Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Tournament History

Big Ten
All-Time Record
41-27
Appearances
28
Final Fours
3
Titles
1
First
1941
Most Recent
2025

Year by Year

Wisconsin Badgers has made 28 NCAA Tournament appearances between 1941 and 2025.

1941
W National Championship Washington State 39-34
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Pittsburgh 36-30
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Dartmouth 51-50
1947
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) City College of New 56-70
W Third Place Game Navy 50-49
1994
W First Round Cincinnati 80-72
L Second Round Missouri 96-109
1997
L First Round Texas 58-71
1999
L First Round Missouri State 32-43
2000
W First Round Fresno State 66-56
L National Semifinal (Final Four) Michigan State 41-53
W Regional Final (Elite 8) Purdue 64-60
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) LSU 61-48
W Second Round Arizona 66-59
2001
L First Round Georgia State 49-50
2002
W First Round St. John's 80-70
L Second Round Maryland 57-87
2003
W First Round Weber State 81-74
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Kentucky 57-63
W Second Round Tulsa 61-60
2004
W First Round Richmond 76-64
L Second Round Pittsburgh 55-59
2005
W First Round Northern Iowa 57-52
L Regional Final (Elite 8) North Carolina 82-88
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) North Carolina State 65-56
W Second Round Bucknell 71-62
2006
L First Round Arizona 75-94
2007
W First Round Texas A&M-CC 76-63
L Second Round UNLV 68-74
2008
W First Round Cal State Fullerton 71-56
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) Davidson 56-73
W Second Round Kansas State 72-55
2009
W First Round Florida State 61-59
L Second Round Xavier 49-60
2010
W First Round Wofford 53-49
L Second Round Cornell 69-87
2011 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Belmont 72-58
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #8 Butler 54-61
W Second Round #5 Kansas State 70-65
2012 No. 4 seed
W First Round #13 Montana 73-49
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #1 Syracuse 63-64
W Second Round #5 Vanderbilt 60-57
2013 No. 5 seed
L First Round #12 Ole Miss 46-57
2014 No. 2 seed
W First Round #15 American 75-35
L National Semifinal (Final Four) #8 Kentucky 73-74
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #1 Arizona 64-63
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #6 Baylor 69-52
W Second Round #7 Oregon 85-77
2015
W First Round #16 Coastal Carolina 86-72
L National Championship #1 Duke 63-68
W National Semifinal (Final Four) #1 Kentucky 71-64
W Regional Final (Elite 8) #2 Arizona 85-78
W Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 North Carolina 79-72
W Second Round #8 Oregon 72-65
2016 No. 7 seed
W First Round #10 Pittsburgh 47-43
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #6 Notre Dame 56-61
W Second Round #2 Xavier 66-63
2017 No. 8 seed
W First Round #9 Virginia Tech 84-74
L Regional Semifinal (Sweet 16) #4 Florida 83-84
W Second Round #1 Villanova 65-62
2019 No. 5 seed
L First Round #12 Oregon 54-72
2021 No. 9 seed
W First Round #8 North Carolina 85-62
L Second Round #1 Baylor 63-76
2022 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Colgate 67-60
L Second Round #11 Iowa State 49-54
2024 No. 5 seed
L First Round #12 James Madison 61-72
2025 No. 3 seed
W First Round #14 Montana 85-66
L Second Round #6 BYU 89-91