Columbia

Ivy · New York, New York, New York

1360-1425

All-time

0.488

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#7 Columbia 59-61 #8 Davidson

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1968 · Mar 15, 1968 · Second Round

1.53

Game Score

#7 Columbia 95-75 #3 St. Bonaventure

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1968 · Mar 16, 1968 · Regional Third Place

1.11

Game Score

#7 Columbia 83-69 La Salle

Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1968 · Mar 8, 1968 · First Round

0.97

Game Score

#3 Columbia 71-79 #5 Illinois

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1951 · Mar 20, 1951 · First Round

0.70

Game Score

Columbia 53-76 Kentucky

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1948 · Mar 19, 1948 · First Round

-0.14

Game Score

Columbia 49-66 Michigan

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1948 · Mar 20, 1948 · Regional Third Place

-0.17

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 15, 1968	1968	Second Round	#7 Columbia 59-61 #8 Davidson Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.53
2	Mar 16, 1968	1968	Regional Third Place	#7 Columbia 95-75 #3 St. Bonaventure Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.11
3	Mar 8, 1968	1968	First Round	#7 Columbia 83-69 La Salle Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	0.97
4	Mar 20, 1951	1951	First Round	#3 Columbia 71-79 #5 Illinois Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	0.70
5	Mar 19, 1948	1948	First Round	Columbia 53-76 Kentucky Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	-0.14
6	Mar 20, 1948	1948	Regional Third Place	Columbia 49-66 Michigan Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	-0.17

Season by season

2027 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

16-12

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#190

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

12-15

Conf record

1-13

—

SRS

#279

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

13-14

Conf record

4-10

—

SRS

#233

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

7-22

Conf record

2-12

—

SRS

#343

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

4-22

Conf record

1-13

—

SRS

#350

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

6-24

Conf record

1-13

—

SRS

#302

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

10-18

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#225

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

8-19

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#227

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

11-16

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#230

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

25-10

Conf record

10-4

—

SRS

#116

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2015 · Columbia

Ivy

Record

13-15

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#156

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Tournament
2027	Columbia	0-0	Ivy
2026	Columbia	16-12	Ivy	5-9		#190
2025	Columbia	12-15	Ivy	1-13		#279
2024	Columbia	13-14	Ivy	4-10		#233
2023	Columbia	7-22	Ivy	2-12		#343
2022	Columbia	4-22	Ivy	1-13		#350
2020	Columbia	6-24	Ivy	1-13		#302
2019	Columbia	10-18	Ivy	5-9		#225
2018	Columbia	8-19	Ivy	5-9		#227
2017	Columbia	11-16	Ivy	5-9		#230
2016	Columbia	25-10	Ivy	10-4		#116
2015	Columbia	13-15	Ivy	5-9		#156
2014	Columbia	21-13	Ivy	8-6		#130
2013	Columbia	12-16	Ivy	4-10		#201
2012	Columbia	15-15	Ivy	4-10		#194
2011	Columbia	15-13	Ivy	6-8		#225
2010	Columbia	11-17	Ivy	5-9		#279
2009	Columbia	12-16	Ivy	7-7		#273
2008	Columbia	14-15	Ivy	7-7		#255
2007	Columbia	16-12	Ivy	7-7		#215
2006	Columbia	11-16	Ivy	4-10		#282
2005	Columbia	12-15	Ivy	3-11		#249
2004	Columbia	10-17	Ivy	6-8		#264
2003	Columbia	2-25	Ivy	0-14		#311
2002	Columbia	11-17	Ivy	4-10		#228
2001	Columbia	12-15	Ivy	7-7		#251
2000	Columbia	13-14	Ivy	7-7		#266
1999	Columbia	10-16	Ivy	5-9		#278
1998	Columbia	11-15	Ivy	6-8		#261
1997	Columbia	6-20	Ivy	1-13		#263
1996	Columbia	7-19	Ivy	3-11		#278
1995	Columbia	4-22	Ivy	1-13		#297
1994	Columbia	6-20	Ivy	4-10		#288
1993	Columbia	16-10	Ivy	10-4		#167
1992	Columbia	10-16	Ivy	8-6		#209
1991	Columbia	7-19	Ivy	5-9		#257
1990	Columbia	4-22	Ivy	2-12		#280
1989	Columbia	8-18	Ivy	4-10		#286
1988	Columbia	6-20	Ivy	2-12		#271
1987	Columbia	12-14	Ivy	6-8		#223
1986	Columbia	12-14	Ivy	6-8		#184
1985	Columbia	13-13	Ivy	9-5		#208
1984	Columbia	8-18	Ivy	5-9		#253
1983	Columbia	10-16	Ivy	7-7		#197
1982	Columbia	16-10	Ivy	9-5		#175
1981	Columbia	9-17	Ivy	5-9		#213
1980	Columbia	10-16	Ivy	5-9		#230
1979	Columbia	17-9	Ivy	10-4		#112
1978	Columbia	15-11	Ivy	11-3		#159
1977	Columbia	16-10	Ivy	8-6		#113
1976	Columbia	8-17	Ivy	6-8		#208
1975	Columbia	4-22	Ivy	2-12		#221
1974	Columbia	5-20	Ivy	4-10		#223
1973	Columbia	7-18	Ivy	5-9		#184
1972	Columbia	4-20	Ivy	3-11		#193
1971	Columbia	15-9	Ivy	9-5		#125
1970	Columbia	20-5	Ivy	11-3		#17
1969	Columbia	20-4	Ivy	11-3		#18
1968	Columbia	23-5	Ivy ★ ◆	12-2	#7	#7	Sweet 16
1967	Columbia	11-14	Ivy	6-8		#138
1966	Columbia	18-6	Ivy	10-4		#77
1965	Columbia	7-15	Ivy	5-9		#157
1964	Columbia	11-12	Ivy	6-8		#160
1963	Columbia	10-12	Ivy	4-9		#168
1962	Columbia	3-21	Ivy	1-13		#172
1961	Columbia	8-15	Ivy	4-10		#162
1960	Columbia	9-14	Ivy	2-12		#154
1959	Columbia	3-21	Ivy	2-12		#171
1958	Columbia	6-18	Ivy	2-12		#155
1957	Columbia	18-6	Ivy	9-5		#56
1956	Columbia	15-9	Ivy	9-5		#85
1955	Columbia	17-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	10-4		#83
1954	Columbia	11-13	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-8		#121
1953	Columbia	17-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-4		#56
1952	Columbia	12-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5		#64
1951	Columbia	21-1	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	12-0	#3	#5	NCAA tournament
1950	Columbia	21-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	9-3		#46
1949	Columbia	14-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-4
1948	Columbia	20-3	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	11-1			NCAA tournament
1947	Columbia	15-5	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	11-1
1946	Columbia	11-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-5
1945	Columbia	9-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	1-5
1944	Columbia	7-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-6
1943	Columbia	8-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-7
1942	Columbia	2-13	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-10
1941	Columbia	11-5	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-4
1940	Columbia	5-12	Eastern Intercollegiate	4-8
1939	Columbia	11-5	Eastern Intercollegiate	9-3
1938	Columbia	10-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-6
1937	Columbia	14-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5
1936	Columbia	19-3	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	12-0
1935	Columbia	13-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	10-2
1934	Columbia	5-14	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-9
1933	Columbia	7-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1932	Columbia	16-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-2
1931	Columbia	20-2	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-0
1930	Columbia	15-5	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	9-1
1929	Columbia	9-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1928	Columbia	4-13	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-8
1927	Columbia	8-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1926	Columbia	15-2	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	9-1
1925	Columbia	10-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1924	Columbia	15-4	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1923	Columbia	9-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1922	Columbia	6-13	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-8
1921	Columbia	7-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1920	Columbia	4-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1919	Columbia	3-7	Independent	2-6
1918	Columbia	4-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-8
1917	Columbia	6-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1916	Columbia	3-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	1-9
1915	Columbia	11-5	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1914	Columbia	9-3	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-2
1913	Columbia	8-5	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-5
1912	Columbia	10-2	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-2
1911	Columbia	13-1	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	7-1
1910	Columbia	11-0	Independent
1909	Columbia	15-1	Independent
1908	Columbia	10-11	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-3
1907	Columbia	11-2	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-2
1906	Columbia	12-4	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-3
1905	Columbia	13-0	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-0
1904	Columbia	17-1	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-0
1903	Columbia	10-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-3
1902	Columbia	5-3	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-3
1901	Columbia	1-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

3 AP All-American selections.

Jim McMillian1970

Chet Forte1957

John Azary1951

Year	Player
1970	Jim McMillian
1957	Chet Forte
1951	John Azary

NBA first-round picks

10 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jim McMillian1970

Last college yr: 1970

Jim McMillian1970

Last college yr: 1969

Jim McMillian1970

Last college yr: 1968

Jack Molinas1953

Last college yr: 1953

Jack Molinas1953

Last college yr: 1952

Jack Molinas1953

Last college yr: 1951

Walt Budko1948

Last college yr: 1948

Walt Budko1948

Last college yr: 1947

Walt Budko1948

Last college yr: 1944

Walt Budko1948

Last college yr: 1943

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1970	Jim McMillian	1970
1970	Jim McMillian	1969
1970	Jim McMillian	1968
1953	Jack Molinas	1953
1953	Jack Molinas	1952
1953	Jack Molinas	1951
1948	Walt Budko	1948
1948	Walt Budko	1947
1948	Walt Budko	1944
1948	Walt Budko	1943