Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA Tournament History
Big Ten- All-Time Record
- 31-31
- Appearances
- 29
- Final Fours
- 2
- Titles
- 0
- First
- 1955
- Most Recent
- 2023
Year by Year
Iowa Hawkeyes has made 29 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1955 and 2023.
1955
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
La Salle
73-76
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Marquette
86-81
W
Second Round
Penn State
82-53
L
Third Place Game
Colorado
54-75
1956
L
National Championship
San Francisco
71-83
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Temple
83-76
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kentucky
89-77
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Morehead State
97-83
1970
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Jacksonville
103-104
W
Third Place Game
Notre Dame
121-106
1979
L
Second Round
Toledo
72-74
1980
W
First Round
Virginia Commonwealth
86-72
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Louisville
72-80
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Georgetown
81-80
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Syracuse
88-77
W
Second Round
North Carolina State
77-64
L
Third Place Game
Purdue
58-75
1981
L
Second Round
Wichita State
56-60
1982
W
First Round
Louisiana-Monroe
70-63
L
Second Round
Idaho
67-69
1983
W
First Round
Utah State
64-59
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Villanova
54-55
W
Second Round
Missouri
77-63
1985
L
First Round
Arkansas
54-63
1986
L
First Round
North Carolina State
64-66
1987
W
First Round
Santa Clara
99-76
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
UNLV
81-84
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oklahoma
93-91
W
Second Round
UTEP
84-82
1988
W
First Round
Florida State
102-98
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Arizona
79-99
W
Second Round
UNLV
104-86
1989
W
First Round
Rutgers
87-73
L
Second Round
North Carolina State
96-102
1991
W
First Round
East Tennessee State
76-73
L
Second Round
Duke
70-85
1992
W
First Round
Texas
98-92
L
Second Round
Duke
62-75
1993
W
First Round
Louisiana-Monroe
82-69
L
Second Round
Wake Forest
78-84
1996
W
First Round
George Washington
81-79
L
Second Round
Arizona
73-87
1997
W
First Round
Virginia
73-60
L
Second Round
Kentucky
69-75
1999
W
First Round
UAB
77-64
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Connecticut
68-78
W
Second Round
Arkansas
82-72
2001
W
First Round
Creighton
69-56
L
Second Round
Kentucky
79-92
2005
L
First Round
Cincinnati
64-76
2006
L
First Round
Northwestern State
63-64
2014
No. 11 seed
L
First Four
#11 Tennessee
65-78
2015
W
First Round
#10 Davidson
83-52
L
Second Round
#2 Gonzaga
68-87
2016
No. 7 seed
W
First Round
#10 Temple
72-70
L
Second Round
#2 Villanova
68-87
2019
No. 10 seed
W
First Round
#7 Cincinnati
79-72
L
Second Round
#2 Tennessee
77-83
2021
No. 2 seed
W
First Round
#15 Grand Canyon
86-74
L
Second Round
#7 Oregon
80-95
2022
No. 5 seed
L
First Round
#12 Richmond
63-67
2023
No. 8 seed
L
First Round
#9 Auburn
75-83