Freshmen-laden NCAA title teams are the exception, not the rule
| Year | NCAA champion | freshmen minutes |
| 2013 | Louisville | 8.1 percent |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 54 percent |
| 2011 | Connecticut | 47 percent |
| 2010 | Duke | 14.8 percent |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 16.8 percent |
| 2008 | Kansas | 6.9 percent |
| 2007 | Florida | 7.8 percent |
| 2006 | Florida | 13.7 percent |
| 2005 | North Carolina | 14.0 percent |
| 2004 | UConn | 21.3 percent |
This story was originally published March 18, 2014 at 11:12 PM with the headline "Freshmen-laden NCAA title teams are the exception, not the rule."