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Daniel Wilco | NCAA.com | January 2, 2020

Every Final Four logo since 1985

Every Final Four logo since 1985

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament has been played in its modern format of 64 teams since 1985.

Every year since then, the fifth round of the tournament has seen just four teams left: The Final Four. These four teams play in two semifinal games and one championship game in the same arena over three days.

In the 35 tournaments since 1985, 19 different cities have hosted the event, each one providing a different spin on the official logo.

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Here's the logo from every Final Four since 1985:

1985: Lexington, Ky,

1985 Final Four logo

Teams: Villanova, Georgetown, Memphis State, St. John's
National champion: Villanova
Runner-up: Georgetown

 

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1986: Dallas, Texas

1986 Final Four logo

Teams: Louisville, Duke, Kansas, LSU
National champion: Louisville
Runner-up: Duke

 

1987: New Orleans, La.

1987 Final Four logo

Teams: Indiana, Syracuse, UNLV, Providence
National champion: Indiana
Runner-up: Syracuse

 

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1988: Kansas City, Mo.

1988 Final Four logo

Teams: Kansas, Oklahoma, Duke, Arizona
National champion: Kansas
Runner-up: Oklahoma

 

1989: Seattle, Wash.

1989 Final Four logo

Teams: Michigan, Seton Hall, Illinois, Duke
National champion: Michigan
Runner-up: Seton Hall

 

1990: Denver, Colo.

1990 Final Four logo

Teams: UNLV, Duke, Arkansas, Georgia Tech
National champion: UNLV
Runner-up: Duke

 

1991: Indianapolis, Ind.

1991 Final Four logo

Teams: Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, UNLV
National champion: Duke
Runner-up: Kansas

 

1992: Minneapolis, Minn.

1992 Final Four logo

Teams: Duke, Michigan, Indiana, Cincinnati
National champion: Duke
Runner-up: Michigan*

 

1993: New Orleans, La.

1993 Final Four logo

Teams: North Carolina, Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas
National champion: North Carolina
Runner-up: Michigan*

 

1994: Charlotte, N.C.

1994 Final Four logo

Teams: Arkansas, Duke, Arizona, Florida
National champion: Arkansas
Runner-up: Duke

 

1995: Seattle, Wash.

1995 Final Four logo

Teams: UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma State
National champion: UCLA
Runner-up: Arkansas

 

1996: East Rutherford, N.J.

1996 Final Four logo

Teams: Kentucky, Syracuse, Massachusetts, Mississippi State
National champion: Kentucky
Runner-up: Syracuse

 

1997: Indianapolis, Ind.

1997 Final Four logo

Teams: Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina
National champion: Arizona
Runner-up: Kentucky

 

1998: San Antonio, Texas

1998 Final Four logo

Teams: Kentucky, Utah, North Carolina, Stanford
National champion: Kentucky
Runner-up: Utah

 

1999: St. Petersburg, Fla.

1999 Final Four logo

Teams: Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State
National champion: Connecticut
Runner-up: Duke

 

2000: Indianapolis, Ind.

2000 Final Four logo

Teams: Michigan State, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin
National champion: Michigan State
Runner-up: Florida

 

2001: Minneapolis, Minn.

2001 Final Four logo

Teams: Duke, Arizona, Michigan State, Maryland
National champion: Duke
Runner-up: Arizona

 

2002: Atlanta, Ga.

2002 Final Four logo

Teams: Maryland, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma
National champion: Maryland
Runner-up: Indiana

 

2003: New Orleans, La.

2003 Final Four logo

Teams: Syracuse, Kansas, Texas, Marquette
National champion: Syracuse
Runner-up: Kansas

 

2004: San Antonio, Texas

2004 Final Four logo

Teams: Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma State
National champion: Connecticut
Runner-up: Georgia Tech

 

2005: St. Louis, Mo.

2005 Final Four logo

Teams: North Carolina, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State
National champion: North Carolina
Runner-up: Illinois

 

2006: Indianapolis, Ind.

2006 Final Four logo

Teams: Florida, UCLA, LSU, George Mason
National champion: Florida
Runner-up: UCLA

 

2007: Atlanta, Ga.

2007 Final Four logo

Teams: Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, Georgetown
National champion: Florida
Runner-up: Ohio State

 

2008: San Antonio, Texas

2008 Final Four logo

Teams: Kansas, Memphis, UCLA, North Carolina
National champion: Kansas
Runner-up: Memphis

 

2009: Detroit, Mich.

2009 Final Four logo

Teams: North Carolina, Michigan State, Connecticut, Villanova
National champion: North Carolina
Runner-up: Michigan State

 

2010: Indianapolis, Ind.

2010 Final Four logo

Teams: Duke, Butler, Michigan State, West Virginia
National champion: Duke
Runner-up: Butler

 

2011: Houston, Texas

2011 Final Four logo

Teams: Connecticut, Butler, Kentucky, VCU
National champion: Connecticut
Runner-up: Butler

 

2012: New Orleans, La.

2012 Final Four logo

Teams: Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio State, Louisville
National champion: Kentucky
Runner-up: Kansas

 

2013: Atlanta, Ga.

2013 Final Four logo

Teams: Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse, Wichita State
National champion: Louisville*
Runner-up: Michigan

 

2014: Arlington, Texas

2014 Final Four logo

Teams: Connecticut, Kentucky, Florida, Wisconsin
National champion: Connecticut
Runner-up: Kentucky

 

2015: Indianapolis, Ind.

2015 Final Four logo

Teams: Duke, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Kentucky
National champion: Duke
Runner-up: Wisconsin

 

2016: Houston, Texas

2016 Final Four logo

Teams: Villanova, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Syracuse
National champion: Villanova
Runner-up: North Carolina

 

2017: Phoenix, Ariz.

2017 Final Four logo

Teams: North Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon, South Carolina
National champion: North Carolina
Runner-up: Gonzaga

 

2018: San Antonio, Tex.

2018 Final Four logo

Teams: Villanova, Michigan, Kansas, Loyola-Chicago
National champion: Villanova
Runner-up: Michigan

 

2019: Minneapolis, Minn.

2019 Final Four logo


Teams: Virginia, Texas Tech, Michigan State, Auburn
National champion: Virginia
Runner-up: Texas Tech

 

2020: Atlanta, Ga.

The 2020 Final Four logo for Atlanta, Georgia.

*Louisville’s participation in the 2013 tournament was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.

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