Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Tournament History

Big 12
All-Time Record
117-51
Appearances
53
Final Fours
13
Titles
4
First
1940
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Kansas Jayhawks has made 53 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1940 and 2025.

1940
L National Championship Indiana 42-60
W Regional Final (Elite 8) USC 43-42
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Rice 50-44
1942
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Colorado 44-46
W Third Place Game Rice 55-53
1952
W National Championship St. John's 80-63
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Santa Clara 74-55
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Saint Louis 74-55
W Second Round TCU 68-64
1953
L National Championship Indiana 68-69
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Washington 79-53
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma State 61-55
W Second Round Oklahoma City 73-65
1957
L National Championship North Carolina 53-54
W National Semifinal (Final Four) San Francisco 80-56
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Oklahoma City 81-61
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Southern Methodist 73-65
1960
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Cincinnati 71-82
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas 90-81
1966
L Regional Final (Elite 8) UTEP 80-81
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Southern Methodist 76-70
1967
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Houston 53-66
W Third Place Game Louisville 70-68
1971
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 60-68
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Drake 73-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Houston 78-77
L Third Place Game Western Kentucky 75-77
1974
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Marquette 51-64
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Oral Roberts 93-90
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Creighton 55-54
L Third Place Game UCLA 61-78
1975
L Second Round Notre Dame 71-77
1978
L Second Round UCLA 76-83
1981
W First Round Mississippi 69-66
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Wichita State 65-66
W Second Round Arizona State 88-71
1984
W First Round Alcorn State 57-56
L Second Round Wake Forest 59-69
1985
W First Round Ohio 49-38
L Second Round Auburn 64-66
1986
W First Round North Carolina A&T 71-46
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Duke 67-71
W Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina State 75-67
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Michigan State 96-86
W Second Round Temple 65-43
1987
W First Round Houston 66-55
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Georgetown 57-70
W Second Round Missouri State 67-63
1988
W First Round Xavier 85-72
W National Championship Oklahoma 83-79
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Duke 66-59
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas State 71-58
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Vanderbilt 77-64
W Second Round Murray State 61-58
1990
W First Round Robert Morris 79-71
L Second Round UCLA 70-71
1991
W First Round New Orleans 55-49
L National Championship Duke 65-72
W National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 79-73
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Arkansas 93-81
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 83-65
W Second Round Pittsburgh 77-66
1992
W First Round Howard 100-67
L Second Round UTEP 60-66
1993
W First Round Ball State 94-72
L National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 68-78
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Indiana 83-77
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) California 93-76
W Second Round Brigham Young 90-76
1994
W First Round Chattanooga 102-73
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Purdue 78-83
W Second Round Wake Forest 69-58
1995
W First Round Colgate 82-68
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Virginia 58-67
W Second Round Western Kentucky 75-70
1996
W First Round South Carolina State 92-54
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Syracuse 57-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arizona 83-80
W Second Round Santa Clara 76-51
1997
W First Round Jackson State 78-64
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arizona 82-85
W Second Round Purdue 75-61
1998
W First Round Prairie View A&M 110-52
L Second Round Rhode Island 75-80
1999
W First Round Evansville 95-74
L Second Round Kentucky 88-92
2000
W First Round DePaul 81-77
L Second Round Duke 64-69
2001
W First Round Cal State Northridge 99-75
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Illinois 64-80
W Second Round Syracuse 87-58
2002
W First Round Holy Cross 70-59
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Maryland 88-97
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Oregon 104-86
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Illinois 73-69
W Second Round Stanford 86-63
2003
W First Round Utah State 64-61
L National Championship Syracuse 78-81
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Marquette 94-61
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Arizona 78-75
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Duke 69-65
W Second Round Arizona State 108-76
2004
W First Round Illinois-Chicago 78-53
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Georgia Tech 71-79
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) UAB 100-74
W Second Round Pacific 78-63
2005
L First Round Bucknell 63-64
2006
L First Round Bradley 73-77
2007
W First Round Niagara 107-67
L Regional Final (Elite 8) UCLA 55-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Southern Illinois 61-58
W Second Round Kentucky 88-76
2008
W First Round Portland State 85-61
W National Championship Memphis 75-68
W National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 84-66
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Davidson 59-57
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Villanova 72-57
W Second Round UNLV 75-56
2009
W First Round North Dakota State 84-74
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Michigan State 62-67
W Second Round Dayton 60-43
2010
W First Round Lehigh 90-74
L Second Round Northern Iowa 67-69
2011 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Boston University 72-53
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #11 VCU 61-71
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #12 Richmond 77-57
W Second Round #9 Illinois 73-59
2012 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Detroit 65-50
L National Championship #1 Kentucky 59-67
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #2 Ohio State 64-62
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 North Carolina 80-67
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #11 NC State 60-57
W Second Round #10 Purdue 63-60
2013 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Western Kentucky 64-57
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Michigan 85-87
W Second Round #8 North Carolina 70-58
2014 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Eastern Kentucky 80-69
L Second Round #10 Stanford 57-60
2015
W First Round #15 New Mexico State 75-56
L Second Round #7 Wichita State 65-78
2016 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Austin Peay 105-79
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Villanova 59-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 Maryland 79-63
W Second Round #9 UConn 73-61
2017 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 UC Davis 100-62
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #3 Oregon 60-74
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Purdue 98-66
W Second Round #9 Michigan State 90-70
2018 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Penn 76-60
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Villanova 79-95
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Duke 85-81
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 Clemson 80-76
W Second Round #8 Seton Hall 83-79
2019 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Northeastern 87-53
L Second Round #5 Auburn 75-89
2021 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Eastern Washington 93-84
L Second Round #6 USC 51-85
2022 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Texas Southern 83-56
W National Championship #8 North Carolina 72-69
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #2 Villanova 81-65
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #10 Miami (FL) 76-50
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Providence 66-61
W Second Round #9 Creighton 79-72
2023 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Howard 96-68
L Second Round #8 Arkansas 71-72
2024 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Samford 93-89
L Second Round #5 Gonzaga 68-89
2025 No. 7 seed
L First Round #10 Arkansas 72-79