Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones NCAA Tournament History

Big 12
All-Time Record
24-24
Appearances
24
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
First
1944
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Iowa State Cyclones has made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1944 and 2025.

1944
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Utah 31-40
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Pepperdine 44-39
1985
L First Round Ohio State 64-75
1986
W First Round Miami (OH) 81-79
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina State 66-70
W Second Round Michigan 72-69
1988
L First Round Georgia Tech 78-90
1989
L First Round UCLA 74-84
1992
W First Round Charlotte 76-74
L Second Round Kentucky 98-106
1993
L First Round UCLA 70-81
1995
W First Round Florida 64-61
L Second Round North Carolina 51-73
1996
W First Round California 74-64
L Second Round Utah 67-73
1997
W First Round Illinois State 69-57
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UCLA 73-74
W Second Round Cincinnati 67-66
2000
W First Round Central Connecticut State 88-78
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Michigan State 64-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UCLA 80-56
W Second Round Auburn 79-60
2001
L First Round Hampton 57-58
2005
W First Round Minnesota 64-53
L Second Round North Carolina 65-92
2012 No. 8 seed
W First Round #9 Connecticut 77-64
L Second Round #1 Kentucky 71-87
2013 No. 10 seed
W First Round #7 Notre Dame 76-58
L Second Round #2 Ohio State 75-78
2014 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 NC Central 93-75
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #7 UConn 76-81
W Second Round #6 North Carolina 85-83
2015
L First Round #14 UAB 59-60
2016 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Iona 94-81
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Virginia 71-84
W Second Round #12 Little Rock 78-61
2017 No. 5 seed
W First Round #12 Nevada 84-73
L Second Round #4 Purdue 76-80
2019 No. 6 seed
L First Round #11 Ohio State 59-62
2022 No. 11 seed
W First Round #6 LSU 59-54
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #10 Miami (FL) 56-70
W Second Round #3 Wisconsin 54-49
2023 No. 6 seed
L First Round #11 Pittsburgh 41-59
2024 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 South Dakota State 82-65
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 Illinois 69-72
W Second Round #7 Washington State 67-56
2025 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Lipscomb 82-55
L Second Round #6 Ole Miss 78-91