL FOUR RESULTS 1938-39 TO 2000-01
Year Champion Score Runner-up Most Valuable Player, School Semifinal Losers
1939 Oregon 46-33 Ohio St. none selected Oklahoma, Villanova
1940 Indiana 60-42 Kansas Marvin Huffman, Indiana Duquesne, USC
1941 Wisconsin 39-34 Wash. St. John Kotz, Wisconsin Pittsburgh, Arkansas
1942 Stanford 53-38 Dartmouth Howard Dallmar, Stanford Colorado, Kentucky
1943 Wyoming 46-34 Georgetown Ken Sailors, Wyoming Texas, DePaul
1944 Utah 42-40 (OT) Dartmouth Arnold Ferrin, Utah Iowa St., Ohio St.
1945 Okla. St. 49-45 N.Y.U. Bob Kurland, Oklahoma St. Arkansas, Ohio St.
1946 Okla. St. 43-40 N.Carolina Bob Kurland, Oklahoma St. Ohio St., California
1947 Holy Cross 58-47 Oklahoma George Kaftan, Holy Cross Texas, C.C.N.Y.
1948 Kentucky 58-42 Baylor Alex Groza, Kentucky Holy Cross, Kansas St.
1949 Kentucky 46-36 Okla. St. Alex Groza, Kentucky Illinois, Oregon St.
1950 C.C.N.Y. 71-68 Bradley Irwin Dambrot, C.C.N.Y. N.C. State, Baylor
1951 Kentucky 68-58 Kansas St. none selected Illinois, Oklahoma St.
1952 Kansas 80-63 St. John's Clyde Lovelette, Kansas Illinois, Santa Clara
1953 Indiana 69-68 Kansas B.H. Horn, Kansas Washington, LSU
1954 La Salle 92-76 Bradley Tom Gola, La Salle Penn St., USC
1955 San Fran. 77-63 La Salle Bill Russell, San Fran, Colorado, Iowa
1956 San Fran. 83-71 Iowa Hal Lear, Temple Temple, So.Methodist
1957 N.Carolina 54-53 (3OT) Kansas Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas San Fran., Michigan St.
1958 Kentucky 84-72 Seattle Elgin Baylor, Seattle Temple, Kansas St.
1959 California 71-70 W.Virginia Jerry West, West Virginia Cincinnati, Louisville
1960 Ohio State 75-55 Cal. Jerry Lucas, Ohio St. Cincinnati, N.Y.U.
1961 Cincinnati 70-65 (OT) Ohio St. Jerry Lucas, Ohio St. St Joseph's, Utah
1962 Cincinnati 71-59 Ohio St. Paul Hogue, Cincinnati Wake Forest, UCLA
1963 Loyola (IL) 60-58 (OT) Cincinnati Art Heyman, Duke Duke, Oregon St.
1964 UCLA 98-83 Duke Walt Hazzard, UCLA Michigan, Kansas St.
1965 UCLA 91-80 Michigan Bill Bradley, Princeton Princeton, Wichita St.
1966 UTEP 72-65 Kentucky Jerry Chambers, Utah Duke, Utah
1967 UCLA 79-64 Dayton Lew Alcindor, UCLA Houston, North Carolina
1968 UCLA 78-55 N.Carolina Lew Alcindor, UCLA Ohio St., Houston
1969 UCLA 92-72 Purdue Lew Alcindor, UCLA Drake, N, Carolina
1970 UCLA 80-69 Jacksonv. Sidney Wicks, UCLA N.Mex.St., St. Bonaventure
1971 UCLA 68-62 Villanova Vacated W.Kentucky, Kansas
1972 UCLA 81-76 Flor. St. Bill Walton, UCLA N.Carolina, Louisville
1973 UCLA 87-66 Memph. St. Bill Walton, UCLA Indiana, Providence
1974 N.C. State 76-64 Marquette David Thompson, N.C. Stste. UCLA, Kansas
1975 UCLA 92-85 Kentucky Richard Washington, UCLA Louisville, Syracuse
1976 Indiana 86-68 Michigan Kent Benson, Indiana UCLA, Rutgers
1977 Marquette 67-59 N.Carolina Butch Lee, Marquette UNLV, UNC-Charlotte
1978 Kentucky 94-88 Duke Jack Givens, Kentucky Arkansas, Notre Dame
1979 Mich. St. 75-64 Ind. St. Earvin Johnson, Michigan St. DePaul, Penn
1980 Louisville 59-54 UCLA Darrell Griffith, Louisville Purdue, Iowa
1981 Indiana 63-50 N.Carolina Isiah Thomas, Indiana Virginia, Louisiana St.
1982 N.Carolina 63-62 Georgetown James Worthy, N.Carolina Houston, Louisville
1983 N.C. State 54-52 Houston Akeem Olajuwon, Houston Georgia, Louisville
1984 Georgetown 84-75 Houston Patrick Ewing, Georgetown Kentucky, Virginia
1985 Villanova 66-64 Georgetown Ed Pinckney, Villanova St. John's, Memphis St.
1986 Louisville 72-69 Duke Pervis Ellison, Louisville Kansas, Louisiana St.
1987 Indiana 74-73 Syracuse Keith Smart, Indiana UNLV, Providence
1988 Kansas 83-79 Oklahoma Danny Manning, Kansas Arizona, Duke
1989 Michigan 80-79 (OT) Seton Hall Glen Rice, Michigan Duke, Illinois
1990 UNLV 103-73 Duke Anderson Hunt, UNLV Georgia Tech, Arkansas
1991 Duke 72-65 Kansas Christian Laettner, Duke UNLV, N.Carolina
1992 Duke 71-51 Michigan Bobby Hurley, Duke Indiana, Cincinnati
1993 N.Carolina 77-71 Michigan Donald Williams, N.Carolina Kansas, Kentucky
1994 Arkansas 76-72 Duke Corliss Williamson, Arkansas Arizona, Florida
1995 UCLA 89-78 Arkansas Ed O'Bannon, UCLA N.Carolina, Oklahoma St.
1996 Kentucky 76-67 Syracuse Tony Delk, Kentucky UMass, Mississippi St.
1997 Arizona 84-79 (OT) Kentucky Miles Simon, Arizona N.Carolina, Minnesota
1998 Kentucky 78-69 Utah Jeff Shepherd, Kentucky N.Carolina, Stanford
1999 Connecticut 77-74 Duke Richard Hamilton, Connecticut Ohio St., Michigan St.
2000 Mich. St. 89-76 Florida Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St. N.Carolina, Wisconsin
2001
ALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1940
Marvin Huffman, Indiana
Howard Engleman, Kansas
Bob Allen, Kansas
Jay McCreary, Indiana
William Menke, Indiana
1952
Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
Bob Zawoluk, St. John's
John Kerr, Illinois
Ron MacGilvray, St. John's
Dean Kelley, Kansas
1953
B.H. Born, Kansas
Bob Houbregs, Washington
Bob Leonard, Indiana
Dean Kelley, Kansas
Don Schlundt, Indiana
1954
Tom Gola, La Salle
Chuck Singley, La Salle
Jesse Arnelle, Penn State
Roy Irvin, Southern California
Bob Carney, Bradley
1955
Bill Russell, San Francisco
Tom Gola, La Salle
K.C. Jones, San Francisco
Jim Ranglos, Colorado
Carl Cain, Iowa
1956
Hal Lear, Temple
Carl Cain, Iowa
Hal Perry, San Francisco
Bill Russell, San Francisco
Bill Logan, Iowa
1957
Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
Len Rosenbluth, North Carolina
John Green, Michigan State
Gene Brown, San Francisco
Pete Brennan, North Carolina
1958
Elgin Baylor, Seattle
John Cox, Kentucky
Guy Rodgers, Temple
Charley Brown, Seattle
Vern Hatton, Kentucky
1959
Jerry West, West Virginia
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
Darrall Imhoff, California
Don Goldstein, Louisville
Denny Fitzpatrick, California
1960
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
Mel Nowell, Ohio State
Darrall Imhoff, California
Tom Sanders, New York University
1961
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Bob Wiesenhahn, Cincinnati
Larry Siegfried, Ohio State
Carl Bouldin, Cincinnati
John Egan, St. Joseph's
1962
Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Tom Thacker, Cincinnati
John Havlicek, Ohio State
Len Chappell, Wake Forest
1963
Art Heyman, Duke
Tom Thacker, Cincinnati
Les Hunter, Loyola (IL)
George Wilson, Cincinnati
Ron Bonham, Cincinnati
1964
Walt Hazzard, UCLA
Jeff Mullins, Duke
Bill Buntin, Michigan
Willie Murrell, Kansas State
Gail Goodrich, UCLA
1965
Bill Bradley, Princeton
Gail Goodrich, UCLA
Cazzie Russell, Michigan
Edgar Lacey, UCLA
Kenny Washington, UCLA
1966
Jerry Chambers, Utah
Pat Riley, Kentucky
Jack Marin, Duke
Louie Dampier,Kentucky
Bobby Joe Hill, Texas Western
1967
Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Don May, Dayton
Mike Warren, UCLA
Elvin Hayes, Houston
Lucius Allen, UCLA
1968
Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Lynn Shackleford, UCLA
Mike Warren, UCLA
Lucius Allen, UCLA
Larry Miller, North Carolina
1969
Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Rick Mount, Purdue
Charlie Scott, North Carolina
Willie McCarter, Drake
John Vallely, UCLA
1970
Sidney Wicks, UCLA
Jimmy Collins, New Mexico State
John Vallely, UCLA
Artis Gilmore, Jacksonville
Curtis Rowe, UCLA
1971
Steve Patterson, UCLA
Sidney Wicks, UCLA
Howard Porter, Villanova
Hank Siemiontkowski, Villanova
Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky
1972
Bill Walton, UCLA
Keith Wilkes, UCLA
Bob McAdoo, North Carolina
Jim Price, Louisville
Ron King, Florida State
1973
Bill Walton, UCLA
Steve Downing, Indiana
Ernie DiGregorio, Providence
Larry Finch, Memphis State
Larry Kenon, Memphis State
1974
David Thompson, North Carolina State
Bill Walton, UCLA
Tom Burleson, North Carolina State
Monte Towe, North Carolina State
Maurice Lucas, Marquette
1975
Richard Washington, UCLA
Kevin Grevey, Kentucky
Dave Myers, UCLA
Allen Murphy, Louisville
Jim Lee, Syracuse
1976
Kent Benson, Indiana
Scott May, Indiana
Rickey Green, Michigan
Marques Johnson, UCLA
Tom Abernethy, Indiana
1977
Butch Lee, Marquette
Mike O'Koren, North Carolina
Cedric Maxwell, UNC-Charlotte
Bo Ellis, Marquette
Walter Davis, North Carolina
Jerome Whitehead, Marquette
1978
Jack Givens, Kentucky
Ron Brewer, Arkansas
Mike Gminski, Duke
Rick Robey, Kentucky
Jim Spanarkel, Duke
1979
Earvin Johnson, Michigan State
Larry Bird, Indiana State
Greg Kelser, Michigan State
Mark Aguirre, DePaul
Gary Garland, DePaul
1980
Darrell Griffith, Louisville
Joe Barry Carroll, Purdue
Rodney McCray, Louisville
Kiki Vandeweghe, UCLA
Rod Foster, UCLA
1981
Isiah Thomas, Indiana
Jeff Lamp, Virginia
Jim Thomas, Indiana
Landon Turner, Indiana
Al Wood, North Carolina
1982
James Worthy, North Carolina
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
Eric Floyd, Georgetown
Michael Jordan, North Carolina
Sam Perkins, North Carolina
1983
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
Thurl Bailey, North Carolina State
Sidney Lowe, North Carolina State
Milt Wagner, Louisville
Dereck Whittenburg, North Carolina State
1984
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
Michael Graham, Georgetown
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
Michael Young, Houston
Alvin Franklin, Houston
1985
Ed Pinckney, Villanova
Dwayne McClain, Villanova
Harold Jensen, Villanova
Gary McLain, Villanova
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
1986
Pervis Ellison, Louisville
Johnny Dawkins, Duke
Mark Alarie, Duke
Tommy Amaker, Duke
Billy Thompson, Louisville
1987
Keith Smart, Indiana
Steve Alford, Indiana
Derrick Coleman, Syracuse
Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
Armon Gilliam, Nevada-Las Vegas
1988
Danny Manning, Kansas
Milt Newton, Kansas
Stacey King, Oklahoma
Dave Sieger, Oklahoma
Sean Elliott, Arizona
1989
Glen Rice, Michigan
Rumeal Robinson, Michigan
Gerald Greene, Seton Hall
John Morton, Seton Hall
Danny Ferry, Duke
1990
Anderson Hunt, Nevada-Las Vegas
Phil Henderson, Duke
Dennis Scott, Georgia Tech
Stacey Augmon, Nevada-Las Vegas
Larry Johnson, Nevada-Las Vegas
1991
Christian Laettner, Duke
Bobby Hurley, Duke
Mark Randall, Kansas
Anderson Hunt, Nevada-Las Vegas
Bill McCaffrey, Duke
1992
Bobby Hurley, Duke
Christian Laettner, Duke
Grant Hill, Duke
Chris Webber, Michigan
Jalen Rose, Michigan
1993
Donald Williams, North Carolina
George Lynch, North Carolina
Eric Montross, North Carolina
Chris Webber, Michigan
Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky
1994
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
Grant Hill, Duke
Antonio Lang, Duke
Corey Beck, Arkansas
Scotty Thurman, Arkansas
1995
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
Toby Bailey, UCLA
Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
Clint McDaniel, Arkansas
Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State
1996
Tony Delk, Kentucky
Ron Mercer, Kentucky
John Wallace, Syracuse
Todd Burgan, Syracuse
Marcus Camby, Massachusetts
1997
Miles Simon, Arizona
Mike Bibby, Arizona
Bobby Jackson, Minnesota
Ron Mercer, Kentucky
Scott Padgett, Kentucky
1998
Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
Scott Padgett, Kentucky
Andre Miller, Utah
Michael Doleac, Utah
Arthur Lee, Stanford
1999
Richard Hamilton, Connecticut
Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
Ricky Moore, Connecticut
Trajan Langdon, Duke
Elton Brand of Duke
2000
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St.
Charlie Bell, Michigan St.
Morris Peterson, Michigan St.
A.J. Granger, Michigan St.
Udonis Haslem, Florida
2001
NCAA FINAL FOUR ALL-DECADE TEAMS
Named in 1989
All-TIME TEAM
Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Larry Bird, Indiana State
Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
Magic Johnson, Michigan State
Michael Jordan, North Carolina
ALL-1940s
Ralph Beard, Kentucky
Howie Dallmar, Stanford
Dwight Eddelman, Illinois
Arnie Ferrin, Utah
Alex Groza, Kentucky
George Kaftan, Holy Cross
Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
Jim Pollard, Stanford
Kenny Sailors, Wyoming
Gerry Tucker, Oklahoma
ALL-1950s
Elgin Baylor, Seattle
Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
Tom Gola, La Salle
K.C. Jones, San Francisco
Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
Guy Rodgers, Temple
Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina
Bill Russell, San Francisco
Jerry West, West Virginia
ALL-1960s
Lew Alcindor, UCLA
Bill Bradley, Princeton
Gail Goodrich, UCLA
John Havlicek, Ohio State
Elvin Hayes, Houston
Walt Hazzard, UCLA
Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
Jeff Mullins, Duke
Cazzie Russell, Michigan
Charlie Scott, North Carolina
ALL-1970s
Kent Benson, Indiana
Larry Bird, Indiana State
Jack Givens, Kentucky
Magic Johnson, Michigan State
Marques Johnson, UCLA
Scott May, Indiana
David Thompson, North Carolina State
Bill Walton, UCLA
Sidney Wicks, UCLA
Keith Wilkes, UCLA
ALL-1980s
Steve Alford, Indiana
Johnny Dawkins, Duke
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
Darrell Griffith, Louisville
Michael Jordan, North Carolina
Rodney McCray, Louisville
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
Ed Pinkney, Villanova
Isiah Thomas, Indiana
James Worthy, North Carolina
NIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1937-38 TO 2000-01
The National Invitation Tournament began under the sponsorship of the
Metropolitan New York Basketball Writers Association in 1938. The NIT
is now administered by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball
Association. All championship games have been played at Madison Square Garden.
NIT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Year Winner Score Loser
1938 Temple 60-36 Colorado
1939 LIU-Brooklyn 44-32 Loyola-IL
1940 Colorado 51-40 Duquesne
1941 LIU-Brooklyn 56-42 Ohio University
1942 West Virginia 47-45 Western Kentucky
1943 St. John's 48-27 Toledo
1944 St. John's 47-39 DePaul
1945 DePaul 71-54 Bowling Green
1946 Kentucky 46-45 Rhode Island
1947 Utah 49-45 Kentucky
1948 Saint Louis 65-52 New York University
1949 San Francisco 48-47 Loyola (IL)
1950 City College of N.Y. 69-61 Bradley
1951 Brigham Young 62-43 Dayton
1952 La Salle 75-64 Dayton
1953 Seton Hall 58-46 St. John's
1954 Holy Cross 71-62 Duquesne
1955 Duquesne 70-58 Dayton
1956 Louisville 93-80 Dayton
1957 Bradley 84-83 Memphis State
1958 Xavier 78-74 (OT) Dayton
1959 St. John's 76-71 (OT) Bradley
1960 Bradley 88-72 Providence
1961 Providence 62-59 St. Louis
1962 Dayton 73-67 St. John's
1963 Providence 81-66 Canisius
1964 Bradley 86-54 New Mexico
1965 St. John's 55-51 Villanova
1966 Brigham Young 97-84 New York University
1967 Southern Illinois 71-56 Marquette
1968 Dayton 61-48 Kansas
1969 Temple 89-76 Boston College
1970 Marquette 65-53 St. John's
1971 North Carolina 84-66 Georgia Tech
1972 Maryland 100-69 Niagara
1973 Virginia Tech 92-91 (OT) Notre Dame
1974 Purdue 97-81 Utah
1975 Princeton 80-69 Providence
1976 Kentucky 71-67 UNC-Charlotte
1977 St. Bonaventure 94-91 Houston
1978 Texas 101-93 North Carolina State
1979 Indiana 53-52 Purdue
1980 Virginia 58-55 Minnesota
1981 Tulsa 86-84 (OT) Syracuse
1982 Bradley 67-58 Purdue
1983 Fresno State 69-60 DePaul
1984 Michigan 83-63 Notre Dame
1985 UCLA 65-62 Indiana
1986 Ohio State 73-63 Wyoming
1987 Southern Mississippi 84-80 La Salle
1988 Connecticut 72-67 Ohio State
1989 St. John's 73-65 St. Louis
1990 Vanderbilt 74-72 St. Louis
1991 Stanford 78-72 Oklahoma
1992 Virginia 81-76 (OT) Notre Dame
1993 Minnesota 62-61 Georgetown
1994 Villanova 80-73 Vanderbilt
1995 Virginia Tech 65-64 (OT) Marquette
1996 Nebraska 60-56 St. Joseph's
1997 Michigan 82-72 Florida State
1998 Minnesota 79-72 Penn State
1999 California 61-60 Clemson
2000 Wake Forest 71-61 Notre Dame
2001
NIT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Year Player
1938 Don Shields, Temple
1939 Bill Lloyd, St. John's
1940 Bob Doll, Colorado
1941 Frank Baumholtz, Ohio University
1942 Rudy Baric, West Virginia
1943 Harry Boykoff, St. John's
1944 Bill Kotsores, St. John's
1945 George Mikan, DePaul
1946 Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island
1947 Vern Gardner, Utah
1948 Ed Macauley, Saint Louis
1949 Don Lofgan, San Francisco
1950 Ed Warner, City College of New York
1951 Roland Minson, Brigham Young
1952 Tom Gola, La Salle
Norm Grekin, La Salle
1953 Walter Dukes, Seton Hall
1954 Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross
1955 Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA)
1956 Charlie Tyra, Louisville
1957 Win Wilfong, Memphis State
1958 Hank Stein, Xavier
1959 Tony Jackson, St. John's
1960 Lenny Wilkens, Providence
1961 Vinny Ernst, Providence
1962 Bill Chmielewski, Dayton
1963 Ray Flynn, Providence
1964 Lavern Tart, Bradley
1965 Ken McIntyre, St. John's
1966 Bill Melchionni, Villanova
1967 Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois
1968 Don May, Dayton
1969 Terry Driscoll, Boston College
1970 Dean Meminger, Marquette
1971 Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina
1972 Tom McMillen, Maryland
1973 John Shumate, Notre Dame
1974 Mike Sojourner, Utah
1975 Ron Lee, Oregon
1976 Cedric Maxwell, UNC-Charlotte
1977 Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure
1978 Ron Baxter, Texas
Jim Krivacs, Texas
1979 Clarence Carter, Indiana
Ray Tolbert, Indiana
1980 Ralph Sampson, Virginia
1981 Greg Stewart, Tulsa
1982 Mitchell Anderson, Bradley
1983 Ron Anderson, Fresno State
1984 Tim McCormick, Michigan
1985 Reggie Miller, UCLA
1986 Brad Sellers, Ohio State
1987 Randolph Keys, Southern Mississippi
1988 Phil Gamble, Connecticut
1989 Jayson Williams, St. John's
1990 Scott Draud, Vanderbilt
1991 Adam Keefe, Stanford
1992 Bryant Stith, Virginia
1993 Voshon Lenard, Minnesota
1994 Doremus Bennerman, Siena
1995 Shawn Smith, Virginia Tech
1996 Erick Strickland, Nebraska
1997 Robert Traylor, Michigan
1998 Kevin Clark, Minnesota
1999 Sean Lampley, California
2000 Robert O'Kelley, Wake Forest
2001
ALL-TIME NIT TOURNAMENT TEAM
Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois
George Mikan, DePaul
Tom Gola, La Salle
Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA)
Ralph Beard, Kentucky
RED CROSS BENEFIT GAMES, 1943-45
During World War II, the NCAA and NIT champions played a benefit game
at Madison Square Garden in New York to raise money for the Red Cross
Year Winner Score Loser
1943 Wyoming (NCAA) 52-47 St. John's (NIT)
1944 Utah (NCAA) 43-36 St. John's (NIT)
1945 Oklahoma A&M (NCAA) 52-44 DePaul (NIT)
COLLEGIATE COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT
The Collegiate Commissioners Association held an eight-team tournament
for teams that failed to make the NCAA tournament
Year Winner Score Loser Site Most Valuable Player
1974 Indiana 85-60 Southern California St. Louis, MO Kent Benson, Indiana
1975 Drake 83-76 Arizona Louisville, KY Bob Elliot, Arizona