Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State Wildcats NCAA Tournament History

Big 12
All-Time Record
40-34
Appearances
32
Final Fours
2
Titles
0
First
1948
Most Recent
2023

Year by Year

Kansas State Wildcats has made 32 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1948 and 2023.

1948
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Baylor 52-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Wyoming 58-48
L Third Place Game Holy Cross 54-60
1951
L National Championship Kentucky 58-68
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Oklahoma State 68-44
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Brigham Young 64-54
W Second Round Arizona 61-59
1956
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma City 93-97
W Third Place Game Houston 89-70
1958
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Seattle U 51-73
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Oklahoma State 69-57
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Cincinnati 83-80
L Third Place Game Temple 57-67
1959
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Cincinnati 75-85
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) DePaul 102-70
1961
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Cincinnati 64-69
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Houston 75-64
1964
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 84-90
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Wichita State 94-86
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UTEP 64-60
L Third Place Game Michigan 90-100
1968
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) TCU 72-77
1970
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) New Mexico State 66-70
W Third Place Game Houston 107-98
1972
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas 66-55
1973
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Memphis 72-92
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Louisiana-Lafayette 66-63
1975
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Syracuse 87-95
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Boston College 74-65
W Second Round Pennsylvania 69-62
1977
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Marquette 66-67
W Second Round Providence 87-80
1980
W First Round Arkansas 71-53
L Second Round Louisville 69-71
1981
W First Round San Francisco 64-60
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 68-82
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Illinois 57-52
W Second Round Oregon State 50-48
1982
W First Round Northern Illinois 77-68
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Boston College 65-69
W Second Round Arkansas 65-64
1987
W First Round Georgia 82-79
L Second Round UNLV 61-80
1988
W First Round La Salle 66-53
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas 58-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Purdue 73-70
W Second Round DePaul 66-58
1989
L First Round Minnesota 75-86
1990
L First Round Xavier 79-87
1993
L First Round Tulane 53-55
1996
L First Round New Mexico 48-69
2008
W First Round USC 80-67
L Second Round Wisconsin 55-72
2010
W First Round North Texas 82-62
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Butler 56-63
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Xavier 101-96
W Second Round Brigham Young 84-72
2011 No. 5 seed
W First Round #12 Utah State 73-68
L Second Round #4 Wisconsin 65-70
2012 No. 8 seed
W First Round #9 Southern Miss 70-64
L Second Round #1 Syracuse 59-75
2013 No. 4 seed
L First Round #13 La Salle 61-63
2014 No. 9 seed
L First Round #8 Kentucky 49-56
2017 No. 11 seed
L First Round #6 Cincinnati 61-75
W First Four #11 Wake Forest 95-88
2018 No. 9 seed
W First Round #8 Creighton 69-59
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #11 Loyola–Chicago 62-78
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 Kentucky 61-58
W Second Round #16 UMBC 50-43
2019 No. 4 seed
L First Round #13 UC Irvine 64-70
2023 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Montana State 77-65
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #9 Florida Atlantic 76-79
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #7 Michigan State 98-93
W Second Round #6 Kentucky 75-69