LSU Tigers NCAA Tournament History
SEC- All-Time Record
- 27-27
- Appearances
- 24
- Final Fours
- 3
- Titles
- 0
- First
- 1953
- Most Recent
- 2022
Year by Year
LSU Tigers has made 24 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1953 and 2022.
1953
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Indiana
67-80
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Holy Cross
81-73
W
Second Round
Lebanon Valley College
89-76
L
Third Place Game
Washington
69-88
1954
L
Second Round
Penn State
70-78
L
Third Place Game
Indiana
62-73
1979
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Michigan State
71-87
W
Second Round
Appalachian State
71-57
1980
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Louisville
66-86
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Missouri
68-63
W
Second Round
Alcorn State
98-88
1981
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Indiana
49-67
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Wichita State
96-85
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Arkansas
72-56
W
Second Round
Lamar
100-78
L
Third Place Game
Virginia
74-78
1984
L
First Round
Dayton
66-74
1985
L
First Round
Navy
55-78
1986
W
First Round
Purdue
94-87
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Louisville
77-88
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kentucky
59-57
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Georgia Tech
70-64
W
Second Round
Memphis
83-81
1987
W
First Round
Georgia Tech
85-79
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Indiana
76-77
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
DePaul
63-58
W
Second Round
Temple
72-62
1988
L
First Round
Georgetown
63-66
1989
L
First Round
UTEP
74-85
1990
W
First Round
Villanova
70-63
L
Second Round
Georgia Tech
91-94
1991
L
First Round
Connecticut
62-79
1992
W
First Round
Brigham Young
94-83
L
Second Round
Indiana
79-89
1993
L
First Round
California
64-66
2000
W
First Round
Southeast Missouri State
64-61
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Wisconsin
48-61
W
Second Round
Texas
72-67
2003
L
First Round
Purdue
56-80
2005
L
First Round
UAB
68-82
2006
W
First Round
Iona
80-64
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
UCLA
45-59
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Texas
70-60
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Duke
62-54
W
Second Round
Texas A&M
58-57
2009
W
First Round
Butler
75-71
L
Second Round
North Carolina
70-84
2015
L
First Round
#8 NC State
65-66
2019
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Yale
79-74
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#2 Michigan State
63-80
W
Second Round
#6 Maryland
69-67
2021
No. 8 seed
W
First Round
#9 St. Bonaventure
76-61
L
Second Round
#1 Michigan
78-86
2022
No. 6 seed
L
First Round
#11 Iowa State
54-59