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1940s
Dates and Venues
- March 26, 1949 (Hec Edmundson Pavilion)
Teams
- 1949: Illinois Fighting Illini, Kentucky Wildcats, Oklahoma A&M Aggies, Oregon State Beavers
1950s
Dates and Venues
- March 28, 1950 (Madison Square Garden)
- March 25-26, 1952 (Hec Edmundson Pavilion)
Teams
- 1950: Baylor Bears, Bradley Braves, CCNY Beavers, NC State Wolfpack
- 1952: Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, St. John’s Redmen, Santa Clara Broncos
1960s
Dates and Venues
- March 22 & 23, 1968 (Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena)
- March 20 & 22, 1969 (Freedom Hall)
Teams
- 1968: Houston Cougars, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, UCLA Bruins
- 1969: Drake Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Purdue Boilermakers, UCLA Bruins
1970s
Dates and Venues
- March 23 & 25, 1974 (Greensboro Coliseum)
- March 25 & 27, 1978 (Checkerdome)
Teams
- 1974: Kansas Jayhawks, Marquette Warriors, NC State Wolfpack, UCLA Bruins
- 1978: Arkansas Razorbacks, Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1980s
Dates and Venues
- March 22 & 24, 1980 (Market Square Arena)
- March 28 & 30, 1981 (Spectrum)
- March 27 & 29, 1982 (Louisiana Superdome)
- March 31 & April 2, 1984 (Kingdome)
Teams
- 1980: Iowa Hawkeyes, Louisville Cardinals, Purdue Boilermakers, UCLA Bruins
- 1981: Indiana Hoosiers, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers
- 1982: Georgetown Hoyas, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, North Carolina Tar Heels
- 1984: Georgetown Hoyas, Houston Cougars, Kentucky Wildcats, Virginia Cavaliers
1990s
Dates and Venues
- March 31 & April 2, 1990 (McNichols Sports Arena)
- March 30 & April 1, 1991 (Hooiser Dome)
- April 4 & 6, 1992 (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome)
- April 3 & 5, 1993 (Louisiana Superdome)
- April 2 & 4, 1994 (Charlotte Coliseum)
- April 1 & 3, 1995 (Kingdome)
- March 30 & April 1, 1996 (Continental Airlines Arena)
- March 28 & 30, 1998 (Alamodome)
- March 27 & 29, 1999 (Tropicana Field)
Teams
- 1990: Arkansas Razorbacks, Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
- 1991: Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels, UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
- 1992: Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines
- 1993: Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels
- 1994: Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators
- 1995: Arkansas Razorbacks, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oklahoma State Cowboys, UCLA Bruins
- 1996: Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Syracuse Orangemen, UMass Minutemen
- 1998: Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Stanford Cardinal, Utah Utes
- 1999: Connecticut Huskies, Duke Blue Devils, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes
2000s
Dates and Venues
- March 31 & April 2, 2001 (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome)
- March 30 & April 1, 2002 (Georgia Dome)
- April 5 & 7, 2003 (Louisiana Superdome)
- April 3 & 5, 2004 (Alamodome)
Teams
- 2001: Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans
- 2002: Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Maryland Terrapins, Oklahoma Sooners
- 2003: Kansas Jayhawks, Marquette Golden Eagles, Syracuse Orangemen, Texas Longhorns
- 2004: Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Oklahoma State Cowboys, UConn Huskies
2010s
Dates and Venues
- April 1 & 3, 2017 (University of Phoenix Stadium)
- April 6 & 8, 2019 (U.S. Bank Stadium)
Teams
- 2017: Gonzaga Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks
- 2019: Auburn Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Virginia Cavaliers
2020s
Dates and Venues
- April 3 & 5, 2021 (Lucas Oil Stadium)
- April 1 & 3, 2023 (NRG Stadium)
- April 6 & 8, 2024 (State Farm Stadium)
Teams
- 2021: Baylor Bears, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Houston Cougars, UCLA Bruins
- 2023: Florida Atlantic Owls, Miami Hurricanes, San Diego State Aztecs, UConn Huskies
- 2024: Alabama Crimson Tide, NC State Wolfpack, Purdue Boilermakers, UConn Huskies
