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.
NCAA Champions and Final Four Teams, 1964 - 1984
| Year | Final Four | Final Four | Opponent | Champion |
| 1984 | Kentucky | Virginia | Houston | Georgetown |
| 1983 | Louisville | Georgia | Houston | North Carolina State |
| 1982 | Houston | Louisville | Georgetown | North Carolina |
| 1981 | Virginia | LSU | North Carolina | Indiana |
| 1980 | Purdue | Iowa | UCLA | Louisville |
| 1979 | DePaul | Pennsylvania | Indiana State | Michigan State |
| 1978 | Arkansas | Notre Dame | Duke | Kentucky |
| 1977 | UNLV | UNC-Charlotte | North Carolina | Marquette |
| 1976 | UCLA | Rutgers | Michigan | Indiana |
| 1975 | Louisville | Syracuse | Kentucky | UCLA |
| 1974 | UCLA | Kansas | Marquette | North Carolina State |
| 1973 | Indiana | Providence | Memphis State | UCLA |
| 1972 | North Carolina | Louisville | Florida State | UCLA |
| 1971 | Western Kentucky | Kansas | Villanova | UCLA |
| 1970 | New Mexico State | St. Bonaventure | Jacksonville | UCLA |
| 1969 | Drake | North Carolina | Purdue | UCLA |
| 1968 | Ohio State | Houston | North Carolina | UCLA |
| 1967 | Houston | North Carolina | Dayton | UCLA |
| 1966 | Duke | Utah | Kentucky | Texas Western |
| 1965 | Princeton | Witchita State | Michigan | UCLA |
| 1964 | Michigan | Kansas State | Duke | UCLA |

