Arkansas

Heartbreak#8541.9

Southeastern · Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas

NCAA titles: 1994

The Heartbreak Index1.9 · #854

The Blessed · CBB, 1994

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Heartbreak

#854

of 1,138 clubs

#81

in CBB

1.9

agony

The clocks

CBB since 19942.7
CBB final appearance since 19951.3

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 1995 · playoff run died early, 2022 · playoff run died early, 2021 · fell one round short, 1990

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1849-1037

All-time

0.641

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Arkansas’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#5 Arkansas 74-70 #2 UCLA

University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1978 · Mar 16, 1978 · Second Round

2.05

Game Score

#17 Arkansas 74-68 #1 Gonzaga

Chase Center, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Sweet 16

2022 · Mar 24, 2022 · Regional Semifinals

2.05

Game Score

#2 Arkansas 76-72 #6 Duke

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

National Title

1994 · Apr 4, 1994 · Championship Game

2.01

Game Score

#2 Arkansas 91-82 #9 Arizona

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Final Four

1994 · Apr 2, 1994 · Final Four

1.97

Game Score

#9 Arkansas 63-65 #2 Louisville

Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sweet 16

1983 · Mar 24, 1983 · Regional Semifinals

1.90

Game Score

#5 Arkansas 71-73 #1 Indiana State

Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Elite Eight

1979 · Mar 19, 1979 · Regional Finals

1.89

Game Score

#6 Arkansas 78-89 #1 UCLA

Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

National Title

1995 · Apr 3, 1995 · Championship Game

1.83

Game Score

Arkansas 72-71 #4 Kansas

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

2023 · Mar 18, 2023 · Second Round

1.81

Game Score

#7 Arkansas 83-97 #15 Duke

McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado

Final Four

1990 · Mar 31, 1990 · Final Four

1.80

Game Score

#2 Arkansas 81-93 #12 Kansas

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Elite Eight

1991 · Mar 23, 1991 · Regional Finals

1.79

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 16, 1978	1978	Second Round	#5 Arkansas 74-70 #2 UCLA University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico	2.05
2	Mar 24, 2022	2022	Regional Semifinals	#17 Arkansas 74-68 #1 Gonzaga Chase Center, San Francisco-San Jose, California Sweet 16	2.05
3	Apr 4, 1994	1994	Championship Game	#2 Arkansas 76-72 #6 Duke Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina National Title	2.01
4	Apr 2, 1994	1994	Final Four	#2 Arkansas 91-82 #9 Arizona Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina Final Four	1.97
5	Mar 24, 1983	1983	Regional Semifinals	#9 Arkansas 63-65 #2 Louisville Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Sweet 16	1.90
6	Mar 19, 1979	1979	Regional Finals	#5 Arkansas 71-73 #1 Indiana State Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio Elite Eight	1.89
7	Apr 3, 1995	1995	Championship Game	#6 Arkansas 78-89 #1 UCLA Kingdome, Seattle, Washington National Title	1.83
8	Mar 18, 2023	2023	Second Round	Arkansas 72-71 #4 Kansas Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa	1.81
9	Mar 31, 1990	1990	Final Four	#7 Arkansas 83-97 #15 Duke McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado Final Four	1.80
10	Mar 23, 1991	1991	Regional Finals	#2 Arkansas 81-93 #12 Kansas Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina Elite Eight	1.79

Season by season

2027 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Arkansas

Southeastern ◆

Record

28-9

Conf record

13-5

#14

SRS

#17

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2025 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

22-14

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#35

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2024 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

16-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#101

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

22-14

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#16

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2022 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

28-9

Conf record

13-5

#17

SRS

#19

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2021 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

25-7

Conf record

13-4

#10

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2020 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

20-12

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#40

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

18-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#51

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

23-12

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#30

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

26-10

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#38

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Arkansas

Southeastern

Record

16-16

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#62

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Arkansas	0-0	Southeastern
2026	Arkansas	28-9	Southeastern ◆	13-5	#14	#17	4	Sweet 16
2025	Arkansas	22-14	Southeastern	8-10		#35	10	Sweet 16
2024	Arkansas	16-17	Southeastern	6-12		#101
2023	Arkansas	22-14	Southeastern	8-10		#16	8	Sweet 16
2022	Arkansas	28-9	Southeastern	13-5	#17	#19	4	Elite Eight
2021	Arkansas	25-7	Southeastern	13-4	#10	#11	3	Elite Eight
2020	Arkansas	20-12	Southeastern	7-11		#40
2019	Arkansas	18-16	Southeastern	8-10		#51		NIT
2018	Arkansas	23-12	Southeastern	10-8		#30	7	NCAA tournament
2017	Arkansas	26-10	Southeastern	12-6		#38	8	NCAA tournament
2016	Arkansas	16-16	Southeastern	9-9		#62
2015	Arkansas	27-9	Southeastern	13-5	#21	#26	5	NCAA tournament
2014	Arkansas	22-12	Southeastern	10-8		#31		NIT
2013	Arkansas	19-13	Southeastern	10-8		#56
2012	Arkansas	18-14	Southeastern	6-10		#96
2011	Arkansas	18-13	Southeastern	7-9		#88
2010	Arkansas	14-18	Southeastern	7-9		#93
2009	Arkansas	14-16	Southeastern	2-14		#97
2008	Arkansas	23-12	Southeastern	9-7		#35	9	NCAA tournament
2007	Arkansas	21-14	Southeastern	7-9		#38	12	NCAA tournament
2006	Arkansas	22-10	Southeastern	10-6		#16	8	NCAA tournament
2005	Arkansas	18-12	Southeastern	6-10		#35
2004	Arkansas	12-16	Southeastern	4-12		#82
2003	Arkansas	9-19	Southeastern	4-12		#103
2002	Arkansas	14-15	Southeastern	6-10		#45
2001	Arkansas	20-11	Southeastern	10-6		#15	7	NCAA tournament
2000	Arkansas	19-15	Southeastern ◆	7-9		#39	11	NCAA tournament
1999	Arkansas	23-11	Southeastern	9-7	#17	#32	4	NCAA tournament
1998	Arkansas	24-9	Southeastern	11-5	#17	#20	6	NCAA tournament
1997	Arkansas	18-14	Southeastern	8-8		#24		NIT
1996	Arkansas	20-13	Southeastern	9-7		#40	12	Sweet 16
1995	Arkansas	32-7	Southeastern ★	12-4	#6	#16	2	Final Four
1994	Arkansas	31-3	Southeastern ★	14-2	#2	#1	1	Champion	National
1993	Arkansas	22-9	Southeastern ★	10-6	#12	#15	4	Sweet 16
1992	Arkansas	26-8	Southeastern ★	13-3	#9	#11	3	NCAA tournament
1991	Arkansas	34-4	Southwest ★ ◆	15-1	#2	#2	1	Elite Eight
1990	Arkansas	30-5	Southwest ★ ◆	14-2	#7	#7	4	Final Four
1989	Arkansas	25-7	Southwest ★ ◆	13-3		#17	5	NCAA tournament
1988	Arkansas	21-9	Southwest	11-5		#41	11	NCAA tournament
1987	Arkansas	19-14	Southwest	8-8		#45		NIT
1986	Arkansas	12-16	Southwest	4-12		#116
1985	Arkansas	22-13	Southwest	10-6		#40	9	NCAA tournament
1984	Arkansas	25-7	Southwest	14-2	#8	#33	2	NCAA tournament
1983	Arkansas	26-4	Southwest	14-2	#9	#18	4	Sweet 16
1982	Arkansas	23-6	Southwest ★ ◆	12-4	#12	#7	4	NCAA tournament
1981	Arkansas	24-8	Southwest ★	13-3	#20	#27	5	Sweet 16
1980	Arkansas	21-8	Southwest	13-3		#41	10	NCAA tournament
1979	Arkansas	25-5	Southwest ★ ◆	13-3	#5	#15	2	Elite Eight
1978	Arkansas	32-4	Southwest ★	14-2	#5	#9		Final Four
1977	Arkansas	26-2	Southwest ★ ◆	16-0	#18	#22		NCAA tournament
1976	Arkansas	19-9	Southwest	9-7		#31
1975	Arkansas	17-9	Southwest	11-3		#87
1974	Arkansas	10-16	Southwest	6-8		#170
1973	Arkansas	16-10	Southwest	9-5		#116
1972	Arkansas	8-18	Southwest	5-9		#137
1971	Arkansas	5-21	Southwest	1-13		#157
1970	Arkansas	5-19	Southwest	3-11		#143
1969	Arkansas	10-14	Southwest	4-10		#133
1968	Arkansas	10-14	Southwest	7-7		#134
1967	Arkansas	6-17	Southwest	4-10		#148
1966	Arkansas	13-10	Southwest	7-7		#89
1965	Arkansas	9-14	Southwest	5-9		#98
1964	Arkansas	9-14	Southwest	6-8		#104
1963	Arkansas	13-11	Southwest	8-6		#67
1962	Arkansas	14-10	Southwest	5-9		#63
1961	Arkansas	16-7	Southwest	9-5		#56
1960	Arkansas	12-11	Southwest	7-7		#68
1959	Arkansas	9-14	Southwest	6-8		#96
1958	Arkansas	17-10	Southwest ★	9-5		#51		Sweet 16
1957	Arkansas	11-12	Southwest	5-7		#63
1956	Arkansas	11-12	Southwest	9-3		#46
1955	Arkansas	14-9	Southwest	8-4		#94
1954	Arkansas	13-9	Southwest	6-6		#45
1953	Arkansas	10-11	Southwest	4-8		#77
1952	Arkansas	10-14	Southwest	4-8		#107
1951	Arkansas	13-11	Southwest	7-5		#78
1950	Arkansas	12-12	Southwest ★	8-4		#86
1949	Arkansas	15-11	Southwest ★	9-3				NCAA tournament
1948	Arkansas	16-8	Southwest	8-4
1947	Arkansas	14-10	Southwest	8-4
1946	Arkansas	16-7	Southwest	9-3
1945	Arkansas	17-9	Southwest	9-3				Final Four
1944	Arkansas	16-8	Southwest ★	11-1
1943	Arkansas	19-7	Southwest	8-4
1942	Arkansas	19-4	Southwest ★	10-2
1941	Arkansas	20-3	Southwest ★	12-0				Final Four
1940	Arkansas	12-10	Southwest	6-6
1939	Arkansas	18-5	Southwest	9-3
1938	Arkansas	19-3	Southwest ★	11-1
1937	Arkansas	12-6	Southwest	8-4
1936	Arkansas	24-3	Southwest ★	11-1
1935	Arkansas	14-5	Southwest ★	9-3
1934	Arkansas	16-8	Southwest	6-6
1933	Arkansas	14-7	Southwest	6-6
1932	Arkansas	18-6	Southwest	8-4
1931	Arkansas	14-9	Southwest	7-5
1930	Arkansas	16-7	Southwest ★	10-2
1929	Arkansas	19-1	Southwest ★	11-1
1928	Arkansas	19-1	Southwest ★	12-0
1927	Arkansas	14-2	Southwest ★	8-2
1926	Arkansas	23-2	Southwest ★	11-1
1925	Arkansas	21-5	Southwest	10-4
1924	Arkansas	17-11	Southwest	3-9

Consensus All-Americans

14 AP All-American selections.

Darius Acuff Jr.2026

JD Notae2022

Bobby Portis2015

Corliss Williamson1995

Corliss Williamson1994

Todd Day1992

Lee Mayberry1992

Todd Day1991

Alvin Robertson1984

Darrell Walker1983

Sidney Moncrief1979

Ron Brewer1978

Year	Player
2026	Darius Acuff Jr.
2022	JD Notae
2015	Bobby Portis
1995	Corliss Williamson
1994	Corliss Williamson
1992	Todd Day
1992	Lee Mayberry
1991	Todd Day
1984	Alvin Robertson
1983	Darrell Walker
1979	Sidney Moncrief
1978	Ron Brewer
1978	Sidney Moncrief
1948	George Kok

NBA first-round picks

49 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Darius Acuff Jr.2026

Last college yr: 2026

Anthony Black2023

Last college yr: 2023

Nick Smith Jr.2023

Last college yr: 2023

Moses Moody2021

Last college yr: 2021

Bobby Portis2015

Last college yr: 2015

Bobby Portis2015

Last college yr: 2014

Ronnie Brewer2006

Last college yr: 2006

Ronnie Brewer2006

Last college yr: 2005

Ronnie Brewer2006

Last college yr: 2004

Joe Johnson2001

Last college yr: 2001

Joe Johnson2001

Last college yr: 2000

Chris Jefferies2002

Last college yr: 1999

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Darius Acuff Jr.	2026
2023	Anthony Black	2023
2023	Nick Smith Jr.	2023
2021	Moses Moody	2021
2015	Bobby Portis	2015
2015	Bobby Portis	2014
2006	Ronnie Brewer	2006
2006	Ronnie Brewer	2005
2006	Ronnie Brewer	2004
2001	Joe Johnson	2001
2001	Joe Johnson	2000
2002	Chris Jefferies	1999
1995	Corliss Williamson	1995
1995	Corliss Williamson	1994
1995	Corliss Williamson	1993
1992	Todd Day	1992
1992	Oliver Miller	1992
1992	Lee Mayberry	1992
1992	Todd Day	1991
1992	Oliver Miller	1991
1992	Lee Mayberry	1991
1992	Todd Day	1990
1992	Oliver Miller	1990
1992	Lee Mayberry	1990
1992	Todd Day	1989
1992	Oliver Miller	1989
1992	Lee Mayberry	1989
1989	Byron Irvin	1986
1985	Joe Kleine	1985
1989	Byron Irvin	1985
1984	Alvin Robertson	1984
1985	Joe Kleine	1984
1983	Darrell Walker	1983
1984	Alvin Robertson	1983
1985	Joe Kleine	1983
1983	Darrell Walker	1982
1984	Alvin Robertson	1982
1983	Darrell Walker	1981
1979	Sidney Moncrief	1979
1978	Ron Brewer	1978
1979	Sidney Moncrief	1978
1978	Ron Brewer	1977
1979	Sidney Moncrief	1977
1978	Ron Brewer	1976
1979	Sidney Moncrief	1976
1948	George Kok	1948
1948	George Kok	1947
1948	George Kok	1946
1948	George Kok	1945

The Heartbreak Index1.9 · #854▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index1.9 · #854