Kansas

Heartbreak#8951.1

Big 12 · Lawrence (KS), Kansas City, Kansas

NCAA titles: 1952, 1988, 2008, 2022

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2453-920

All-time

0.727

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#4 Kansas 75-68 #2 Memphis (OT)

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National Title

2008 · Apr 7, 2008 · Championship Game

2.73

Game Score

#6 Kansas 59-67 #1 Kentucky

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National Title

2012 · Apr 2, 2012 · Championship Game

2.34

Game Score

#6 Kansas 78-81 #13 Syracuse

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National Title

2003 · Apr 7, 2003 · Championship Game

2.27

Game Score

#6 Kansas 64-62 #7 Ohio State

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Final Four

2012 · Mar 31, 2012 · Final Four

2.27

Game Score

#4 Kansas 85-81 #9 Duke

CenturyLink Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

Elite Eight

2018 · Mar 25, 2018 · Regional Finals

2.22

Game Score

#2 Kansas 53-54 #1 North Carolina (3OT)

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

National Title

1957 · Mar 23, 1957 · Championship Game

2.20

Game Score

#1 Kansas 82-85 #15 Arizona

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

Sweet 16

1997 · Mar 21, 1997 · Regional Semifinals

2.17

Game Score

#6 Kansas 69-65 #7 Duke

Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California

Sweet 16

2003 · Mar 27, 2003 · Regional Semifinals

2.14

Game Score

#6 Kansas 78-75 #2 Arizona

Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2003 · Mar 29, 2003 · Regional Finals

2.13

Game Score

#9 Kansas 83-77 #1 Indiana

St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri

Elite Eight

1993 · Mar 27, 1993 · Regional Finals

2.11

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Apr 7, 2008	2008	Championship Game	#4 Kansas 75-68 #2 Memphis (OT) Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas National Title	2.73
2	Apr 2, 2012	2012	Championship Game	#6 Kansas 59-67 #1 Kentucky Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National Title	2.34
3	Apr 7, 2003	2003	Championship Game	#6 Kansas 78-81 #13 Syracuse Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National Title	2.27
4	Mar 31, 2012	2012	Final Four	#6 Kansas 64-62 #7 Ohio State Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Final Four	2.27
5	Mar 25, 2018	2018	Regional Finals	#4 Kansas 85-81 #9 Duke CenturyLink Center, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska Elite Eight	2.22
6	Mar 23, 1957	1957	Championship Game	#2 Kansas 53-54 #1 North Carolina (3OT) Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri National Title	2.20
7	Mar 21, 1997	1997	Regional Semifinals	#1 Kansas 82-85 #15 Arizona Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama Sweet 16	2.17
8	Mar 27, 2003	2003	Regional Semifinals	#6 Kansas 69-65 #7 Duke Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California Sweet 16	2.14
9	Mar 29, 2003	2003	Regional Finals	#6 Kansas 78-75 #2 Arizona Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	2.13
10	Mar 27, 1993	1993	Regional Finals	#9 Kansas 83-77 #1 Indiana St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Elite Eight	2.11

Season by season

2027 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

24-11

Conf record

12-6

#17

SRS

#21

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2025 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

21-13

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#19

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

23-11

Conf record

10-8

#17

SRS

#20

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Kansas

Big 12 ★

Record

28-8

Conf record

13-5

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Kansas

National

Big 12 ★ ◆

Record

34-6

Conf record

14-4

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Champion

2021 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

21-9

Conf record

12-6

#12

SRS

#25

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Kansas

Big 12 ★

Record

28-3

Conf record

17-1

SRS

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Kansas

Big 12

Record

26-10

Conf record

12-6

#17

SRS

#14

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Kansas

Big 12 ★ ◆

Record

31-8

Conf record

13-5

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2017 · Kansas

Big 12 ★

Record

31-5

Conf record

16-2

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2016 · Kansas

Big 12 ★ ◆

Record

33-5

Conf record

15-3

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Kansas	0-0	Big 12
2026	Kansas	24-11	Big 12	12-6	#17	#21	4	NCAA tournament
2025	Kansas	21-13	Big 12	11-9		#19	7	NCAA tournament
2024	Kansas	23-11	Big 12	10-8	#17	#20	4	NCAA tournament
2023	Kansas	28-8	Big 12 ★	13-5	#4	#7	1	NCAA tournament
2022	Kansas	34-6	Big 12 ★ ◆	14-4	#3	#4	1	Champion	National
2021	Kansas	21-9	Big 12	12-6	#12	#25	3	NCAA tournament
2020	Kansas	28-3	Big 12 ★	17-1	#1	#1
2019	Kansas	26-10	Big 12	12-6	#17	#14	4	NCAA tournament
2018	Kansas	31-8	Big 12 ★ ◆	13-5	#4	#6	1	Final Four
2017	Kansas	31-5	Big 12 ★	16-2	#3	#6	1	Elite Eight
2016	Kansas	33-5	Big 12 ★ ◆	15-3	#1	#2	1	Elite Eight
2015	Kansas	27-9	Big 12 ★	13-5	#10	#13	2	NCAA tournament
2014	Kansas	25-10	Big 12 ★	14-4	#10	#4	2	NCAA tournament
2013	Kansas	31-6	Big 12 ★ ◆	14-4	#3	#6	1	Sweet 16
2012	Kansas	32-7	Big 12 ★	16-2	#6	#3	2	Final Four
2011	Kansas	35-3	Big 12 ★ ◆	14-2	#2	#3	1	Elite Eight
2010	Kansas	33-3	Big 12 ★ ◆	15-1	#1	#2	1	NCAA tournament
2009	Kansas	27-8	Big 12 ★	14-2	#14	#11	3	Sweet 16
2008	Kansas	37-3	Big 12 ★ ◆	13-3	#4	#1	1	Champion	National
2007	Kansas	33-5	Big 12 ★ ◆	14-2	#2	#3	1	Elite Eight
2006	Kansas	25-8	Big 12 ★ ◆	13-3	#12	#5	4	NCAA tournament
2005	Kansas	23-7	Big 12 ★	12-4	#12	#6	3	NCAA tournament
2004	Kansas	24-9	Big 12	12-4	#16	#17	4	Elite Eight
2003	Kansas	30-8	Big 12 ★	14-2	#6	#1	2	Final Four
2002	Kansas	33-4	Big 12 ★	16-0	#2	#3	1	Final Four
2001	Kansas	26-7	Big 12	12-4	#12	#10	4	Sweet 16
2000	Kansas	24-10	Big 12	11-5		#18	8	NCAA tournament
1999	Kansas	23-10	Big 12 ◆	11-5	#22	#17	6	NCAA tournament
1998	Kansas	35-4	Big 12 ★ ◆	15-1	#2	#5	1	NCAA tournament
1997	Kansas	34-2	Big 12 ★ ◆	15-1	#1	#2	1	Sweet 16
1996	Kansas	29-5	Big Eight ★	12-2	#4	#5	2	Elite Eight
1995	Kansas	25-6	Big Eight ★	11-3	#5	#6	1	Sweet 16
1994	Kansas	27-8	Big Eight	9-5	#13	#7	4	Sweet 16
1993	Kansas	29-7	Big Eight ★	11-3	#9	#6	2	Final Four
1992	Kansas	27-5	Big Eight ★ ◆	11-3	#2	#2	1	NCAA tournament
1991	Kansas	27-8	Big Eight ★	10-4	#12	#5	3	Final Four
1990	Kansas	30-5	Big Eight	11-3	#5	#2	2	NCAA tournament
1989	Kansas	19-12	Big Eight	6-8		#22
1988	Kansas	27-11	Big Eight	9-5		#19	6	Champion	National
1987	Kansas	25-11	Big Eight	9-5	#20	#24	5	Sweet 16
1986	Kansas	35-4	Big Eight ★ ◆	13-1	#2	#2	1	Final Four
1985	Kansas	26-8	Big Eight	11-3	#13	#26	3	NCAA tournament
1984	Kansas	22-10	Big Eight ◆	9-5		#35	5	NCAA tournament
1983	Kansas	13-16	Big Eight	4-10		#68
1982	Kansas	13-14	Big Eight	4-10		#55
1981	Kansas	24-8	Big Eight ◆	9-5		#15	7	Sweet 16
1980	Kansas	15-14	Big Eight	7-7		#71
1979	Kansas	18-11	Big Eight	8-6		#55
1978	Kansas	24-5	Big Eight ★	13-1	#10	#4		NCAA tournament
1977	Kansas	18-10	Big Eight	8-6		#42
1976	Kansas	13-13	Big Eight	6-8		#82
1975	Kansas	19-8	Big Eight ★	11-3		#25		NCAA tournament
1974	Kansas	23-7	Big Eight ★	13-1	#7	#14		Final Four
1973	Kansas	8-18	Big Eight	4-10		#95
1972	Kansas	11-15	Big Eight	7-7		#68
1971	Kansas	27-3	Big Eight ★	14-0	#4	#7		Final Four
1970	Kansas	17-9	Big Eight	8-6		#20
1969	Kansas	20-7	Big Eight	9-5	#19	#13		NIT
1968	Kansas	22-8	Big Eight	10-4		#19		NIT
1967	Kansas	23-4	Big Eight ★	13-1	#3	#5		Sweet 16
1966	Kansas	23-4	Big Eight ★	13-1	#4	#6		Elite Eight
1965	Kansas	17-8	Big Eight	9-5		#25
1964	Kansas	13-12	Big Eight	8-6		#37
1963	Kansas	12-13	Big Eight	5-9		#39
1962	Kansas	7-18	Big Eight	3-11		#75
1961	Kansas	17-8	Big Eight	10-4		#7
1960	Kansas	19-9	Big Eight ★	10-4		#13		Elite Eight
1959	Kansas	11-14	Big Eight	8-6		#40
1958	Kansas	18-5	Big Seven	8-4	#7	#2
1957	Kansas	24-3	Big Seven ★	11-1	#2	#1		Final Four
1956	Kansas	14-9	Big Seven	6-6		#32
1955	Kansas	11-10	Big Seven	5-7		#54
1954	Kansas	16-5	Big Seven ★	10-2	#18	#17
1953	Kansas	19-6	Big Seven ★	10-2	#3	#5		Final Four
1952	Kansas	28-3	Big Seven ★	11-1	#8	#4		Champion	National
1951	Kansas	16-8	Big Seven	8-4		#17
1950	Kansas	14-11	Big Seven ★	8-4	#19	#12
1949	Kansas	12-12	Big Seven	3-9
1948	Kansas	9-15	Big Seven	4-8
1947	Kansas	16-11	Big Six	5-5
1946	Kansas	19-2	Big Six ★	10-0
1945	Kansas	12-5	Big Six	7-3
1944	Kansas	17-9	Big Six	5-5
1943	Kansas	22-6	Big Six ★	10-0
1942	Kansas	17-5	Big Six ★	8-2				NCAA tournament
1941	Kansas	12-6	Big Six ★	7-3
1940	Kansas	19-6	Big Six ★	8-2				Final Four
1939	Kansas	13-7	Big Six	6-4
1938	Kansas	18-2	Big Six ★	9-1
1937	Kansas	15-4	Big Six ★	8-2
1936	Kansas	21-2	Big Six ★	10-0
1935	Kansas	15-5	Big Six	12-4
1934	Kansas	16-1	Big Six ★	9-1
1933	Kansas	13-4	Big Six ★	8-2
1932	Kansas	13-5	Big Six ★	7-3
1931	Kansas	15-3	Big Six ★	7-3
1930	Kansas	14-4	Big Six	7-3
1929	Kansas	3-15	Big Six	2-8
1928	Kansas	9-9	Missouri Valley	9-9
1927	Kansas	15-2	Missouri Valley ★	10-2
1926	Kansas	16-2	Missouri Valley ★	16-2
1925	Kansas	17-1	Missouri Valley ★	15-1
1924	Kansas	16-3	Missouri Valley ★	15-1
1923	Kansas	17-1	Missouri Valley ★	16-0
1922	Kansas	16-2	Missouri Valley ★	15-1
1921	Kansas	10-8	Missouri Valley	10-8
1920	Kansas	11-7	Missouri Valley	9-7
1919	Kansas	7-9	Missouri Valley	5-9
1918	Kansas	10-8	Missouri Valley	9-8
1917	Kansas	12-8	Missouri Valley	9-7
1916	Kansas	6-12	Missouri Valley	5-11
1915	Kansas	16-1	Missouri Valley ★	13-1
1914	Kansas	17-1	Missouri Valley ★	13-1
1913	Kansas	16-6	Missouri Valley	8-3
1912	Kansas	11-7	Missouri Valley ★	6-2
1911	Kansas	12-6	Missouri Valley ★	9-3
1910	Kansas	18-1	Missouri Valley ★	7-1
1909	Kansas	25-3	Missouri Valley ★	6-2
1908	Kansas	18-6	Missouri Valley ★	4-0
1907	Kansas	7-8	Independent
1906	Kansas	12-7	Independent
1905	Kansas	5-6	Independent
1904	Kansas	5-8	Independent
1903	Kansas	7-8	Independent
1902	Kansas	5-7	Independent
1901	Kansas	4-8	Independent
1900	Kansas	3-4	Independent
1899	Kansas	7-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

44 AP All-American selections.

Hunter Dickinson2025

Hunter Dickinson2024

Jalen Wilson2023

Ochai Agbaji2022

Udoka Azubuike2020

Devon Dotson2020

Dedric Lawson2019

Devonte’ Graham2018

Frank Mason III2017

Josh Jackson2017

Perry Ellis2016

Andrew Wiggins2014

Year	Player
2025	Hunter Dickinson
2024	Hunter Dickinson
2023	Jalen Wilson
2022	Ochai Agbaji
2020	Udoka Azubuike
2020	Devon Dotson
2019	Dedric Lawson
2018	Devonte’ Graham
2017	Frank Mason III
2017	Josh Jackson
2016	Perry Ellis
2014	Andrew Wiggins
2013	Ben McLemore
2013	Jeff Withey
2012	Thomas Robinson
2012	Tyshawn Taylor
2011	Marcus Morris
2010	Sherron Collins
2010	Cole Aldrich
2009	Sherron Collins
2005	Wayne Simien
2004	Wayne Simien
2003	Nick Collison
2003	Kirk Hinrich
2002	Drew Gooden
1998	Raef LaFrentz
1998	Paul Pierce
1997	Raef LaFrentz
1997	Jacque Vaughn
1996	Jacque Vaughn
1988	Danny Manning
1987	Danny Manning
1986	Danny Manning
1981	Darnell Valentine
1972	Bud Stallworth
1971	Dave Robisch
1969	Jo Jo White
1968	Jo Jo White
1966	Walt Wesley
1958	Wilt Chamberlain
1957	Wilt Chamberlain
1952	Clyde Lovellette
1951	Clyde Lovellette
1950	Clude Lovellette

NBA first-round picks

110 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Darryn Peterson2026

Last college yr: 2026

Gradey Dick2023

Last college yr: 2023

Zuby Ejiofor2026

Last college yr: 2023

Ochai Agbaji2022

Last college yr: 2022

Christian Braun2022

Last college yr: 2022

Ochai Agbaji2022

Last college yr: 2021

Christian Braun2022

Last college yr: 2021

Udoka Azubuike2020

Last college yr: 2020

Ochai Agbaji2022

Last college yr: 2020

Christian Braun2022

Last college yr: 2020

Udoka Azubuike2020

Last college yr: 2019

Quentin Grimes2021

Last college yr: 2019

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Darryn Peterson	2026
2023	Gradey Dick	2023
2026	Zuby Ejiofor	2023
2022	Ochai Agbaji	2022
2022	Christian Braun	2022
2022	Ochai Agbaji	2021
2022	Christian Braun	2021
2020	Udoka Azubuike	2020
2022	Ochai Agbaji	2020
2022	Christian Braun	2020
2020	Udoka Azubuike	2019
2021	Quentin Grimes	2019
2022	Ochai Agbaji	2019
2020	Udoka Azubuike	2018
2017	Josh Jackson	2017
2020	Udoka Azubuike	2017
2015	Kelly Oubre Jr.	2015
2014	Andrew Wiggins	2014
2014	Joel Embiid	2014
2013	Ben McLemore	2013
2012	Thomas Robinson	2012
2011	Markieff Morris	2011
2011	Marcus Morris	2011
2012	Thomas Robinson	2011
2010	Cole Aldrich	2010
2010	Xavier Henry	2010
2011	Markieff Morris	2010
2011	Marcus Morris	2010
2012	Thomas Robinson	2010
2010	Cole Aldrich	2009
2011	Markieff Morris	2009
2011	Marcus Morris	2009
2008	Brandon Rush	2008
2008	Darrell Arthur	2008
2010	Cole Aldrich	2008
2007	Julian Wright	2007
2008	Brandon Rush	2007
2008	Darrell Arthur	2007
2007	Julian Wright	2006
2008	Brandon Rush	2006
2005	Wayne Simien	2005
2008	J.R Giddens	2005
2005	Wayne Simien	2004
2008	J.R Giddens	2004
2003	Kirk Hinrich	2003
2003	Nick Collison	2003
2005	Wayne Simien	2003
2002	Drew Gooden	2002
2003	Kirk Hinrich	2002
2003	Nick Collison	2002
2005	Wayne Simien	2002
2002	Drew Gooden	2001
2003	Kirk Hinrich	2001
2003	Nick Collison	2001
2002	Drew Gooden	2000
2003	Kirk Hinrich	2000
2003	Nick Collison	2000
1998	Raef LaFrentz	1998
1998	Paul Pierce	1998
1997	Scot Pollard	1997
1997	Jacque Vaughn	1997
1998	Raef LaFrentz	1997
1998	Paul Pierce	1997
1997	Scot Pollard	1996
1997	Jacque Vaughn	1996
1998	Raef LaFrentz	1996
1998	Paul Pierce	1996
1995	Greg Ostertag	1995
1997	Scot Pollard	1995
1997	Jacque Vaughn	1995
1998	Raef LaFrentz	1995
1995	Greg Ostertag	1994
1997	Scot Pollard	1994
1997	Jacque Vaughn	1994
1993	Rex Walters	1993
1995	Greg Ostertag	1993
1993	Rex Walters	1992
1995	Greg Ostertag	1992
1991	Mark Randall	1991
1991	Mark Randall	1990
1991	Mark Randall	1989
1988	Danny Manning	1988
1988	Danny Manning	1987
1991	Mark Randall	1987
1988	Danny Manning	1986
1988	Danny Manning	1985
1981	Darnell Valentine	1981
1981	Darnell Valentine	1980
1981	Darnell Valentine	1979
1981	Darnell Valentine	1978
1976	Norm Cook	1976
1976	Norm Cook	1975
1976	Norm Cook	1974
1972	Bud Stallworth	1972
1972	Bud Stallworth	1971
1972	Bud Stallworth	1970
1969	Jo Jo White	1969
1969	Jo Jo White	1968
1969	Jo Jo White	1967
1966	Walt Wesley	1966
1969	Jo Jo White	1966
1966	Walt Wesley	1965
1966	Walt Wesley	1964
1962	Wayne Hightower	1961
1962	Wayne Hightower	1960
1959	Wilt Chamberlain	1958
1959	Wilt Chamberlain	1957
1952	Clyde Lovellette	1952
1952	Clyde Lovellette	1951
1952	Clyde Lovellette	1950

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Greatest tournament games

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Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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