Utah Utes NCAA Tournament History
Big 12- All-Time Record
- 38-32
- Appearances
- 29
- Final Fours
- 3
- Titles
- 1
- First
- 1944
- Most Recent
- 2016
Year by Year
Utah Utes has made 29 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1944 and 2016.
1944
W
National Championship
Dartmouth
42-40
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Iowa State
40-31
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Missouri
45-35
1945
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oklahoma State
37-62
L
Third Place Game
Oregon
66-69
1955
L
Second Round
San Francisco
59-78
W
Third Place Game
Seattle U
108-85
1956
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
San Francisco
77-92
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Seattle U
81-72
1959
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
California
53-71
L
Third Place Game
Idaho State
65-71
1960
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Oregon
54-65
W
Second Round
USC
80-73
W
Third Place Game
Santa Clara
89-81
1961
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
Cincinnati
67-82
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Arizona State
88-80
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Loyola Marymount
91-75
L
Third Place Game
Saint Joseph's
120-127
1966
L
National Semifinal (Final Four)
UTEP
78-85
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Oregon State
70-64
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Pacific
83-74
L
Third Place Game
Duke
77-79
1977
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
UNLV
83-88
W
Second Round
St. John's
72-68
1978
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Notre Dame
56-69
W
Second Round
Missouri
86-79
1979
L
First Round
Pepperdine
88-92
1981
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
North Carolina
56-61
W
Second Round
Northeastern
94-69
1983
W
First Round
Illinois
52-49
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
North Carolina State
56-75
W
Second Round
UCLA
67-61
1986
L
First Round
North Carolina
72-84
1991
W
First Round
South Alabama
82-72
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
UNLV
66-83
W
Second Round
Michigan State
85-84
1993
W
First Round
Pittsburgh
86-65
L
Second Round
Kentucky
62-83
1995
W
First Round
Long Beach State
76-64
L
Second Round
Mississippi State
64-78
1996
W
First Round
Canisius
72-43
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Kentucky
70-101
W
Second Round
Iowa State
73-67
1997
W
First Round
Navy
75-61
L
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Kentucky
59-72
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Stanford
82-77
W
Second Round
Charlotte
77-58
1998
W
First Round
San Francisco
85-68
L
National Championship
Kentucky
69-78
W
National Semifinal (Final Four)
North Carolina
65-59
W
Regional Final (Elite 8)
Arizona
76-51
W
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
West Virginia
65-62
W
Second Round
Arkansas
75-69
1999
W
First Round
Arkansas State
80-58
L
Second Round
Miami (OH)
58-66
2000
W
First Round
Saint Louis
48-45
L
Second Round
Michigan State
61-73
2002
L
First Round
Indiana
56-75
2003
W
First Round
Oregon
60-58
L
Second Round
Kentucky
54-74
2004
L
First Round
Boston College
51-58
2005
W
First Round
UTEP
60-54
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
Kentucky
52-62
W
Second Round
Oklahoma
67-58
2009
L
First Round
Arizona
71-84
2015
W
First Round
#12 Stephen F. Austin
57-50
L
Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16)
#1 Duke
57-63
W
Second Round
#4 Georgetown
75-64
2016
No. 3 seed
W
First Round
#14 Fresno State
80-69
L
Second Round
#11 Gonzaga
59-82