Bradley

Heartbreak#5443.7

Missouri Valley · Peoria, Peoria, Illinois

The Heartbreak Index3.7 · #544

The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1903

3.7

Heartbreak

#544

of 1,138 clubs

#42

in CBB

2.7

agony · 1.0 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19036.9
CBB final appearance since 19541.3

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 1954 · lost the final, 1950 · playoff run died early, 1955

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1818-1287

All-time

0.586

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#1 Bradley 68-71 CCNY

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

National Title

1950 · Mar 28, 1950 · Championship Game

2.01

Game Score

Bradley 77-73 #12 Kansas

Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan

2006 · Mar 17, 2006 · First Round

1.93

Game Score

Bradley 72-66 #16 Pittsburgh

Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan

2006 · Mar 19, 2006 · Second Round

1.73

Game Score

Bradley 71-57 Oklahoma A&M

Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Elite Eight

1954 · Mar 13, 1954 · Regional Finals

1.23

Game Score

#11 Bradley 86-90 Auburn

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

1988 · Mar 17, 1988 · First Round

1.22

Game Score

Bradley 76-92 #10 La Salle

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

National Title

1954 · Mar 20, 1954 · Championship Game

1.02

Game Score

Bradley 81-79 SMU

Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas

1955 · Mar 11, 1955 · Second Round

1.01

Game Score

Bradley 53-55 Texas A&M

North Texas Coliseum, Dallas, Texas

1980 · Mar 7, 1980 · First Round

1.01

Game Score

#14 Bradley 68-82 #7 Louisville

Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1986 · Mar 15, 1986 · Second Round

1.01

Game Score

Bradley 58-66 Stanford

Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

1996 · Mar 14, 1996 · First Round

0.98

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 28, 1950	1950	Championship Game	#1 Bradley 68-71 CCNY Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York National Title	2.01
2	Mar 17, 2006	2006	First Round	Bradley 77-73 #12 Kansas Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan	1.93
3	Mar 19, 2006	2006	Second Round	Bradley 72-66 #16 Pittsburgh Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan	1.73
4	Mar 13, 1954	1954	Regional Finals	Bradley 71-57 Oklahoma A&M Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma Elite Eight	1.23
5	Mar 17, 1988	1988	First Round	#11 Bradley 86-90 Auburn The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia	1.22
6	Mar 20, 1954	1954	Championship Game	Bradley 76-92 #10 La Salle Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri National Title	1.02
7	Mar 11, 1955	1955	Second Round	Bradley 81-79 SMU Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas	1.01
8	Mar 7, 1980	1980	First Round	Bradley 53-55 Texas A&M North Texas Coliseum, Dallas, Texas	1.01
9	Mar 15, 1986	1986	Second Round	#14 Bradley 68-82 #7 Louisville Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.01
10	Mar 14, 1996	1996	First Round	Bradley 58-66 Stanford Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island	0.98

Season by season

2027 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

21-13

Conf record

13-7

—

SRS

#121

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2025 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

28-9

Conf record

15-5

—

SRS

#93

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2024 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

23-12

Conf record

13-7

—

SRS

#72

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2023 · Bradley

Missouri Valley ★

Record

25-10

Conf record

16-4

—

SRS

#90

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2022 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

17-14

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#103

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

12-16

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#145

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Bradley

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

23-11

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#107

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Bradley

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

20-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#157

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

20-13

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#130

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

13-20

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#191

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Bradley

Missouri Valley

Record

5-27

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#294

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Bradley	0-0	Missouri Valley
2026	Bradley	21-13	Missouri Valley	13-7		#121		NIT
2025	Bradley	28-9	Missouri Valley	15-5		#93		NIT
2024	Bradley	23-12	Missouri Valley	13-7		#72		NIT
2023	Bradley	25-10	Missouri Valley ★	16-4		#90		NIT
2022	Bradley	17-14	Missouri Valley	11-7		#103
2021	Bradley	12-16	Missouri Valley	6-12		#145
2020	Bradley	23-11	Missouri Valley ◆	11-7		#107
2019	Bradley	20-15	Missouri Valley ◆	9-9		#157	15	NCAA tournament
2018	Bradley	20-13	Missouri Valley	9-9		#130
2017	Bradley	13-20	Missouri Valley	7-11		#191
2016	Bradley	5-27	Missouri Valley	3-15		#294
2015	Bradley	9-24	Missouri Valley	3-15		#217
2014	Bradley	12-20	Missouri Valley	7-11		#192
2013	Bradley	18-17	Missouri Valley	7-11		#140
2012	Bradley	7-25	Missouri Valley	2-16		#229
2011	Bradley	12-20	Missouri Valley	4-14		#173
2010	Bradley	16-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#109
2009	Bradley	21-15	Missouri Valley	10-8		#113
2008	Bradley	21-17	Missouri Valley	9-9		#87
2007	Bradley	22-13	Missouri Valley	10-8		#55		NIT
2006	Bradley	22-11	Missouri Valley	11-7		#38	13	Sweet 16
2005	Bradley	13-15	Missouri Valley	6-12		#115
2004	Bradley	15-16	Missouri Valley	7-11		#147
2003	Bradley	12-18	Missouri Valley	8-10		#137
2002	Bradley	9-20	Missouri Valley	5-13		#195
2001	Bradley	19-12	Missouri Valley	12-6		#114		NIT
2000	Bradley	14-16	Missouri Valley	10-8		#95
1999	Bradley	17-12	Missouri Valley	11-7		#83		NIT
1998	Bradley	15-14	Missouri Valley	9-9		#106
1997	Bradley	17-13	Missouri Valley	12-6		#72		NIT
1996	Bradley	22-8	Missouri Valley ★	15-3		#55	8	NCAA tournament
1995	Bradley	20-10	Missouri Valley	12-6		#73		NIT
1994	Bradley	23-8	Missouri Valley	14-4		#115		NIT
1993	Bradley	11-16	Missouri Valley	7-11		#147
1992	Bradley	7-23	Missouri Valley	3-15		#221
1991	Bradley	8-20	Missouri Valley	6-10		#182
1990	Bradley	11-20	Missouri Valley	6-8		#159
1989	Bradley	13-14	Missouri Valley	7-7		#114
1988	Bradley	26-5	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	12-2	#11	#29	9	NCAA tournament
1987	Bradley	17-12	Missouri Valley	10-4		#58
1986	Bradley	32-3	Missouri Valley ★	16-0	#14	#44	7	NCAA tournament
1985	Bradley	17-13	Missouri Valley	9-7		#74		NIT
1984	Bradley	15-13	Missouri Valley	7-9		#126
1983	Bradley	16-13	Missouri Valley	10-8		#91
1982	Bradley	26-10	Missouri Valley ★	13-3		#40		NIT
1981	Bradley	18-9	Missouri Valley	10-6		#40
1980	Bradley	23-10	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	13-3		#45	11	NCAA tournament
1979	Bradley	9-17	Missouri Valley	3-13		#126
1978	Bradley	14-14	Missouri Valley	8-8		#87
1977	Bradley	9-18	Missouri Valley	4-8		#142
1976	Bradley	13-13	Missouri Valley	4-8		#104
1975	Bradley	15-11	Missouri Valley	7-7		#55
1974	Bradley	20-8	Missouri Valley	9-3		#43
1973	Bradley	12-14	Missouri Valley	4-10		#90
1972	Bradley	17-9	Missouri Valley	8-6		#18
1971	Bradley	13-12	Missouri Valley	6-8		#87
1970	Bradley	14-12	Missouri Valley	7-9		#72
1969	Bradley	14-12	Missouri Valley	7-9		#66
1968	Bradley	19-9	Missouri Valley	12-4		#26		NIT
1967	Bradley	17-9	Missouri Valley	6-8		#30
1966	Bradley	20-6	Missouri Valley	9-5		#52
1965	Bradley	18-9	Missouri Valley	9-5		#28		NIT
1964	Bradley	23-6	Missouri Valley	7-5		#9		NIT
1963	Bradley	17-9	Missouri Valley	6-6		#31
1962	Bradley	21-7	Missouri Valley ★	10-2	#5	#5		NIT
1961	Bradley	21-5	Missouri Valley	9-3	#6	#6
1960	Bradley	27-2	Missouri Valley	12-2	#4	#4		NIT
1959	Bradley	25-4	Missouri Valley	12-2	#4	#5		NIT
1958	Bradley	20-7	Missouri Valley	12-2	#14	#12		NIT
1957	Bradley	22-7	Missouri Valley	9-5	#19	#14		NIT
1956	Bradley	13-13	Missouri Valley	3-9		#60
1955	Bradley	9-20	Independent			#92		Elite Eight
1954	Bradley	19-13	Independent		#7	#27		Final Four
1953	Bradley	15-12	Independent			#44
1952	Bradley	17-12	Independent			#37
1951	Bradley	32-6	Missouri Valley	11-3	#6	#12
1950	Bradley	32-5	Missouri Valley ★	11-1	#1	#8		Final Four
1949	Bradley	27-8	Missouri Valley	6-4	#7			NIT
1948	Bradley	28-3	Independent
1947	Bradley	25-7	Independent					NIT
1946	Bradley	11-12	Independent
1943	Bradley	8-11	Independent
1942	Bradley	15-5	Independent
1941	Bradley	16-4	Independent
1940	Bradley	14-6	Independent
1939	Bradley	19-3	Independent					NIT
1938	Bradley	18-2	Independent					NIT
1937	Bradley	15-4	Independent
1936	Bradley	6-10	Independent
1935	Bradley	1-13	Independent
1934	Bradley	3-14	Independent
1933	Bradley	8-5	Independent
1932	Bradley	7-10	Independent
1931	Bradley	10-9	Independent
1930	Bradley	13-4	Independent
1929	Bradley	8-8	Independent
1928	Bradley	14-5	Independent
1927	Bradley	7-8	Independent
1926	Bradley	15-4	Independent
1925	Bradley	11-10	Independent
1924	Bradley	11-10	Independent
1923	Bradley	14-5	Independent
1922	Bradley	12-6	Independent
1921	Bradley	7-9	Independent
1920	Bradley	5-10	Independent
1919	Bradley	6-9	Independent
1918	Bradley	6-8	Independent
1917	Bradley	10-6	Independent
1916	Bradley	8-10	Independent
1915	Bradley	13-5	Independent
1914	Bradley	10-10	Independent
1913	Bradley	14-4	Independent
1912	Bradley	11-6	Independent
1911	Bradley	10-3	Independent
1910	Bradley	6-7	Independent
1909	Bradley	6-7	Independent
1908	Bradley	9-5	Independent
1907	Bradley	7-6	Independent
1906	Bradley	4-5	Independent
1905	Bradley	5-4	Independent
1904	Bradley	0-4	Independent
1903	Bradley	5-2	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

6 AP All-American selections.

Hersey Hawkins1988

Chet Walker1962

Chet Walker1961

Chet Walker1960

Gene Melchiorre1951

Paul Unruh1950

Year	Player
1988	Hersey Hawkins
1962	Chet Walker
1961	Chet Walker
1960	Chet Walker
1951	Gene Melchiorre
1950	Paul Unruh

NBA first-round picks

23 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Patrick O'Bryant2006

Last college yr: 2006

Patrick O'Bryant2006

Last college yr: 2005

Danny Granger2005

Last college yr: 2003

Danny Granger2005

Last college yr: 2002

Anthony Parker1997

Last college yr: 1997

Anthony Parker1997

Last college yr: 1996

Anthony Parker1997

Last college yr: 1995

Anthony Parker1997

Last college yr: 1994

Hersey Hawkins1988

Last college yr: 1988

Hersey Hawkins1988

Last college yr: 1987

Hersey Hawkins1988

Last college yr: 1986

Hersey Hawkins1988

Last college yr: 1985

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2006	Patrick O'Bryant	2006
2006	Patrick O'Bryant	2005
2005	Danny Granger	2003
2005	Danny Granger	2002
1997	Anthony Parker	1997
1997	Anthony Parker	1996
1997	Anthony Parker	1995
1997	Anthony Parker	1994
1988	Hersey Hawkins	1988
1988	Hersey Hawkins	1987
1988	Hersey Hawkins	1986
1988	Hersey Hawkins	1985
1982	David Thirdkill	1982
1982	David Thirdkill	1981
1982	David Thirdkill	1980
1978	Roger Phegley	1978
1978	Roger Phegley	1977
1978	Roger Phegley	1976
1978	Roger Phegley	1975
1951	Gene Melchiorre	1951
1951	Gene Melchiorre	1950
1951	Gene Melchiorre	1949
1951	Gene Melchiorre	1948

The Heartbreak Index3.7 · #544▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index3.7 · #544