Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Tournament History
SEC- All-Time Record
- 42-34
- Appearances
- 34
- Final Fours
- 2
- Titles
- 0
- First
- 1939
- Most Recent
- 2025
Year by Year
Oklahoma Sooners has made 34 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1939 and 2025.
1939
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Oregon
37-55
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Utah State
50-39
1943
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Wyoming
50-53
W
Third Place Game
Washington
48-43
1947
L
National Championship
Holy Cross
47-58
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Texas
55-54
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oregon State
56-54
1979
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Indiana State
72-93
W
Second Round
Texas
90-76
1983
W
First Round
UAB
71-63
L
Second Round
Indiana
49-63
1984
L
Second Round
Dayton
85-89
1985
W
First Round
North Carolina A&T
96-83
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Memphis
61-63
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Louisiana Tech
86-84
W
Second Round
Illinois State
75-69
1986
W
First Round
Northeastern
80-74
L
Second Round
DePaul
69-74
1987
W
First Round
Tulsa
74-69
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Iowa
91-93
W
Second Round
Pittsburgh
96-93
1988
W
First Round
Chattanooga
94-66
L
National Championship
Kansas
79-83
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Villanova
78-59
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Louisville
108-98
W
Second Round
Auburn
107-87
1989
W
First Round
East Tennessee State
72-71
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Virginia
80-86
W
Second Round
Louisiana Tech
124-81
1990
W
First Round
Towson
77-68
L
Second Round
North Carolina
77-79
1992
L
First Round
Louisiana-Lafayette
83-87
1995
L
First Round
Manhattan
67-77
1996
L
First Round
Temple
43-61
1997
L
First Round
Stanford
67-80
1998
L
First Round
Indiana
87-94
1999
W
First Round
Arizona
61-60
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Michigan State
46-54
W
Second Round
Charlotte
85-72
2000
W
First Round
Winthrop
74-50
L
Second Round
Purdue
62-66
2001
L
First Round
Indiana State
68-70
2002
W
First Round
Illinois-Chicago
71-63
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Indiana
64-73
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Missouri
81-75
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Arizona
88-67
W
Second Round
Xavier
78-65
2003
W
First Round
South Carolina State
71-54
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Syracuse
47-63
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Butler
65-54
W
Second Round
California
74-65
2005
W
First Round
Niagara
84-67
L
Second Round
Utah
58-67
2006
L
First Round
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
74-82
2008
W
First Round
Saint Joseph's
72-64
L
Second Round
Louisville
48-78
2009
W
First Round
Morgan State
82-54
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
North Carolina
60-72
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Syracuse
84-71
W
Second Round
Michigan
73-63
2013
No. 10 seed
L
First Round
#7 San Diego State
55-70
2014
No. 5 seed
L
First Round
#12 North Dakota State
75-80
2015
W
First Round
#14 Albany
69-60
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#7 Michigan State
58-62
W
Second Round
#11 Dayton
72-66
2016
No. 2 seed
W
First Round
#15 Cal State Bakersfield
82-68
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
#2 Villanova
51-95
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
#1 Oregon
80-68
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#3 Texas A&M
77-63
W
Second Round
#10 VCU
85-81
2018
No. 10 seed
L
First Round
#7 Rhode Island
78-83
2019
No. 9 seed
W
First Round
#8 Ole Miss
95-72
L
Second Round
#1 Virginia
51-63
2021
No. 8 seed
W
First Round
#9 Missouri
72-68
L
Second Round
#1 Gonzaga
71-87
2025
No. 9 seed
L
First Round
#8 UConn
59-67