KU NCAA Tournament History
Overall Record (65-30)
Coach: Phog Allen
1940 Â beat Rice 50-44; beat Colorado 60-56, OT; lost to Indiana 60-42. NCAA runnerup.
1942 Â lost to Colorado 46-44; beat Rice 55-53.
1952 Â beat Texas Christian 68-64; beat Saint Louis 74-55; beat Santa Clara 74-55; beat St. John’s 80-63. NCAA champion.
1953 Â beat Oklahoma City 73-65; beat Oklahoma A&M 61-55; beat Washington 79-53; lost to Indiana 69-68. NCAA runnerup.
Dick Harp
1957 Â beat Southern Methodist 73-65, OT; beat Oklahoma City 81-61; beat San Francisco 80-56; lost to North Carolina 54-53, 3OT. NCAA runnerup.
1960 Â beat Texas 90-81; lost to Cincinnati 82-71.
Ted Owens
1966 Â beat Southern Methodist 76-70; lost to Texas Western 81-80, 2OT.
1967 Â lost to Houston 66-53; beat Louisville 70-68.
1971 Â beat Houston 78-77; beat Drake 73-71; lost to UCLA 68-60; lost to Western Kentucky 77-75. Final Four.
1974 Â beat Creighton 55-54; beat Oral Roberts 93-90, OT; lost to Marquette 64-51; lost to UCLA 78-61. Final Four.
1975 Â lost to Notre Dame 77-71.
1978 Â lost to UCLA 83-76.
1981 Â beat Mississippi 69-66; beat Arizona State 88-71; lost to Wichita State 66-65.
Larry Brown
1984 Â beat Alcorn State 57-56; lost to Wake Forest 69-59.
1985 Â beat Ohio U. 49-38; lost to Auburn 66-64.
1986 Â beat North Carolina A&T 71-46; beat Temple 65-43; beat Michigan State 96-86, OT; beat North Carolina State 75-67; lost to Duke 71-67. Final Four.
1987 Â beat Houston 66-55; beat Southwest Missouri State 67-63; lost to Georgetown 70-57.
1988 Â beat Xavier, Ohio 85-72; beat Murray State 61-58; beat Vanderbilt 77-64; beat Kansas State 71-58; beat Duke 66-59; beat Oklahoma 83-79. NCAA champion.
Roy Williams
1990 Â beat Robert Morris 79-71; lost to UCLA 71-70.
1991 Â beat New Orleans 55-49; beat Pittsburgh 77-66; beat Indiana 83-65; beat Arkansas 93-81; beat North Carolina 79-73; lost to Duke 72-65. NCAA runnerup.
1992 Â beat Howard U. 100-67; lost to Texas-El Paso 66-60.
1993 Â beat Ball State 94-72; beat Brigham Young 90-76; beat California 93-76; beat Indiana 83-77; lost to North Carolina 78-68. Final Four.
1994 Â beat Tennessee-Chattanooga 102-73; beat Wake Forest 69-58; lost to Purdue 83-78.
1995 Â beat Colgate 82-68; beat Western Kentucky 75-70; lost to Virginia 67-58.
1996 Â beat South Carolina State 92-54; beat Santa Clara 76-51; beat Arizona 83-80; lost to Syracuse 60-57.
1997 Â beat Jackson State 78-64; beat Purdue 75-61; lost to Arizona 85-82.
1998 Â beat Prairie View 110-52; lost to Rhode Island 80-75.
1999 Â beat Evansville 95-74; lost to Kentucky 92-88, OT.
2000 Â beat DePaul 81-77, OT; lost to Duke 69-64.
2001 Â beat Cal State Northridge 99-75; beat Syracuse 87-58; lost to Illinois 80-64.
2002 Â beat Holy Cross 70-59; beat Stanford 86-63; beat Illinois 73-69; beat Oregon 104-86. Final Four.