Follow the Road to the Final Four all month long with an updating bracket and schedule
By Kyle Boone
• 4 min read
A new national champion has been crowned in men's college basketball. Baylor, playing in its first title game since 1948, blew out Gonzaga in the final game of the 2021 NCAA Tournament to claim the title. The Bears, who began the year ranked No. 2 behind Gonzaga and remained there just about all season, came out on a mission and never gave the Zags a chance to settle in.
Baylor led wire to wire and stifled any chances Gonzaga had at a comeback quickly.
Below you can relive all the action over the last three weeks with game-by-game recaps and the full schedule of how the tournament took place. Thanks for staying with us throughout for continuing coverage of the 2021 NCAA Tournament and we'll see you next year.
All times Eastern
2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores
Final Four
Saturday, April 3
Lucas Oil Stadium
- (2) Houston 59, (1) Baylor 78 --Recap
- (1) Gonzaga 93, (11) UCLA 90 (OT) --Recap
National Championship
Monday, April 5
Lucas Oil Stadium
- (1) Baylor 86, (1) Gonzaga 70 -- Recap
West
First Four
- (11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52 --Recap
- (16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53 --Recap
First round
- (1) Gonzaga 98, (16) Norfolk State 55 -- Recap
- (8) Oklahoma 72, (9) Missouri 68 --Recap
- (5) Creighton 63, (12) UC Santa Barbara 62 --Recap
- (13) Ohio 62, (4) Virginia 58 --Recap
- (6) USC 72, (11) Drake 56 --Recap
- (3) Kansas 93, (14) Eastern Washington 84 --Recap
- (7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU declared "no contest" --Story
- (2) Iowa 86, (15) Grand Canyon 74 --Recap
Second round
- (1) Gonzaga 87, (8) Oklahoma 71 -- Recap
- (5) Creighton 72, (13) Ohio 58 -- Recap
- (6) USC, 85, (3) Kansas 51 -- Recap
- (7) Oregon 95, (2) Iowa 80 --Recap
Sweet 16 (Sunday)
- (5) Creighton 65, (1) Gonzaga 83 -- Recap
- (6) USC 82, (7) Oregon 68 -- Recap
Elite Eight (Tuesday)
- (1) Gonzaga 85, (6) USC 66 --Recap
East
First Four (Thursday)
- (11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80 --Recap
- (16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary's 52 --Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Michigan 82, (16) Texas Southern 66 --Recap
- (8) LSU 76, (9) St. Bonaventure 61 --Recap
- (5) Colorado 96, (12) Georgetown 73 --Recap
- (4) Florida State 64, (13) UNC Greensboro 54 --Recap
- (11) UCLA 73, (6) BYU 62 -- Recap
- (14) Abilene Christian 53, (3) Texas 52 -- Recap
- (10) Maryland 62, (7) UConn 54 --Recap
- (2) Alabama 68, (15) Iona 55 --Recap
Second round (Monday)
- (1) Michigan 86, (8) LSU 78 -- Recap
- (4) Florida State 71, (5) Colorado 53 -- Recap
- (11) UCLA 67, (14) Abilene Christian 47 -- Recap
- (2) Alabama 96, (10) Maryland 77 -- Recap
Sweet 16 (Sunday)
- (4) Florida State 58, (1) Michigan 76 -- Recap
- (11) UCLA 88, (2) Alabama 78 -- Recap
Elite Eight (Tuesday)
- (11) UCLA 51, (1) Michigan 49 -- Recap
South
First round
- (1) Baylor 79, (16) Hartford 55 --Recap
- (9) Wisconsin 85, (8) North Carolina 62 --Recap
- (5) Villanova 73, (12) Winthrop 63 -- Recap
- (13) North Texas 78, (4) Purdue 69 (OT) --Recap
- (6) Texas Tech 65, (11) Utah State 53 --Recap
- (3) Arkansas 85, (14) Colgate 68 --Recap
- (7) Florida 75, (10) Virginia Tech 70 (OT) --Recap
- (15) Oral Roberts 75, (2) Ohio State 72 (OT)--Recap
Second round
- (1) Baylor 76, (9) Wisconsin 63 --Recap
- (5) Villanova 84, (13) North Texas 61 --Recap
- (3) Arkansas 68, (6) Texas Tech 66 --Recap
- (15) Oral Roberts 81, (7) Florida 78 --Recap
Sweet 16 (Saturday)
- (1) Baylor 62, (5) Villanova 51 --Recap
- (3) Arkansas 72, (15) Oral Roberts 70 -- Recap
Elite Eight (Monday)
- (1) Baylor 81, (3) Arkansas 72 -- Recap
Midwest
First round
- (1) Illinois 78 vs. (16) Drexel 49 --Recap
- (8) Loyola Chicago 71, Georgia Tech 60 --Recap
- (12) Oregon State 70, (5) Tennessee 56 --Recap
- (4) Oklahoma State 69, (13) Liberty 60 --Recap
- (11) Syracuse 78, (6) San Diego State 62 --Recap
- (3) West Virginia 84, (14) Morehead State 67 --Recap
- (10) Rutgers 60, (7) Clemson 56 --Recap
- (2) Houston 87, (15) Cleveland State 56 --Recap
Second round
- (8) Loyola Chicago 71, (1) Illinois 58 --Recap
- (12) Oregon State 80, (4) Oklahoma State 70 --Recap
- (11) Syracuse 75, (3) West Virginia 72 --Recap
- (2) Houston 63, (10) Rutgers 60 --Recap
Sweet 16 (Saturday)
- (12) Oregon State 65, (8) Loyola Chicago 58 -- Recap
- (2) Houston 62, (11) Syracuse 46 -- Recap
Elite Eight (Monday)
- (2) Houston 67, (12) Oregon State 61 -- Recap
All-time NCAA Tournament final scores
- 2021 - Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70
- 2019 - Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77, OT
- 2018 - Villanova 79, Michigan 62
- 2017 - North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65
- 2016 - Villanova 77, North Carolina 74
- 2015 - Duke 68, Wisconsin 63
- 2014 - UConn 60, Kentucky 54
- 2013 - Louisville 82, Michigan 76
- 2012 - Kentucky 67, Kansas 59
- 2011 - UConn 53, Butler 41
- 2010 - Duke 61, Butler 59
- 2009 - North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72
- 2008 - Kansas 75, Memphis 68, OT
- 2007 - Florida 84, Ohio State 75
- 2006 - Florida 73, UCLA 57
- 2005 - North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
- 2004 - UConn 82, Georgia Tech 73
- 2003 - Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
- 2002 - Maryland 64, Indiana 52
- 2001 - Duke 82, Arizona 72
- 2000 - Michigan State 89, Florida 76
- 1999 - UConn 77, Duke 74
- 1998 - Kentucky 78, Utah 69
- 1997 - Arizona 84, Kentucky 79, OT
- 1996 - Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
- 1995 - UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
- 1994 - Arkansas 76, Duke 72
- 1993 - North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
- 1992 - Duke 71, Michigan 51
- 1991 - Duke 72, Kansas 65
- 1990 - UNLV 103, Duke 73
- 1989 - Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79, OT
- 1988 - Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
- 1987 - Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
- 1986 - Louisville 72, Duke 69
- 1985 - Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
- 1984 - Georgetown 84, Houston 75
- 1983 - N.C. State 54, Houston 52
- 1982 - North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
- 1981 - Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
- 1980 - Louisville 59, UCLA 54
- 1979 - Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64
- 1978 - Kentucky 94, Duke 88
- 1977 - Marquette 67, North Carolina 59
- 1976 - Indiana 86, Michigan 68
- 1975 - UCLA 92, Kentucky 85
- 1974 - N.C. State 76, Marquette 64
- 1973 - UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
- 1972 - UCLA 81, Florida State 76
- 1971 - UCLA 68, Villanova 62
- 1970 - UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69
- 1969 - UCLA 92, Purdue 72
- 1968 - UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
- 1967 - UCLA 79, Dayton 64
- 1966 - Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65
- 1965 - UCLA 91, Michigan 80
- 1964 - UCLA 98, Duke 83
- 1963 - Loyola of Chicago 60, Cincinnati 58, OT
- 1962 - Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
- 1961 - Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65, OT
- 1960 - Ohio State 75, California 55
- 1959 - California 71, West Virginia 70
- 1958 - Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
- 1957 - North Carolina 54, Kansas 53, 3OT
- 1956 - San Francisco 83, Iowa 71
- 1955 - San Francisco 77, La Salle 63
- 1954 - La Salle 92, Bradley 76
- 1953 - Indiana 69, Kansas 68
- 1952 - Kansas 80, St. John's 63
- 1951 - Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58
- 1950 - CCNY 71, Bradley 68
- 1949 - Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36
- 1948 - Kentucky 58, Baylor 42
- 1947 - Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
- 1946 - Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40
- 1945 - Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45
- 1944 - Utah 42, Dartmouth 40, OT
- 1943 - Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
- 1942 - Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
- 1941 - Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
- 1940 - Indiana 60, Kansas 42
- 1939 - Oregon 46, Ohio State 34
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