Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State Spartans NCAA Tournament History

Big Ten
All-Time Record
77-37
Appearances
38
Final Fours
10
Titles
2
First
1957
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Michigan State Spartans has made 38 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1957 and 2025.

1957
L National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 70-74
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 80-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Notre Dame 85-83
L Third Place Game San Francisco 60-67
1959
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Louisville 81-88
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Marquette 74-69
1978
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 49-52
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Western Kentucky 90-69
W Second Round Providence 77-63
1979
W National Championship Indiana State 75-64
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Pennsylvania 101-67
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Notre Dame 80-68
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) LSU 87-71
W Second Round Lamar 95-64
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 UAB 68-70
1986
W First Round Washington 72-70
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 86-96
W Second Round Georgetown 80-68
1990
W First Round Murray State 75-71
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Georgia Tech 80-81
W Second Round UC Santa Barbara 62-58
1991
W First Round Wisconsin-Green Bay 60-58
L Second Round Utah 84-85
1992
W First Round Missouri State 61-54
L Second Round Cincinnati 65-77
1994
W First Round Seton Hall 84-73
L Second Round Duke 74-85
1995
L First Round Weber State 72-79
1998
W First Round Eastern Michigan 83-71
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina 58-73
W Second Round Princeton 63-56
1999
W First Round Mount St. Mary's 76-53
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Duke 62-68
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 73-66
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Oklahoma 54-46
W Second Round Mississippi 74-66
2000
W First Round Valparaiso 65-38
W National Championship Florida 89-76
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Wisconsin 53-41
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Iowa State 75-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Syracuse 75-58
W Second Round Utah 73-61
2001
W First Round Alabama State 69-35
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Arizona 61-80
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Temple 69-62
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Gonzaga 77-62
W Second Round Fresno State 81-65
2002
L First Round North Carolina State 58-69
2003
W First Round Colorado 79-64
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Texas 76-85
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Maryland 60-58
W Second Round Florida 68-46
2005
W First Round Old Dominion 89-81
L National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 71-87
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Kentucky 94-88
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Duke 78-68
W Second Round Vermont 72-61
2006
L First Round George Mason 65-75
2007
W First Round Marquette 61-49
L Second Round North Carolina 67-81
2008
W First Round Temple 72-61
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Memphis 74-92
W Second Round Pittsburgh 65-54
2009
W First Round Robert Morris 77-62
L National Championship North Carolina 72-89
W National Semifinal (Final Four) Connecticut 82-73
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Louisville 64-52
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 67-62
W Second Round USC 74-69
2010
W First Round New Mexico State 70-67
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Butler 50-52
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Tennessee 70-69
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Northern Iowa 59-52
W Second Round Maryland 85-83
2011 No. 10 seed
L First Round #7 UCLA 76-78
2012 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Long Island 89-67
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Louisville 44-57
W Second Round #9 Saint Louis 65-61
2013 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Valparaiso 65-54
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #2 Duke 61-71
W Second Round #6 Memphis 70-48
2014 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Delaware 93-78
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #7 UConn 54-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Virginia 61-59
W Second Round #12 Harvard 80-73
2015
W First Round #10 Georgia 70-63
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Duke 61-81
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 Oklahoma 62-58
W Second Round #2 Virginia 60-54
2016 No. 2 seed
L First Round #15 Middle Tennessee 81-90
2017 No. 9 seed
W First Round #8 Miami (FL) 78-58
L Second Round #1 Kansas 70-90
2018 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Bucknell 82-78
L Second Round #11 Syracuse 53-55
2019 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Bradley 76-65
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #3 Texas Tech 51-61
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Duke 68-67
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 LSU 80-63
W Second Round #10 Minnesota 70-50
2021 No. 11 seed
L First Four #11 UCLA 80-86
2022 No. 7 seed
W First Round #10 Davidson 74-73
L Second Round #2 Duke 76-85
2023 No. 7 seed
W First Round #10 USC 72-62
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 Kansas State 93-98
W Second Round #2 Marquette 69-60
2024 No. 9 seed
W First Round #8 Mississippi State 69-51
L Second Round #1 North Carolina 69-85
2025 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Bryant 87-62
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Auburn 64-70
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #6 Ole Miss 73-70
W Second Round #10 New Mexico 71-63