Tournament History

29 NCAA Tournament Appearances

Year

Game

1950

Western Regional Semis (Kansas City)

 

Baylor 56, BYU 55

 

Western Consolation (Kansas City)

 

BYU 83, UCLA 62

 

 

1951

West First Round (Kansas City)

 

BYU 68, San Jose State 61

 

West Regional Semifinals (Kansas City)

 

Kansas State 64, BYU 54

 

West Regional Consolation (Kansas City)

 

Washington 80, BYU 67

 

 

1957

West Regional Semifinals (Corvallis, Oregon)

 

California 86, BYU 59

 

West Regional Consolation (Corvallis, Oregon)

 

BYU 65, Idaho State 54

 

 

1965

West Regional Semifinals (Provo, Utah)

 

UCLA 100, BYU 76

 

West Regional Consolation (Provo)

 

Oklahoma City 112, BYU 102

 

 

1969

West First Round (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

 

New Mexico State 74, BYU 62

 

 

1971

West First Round (Logan, Utah)

 

BYU 91, Utah State 82

 

West Reg. Semifinals (Salt Lake City)

 

UCLA 91, BYU 73

 

West Reg. Consolation (Salt Lake City)

 

Pacific 84, BYU 81

 

 

1972

West First Round (Pocatello, Idaho)

 

Long Beach State 95, BYU 90

 

 

1979

West Second Round (Tuscon, Arizona)

 

(4) San Francisco 86 (5) BYU 63

 

 

1980

West First Round (Ogden, Utah)

 

(6) Clemson 71 (3) BYU 66

 

 

1981

East Regional (Providence, Rhode Island)

 

(6) BYU 60, (11) Princeton 51

 

(6) BYU 78, (3) UCLA 55

 

East Regional Semifinals (Atlanta)

 

(6) BYU 51, (2) Notre Dame 50

 

West Regional Finals (Atlanta)

 

(1) Virginia 74, (6) BYU 60

 

 

1984

Mideast Regional (Birmingham, Alabama)

 

(8) BYU 84, (9) UAB 68

 

(1) Kentucky 93, (8) BYU 68

 

 

1987

SE First Round (Birmingham, Alabama)

 

(7) New Orleans 83, (10) BYU 79

 

 

1988

Mideast Regional (Birmingham, Alabama)

 

(4) BYU 98, (13) NC-Charlotte 92 (OT)

 

(5) Louisville 97, (4) BYU 76

 

 

1990

East First Round (Hartford, Connecticut)

 

(5) Clemson 49, (12) BYU 47

 

 

1991

West First Round (Salt Lake)

 

(10) BYU 61, (7) Virginia 48

 

West Second Round (Salt Lake)

 

(2) Arizona 76, (10) BYU 61

 

 

1992

West First Round (Boise, Idaho)

 

(7) LSU 94, (10) BYU 83

 

 

1993

Midwest First Round (Chicago)

 

(7) BYU 80, (10) SMU 71

 

Midwest Second Round (Chicago)

 

(2) Kansas 90, (7) BYU 76

 

 

1995

Midwest First Round (Memphis, Tennessee)

 

(9) Tulane 76, (8) BYU 70

 

 

2001

West First Round (San Diego)

 

(5) Cincinnati 84, (12) BYU 59

 

 

2003

South First Round (Spokane, Washington)

 

(5) Connecticut 58, (12) BYU 53

 

 

2004

Phoenix Bracket First Round (Denver)

 

(5) Syracuse 80, (12) BYU 75

 

 

2007

South First Round (Lexington, Kentucky)

 

(9) Xavier 79, (8) BYU 77

 

 

2008

West First Round (Anaheim, California)

 

(9) Texas A&M 67, (8) BYU 62

 

 

2009

West First Round (Philadelphia)

 

(9) Texas A&M 79, (8) BYU 66

 

 

2010

West First Round (Oklahoma City)

 

(7) BYU 99, (10) Florida 92 (2OT)

 

West Second Round (Oklahoma City)

 

(2) Kansas State 84, (7) BYU 72

 

 

2011

Southeast Second Round (Denver)

 

(3) BYU 74, (14) Wofford 66

 

Southeast Third Round (Denver)

 

(3) BYU 89, (10) Gonzaga 67

 

Southeast Regional Semifinals (New Orleans)

 

(2) Florida 83, (3) BYU 74 (OT)

 

 

2012

First Four (Dayton)

 

(14) BYU 78, (14) Iona 72

 

West Region Second Round (Louisville)

 

(3) Marquette 88, (14) BYU 68

 

 

2014

West Second Round (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

 

(7) Oregon 87, (10) BYU 68

 

 

2015

West First Round (Dayton, Ohio)

 

(11) Ole Miss 94, (11) BYU 90

 

 

 

OVERALL RECORD

 

NCAA 15-32 (29 appearances)
14/12* NIT Appearances (Titles in 1951 and 1966)

Year

Opponent

Location

Result

1951

 

 

 

3/12

vs. St. Louis

New York

W, 75-58

3/15

vs. Seton Hall

New York

W, 69-59

3/17

vs. Dayton (NIT Final)

New York

W, 62-43

 

 

 

 

1953

 

 

 

3/9

vs. Niagara

New York

L, 76-82

 

 

 

 

1954

 

 

 

3/8

vs. St. Francis PA

New York

L, 68-81

 

 

 

 

1966

 

 

 

3/14

vs. Temple

New York

W, 90-78

3/17

vs. Army

New York

W, 97-60

3/19

vs. NYU (NIT Final)

New York

W, 97-84

 

 

 

 

1982

 

 

 

3/10

Washington

Provo, Utah

L, 63-66

 

 

 

 

1986

 

 

 

3/13

SMU

Provo, Utah

W, 67-63

3/18

UC Irvine

Provo, Utah

W, 93-80

3/21

at Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

L, 68-79

 

 

 

 

1994

 

 

 

3/17

Arizona State

Provo, Utah

W, 74-67

3/22

at Fresno State

Fresno, Calif.

L, 66-68

 

 

 

 

2000

 

 

 

3/15

Bowling Green

Provo, Utah

W, 81-54

3/20

Southern Illinois

Provo, Utah

W, 82-57

3/22

at Notre Dame

South Bend, Ind.

L, 52-64

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

3/14

UC Irvine

Provo, Utah

W, 78-55

3/20

at Memphis

Memphis, Tenn.

L, 69-80

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

3/15

at Houston

Houston, Texas

L, 67-77

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

3/19

Washington

Provo, Utah

W, 90-79

3/25

Mercer

Provo, Utah

W, 90-71

3/27

at Southern Miss

Hattiesburg, Miss.

W, 79-62

4/2

vs. Baylor

New York

L, 76-70

 

 

 

 

2016*

 

 

 

3/16

UAB

Provo, Utah

W, 97-79

3/18

Virginia Tech

Provo, Utah

W, 80-77

3/22

Creighton

Provo, Utah

W, 88-82

3/29

vs. Valparaiso

New York

L, 70-72

 

 

 

 
2017*      
3/15 UT Arlington Provo, Utah L, 89-105
       
2018      
3/14 Stanford Stanford, California L, 83-86

Overall Record: 18-12/15-10 (14/12 appearances*)

Home Record: 11-2/8-1*

Away Record: 1-5

Neutral Record: 6-4/6-3*

Championships: 2 (1951, 1966)

*2016 and 2017 appearances vacated by the NCAA
On-The-Court Record/Official Adjusted Record

Conference Tournament Results

Date

Opponent

Score

W/L

3/9/84

 vs. New Mexico (El Paso)

 55-64

L

3/4/85

 Air Force (Provo)

 79-82

L

3/6/86

 vs. New Mexico

 68-79

L

3/5/87

 vs. Air Force (Albuquerque)

 82-79 (OT)

W

3/6/87

 at New Mexico

 86-93

L

3/10/88

 Hawaii (Provo)

 76-74

W

3/11/88

 UTEP

 63-66

L

3/10/89

 vs. Hawaii (Salt Lake City)

 69-72

L

3/8/90

 vs. Utah (El Paso)

 61-62 (OT)

L

3/7/91

 vs. Colorado State (Laramie)

 69-56

W

3/8/91

 vs. Hawaii

 73-71 (OT)

W

3/9/91

 vs. Utah

 51-49 (OT)

W

3/12/92

 vs. Air Force (Fort Collins)

 72-51

W

3/13/92

 vs. Utah

 75-62

W

3/14/92

 vs. UTEP

 73-71

W

3/11/93

 vs. Hawaii (Salt Lake City)

 85-71

W

3/12/93

 vs. New Mexico

 59-68

L

3/10/94

 vs. Utah (Salt Lake City)

 96-65

W

3/11/94

 vs. Fresno State

 87-72

W

3/12/94

 vs. Hawaii

 66-73

L

3/9/95

 vs. Colorado State (Albuquerque)

 73-75

L

3/7/96

 vs. Colorado State (Albuquerque)

 84-100

L

3/3/98

 vs. Tulsa (Las Vegas)

 56-59

L

3/2/99

 vs. TCU (Las Vegas)

 90-74

W

3/4/99

 vs. Utah

 62-81

L

3/9/00

 vs. New Mexico (Las Vegas)

 55-43

W

3/10/00

 vs. Utah

 58-54

W

3/11/00

 at UNLV

 56-79

L

3/8/01

 vs. Air Force (Las Vegas)

 69-54

W

3/9/01

 vs. Utah

 77-66

W

3/10/01

 vs. New Mexico

 69-65

W

 3/7/02

 vs. San Diego State (Las Vegas)

 51-62

L

 3/13/03

 vs. New Mexico (Las Vegas)

 71-56

W

 3/14/03

 vs. Colorado State (OT)

 80-86

L

 3/11/04

 vs. Wyoming (Denver)

 79-74

W

 3/12/04

 vs. Utah

 51-54

L

 3/10/05

 vs. New Mexico (Denver)

 71-85

L

 3/9/06

 vs. Utah (Denver)

 70-74

L

 3/8/07

 vs. TCU (Las Vegas)

 77-64

W

 3/9/07

 vs. Wyoming

 96-84

W

 3/10/07

 at UNLV

 70-78

L

 3/13/08

 vs. Colorado State (Las Vegas)

 89-62

W

 3/14/08

 vs. San Diego State

 63-54

W

 3/15/08

  at UNLV

 61-76

L

 3/12/09

 vs. Air Force

 80-69

W

 3/13/09

 vs. San Diego State

 62-64

L

 3/11/10

 vs. TCU

 95-98

W

 3/12/10

 at UNLV

 66-70

L

 3/10/11

 vs. TCU

 64-58

W

 3/11/11

 vs. New Mexico

 87-76

W

 3/12/11

 vs. San Diego State

 54-72

L

 3/2/12

 vs. San Diego

 73-68

W

 3/3/12

 vs. Gonzaga

 58-77

L

 3/8/13

 vs. San Diego

 69-72

L

3/8/14

vs. Loyola Marymount

 85-74

W

3/10/14

vs. San Francisco

 79-77 (OT)

W

3/11/14

vs. Gonzaga

 64-75

L

3/7/15

vs. Santa Clara

 78-76

W

3/9/15

vs. Portland

 84-70

W

3/10/15

vs. Gonzaga

 75-91

L

3/5/16

vs. Santa Clara^

72-60

W

3/7/16

vs. Gonzaga

84-88

L
3/4/17 vs. Loyola Marymount^ 89-81 W
3/6/17 vs. Saint Mary's 50-81 L
3/3/18 vs. San Diego 85-79 W
3/5/18 vs. Saint Mary's 85-72 W
3/6/18 vs. Gonzaga 54-74 L
3/9/19 vs. San Diego 57-80 L

 

 Conference Tournament Record

36-32/34-32+

 

 

 First Round Record

22-13/20-13+

 

 

 Second Round Record

11-11

 

 

 Championship Finals Record

3-8

 

 

 WAC Tournament Record

12-13

 

 

 MWC Tournament Record

15-11

 

 

 WCC Tournament Record

9-8/7-8+

 

 

 Tournament Record (NEUTRAL)

35-24/33-24+

 

 

 Tournament Record (HOME)

1-2

 

 

 Tournament Record (AWAY)

0-6

 

 

 * WAC 1984-99

 

 

 

 ** MWC 2000-2011

 

 

 

*** WCC 2012-present

 

 

^Wins vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions
+On-The-Court Record/Official Adjusted Record

Conference Playoff Series

Date

Opponent

Series

W/L

1924

Colorado College (Rocky Mtn.)

2-1

W

1925

at Colorado College (Rocky Mtn.)

0-3

L

1932

at Wyoming (Rocky Mtn.)

1-2

L

1933

Wyoming (Rocky Mtn.)

2-1

W

1934

at Wyoming (Rocky Mtn.)

0-3

L

1943

at Wyoming (Skyline)

0-3

L
Tournament/Invitational Results

Year

Tournament

Place

Record

1949-50

Rocky Mtn. Conference

1st

3-0

 

Los Angeles Invitational

4th

1-2

 

NCAA

4th

1-1

1950-51

Rocky Mtn. Conference

2nd

2-1

 

NIT

1st

3-0

 

NCAA

4th

1-2

1951-52

Sugar Bowl

4th

0-2

1952-53

Dixie Classic

2nd

2-1

 

NIT

 

0-1

1953-54

Holiday Festival

3rd

2-1

 

NIT

 

0-1

1955-56

Motor City

1st

2-0

1956-57

Holiday Festival

3rd

2-1

 

NCAA Regional

3rd

1-1

1958-59

Queen City

4th

0-2

1959-60

Hurricane

3rd

1-1

1960-61

Poinsetta

3rd

1-1

1962-63

Quaker City

2nd

2-1

1963-64

Far West

2nd

2-1

1964-65

All-College

3rd

2-1

 

NCAA Regional

4th

0-2

1965-66

Quaker City

5th

2-1

 

NIT

1st

3-0

1966-67

Holiday Festival

6th

1-2

1967-68

All-College

2nd

2-1

1968-69

Cable Car Classic

4th

0-2

 

Far West Classic

3rd

2-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

0-1

1969-70

Quaker City

5th

1-2

1970-71

NCAA Regional

4th

1-2

 

Rainbow Classic

2nd

2-1

1971-72

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Jayhawk Classic

3rd

1-1

 

Old Dominion

3rd

1-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

0-1

1972-73

All-College

2nd

2-1

1973-74

Far West Classic

4th

2-1

1975-76

Cougar Classic

2nd

1-1

 

Old Dominion

1st

2-0

1976-77

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

All-College

3rd

2-1

1977-78

Cougar Classic

4th

0-2

 

Rainbow Classic

7th

1-2

1978-79

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Pillsbury Classic

3rd

1-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

0-1

1979-80

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Far West Classic

3rd

2-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

0-1

1980-81

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Volunteer Classic

2nd

1-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

3-1

1981-82

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

NIT

 

0-1

1982-83

Cougar Classic

3rd

1-1

 

Holiday Festival

4th

0-2

1983-84

Cougar Classic

3rd

1-1

 

Kentucky Invt.

2nd

2-1

 

WAC

 

0-1

 

NCAA Regional

 

1-1

1984-85

Stanford Invt.

3rd

1-1

 

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Cotton States

3rd

1-1

 

WAC

 

0-1

1985-86

Kactus Klassic

3rd

1-1

 

Cougar Classic

2nd

1-1

 

WAC

 

0-1

 

NIT

 

2-1

1986-87

Coca-Cola NIT

 

0-1

 

Cougar Classic

2nd

1-1

 

Cable Car Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

1987-88

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

1-1

1988-89

Lapchick

2nd

1-1

 

Cougar Classic

2nd

1-1

 

WAC

 

0-1

1989-90

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

0-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

1990-91

Big Apple NIT

 

0-1

 

Cougar Classic

2nd

1-1

 

Holiday Festival

4th

0-2

 

WAC

1st

3-0

 

NCAA

 

1-1

1991-92

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Red Lobster Clsc.

3rd

1-1

 

WAC

1st

3-0

 

NCAA

 

0-1

1992-93

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Maui Invitational

2nd

2-1

 

Far West Classic

4th

0-2

 

WAC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

1-1

1993-94

T. of Champions

2nd

1-1

 

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

2nd

2-1

 

NIT

 

1-1

1994-95

Alaska Shootout

2nd

2-1

 

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Cable Car Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

0-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

1995-96

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

0-1

1996-97

Cougar Classic

4th

0-2

1997-98

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

Rainbow Classic

 

1-2

 

WAC

 

0-1

1998-99

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

WAC

 

1-1

1999-00

Cougar Classic

1st

2-0

 

MWC

2nd

2-1

 

NIT

 

2-1

2000-01

Yahoo Sports Invitational

4th

1-2

 

MWC

1st

3-0

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2001-02

MWC

 

0-1

 

NIT

 

1-1

2002-03

Paradise Jam @ U.S. Virgin Islands

1st

3-0

 

MWC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2003-04

Cable Car Classic

1st

2-0

 

MWC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2004-05

EA SPORTS Maui Invitational

 

1-2

 

MWC

 

0-1

2006-06

MWC

 

0-1

 

NIT

 

0-1

2006-07

BYU Holiday Classic

1st

3-0

 

MWC

2nd

2-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2007-08

Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational

2nd

3-1

 

MWC

2nd

2-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2008-09

Basketball Travelers Invitational

1st

3-0

 

MWC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2009-10

Las Vegas Classic

1st

4-0

 

MWC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

1-1

2010-11

South Padre Island Invitational

1st

4-0

 

MWC

2nd

2-1

 

NCAA

 

2-1

2011-12

Chicago Invitational Challenge

2nd

2-1

 

WCC

 

1-1

 

NCAA

 

1-1

2012-13

Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

4th

2-2

 

WCC

 

0-1

 

NIT

 

3-1

2013-14

CBE Hall of Fame Classic

2nd

3-1

 

WCC

2nd

2-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2014-15

EA SPORTS Maui Invitational

5th

1-2

 

WCC

2nd

2-1

 

NCAA

 

0-1

2015-16

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic*

5th

2-1/0-1*

 

WCC*

 

1-1/0-1*

 

NIT*

 

3-1/0-0*
2016-17 Men Who Speak Up Main Event* 2nd 3-1/0-1*
  WCC*   1-1/0-1*
  NIT*   0-1/0-0*
2017-18 Barclays Center Classic 3rd 2-2
  WCC   2-1
  NIT   0-1
2018-19 Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup 2nd 3-1
  WCC   0-1
2019-20 Maui Jim Maui Invitational 3rd 3-1
  WCC   0-1

*2016 and 2017 NIT appearances vacated by the NCAA
On-The-Court Record/Official Adjusted Record