Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers NCAA Tournament History

Big Ten
All-Time Record
51-36
Appearances
36
Final Fours
3
Titles
0
First
1969
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Purdue Boilermakers has made 36 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1969 and 2025.

1969
L National Championship UCLA 72-92
W National Semifinal (Final Four) North Carolina 92-65
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Marquette 75-73
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Miami (OH) 91-71
1977
L Second Round North Carolina 66-69
1980
W First Round La Salle 90-82
L National Semifinal (Final Four) UCLA 62-67
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Duke 68-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Indiana 76-69
W Second Round St. John's 87-72
W Third Place Game Iowa 75-58
1983
W First Round Robert Morris 55-53
L Second Round Arkansas 68-78
1984
L Second Round Memphis 48-66
1985
L First Round Auburn 58-59
1986
L First Round LSU 87-94
1987
W First Round Northeastern 104-95
L Second Round Florida 66-85
1988
W First Round Fairleigh Dickinson 94-79
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas State 70-73
W Second Round Memphis 100-73
1990
W First Round Louisiana-Monroe 75-63
L Second Round Texas 72-73
1991
L First Round Temple 63-80
1993
L First Round Rhode Island 68-74
1994
W First Round UCF 98-67
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Duke 60-69
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kansas 83-78
W Second Round Alabama 83-73
1995
W First Round Wisconsin-Green Bay 49-48
L Second Round Memphis 73-75
1996
W First Round Western Carolina 73-71
L Second Round Georgia 69-76
1997
W First Round Rhode Island 83-76
L Second Round Kansas 61-75
1998
W First Round Delaware 95-56
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Stanford 59-67
W Second Round Detroit 80-65
1999
W First Round Texas 58-54
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Temple 55-77
W Second Round Miami (FL) 73-63
2000
W First Round Dayton 62-61
L Regional Final (Elite 8) Wisconsin 60-64
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Gonzaga 75-66
W Second Round Oklahoma 66-62
2003
W First Round LSU 80-56
L Second Round Texas 67-77
2007
W First Round Arizona 72-63
L Second Round Florida 67-74
2008
W First Round Baylor 90-79
L Second Round Xavier 78-85
2009
W First Round Northern Iowa 61-56
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Connecticut 60-72
W Second Round Washington 76-74
2010
W First Round Siena 72-64
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Duke 57-70
W Second Round Texas A&M 63-61
2011 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Saint Peter's 65-43
L Second Round #11 VCU 76-94
2012 No. 10 seed
W First Round #7 Saint Mary's 72-69
L Second Round #2 Kansas 60-63
2015
L First Round #8 Cincinnati 65-66
2016 No. 5 seed
L First Round #12 Little Rock 83-85
2017 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Vermont 80-70
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Kansas 66-98
W Second Round #5 Iowa State 80-76
2018 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 Cal State Fullerton 74-48
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #3 Texas Tech 65-78
W Second Round #10 Butler 76-73
2019 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Old Dominion 61-48
L Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Virginia 75-80
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #2 Tennessee 99-94
W Second Round #6 Villanova 87-61
2021 No. 4 seed
L First Round #13 North Texas 69-78
2022 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Yale 78-56
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #15 Saint Peter's 64-67
W Second Round #6 Texas 81-71
2023 No. 1 seed
L First Round #16 Fairleigh Dickinson 58-63
2024 No. 1 seed
W First Round #16 Grambling State 78-50
L National Championship #1 UConn 60-75
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #11 NC State 63-50
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Tennessee 72-66
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #5 Gonzaga 80-68
W Second Round #8 Utah State 106-67
2025 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 High Point 75-63
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Houston 60-62
W Second Round #12 McNeese 76-62