North Carolina's NCAA Tournament Champions
By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2017
North Carolina universities have won the NCAA Basketball Tournament championship thirteen times during the event's history, with victories by Duke University's Blue Devils, UNC-Chapel Hill's Tar Heels, and the North Carolina State University's Wolfpack. In 2017, UNC won its sixth championship. Duke University has won five championships. North Carolina State has won two championships.
Year |
North Carolina School |
Game City |
Head Coach |
Opponent |
Score |
|
1957 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
Kansas City, MO |
Frank McGuire |
University of Kansas Jayhawks |
54-53 |
|
1974 |
NC State University |
Greensboro, NC |
Norm Sloan |
Marquette University Golden Eagles |
76-64 |
|
1982 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
New Orleans, LA |
Dean Smith |
Georgetown University Hoyas |
63-62 |
|
1983 |
NC State University |
Albuquerque, NM |
Jim Valvano |
University of Houston Cougars |
54-52 |
|
1991 |
Duke University |
Indianapolis, IN |
Mike Krzyzewski |
University of Kansas Jayhawks |
72-65 |
|
1992 |
Duke University |
Minneapolis, MN |
Mike Krzyzewski |
University of Michigan Wolverines |
71-51 |
|
1993 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
New Orleans, LA |
Dean Smith |
University of Michigan Wolverines |
77-71 |
|
2001 |
Duke University |
Minneapolis, MN |
Mike Krzyzewski |
University of Arizona Wildcats |
82-72 |
|
2005 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
St. Louis, MO |
Roy Williams |
University of Illinois Fighting Illini |
75-70 |
|
2009 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
Detroit, MI |
Roy Williams |
Michigan State University Spartans |
89-72 |
|
2010 |
Duke University |
Indianapolis, IN |
Mike Krzyzewski |
Butler University Bulldogs |
61-59 |
|
2015 |
Duke University |
Indianapolis, IN |
Mike Krzyzewski |
University of Wisconsin Badgers |
68-63 |
|
2017 |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
Glendale, AZ |
Roy Williams |
Gonzaga University Bulldogs |
71-65 |
8 April 2015 | Agan, Kelly