Drake

Heartbreak#5343.8

Missouri Valley · Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa

The Heartbreak Index3.8 · #534

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1907

3.8

Heartbreak

#534

of 1,138 clubs

#41

in CBB

3.4

agony · 0.5 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19077.5
First CBB final appearance since 19071.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1969 · playoff run died early, 1971 · playoff run died early, 1970

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1414-1549

All-time

0.477

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#14 Drake 99-101 Western Kentucky (OT)

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

2008 · Mar 21, 2008 · First Round

1.90

Game Score

#11 Drake 82-85 #1 UCLA

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

Final Four

1969 · Mar 20, 1969 · Final Four

1.69

Game Score

#18 Drake 71-73 #4 Kansas

Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas

Elite Eight

1971 · Mar 20, 1971 · Regional Finals

1.54

Game Score

Drake 67-57 #23 Missouri

Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas

2025 · Mar 20, 2025 · First Round

1.44

Game Score

#14 Drake 92-87 #12 Houston

Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas

1970 · Mar 12, 1970 · Second Round

1.36

Game Score

#11 Drake 104-84 #4 North Carolina

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

1969 · Mar 22, 1969 · Third Place Game

1.27

Game Score

Drake 61-66 #25 Washington State

CHI Health Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

2024 · Mar 21, 2024 · First Round

1.12

Game Score

Drake 56-63 #16 Miami (FL)

MVP Arena, Albany, New York

2023 · Mar 17, 2023 · First Round

1.10

Game Score

#18 Drake 79-72 #12 Notre Dame (OT)

Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas

1971 · Mar 18, 1971 · Second Round

1.08

Game Score

Drake 53-52 Wichita State

Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana

2021 · Mar 18, 2021 · First Four

1.08

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 21, 2008	2008	First Round	#14 Drake 99-101 Western Kentucky (OT) St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida	1.90
2	Mar 20, 1969	1969	Final Four	#11 Drake 82-85 #1 UCLA Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Final Four	1.69
3	Mar 20, 1971	1971	Regional Finals	#18 Drake 71-73 #4 Kansas Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas Elite Eight	1.54
4	Mar 20, 2025	2025	First Round	Drake 67-57 #23 Missouri Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas	1.44
5	Mar 12, 1970	1970	Second Round	#14 Drake 92-87 #12 Houston Phog Allen Field House, Kansas City, Kansas	1.36
6	Mar 22, 1969	1969	Third Place Game	#11 Drake 104-84 #4 North Carolina Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky	1.27
7	Mar 21, 2024	2024	First Round	Drake 61-66 #25 Washington State CHI Health Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska	1.12
8	Mar 17, 2023	2023	First Round	Drake 56-63 #16 Miami (FL) MVP Arena, Albany, New York	1.10
9	Mar 18, 1971	1971	Second Round	#18 Drake 79-72 #12 Notre Dame (OT) Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas	1.08
10	Mar 18, 2021	2021	First Four	Drake 53-52 Wichita State Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana	1.08

Season by season

2027 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

14-20

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#166

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Drake

Missouri Valley ★ ◆

Record

31-4

Conf record

17-3

—

SRS

#74

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Drake

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

28-7

Conf record

16-4

—

SRS

#60

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Drake

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

27-8

Conf record

15-5

—

SRS

#81

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

25-11

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#85

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

26-5

Conf record

15-3

—

SRS

#67

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

20-14

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#161

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Drake

Missouri Valley ★

Record

24-10

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#131

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

17-17

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#163

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

7-24

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#217

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Drake

Missouri Valley

Record

7-24

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#219

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Drake	0-0	Missouri Valley
2026	Drake	14-20	Missouri Valley	6-14		#166
2025	Drake	31-4	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	17-3		#74	11	NCAA tournament
2024	Drake	28-7	Missouri Valley ◆	16-4		#60	10	NCAA tournament
2023	Drake	27-8	Missouri Valley ◆	15-5		#81	12	NCAA tournament
2022	Drake	25-11	Missouri Valley	13-5		#85
2021	Drake	26-5	Missouri Valley	15-3		#67	11	NCAA tournament
2020	Drake	20-14	Missouri Valley	8-10		#161
2019	Drake	24-10	Missouri Valley ★	12-6		#131
2018	Drake	17-17	Missouri Valley	10-8		#163
2017	Drake	7-24	Missouri Valley	5-13		#217
2016	Drake	7-24	Missouri Valley	2-16		#219
2015	Drake	9-22	Missouri Valley	6-12		#247
2014	Drake	15-16	Missouri Valley	6-12		#168
2013	Drake	15-17	Missouri Valley	7-11		#120
2012	Drake	18-16	Missouri Valley	9-9		#133
2011	Drake	13-18	Missouri Valley	7-11		#190
2010	Drake	14-19	Missouri Valley	7-11		#144
2009	Drake	17-16	Missouri Valley	7-11		#126
2008	Drake	28-5	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	15-3	#14	#26	5	NCAA tournament
2007	Drake	17-15	Missouri Valley	6-12		#111
2006	Drake	12-19	Missouri Valley	5-13		#128
2005	Drake	13-16	Missouri Valley	7-11		#126
2004	Drake	12-16	Missouri Valley	7-11		#149
2003	Drake	10-20	Missouri Valley	5-13		#203
2002	Drake	14-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#176
2001	Drake	12-16	Missouri Valley	8-10		#136
2000	Drake	11-18	Missouri Valley	4-14		#162
1999	Drake	10-17	Missouri Valley	5-13		#162
1998	Drake	3-24	Missouri Valley	0-18		#265
1997	Drake	2-26	Missouri Valley	0-18		#206
1996	Drake	12-15	Missouri Valley	8-10		#153
1995	Drake	12-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#149
1994	Drake	11-16	Missouri Valley	6-12		#166
1993	Drake	14-14	Missouri Valley	9-9		#130
1992	Drake	6-21	Missouri Valley	3-15		#208
1991	Drake	8-21	Missouri Valley	4-12		#208
1990	Drake	13-18	Missouri Valley	5-9		#148
1989	Drake	12-17	Missouri Valley	6-8		#134
1988	Drake	14-14	Missouri Valley	5-9		#108
1987	Drake	17-14	Missouri Valley	6-8		#84
1986	Drake	19-11	Missouri Valley	10-6		#98		NIT
1985	Drake	12-15	Missouri Valley	4-12		#142
1984	Drake	8-20	Missouri Valley	4-12		#200
1983	Drake	13-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#94
1982	Drake	12-15	Missouri Valley	7-9		#121
1981	Drake	18-11	Missouri Valley	10-6		#52		NIT
1980	Drake	15-12	Missouri Valley	6-10		#80
1979	Drake	15-12	Missouri Valley	8-8		#117
1978	Drake	6-22	Missouri Valley	2-14		#145
1977	Drake	10-17	Missouri Valley	5-7		#98
1976	Drake	8-19	Missouri Valley	3-9		#145
1975	Drake	19-10	Missouri Valley	9-5	#16	#42
1974	Drake	13-13	Missouri Valley	3-9		#104
1973	Drake	14-12	Missouri Valley	5-9		#47
1972	Drake	7-19	Missouri Valley	2-12		#104
1971	Drake	21-8	Missouri Valley ★	9-5	#18	#30		Elite Eight
1970	Drake	22-7	Missouri Valley ★	14-2	#14	#39		Elite Eight
1969	Drake	26-5	Missouri Valley ★	13-3	#11	#6		Final Four
1968	Drake	18-8	Missouri Valley	9-7		#29
1967	Drake	9-16	Missouri Valley	4-10		#78
1966	Drake	13-12	Missouri Valley	6-8		#55
1965	Drake	15-10	Missouri Valley	6-8		#40
1964	Drake	21-7	Missouri Valley ★	10-2		#18		NIT
1963	Drake	11-14	Missouri Valley	3-9		#43
1962	Drake	16-8	Missouri Valley	6-6		#31
1961	Drake	19-7	Missouri Valley	7-5		#28
1960	Drake	11-14	Missouri Valley	4-10		#69
1959	Drake	9-15	Missouri Valley	4-10		#106
1958	Drake	13-12	Missouri Valley	4-10		#52
1957	Drake	8-16	Missouri Valley	4-10		#122
1956	Drake	10-14	Independent			#73
1955	Drake	9-12	Independent			#100
1954	Drake	7-16	Independent			#128
1953	Drake	13-12	Independent			#52
1952	Drake	13-12	Independent			#43
1951	Drake	11-14	Missouri Valley	4-10		#87
1950	Drake	14-12	Missouri Valley	5-7		#92
1949	Drake	13-13	Missouri Valley	4-6
1948	Drake	14-12	Missouri Valley	5-5
1947	Drake	18-11	Missouri Valley	8-4
1946	Drake	11-15	Missouri Valley	5-7
1945	Drake	11-13	Missouri Valley
1944	Drake	7-13	Missouri Valley
1943	Drake	8-9	Missouri Valley	3-7
1942	Drake	2-13	Missouri Valley	1-9
1941	Drake	9-11	Missouri Valley	6-6
1940	Drake	13-12	Missouri Valley	7-5
1939	Drake	14-7	Missouri Valley ★	11-3
1938	Drake	14-6	Missouri Valley	10-4
1937	Drake	13-10	Missouri Valley	7-5
1936	Drake	16-12	Missouri Valley ★	8-4
1935	Drake	14-11	Missouri Valley ★	8-4
1934	Drake	6-12	Missouri Valley	4-6
1933	Drake	4-12	Missouri Valley	2-8
1932	Drake	2-17	Missouri Valley	2-6
1931	Drake	4-15	Missouri Valley	2-6
1930	Drake	10-9	Missouri Valley	4-4
1929	Drake	6-13	Missouri Valley	3-4
1928	Drake	7-13	Missouri Valley	7-11
1927	Drake	8-10	Missouri Valley	6-6
1926	Drake	9-9	Missouri Valley	7-9
1925	Drake	4-12	Missouri Valley	4-12
1924	Drake	9-9	Missouri Valley	8-8
1923	Drake	10-6	Missouri Valley	10-6
1922	Drake	14-4	Missouri Valley	12-4
1921	Drake	10-8	Missouri Valley	5-8
1920	Drake	12-11	Missouri Valley	3-7
1919	Drake	10-18	Missouri Valley	2-9
1918	Drake	2-17	Missouri Valley	0-10
1917	Drake	5-7	Missouri Valley	0-4
1916	Drake	3-9	Missouri Valley	1-5
1915	Drake	5-6	Missouri Valley	1-5
1914	Drake	1-9	Missouri Valley	0-5
1913	Drake	1-5	Missouri Valley	0-6
1912	Drake	1-8	Missouri Valley	0-8
1911	Drake	0-6	Missouri Valley	0-2
1910	Drake	0-10	Missouri Valley	0-8
1909	Drake	3-7	Missouri Valley	3-5
1908	Drake	1-4	Missouri Valley	0-1
1907	Drake	2-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

2 AP All-American selections.

Lewis Lloyd1981

Lewis Lloyd1980

Year	Player
1981	Lewis Lloyd
1980	Lewis Lloyd

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Bennett Stirtz2026

Last college yr: 2025

Willie McCarter1969

Last college yr: 1969

Willie McCarter1969

Last college yr: 1968

Willie McCarter1969

Last college yr: 1967

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Bennett Stirtz	2025
1969	Willie McCarter	1969
1969	Willie McCarter	1968
1969	Willie McCarter	1967

The Heartbreak Index3.8 · #534▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index3.8 · #534