Baylor Bears NCAA Tournament History
Big 12- All-Time Record
- 24-18
- Appearances
- 17
- Final Fours
- 1
- Titles
- 1
- First
- 1946
- Most Recent
- 2025
Year by Year
Baylor Bears has made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1946 and 2025.
1946
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oklahoma State
29-44
L
Third Place Game
Colorado
44-59
1948
L
National Championship
Kantucky
42-58
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kansas State
60-52
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Washington
64-62
1950
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Bradley
66-68
W
Second Round
BYU
56-55
L
Third Place Game
NC State
41-53
1988
L
First Round
Memphis
60-75
2008
L
First Round
Purdue
79-90
2010
W
First Round
Sam Houston State
68-59
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Duke
71-78
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Saint Mary's
72-49
W
Second Round
Old Dominion
76-68
2012
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 South Dakota State
68-60
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#1 Kentucky
70-82
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#10 Xavier
75-70
W
Second Round
#11 Colorado
80-63
2014
No. 6 seed
W
First Round
#11 Nebraska
74-60
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#2 Wisconsin
52-69
W
Second Round
#3 Creighton
85-55
2015
L
First Round
#14 Georgia State
56-57
2016
No. 5 seed
L
First Round
#12 Yale
75-79
2017
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 New Mexico State
91-73
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#7 South Carolina
50-70
W
Second Round
#11 USC
82-78
2019
No. 9 seed
W
First Round
#8 Syracuse
78-69
L
Second Round
#1 Gonzaga
71-83
2021
No. 1 seed
W
First Round
#16 Hartford
79-55
W
National Championship
#1 Gonzaga
86-70
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
#2 Houston
78-59
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#3 Arkansas
81-72
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#5 Villanova
62-51
W
Second Round
#9 Wisconsin
76-63
2022
No. 1 seed
W
First Round
#16 Norfolk State
85-49
L
Second Round
#8 North Carolina
86-93
2023
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 UC Santa Barbara
74-56
L
Second Round
#6 Creighton
76-85
2024
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Colgate
92-67
L
Second Round
#6 Clemson
64-72
2025
No. 9 seed
W
First Round
#8 Mississippi State
75-72
L
Second Round
#1 Duke
66-89