<P> The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been the most successful college in the NCAA Tournament, winning 11 national titles . Ten of those championships came during a 12 - year stretch from 1964 to 1975 . UCLA also holds the record for the most consecutive championships, winning seven in a row from 1967 to 1973 . Kentucky has the second-most titles, with eight . North Carolina is third with six championships, while Duke and Indiana follow with five each . Villanova is the most recent champion, having defeated Michigan in the final of the 2018 tournament . Among head coaches, John Wooden is the all - time leader with 10 championships; he coached UCLA during their period of success in the 1960s and 1970s . Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is second all - time with five titles . </P> <Table> Legend for "Championship games" table below <Tr> <Th> Indicator </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> * </Th> <Td> Game was decided in an overtime period </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Game was decided in a third overtime period </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Score </Th> <Td> Each score is linked to an article about that particular championship game, when available </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Td> Each year is linked to an article about that particular NCAA Tournament </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Indicator </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> * </Th> <Td> Game was decided in an overtime period </Td> </Tr>

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