For each year since the NCAA Tournament's inception in 1939, we've listed the teams that reached the Final Four and the tournament runner-up. The champion is listed in bold.
The first batch includes all teams since 1985 -- the year the tournament expanded to include 64 teams and the year Rollie Massimino's Villanova Wildcats pulled one of the biggest upsets in the history of March Madness, knocking off Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas to win the title.
NCAA Champions and Final Four Teams, 1985 - present
| Year | Final Four | Final Four | Opponent | Champion |
| 2007 | UCLA | North Carolina | Memphis | Kansas |
| 2007 | UCLA | Georgetown | Ohio State | Florida |
| 2006 | George Mason | LSU | UCLA | Florida |
| 2005 | Michigan State | Louisville | Illinois | North Carolina |
| 2004 | Duke | Oklahoma State | Georgia Tech | Connecticut |
| 2003 | Texas | Marquette | Kansas | Syracuse |
| 2002 | Kansas | Oklahoma | Indiana | Maryland |
| 2001 | Maryland | Michigan State | Arizona | Duke |
| 2000 | Wisconsin | North Carolina | Florida | Michigan State |
| 1999 | Ohio State | Michigan State | Duke | Connecticut |
| 1998 | Stanford | North Carolina | Utah | Kentucky |
| 1997 | North Carolina | Minnesota | Kentucky | Arizona |
| 1996 | Massachusetts | Mississippi State | Syracuse | Kentucky |
| 1995 | Oklahoma State | North Carolina | Arkansas | UCLA |
| 1994 | Arizona | Florida | Duke | Arkansas |
| 1993 | Kansas | Kentucky | Michigan | North Carolina |
| 1992 | Indiana | Cincinnati | Michigan | Duke |
| 1991 | UNLV | North Carolina | Kansas | Duke |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | Arkansas | Duke | UNLV |
| 1989 | Illinois | Duke | Seton Hall | Michigan |
| 1988 | Duke | Arizona | Oklahoma | Kansas |
| 1987 | UNLV | Providence | Syracuse | Indiana |
| 1986 | LSU | Kansas | Duke | Louisville |
| 1985 | Memphis State | St. John's | Georgetown | Villanova |
