Final Four (euskaraz Azken Laurak) NCAAko Gizonezkoen Saskibaloiko I. Mailako Txapelketako finalerdiak eta finala izendatzeko erabiltzen den izena da. Hedapenez, hala deritze, baita ere, beste lehiaketa batzuetako partidu berberei, Euroliga kasu. AEBetako Liga Unibertsitarioan, taldeen fase erregularraren ondoren, azken lehiaketa bat egiten da I. mailako 65 unibertsitaterik hoberenen artean, hauen postuak, batzuetan, konferentzia indartsuenen sailkapenaren bidez zehaztuak daudelarik, eta beste kasu batzuetan, taldeek antolakuntzaren gonbidapen bidez parte hartzen dute. Kontuan izan behar da ia 300 unibertsitatek parte hartzen dutela I. mailan, eta aukeraketa sistema, beste era batera oso konplexua izango zela.

Txapelketako finalerdiak eta final banandutako lehiaketa bat bezala antolatzen dira, egoitza bakar batekin (urte asko lehenagotik erabakia) eta euren eskualde faseak irabazi dituzten lau talderekin. Azken edizioan, 2010ean, Duke Unibertsitateak Butler Unibertsitate harrigarria garaitu zuen finalean 61-59ko emaitza estu batekin.

NCAAko txapeldun eta finalistak

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Urtea Txapelduna Finalista Pabeiloia eta hiria
1939 Oregon46 Ohio State33 Patten GymnasiumEvanston (Illinois)
1940 Indiana60 Kansas42 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri)
1941 Wisconsin39 Washington State34 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (2)
1942 Stanford53 Dartmouth38 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (3)
1943 Wyoming46 Georgetown34 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York
1944 Utah42 Dartmouth40 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (2)
1945 Oklahoma A&M49 Nueva York45 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (3)
1946 Oklahoma A&M (2)43 North Carolina40 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (4)
1947 Holy Cross58 Oklahoma47 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (5)
1948 Kentucky58 Baylor42 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (6)
1949 Kentucky (2)46 Oklahoma A&M36 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle (Washington)
1950 CCNY71 Bradley68 Madison Square GardenNew York City, New York (7)
1951 Kentucky (3)68 Kansas State58 Williams ArenaMinneapolis (Minnesota)
1952 Kansas80 St. John's63 Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle (Washington) (2)
1953 Indiana (2)69 Kansas Jayhawks68 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (4)
1954 La Salle92 Bradley76 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (5)
1955 San Francisco76 La Salle73 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (6)
1956 San Francisco (2)83 Iowa71 Welsh-Ryan ArenaEvanston (Illinois) (2)
1957††† North Carolina54 Kansas53 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (7)
1958 Kentucky (4)84 Seattle72 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky)
1959 California71 West Virginia70 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky) (2)
1960 Ohio State75 California55 Cow PalaceSan Francisco, California
1961 Cincinnati70 Ohio State65 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (8)
1962 Cincinnati (2)71 Ohio State59 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky) (3)
1963 Loyola (Chicago)60 Cincinnati58 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky) (4)
1964 UCLA98 Duke83 Municipal AuditoriumKansas City (Missouri) (9)
1965 UCLA (2)91 Michigan80 Memorial ColiseumPortland (Oregon)
1966 Texas Western72 Kentucky65 Cole Field HouseCollege Park (Maryland)
1967 UCLA (3)79 Dayton64 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky) (5)
1968 UCLA (4)78 North Carolina55 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles (Kalifornia)
1969 UCLA (5)92 Purdue72 Freedom HallLouisville (Kentucky) (6)
1970 UCLA (6)80 Jacksonville69 Cole Field HouseCollege Park (Maryland) (2)
1971 UCLA (7)68 Villanova62 AstrodomeHouston (Texas)
1972 UCLA (8)81 Florida State76 Los Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaLos Angeles (Kalifornia) (2)
1973 UCLA (9)87 Memphis66 St. Louis ArenaSaint Louis (Missouri)
1974 North Carolina State76 Marquette64 Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro (Ipar Carolina)
1975 UCLA (10)92 Kentucky85 San Diego Sports ArenaSan Diego (Kalifornia)
1976 Indiana (3)86 Michigan68 SpectrumFiladelfia (Pennsylvania)
1977 Marquette67 North Carolina59 Omni ColiseumAtlanta (Georgia)
1978 Kentucky (5)94 Duke88 The CheckerdomeSt. Louis (Missouri) (2)
1979 Michigan State75 Indiana State64 Jon M. Huntsman CenterSalt Lake City (Utah)
1980 Louisville59 UCLA54 Market Square ArenaIndianapolis (Indiana)
1981 Indiana (4)63 North Carolina50 The SpectrumFiladelfia (Pennsylvania) (2)
1982 North Carolina (2)63 Georgetown62 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans (Louisiana)
1983 North Carolina State (2)54 Houston52 University ArenaAlbuquerque (New Mexico)
1984 Georgetown84 Houston75 The KingdomeSeattle (Washington) (3)
1985 Villanova66 Georgetown64 Rupp ArenaLexington (Kentucky)
1986 Louisville (2)72 Duke69 Reunion ArenaDallas (Texas)
1987 Indiana (5)74 Syracuse73 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans (Louisiana) (2)
1988 Kansas (2)83 Oklahoma79 Kemper ArenaKansas City (Missouri) (10)
1989 Michigan80 Seton Hall79 The KingdomeSeattle (Washington) (4)
1990 UNLV103 Duke73 McNichols Sports ArenaDenver (Colorado)
1991 Duke72 Kansas65 Hoosier DomeIndianapolis (Indiana) (2)
1992 Duke (2)71 Michigan*51 MetrodomeMinneapolis (Minnesota) (2)
1993 North Carolina (3)77 Michigan*71 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans (Louisiana) (3)
1994 Arkansas76 Duke72 Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte (North Carolina)
1995 UCLA (11)89 Arkansas78 The KingdomeSeattle (Washington) (5)
1996 Kentucky (6)76 Syracuse67 Continental Airlines ArenaEast Rutherford (New Jersey)
1997 Arizona84 Kentucky79 RCA DomeIndianapolis (Indiana) (3)
1998 Kentucky (7)78 Utah69 AlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas
1999 Connecticut77 Duke74 Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, Florida
2000 Michigan State (2)89 Florida76 RCA DomeIndianapolis (Indiana) (4)
2001 Duke (3)82 Arizona72 MetrodomeMinneapolis (Minnesota) (3)
2002 Maryland64 Indiana52 Georgia DomeAtlanta (Georgia) (2)
2003 Syracuse81 Kansas78 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana (4)
2004 Connecticut (2)82 Georgia Tech73 AlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas (2)
2005 North Carolina (4)75 Illinois70 Edward Jones DomeSt. Louis (Missouri) (3)
2006 Florida73 UCLA57 RCA DomeIndianapolis (Indiana) (5)
2007 Florida (2)84 Ohio State75 Georgia DomeAtlanta (Georgia) (3)
2008 Kansas (3)75 Memphis68 AlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas (3)
2009 North Carolina (5)89 Michigan State72 Ford FieldDetroit, Michigan
2010 Duke (4)61 Butler59 Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis (Indiana) (6)
2011       Reliant StadiumHouston (Texas) (2)


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