Butler Bulldogs

Butler Bulldogs NCAA Tournament History

All-Time Record
24-15
Appearances
16
Final Fours
2
Titles
0
First
1962
Most Recent
2018

Year by Year

Butler Bulldogs has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1962 and 2018.

1962
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 60-81
W Second Round Bowling Green 56-55
W Third Place Game Western Kentucky 87-86
1997
L First Round Cincinnati 69-86
1998
L First Round New Mexico 62-79
2000
L First Round Florida 68-69
2001
W First Round Wake Forest 79-63
L Second Round Arizona 52-73
2003
W First Round Mississippi State 47-46
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma 54-65
W Second Round Louisville 79-71
2007
W First Round Old Dominion 57-46
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Florida 57-65
W Second Round Maryland 62-59
2008
W First Round South Alabama 81-61
L Second Round Tennessee 71-76
2009
L First Round LSU 71-75
2010
W First Round UTEP 77-59
L National Championship Duke 59-61
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Michigan State 52-50
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas State 63-56
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Syracuse 63-59
W Second Round Murray State 54-52
2011 No. 8 seed
W First Round #9 Old Dominion 60-58
L National Championship #3 Connecticut 41-53
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #11 VCU 70-62
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Florida 74-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Wisconsin 61-54
W Second Round #1 Pittsburgh 71-70
2013 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 Bucknell 68-56
L Second Round #3 Marquette 72-74
2015
W First Round #10 Texas 56-48
2016 No. 9 seed
W First Round #8 Texas Tech 71-61
L Second Round #1 Virginia 69-77
2017 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Winthrop 76-64
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 North Carolina 80-92
W Second Round #12 Middle Tennessee 74-65
2018 No. 10 seed
W First Round #7 Arkansas 79-62
L Second Round #2 Purdue 73-76