Timeline of champions
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Season | Champion | Opponent | Score | MVP | Noteworthy | ||||||
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2000 | Ravens | Giants | 34-7 | Ray Lewis | Ravens defense holds Giants to 152 yards. | ||||||
2001 | Patriots | Rams | 20-17 | Tom Brady | Title won on final play (FG) for first time. | ||||||
2002 | Buccaneers | Raiders | 48-21 | Dexter Jackson | Bucs defense returns three interceptions for TDs. | ||||||
2003 | Patriots | Panthers | 32-29 | Tom Brady | Adam Vinatieri hits game-winning FG (4 seconds left). | ||||||
2004 | Patriots | Eagles | 24-21 | Deion Branch | Patriots win third title in four seasons. | ||||||
2005 | Steelers | Seahawks | 21-10 | Hines Ward | Steelers win record-tying fifth Super Bowl. | ||||||
2006 | Colts | Bears | 29-17 | Peyton Manning | Tony Dungy first black head coach to win title. | ||||||
2007 | Giants | Patriots | 17-14 | Eli Manning | Giants ruin the Patriots' perfect season. | ||||||
2008 | Steelers | Cardinals | 27-23 | Santonio Holmes | Steelers set record with sixth Super Bowl victory. | ||||||
2009 | Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7, 2010 | ||||||||||
2000 | Yankees | Mets | 4-1 | Derek Jeter | Yankees win fourth title in five years. | ||||||
2001 | Diamondbacks | Yankees | 4-3 | Schilling/Johnson | Diamondbacks win first title. | ||||||
2002 | Angels | Giants | 4-3 | Troy Glaus | Angels win first title. | ||||||
2003 | Marlins | Yankees | 4-2 | Josh Beckett | Beckett posts shutout in Game 6 for Marlins' second title. | ||||||
2004 | Red Sox | Cardinals | 4-0 | Manny Ramirez | Red Sox eliminate 86-year championship drought. | ||||||
2005 | White Sox | Astros | 4-0 | Jermaine Dye | White Sox eliminate 88-year championship drought | ||||||
2006 | Cardinals | Tigers | 4-1 | David Eckstein | Cards win 10th title, more than any but Yankees. | ||||||
2007 | Red Sox | Rockies | 4-0 | Mike Lowell | Red Sox sweep again. | ||||||
2008 | Phillies | Rays | 4-1 | Cole Hamels | Won after first suspended title game (weather). | ||||||
2009 | Yankees | Phillies | 4-2 | Hideki Matsui | Yankees win in new stadium. | ||||||
2000 | Lakers | Pacers | 4-2 | Shaquille O'Neal | Lakers' first title since repeating in 1988. | ||||||
2001 | Lakers | 76ers | 4-1 | Shaquille O'Neal | Lakers set record with 15-1 playoff mark. | ||||||
2002 | Lakers | Nets | 4-0 | Shaquille O'Neal | Phil Jackson ties Red Auerbach with ninth title as coach. | ||||||
2003 | Spurs | Nets | 4-2 | Tim Duncan | Final game for David Robinson (13 points, 17 rebounds). | ||||||
2004 | Pistons | Lakers | 4-1 | Chauncey Billups | First title for Larry Brown, O'Neal's last game for Lakers | ||||||
2005 | Spurs | Pistons | 4-3 | Tim Duncan | Lowest-scoring first half in Game 7 Finals history. | ||||||
2006 | Heat | Mavericks | 4-2 | Dwyane Wade | Pat Riley gets fifth NBA title. | ||||||
2007 | Spurs | Cavaliers | 4-0 | Tony Parker | Spurs sweep LeBron James and the Cavs for fourth title. | ||||||
2008 | Celtics | Lakers | 4-2 | Paul Pierce | Celtics win 17th title, first since 1986. | ||||||
2009 | Lakers | Magic | 4-1 | Kobe Bryant | Phil Jackson passes Red Auerbach with 10 NBA titles. | ||||||
2000 | Devils | Stars | 4-2 | Scott Stevens | First team down 3-1 in conf. finals to win Stanley Cup. | ||||||
2001 | Avalanche | Devils | 4-3 | Patrick Roy | 21-year veteran Ray Bourque's first title. | ||||||
2002 | Red Wings | Hurricanes | 4-1 | Nicklas Lidstrom | Scotty Bowman's final season (ninth coaching title). | ||||||
2003 | Devils | Mighty Ducks | 4-3 | J. S. Giguere | Brothers Scott and Rob Niedermayer compete. | ||||||
2004 | Lightning | Flames | 4-3 | Brad Richards | Dave Andreychuk's first championship. | ||||||
2005 | Season canceled - labor dispute. | ||||||||||
2006 | Hurricanes | Oilers | 4-3 | Cam Ward | First major professional sports title for N.C. | ||||||
2007 | Ducks | Senators | 4-1 | Scott Niedermayer | Fourth title for Niedermayer. | ||||||
2008 | Red Wings | Penguins | 4-2 | Henrik Zetterberg | 11th championship for Red Wings. | ||||||
2009 | Penguins | Red Wings | 4-3 | Evgeni Malkin | Second team to win Game 7 on road in finals. | ||||||
2000 | Bobby Labonte | 4 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 34 | Jimmy Makar | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | ||
2001 | Jeff Gordon | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 36 | Robbie Loomis | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | ||
2002 | Tony Stewart | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 36 | Greg Zipadelli | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | ||
2003 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 36 | Robbie Reiser | Mark Martin | Ford | ||
2004 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 36 | Jimmy Fennig | Georgetta Roush | Ford | ||
2005 | Tony Stewart | 5 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 36 | Greg Zipadelli | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | ||
2006 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 36 | Chad Knaus | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | ||
2007 | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 36 | Chad Knaus | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | ||
2008 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 36 | Chad Knaus | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | ||
2009 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 36 | Chad Knaus | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | ||
2000 | Oklahoma | Florida State | 13-2 | Sooners finish season as only undefeated team. | |||||||
2001 | Miami | Nebraska | 37-14 | Huskers in title game despite not playing in Big 12 championship game. | |||||||
2002 | Ohio State | Miami | 31-24 (2OT) | Buckeyes end Hurricanes' 34-game winning streak with goal-line stand in double OT. | |||||||
2003 | LSU | Oklahoma | 21-14 | No. 1 Tiger defense defeats No. 1 Sooner offense. (USC voted No. 1 by AP.) | |||||||
2004 | USC | Oklahoma | 55-19 | Game features four of five Heisman finalists (Leinart, Peterson, White, Bush). | |||||||
2005 | Texas | USC | 41-38 | Vince Young's third rushing touchdown is game winner. | |||||||
2006 | Florida | Ohio State | 41-14 | .0101 points separate Gators and Michigan in final BCS poll for No. 2. | |||||||
2007 | LSU | Ohio State | 38-24 | Tigers become first two-loss team to win BCS championship. | |||||||
2008 | Florida | Oklahoma | 24-14 | Tim Tebow leads No. 2 Gators past Sam Bradford's Sooners. | |||||||
2009 | BCS championship game on Jan. 7, 2010 | ||||||||||
2000 | Michigan State | Florida | 89-76 | An injured Mateen Cleaves leads the Spartans past the Gators. | |||||||
2001 | Duke | Kansas | 72-65 | Blue Devils win title after four consecutive Final Four appearances. | |||||||
2002 | Maryland | Indiana | 64-52 | Terrapins win first championship; Juan Dixon wins tourney MVP. | |||||||
2003 | Syracuse | Kansas | 81-78 | Freshman Carmelo Anthony leads the Orangemen past the Jayhawks. | |||||||
2004 | Connecticut | Georgia Tech | 82-73 | Huskies' Emeka Okafor leads all scorers with 24 points and 15 rebounds. | |||||||
2005 | North Carolina | Illinois | 75-70 | First national championship for 17-year coaching veteran Roy Williams. | |||||||
2006 | Florida | UCLA | 73-57 | Gators win first basketball championship and win NCAAF BCS title game. | |||||||
2007 | Florida | Ohio State | 84-75 | Billy Donovan's Gators first team to repeat since 1992. | |||||||
2008 | Kansas | Memphis | 75-68 (OT) | Jayhawks' Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer forces game into overtime. | |||||||
2009 | North Carolina | Michigan St. | 89-72 | Tar Heels win fifth title. Ty Lawson records title-game record eight steals. | |||||||
M = The Masters / U = U.S. Open / B = British Open / P = PGA Championship | |||||||||||
Tiger Woods | 12 | ![]() | |||||||||
Padraig Harrington | 3 | ||||||||||
Phil Mickelson | 3 | ||||||||||
Angel Cabrera | 2 | ||||||||||
Retief Goosen | 2 | ||||||||||
Vijay Singh | 2 | ||||||||||
Rich Beem | 1 | ||||||||||
Michael Campbell | 1 | ||||||||||
Stewart Cink | 1 | ||||||||||
Ben Curtis | 1 | ||||||||||
David Duval | 1 | ||||||||||
Ernie Els | 1 | ||||||||||
Jim Furyk | 1 | ||||||||||
Lucas Glover | 1 | ||||||||||
Todd Hamilton | 1 | ||||||||||
Trevor Immelman | 1 | ||||||||||
Shaun Micheel | 1 | ||||||||||
Geoff Ogilvy | 1 | ||||||||||
David Toms | 1 | ||||||||||
Mike Weir | 1 | ||||||||||
Y.E. Yang | 1 |

A - Australian Open / F - French Open / W - Wimbledon / U - U.S. Open | |||||||||||
Serena Williams | 10 | ![]() | |||||||||
Justine Henin | 7 | ||||||||||
Venus Williams | 7 | ||||||||||
Jennifer Capriati | 3 | ||||||||||
Maria Sharapova | 3 | ||||||||||
Kim Clijsters | 2 | ||||||||||
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | ||||||||||
Amelie Mauresmo | 2 | ||||||||||
Lindsay Davenport | 1 | ||||||||||
Ana Ivanovic | 1 | ||||||||||
Anastasia Myskina | 1 | ||||||||||
Mary Pierce | 1 | ||||||||||
A - Australian Open / F - French Open / W - Wimbledon / U - U.S. Open | |||||||||||
Roger Federer | 15 | ![]() | |||||||||
Rafael Nadal | 6 | ||||||||||
Andre Agassi | 3 | ||||||||||
Lleyton Hewitt | 2 | ||||||||||
Gustavo Kuerten | 2 | ||||||||||
Marat Safin | 2 | ||||||||||
Pete Sampras | 2 | ||||||||||
Albert Costa | 1 | ||||||||||
Juan Martin Del Potro | 1 | ||||||||||
Novak Djokovic | 1 | ||||||||||
Juan Carlos Ferrero | 1 | ||||||||||
Gaston Gaudio | 1 | ||||||||||
Goran Ivanisevic | 1 | ||||||||||
Thomas Johansson | 1 | ||||||||||
Andy Roddick | 1 |