Who won 2026 NCAA championship? Score, highlights from March Madness title game

The Michigan Wolverines are your 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament national champions.

Dusty May the No. 1-seed Wolverines defeated No. 2 seed UConn on Monday, April 6, to claim the March Madness championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The championship is the second for the Wolverines, and first for the Big Ten since 2000.

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Elliott Cadeau paced the Wolverines in the win, scoring 19 points while nabbing three rebounds and two assists to lead the Wolverines to a 69-63 victory in the championship game.

UConn, conversely, got into foul trouble early and was never able to fully recover against the size and physicality of the Wolverines, though they did an admirable job keeping it close down the stretch — certainly closer than any other team the Wolverines had faced. They were led in scoring by Alex Karaban, who finished the night with 17 points.

Here's a look at who won the 2026 national championship in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament:

Who won NCAA championship between Michigan, UConn?

Michigan won the 2026 NCAA men's basketball national championship with a 69-63 win over UConn.

Michigan won its second national championship in program history and first since 1989. With the win, the Wolverines snapped a 26-year drought for the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State won the 2000 national championship as the last Big Ten school, beating Florida.

Michigan-UConn score in NCAA championship

Michigan-UConn stats

Michigan-UConn highlights

Updated March Madness bracket, scores

East Region

First Round

• No. 1 Duke 71, No. 16 Siena 65
• No. 2 UConn 82, No. 15 Furman 71
• No. 3 Michigan State 92, No. 14 North Dakota State 67
• No. 4 Kansas 68, No. 13 California Baptist 60
• No. 5 St. John's 79, No. 12 Northern Iowa 53
• No. 6 Louisville 83, No. 11 South Florida 79
• No. 7 UCLA 75, No. 10 Central Florida 71
• No. 9 TCU 66, No. 8 Ohio State 64

Second round

• No. 1 Duke 81, No. 9 TCU 58
• No. 5 St. John's 67, No. 4 Kansas 65
• No. 3 Michigan State 77, Louisville 69
• No. 2 UConn 73, No. 7 UCLA 57

Sweet 16

• No. 1 Duke 80, No. 5 St. John's 75
• No. 2 UConn 67, No. 3 Michigan State 63

Elite Eight

• No. 2 UConn 73, No. 1 Duke 72

Midwest Region

First Round

• No. 1 Michigan 101, No. 16 Howard 80
• No. 2 Iowa State 108, No. 15 Tennessee State 74
• No. 3 Virginia 82, No. 14 Wright State 73
• No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 13 Hofstra 70
• No. 5 Texas Tech 91, No. 12 Howard 71
• No. 6 Tennessee 78, No. 11 Miami (Ohio) 56
• No. 7 Kentucky 89, No. 10 Santa Clara 84 (OT)
• No. 9 Saint Louis 102, No. 8 Georgia 77

Second round

• No. 1 Michigan 95, No. 9 Saint Louis 72
• No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 5 Texas Tech 65
• No. 6 Tennessee 79, No. 3 Virginia 72
• No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 7 Kentucky 63

Sweet 16

• No. 1 Michigan 90, No. 4 Alabama 77
• No. 6 Tennessee 76, No. 2 Iowa State 62

Elite Eight

• No. 1 Michigan 95, No. 6 Tennessee 62

South Region

First Round

• No. 1 Florida 114, No. 16 Prairie View A&M 55
• No. 2 Houston 78, No. 15 Idaho 47
• No. 3 Illinois 105, No. 14 Penn 70
• No. 4 Nebraska 76, No. 13 Troy 47
• No. 5 Vanderbilt 78, No. 12 McNeese 68
• No. 11 VCU 82, No. 6 North Carolina 78
• No. 10 Texas A&M 63, No. 7 Saint Mary's 50
• No. 9 Iowa 67, No. 8 Clemson 61

Second round

• No. 9 Iowa 73, No. 1 Florida 72
• No. 4 Nebraska 76, No. 5 Vanderbilt 74
• No. 3 Illinois 76, No. 11 VCU 55
• No. 2 Houston 88, No. 10 Texas A&M 57

Sweet 16

• No. 9 Iowa 77, No. 4 Nebraska 71
• No. 3 Illinois 65, No. 2 Houston 55

Elite Eight

• No. 3 Illinois 71, No. 9 Iowa 59

West Region

First round

• No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 16 Long Island 58
• No. 2 Purdue 104, No. 15 Queens 71
• No. 3 Gonzaga 73, No. 14 Kennesaw State 64
• No. 4 Arkansas 97, No. 13 Hawai'i 78
• No. 12 High Point 83, No. 5 Wisconsin 82
• No. 11 Texas 79, No. 6 BYU 71
• No. 9 Utah State 86, No. 8 Villanova 76
• No. 7 Miami 80, No. 10 Missouri 66

Second round

• No. 1 Arizona 78, No. 9 Utah State 66
• No. 4 Arkansas 94, No. 12 High Point 88
• No. 11 Texas 74, No. 3 Gonzaga 68
• No. 2 Purdue 79, No. 7 Miami 69

Sweet 16

• No. 2 Purdue 79, No. 11 Texas 77
• No. 1 Arizona 109, No. 4 Arkansas 88

Elite Eight

• No. 1 Arizona 79, No. 2 Purdue 64

Final Four

• No. 2 UConn 71, No. 3 Illinois 62
• No. 1 Michigan 91, No. 1 Arizona 73

National championship game

• No. 1 Michigan 69, No. 2 UConn 63

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who won 2026 NCAA championship? March Madness title game score