Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars NCAA Tournament History

Big 12
All-Time Record
45-31
Appearances
26
Final Fours
7
Titles
0
First
1956
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Houston Cougars has made 26 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1956 and 2025.

1956
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Southern Methodist 74-89
L Third Place Game Kansas State 70-89
1961
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas State 64-75
W Second Round Marquette 77-61
L Third Place Game Texas Tech 67-69
1965
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma State 60-75
W Second Round Notre Dame 99-98
L Third Place Game Southern Methodist 87-89
1966
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oregon State 60-63
W Second Round Colorado State 82-76
W Third Place Game Pacific 102-91
1967
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 58-73
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Southern Methodist 83-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 66-53
W Second Round New Mexico State 59-58
W Third Place Game North Carolina 84-62
1968
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 69-101
W Regional Final (Elite 8) TCU 103-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Louisville 91-75
W Second Round Loyola (IL) 94-76
L Third Place Game Ohio State 85-89
1970
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Drake 87-92
W Second Round Dayton 71-64
L Third Place Game Kansas State 98-107
1971
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 77-78
W Second Round New Mexico State 72-69
W Third Place Game Notre Dame 119-106
1972
L Second Round Texas 74-85
1973
L Second Round Louisiana-Lafayette 89-102
1978
L Second Round Notre Dame 77-100
1981
L First Round Villanova 72-90
1982
W First Round Alcorn State 94-84
L National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 63-68
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Boston College 99-92
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Missouri 79-78
W Second Round Tulsa 78-74
1983
L National Championship North Carolina State 52-54
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Louisville 94-81
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Villanova 89-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Memphis 70-63
W Second Round Maryland 60-50
1984
L National Championship Georgetown 75-84
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Virginia 49-47
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Wake Forest 68-63
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Memphis 78-71
W Second Round Louisiana Tech 77-69
1987
L First Round Kansas 55-66
1990
L First Round UC Santa Barbara 66-70
1992
L First Round Georgia Tech 60-65
2010
L First Round Maryland 77-89
2018 No. 6 seed
W First Round #11 San Diego State 67-65
L Second Round #3 Michigan 63-64
2019 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Georgia State 84-55
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #2 Kentucky 58-62
W Second Round #11 Ohio State 74-59
2021 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Cleveland State 87-56
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Baylor 59-78
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #12 Oregon State 67-61
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #11 Syracuse 62-46
W Second Round #10 Rutgers 63-60
2022 No. 5 seed
W First Round #12 UAB 82-68
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Villanova 44-50
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Arizona 72-60
W Second Round #4 Illinois 68-53
2023 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Northern Kentucky 63-52
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 Miami (FL) 75-89
W Second Round #9 Auburn 81-64
2024 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Longwood 86-46
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Duke 51-54
W Second Round #9 Texas A&M 100-95
2025 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 SIU Edwardsville 78-40
L National Championship #1 Florida 63-65
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Duke 70-67
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Tennessee 69-50
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Purdue 62-60
W Second Round #8 Gonzaga 81-76