Louisville Cardinals

Louisville Cardinals NCAA Tournament History

ACC
All-Time Record
76-44
Appearances
44
Final Fours
8
Titles
2
First
1951
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Louisville Cardinals has made 44 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1951 and 2025.

1951
L Second Round Kentucky 68-79
1959
L National Semifinal (Final Four) West Virginia 79-94
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Michigan State 88-81
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 76-61
W Second Round Eastern Kentucky 77-63
L Third Place Game Cincinnati 85-98
1961
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Ohio State 55-56
W Second Round Ohio 76-70
W Third Place Game Morehead State 83-61
1964
L Second Round Ohio 69-71
1967
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Southern Methodist 81-83
L Third Place Game Kansas 68-70
1968
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Houston 75-91
W Third Place Game Kansas State 93-63
1972
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 77-96
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kansas State 72-65
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Louisiana-Lafayette 88-84
L Third Place Game North Carolina 91-105
1974
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oral Roberts 93-96
L Third Place Game Creighton 71-80
1975
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 74-75
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Maryland 96-82
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Cincinnati 78-63
W Second Round Rutgers 91-78
W Third Place Game Syracuse 96-88
1977
L Second Round UCLA 79-87
1978
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) DePaul 89-90
W Second Round St. John's 76-68
1979
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arkansas 62-73
W Second Round South Alabama 69-66
1980
W National Championship UCLA 59-54
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Iowa 80-72
W Regional Final (Elite 8) LSU 86-66
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas A&M 66-55
W Second Round Kansas State 71-69
1981
L Second Round Arkansas 73-74
1982
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Georgetown 46-50
W Regional Final (Elite 8) UAB 75-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Minnesota 67-61
W Second Round Middle Tennessee State 81-56
1983
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Houston 81-94
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 80-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arkansas 65-63
W Second Round Tennessee 70-57
1984
W First Round Morehead State 72-59
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 67-72
W Second Round Tulsa 69-67
1986
W First Round Drexel 93-73
W National Championship Duke 72-69
W National Semifinal (Final Four) LSU 88-77
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Auburn 84-76
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina 94-79
W Second Round Bradley 82-68
1988
W First Round Oregon State 70-61
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma 98-108
W Second Round Brigham Young 97-76
1989
W First Round Arkansas-Little Rock 76-71
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Illinois 69-83
W Second Round Arkansas 93-84
1990
W First Round Idaho 78-59
L Second Round Ball State 60-62
1992
W First Round Wake Forest 81-58
L Second Round UCLA 69-85
1993
W First Round Delaware 76-70
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 69-82
W Second Round Oklahoma State 78-63
1994
W First Round Boise State 67-58
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arizona 70-82
W Second Round Minnesota 60-55
1995
L First Round Memphis 56-77
1996
W First Round Tulsa 82-80
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Wake Forest 59-60
W Second Round Villanova 68-64
1997
W First Round Massachusetts 65-57
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 74-97
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Texas 78-63
W Second Round New Mexico 64-63
1999
L First Round Creighton 58-62
2000
L First Round Gonzaga 66-77
2003
W First Round Austin Peay 86-64
L Second Round Butler 71-79
2004
L First Round Xavier 70-80
2005
W First Round Louisiana-Lafayette 68-62
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Illinois 57-72
W Regional Final (Elite 8) West Virginia 93-85
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Washington 93-79
W Second Round Georgia Tech 76-54
2007
W First Round Stanford 78-58
L Second Round Texas A&M 69-72
2008
W First Round Boise State 79-61
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 73-83
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Tennessee 79-60
W Second Round Oklahoma 78-48
2009
W First Round Morehead State 74-54
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Michigan State 52-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Arizona 103-64
W Second Round Siena 79-72
2010
L First Round California 62-77
2011 No. 4 seed
L First Round #13 Morehead State 61-62
2012 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Davidson 69-62 vacated
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Kentucky 61-69 vacated
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #7 Florida 72-68 vacated
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Michigan State 57-44 vacated
W Second Round #5 New Mexico 59-56 vacated
2013 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 North Carolina A&T 79-48 vacated
W National Championship #4 Michigan 82-76 vacated
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #9 Wichita State 72-68 vacated
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Duke 85-63 vacated
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #12 Oregon 77-69 vacated
W Second Round #8 Colorado State 82-56 vacated
2014 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Manhattan 71-64 vacated
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #8 Kentucky 69-74 vacated
W Second Round #5 Saint Louis 66-51 vacated
2015
W First Round #13 UC Irvine 57-55 vacated
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #8 NC State 75-65 vacated
W Second Round #5 Northern Iowa 66-53 vacated
2017 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Jacksonville State 78-63
L Second Round #7 Michigan 69-73
2019 No. 7 seed
L First Round #10 Minnesota 76-86
2025 No. 8 seed
L First Round #9 Creighton 75-89