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Big 12 · Boulder, Denver, Colorado

The Heartbreak Index3.3 · #599

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1457-1309

All-time

0.527

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#10 Colorado 60-67 #1 Cincinnati

Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas

Elite Eight

1963 · Mar 16, 1963 · Regional Finals

1.57

Game Score

Colorado 68-64 #23 UNLV

University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico

2012 · Mar 15, 2012 · First Round

1.40

Game Score

Colorado 102-100 Florida

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

2024 · Mar 22, 2024 · First Round

1.29

Game Score

Colorado 77-81 #8 Marquette

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

2024 · Mar 24, 2024 · Second Round

1.22

Game Score

#10 Colorado 78-72 Oklahoma City

Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas

1963 · Mar 15, 1963 · Second Round

1.14

Game Score

Colorado 67-74 Connecticut

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

2016 · Mar 17, 2016 · First Round

1.06

Game Score

#15 Colorado 93-81 Bradley

Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas

Elite Eight

1955 · Mar 12, 1955 · Regional Finals

0.98

Game Score

Colorado 60-53 Boise State

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

2024 · Mar 20, 2024 · First Four

0.94

Game Score

#18 Colorado 56-64 Colorado State

Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas

1969 · Mar 13, 1969 · Second Round

0.89

Game Score

#9 Colorado 67-60 Texas Tech

Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas

1962 · Mar 16, 1962 · Second Round

0.77

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 16, 1963	1963	Regional Finals	#10 Colorado 60-67 #1 Cincinnati Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas Elite Eight	1.57
2	Mar 15, 2012	2012	First Round	Colorado 68-64 #23 UNLV University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico	1.40
3	Mar 22, 2024	2024	First Round	Colorado 102-100 Florida Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.29
4	Mar 24, 2024	2024	Second Round	Colorado 77-81 #8 Marquette Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.22
5	Mar 15, 1963	1963	Second Round	#10 Colorado 78-72 Oklahoma City Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas	1.14
6	Mar 17, 2016	2016	First Round	Colorado 67-74 Connecticut Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa	1.06
7	Mar 12, 1955	1955	Regional Finals	#15 Colorado 93-81 Bradley Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas Elite Eight	0.98
8	Mar 20, 2024	2024	First Four	Colorado 60-53 Boise State University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio	0.94
9	Mar 13, 1969	1969	Second Round	#18 Colorado 56-64 Colorado State Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas	0.89
10	Mar 16, 1962	1962	Second Round	#9 Colorado 67-60 Texas Tech Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas	0.77

Season by season

2027 · Colorado

Big 12

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Colorado

Big 12

Record

17-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#69

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Colorado

Big 12

Record

14-21

Conf record

3-17

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

26-11

Conf record

13-7

—

SRS

#24

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

18-17

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#55

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2022 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

21-12

Conf record

12-8

—

SRS

#67

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2021 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

23-9

Conf record

14-6

#22

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

21-11

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#35

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

23-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#57

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

17-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#97

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

19-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#71

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2016 · Colorado

Pacific-12

Record

22-12

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#49

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Colorado	0-0	Big 12
2026	Colorado	17-16	Big 12	7-11		#69
2025	Colorado	14-21	Big 12	3-17		#73
2024	Colorado	26-11	Pacific-12	13-7		#24	10	NCAA tournament
2023	Colorado	18-17	Pacific-12	8-12		#55		NIT
2022	Colorado	21-12	Pacific-12	12-8		#67		NIT
2021	Colorado	23-9	Pacific-12	14-6	#22	#9	5	NCAA tournament
2020	Colorado	21-11	Pacific-12	10-8		#35
2019	Colorado	23-13	Pacific-12	10-8		#57		NIT
2018	Colorado	17-15	Pacific-12	8-10		#97
2017	Colorado	19-15	Pacific-12	8-10		#71		NIT
2016	Colorado	22-12	Pacific-12	10-8		#49	8	NCAA tournament
2015	Colorado	16-18	Pacific-12	7-11		#82
2014	Colorado	23-12	Pacific-12	10-8		#53	8	NCAA tournament
2013	Colorado	21-12	Pacific-12	10-8		#44	10	NCAA tournament
2012	Colorado	24-12	Pacific-12 ◆	11-7		#70	11	NCAA tournament
2011	Colorado	24-14	Big 12	8-8		#54		NIT
2010	Colorado	15-16	Big 12	6-10		#84
2009	Colorado	9-22	Big 12	1-15		#143
2008	Colorado	12-20	Big 12	3-13		#107
2007	Colorado	7-20	Big 12	3-13		#186
2006	Colorado	20-10	Big 12	9-7		#45		NIT
2005	Colorado	14-16	Big 12	4-12		#99
2004	Colorado	18-11	Big 12	10-6		#52		NIT
2003	Colorado	20-12	Big 12	9-7		#37	10	NCAA tournament
2002	Colorado	15-14	Big 12	5-11		#83
2001	Colorado	15-15	Big 12	5-11		#51
2000	Colorado	18-14	Big 12	7-9		#63		NIT
1999	Colorado	18-15	Big 12	7-9		#78		NIT
1998	Colorado	13-14	Big 12	7-9		#124
1997	Colorado	22-10	Big 12	11-5	#24	#59	9	NCAA tournament
1996	Colorado	9-18	Big Eight	3-11		#128
1995	Colorado	15-13	Big Eight	5-9		#76		NIT
1994	Colorado	10-17	Big Eight	2-12		#145
1993	Colorado	10-17	Big Eight	2-12		#83
1992	Colorado	13-15	Big Eight	4-10		#66
1991	Colorado	19-14	Big Eight	5-9		#33		NIT
1990	Colorado	12-18	Big Eight	2-12		#78
1989	Colorado	7-21	Big Eight	2-12		#105
1988	Colorado	7-21	Big Eight	3-11		#138
1987	Colorado	9-19	Big Eight	3-11		#117
1986	Colorado	8-20	Big Eight	0-14		#135
1985	Colorado	11-17	Big Eight	5-9		#153
1984	Colorado	16-13	Big Eight	6-8		#78
1983	Colorado	13-15	Big Eight	3-11		#119
1982	Colorado	11-16	Big Eight	3-11		#94
1981	Colorado	16-12	Big Eight	5-9		#46
1980	Colorado	17-10	Big Eight	7-7		#119
1979	Colorado	14-13	Big Eight	4-10		#111
1978	Colorado	9-18	Big Eight	3-11		#136
1977	Colorado	11-16	Big Eight	5-9		#96
1976	Colorado	7-19	Big Eight	4-10		#152
1975	Colorado	7-19	Big Eight	4-10		#177
1974	Colorado	9-17	Big Eight	4-10		#77
1973	Colorado	13-13	Big Eight	9-5		#91
1972	Colorado	7-19	Big Eight	4-10		#127
1971	Colorado	14-12	Big Eight	6-8		#67
1970	Colorado	14-12	Big Eight	7-7		#31
1969	Colorado	21-7	Big Eight ★	10-4	#18	#31		Sweet 16
1968	Colorado	9-16	Big Eight	3-11		#94
1967	Colorado	17-8	Big Eight	10-4		#38
1966	Colorado	12-13	Big Eight	6-8		#81
1965	Colorado	13-12	Big Eight	8-6		#51
1964	Colorado	15-10	Big Eight	9-5		#28
1963	Colorado	19-7	Big Eight ★	11-3	#10	#7		Elite Eight
1962	Colorado	19-7	Big Eight ★	13-1	#9	#33		Elite Eight
1961	Colorado	15-10	Big Eight	7-7		#51
1960	Colorado	13-11	Big Eight	7-7		#39
1959	Colorado	14-10	Big Eight	8-6		#30
1958	Colorado	8-15	Big Seven	3-9		#93
1957	Colorado	14-9	Big Seven	5-7		#34
1956	Colorado	11-10	Big Seven	7-5		#41
1955	Colorado	19-6	Big Seven ★	11-1	#15	#12		Final Four
1954	Colorado	11-11	Big Seven ★	10-2		#48		Sweet 16
1953	Colorado	10-11	Big Seven	3-9		#54
1952	Colorado	8-16	Big Seven	4-8		#99
1951	Colorado	4-20	Big Seven	2-10		#69
1950	Colorado	14-8	Big Seven	6-6		#37
1949	Colorado	6-12	Big Seven	4-8
1948	Colorado	7-14	Big Seven	4-8
1947	Colorado	7-11	Mountain States	5-7
1946	Colorado	12-6	Mountain States	9-3				NCAA tournament
1945	Colorado	13-3	Mountain States	9-1
1942	Colorado	16-2	Mountain States ★	11-1				Final Four
1941	Colorado	10-6	Mountain States	7-5
1940	Colorado	17-4	Mountain States ★	11-1				NCAA tournament
1939	Colorado	14-4	Mountain States ★	10-2
1938	Colorado	15-6	Mountain States ★	10-2				NIT
1937	Colorado	10-5	Rocky Mountain ★	10-2
1936	Colorado	6-8	Rocky Mountain	6-8
1935	Colorado	3-9	Rocky Mountain	3-9
1934	Colorado	9-8	Rocky Mountain	7-5
1933	Colorado	8-8	Rocky Mountain	7-7
1932	Colorado	10-7	Rocky Mountain	9-5
1931	Colorado	8-7	Rocky Mountain	8-4
1930	Colorado	11-6	Rocky Mountain ★	11-3
1929	Colorado	10-2	Rocky Mountain ★	10-2
1928	Colorado	5-7	Rocky Mountain	5-7
1927	Colorado	7-5	Rocky Mountain	7-5
1926	Colorado	8-5	Rocky Mountain	7-5
1925	Colorado	9-4	Rocky Mountain	7-4
1924	Colorado	4-7	Rocky Mountain	3-5
1923	Colorado	1-7	Rocky Mountain	1-5
1922	Colorado	3-5	Rocky Mountain	3-5
1921	Colorado	8-0	Rocky Mountain	6-0
1920	Colorado	6-4	Rocky Mountain
1919	Colorado	8-1	Rocky Mountain
1918	Colorado	9-2	Rocky Mountain	6-1
1917	Colorado	6-2	Rocky Mountain	6-2
1916	Colorado	6-2	Rocky Mountain	6-2
1915	Colorado	4-6	Rocky Mountain	3-5
1914	Colorado	5-3	Rocky Mountain	5-1
1913	Colorado	7-4	Rocky Mountain	5-1
1912	Colorado	5-2	Rocky Mountain	2-2
1911	Colorado	4-2	Rocky Mountain	2-2
1910	Colorado	7-5	Independent
1909	Colorado	4-3	Independent
1908	Colorado	6-6	Independent
1907	Colorado	6-4	Independent
1906	Colorado	6-5	Independent
1905	Colorado	3-2	Independent
1904	Colorado	4-3	Independent
1903	Colorado	2-4	Independent
1902	Colorado	3-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

2 AP All-American selections.

Chauncey Billups1997

Cliff Meely1971

Year	Player
1997	Chauncey Billups
1971	Cliff Meely

NBA first-round picks

32 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Cody Williams2024

Last college yr: 2024

Tristan da Silva2024

Last college yr: 2024

Tristan da Silva2024

Last college yr: 2023

Nique Clifford2025

Last college yr: 2023

Tristan da Silva2024

Last college yr: 2022

Nique Clifford2025

Last college yr: 2022

Tristan da Silva2024

Last college yr: 2021

Nique Clifford2025

Last college yr: 2021

Derrick White2017

Last college yr: 2017

Andre Roberson2013

Last college yr: 2013

Andre Roberson2013

Last college yr: 2012

Alec Burks2011

Last college yr: 2011

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Cody Williams	2024
2024	Tristan da Silva	2024
2024	Tristan da Silva	2023
2025	Nique Clifford	2023
2024	Tristan da Silva	2022
2025	Nique Clifford	2022
2024	Tristan da Silva	2021
2025	Nique Clifford	2021
2017	Derrick White	2017
2013	Andre Roberson	2013
2013	Andre Roberson	2012
2011	Alec Burks	2011
2013	Andre Roberson	2011
2011	Alec Burks	2010
2004	David Harrison	2004
2004	David Harrison	2003
2004	David Harrison	2002
1997	Chauncey Billups	1997
1997	Chauncey Billups	1996
1991	Shaun Vandiver	1991
1991	Shaun Vandiver	1990
1991	Shaun Vandiver	1989
1984	Jay Humphries	1984
1984	Jay Humphries	1983
1984	Jay Humphries	1982
1984	Jay Humphries	1981
1974	Scott Wedman	1974
1974	Scott Wedman	1973
1974	Scott Wedman	1972
1971	Cliff Meely	1971
1971	Cliff Meely	1970
1971	Cliff Meely	1969

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