Colorado Buffaloes NCAA Tournament History
Big 12- All-Time Record
- 13-18
- Appearances
- 16
- Final Fours
- 0
- Titles
- 0
- First
- 1940
- Most Recent
- 2024
Year by Year
Colorado Buffaloes has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1940 and 2024.
1940
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
USC
32-38
L
Third Place Game
Rice
56-60
1942
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Stanford
35-46
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Kansas
46-44
1946
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
California
44-50
W
Third Place Game
Baylor
59-44
1954
L
Second Round
Bradley
64-76
L
Third Place Game
Rice
55-78
1955
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
San Francisco
50-62
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Bradley
93-81
W
Second Round
Tulsa
69-59
W
Third Place Game
Iowa
75-54
1962
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Cincinnati
46-73
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Texas Tech
67-60
1963
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Cincinnati
60-67
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oklahoma City
78-72
1969
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Colorado State
56-64
W
Third Place Game
Texas A&M
97-82
1997
W
First Round
Indiana
80-62
L
Second Round
North Carolina
56-73
2003
L
First Round
Michigan State
64-79
2012
No. 11 seed
W
First Round
#6 UNLV
68-64
L
Second Round
#3 Baylor
63-80
2013
No. 10 seed
L
First Round
#7 Illinois
49-57
2014
No. 8 seed
L
First Round
#9 Pittsburgh
48-77
2016
No. 8 seed
L
First Round
#9 UConn
67-74
2021
No. 5 seed
W
First Round
#12 Georgetown
96-73
L
Second Round
#4 Florida State
53-71
2024
No. 10 seed
W
First Round
#7 Florida
102-100
W
First Four
#10 Boise State
60-53
L
Second Round
#2 Marquette
77-81