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1958-1033

All-time

0.655

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#5 Louisville 69-74 Kentucky

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sweet 16

2014 · Mar 28, 2014 · Regional Semifinals

2.19

Game Score

#16 Louisville 60-62 Ball State

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1990 · Mar 17, 1990 · Second Round

2.11

Game Score

#14 Louisville 61-62 Morehead State

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

2011 · Mar 17, 2011 · First Round

2.06

Game Score

#17 Louisville 61-69 #1 Kentucky

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Final Four

2012 · Mar 31, 2012 · Final Four

2.02

Game Score

#2 Louisville 59-54 UCLA

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

National Title

1980 · Mar 24, 1980 · Championship Game

1.99

Game Score

#4 Louisville 74-75 #1 UCLA (OT)

San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California

Final Four

1975 · Mar 29, 1975 · Final Four

1.95

Game Score

#2 Louisville 82-76 #10 Michigan

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

National Title

2013 · Apr 8, 2013 · Championship Game

1.91

Game Score

#2 Louisville 65-63 #9 Arkansas

Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sweet 16

1983 · Mar 24, 1983 · Regional Semifinals

1.90

Game Score

Louisville 67-72 #3 Kentucky

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Sweet 16

1984 · Mar 22, 1984 · Regional Semifinals

1.89

Game Score

#7 Louisville 72-69 #1 Duke

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas

National Title

1986 · Mar 31, 1986 · Championship Game

1.87

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 28, 2014	2014	Regional Semifinals	#5 Louisville 69-74 Kentucky Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Sweet 16	2.19
2	Mar 17, 1990	1990	Second Round	#16 Louisville 60-62 Ball State Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	2.11
3	Mar 17, 2011	2011	First Round	#14 Louisville 61-62 Morehead State Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado	2.06
4	Mar 31, 2012	2012	Final Four	#17 Louisville 61-69 #1 Kentucky Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Final Four	2.02
5	Mar 24, 1980	1980	Championship Game	#2 Louisville 59-54 UCLA Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana National Title	1.99
6	Mar 29, 1975	1975	Final Four	#4 Louisville 74-75 #1 UCLA (OT) San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California Final Four	1.95
7	Apr 8, 2013	2013	Championship Game	#2 Louisville 82-76 #10 Michigan Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia National Title	1.91
8	Mar 24, 1983	1983	Regional Semifinals	#2 Louisville 65-63 #9 Arkansas Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Sweet 16	1.90
9	Mar 22, 1984	1984	Regional Semifinals	Louisville 67-72 #3 Kentucky Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Sweet 16	1.89
10	Mar 31, 1986	1986	Championship Game	#7 Louisville 72-69 #1 Duke Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas National Title	1.87

Season by season

2027 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

24-11

Conf record

11-7

#23

SRS

#14

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2025 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

27-8

Conf record

18-2

#10

SRS

#25

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

8-24

Conf record

3-17

—

SRS

#147

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

4-28

Conf record

2-18

—

SRS

#237

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

13-19

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#112

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

13-7

Conf record

8-5

—

SRS

#59

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

24-7

Conf record

15-5

#14

SRS

#12

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

20-14

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#18

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

22-14

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#35

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

25-9

Conf record

12-6

#10

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Louisville

Atlantic Coast

Record

23-8

Conf record

12-6

#17

SRS

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Louisville	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2026	Louisville	24-11	Atlantic Coast	11-7	#23	#14	6	NCAA tournament
2025	Louisville	27-8	Atlantic Coast	18-2	#10	#25	8	NCAA tournament
2024	Louisville	8-24	Atlantic Coast	3-17		#147
2023	Louisville	4-28	Atlantic Coast	2-18		#237
2022	Louisville	13-19	Atlantic Coast	6-14		#112
2021	Louisville	13-7	Atlantic Coast	8-5		#59
2020	Louisville	24-7	Atlantic Coast	15-5	#14	#12
2019	Louisville	20-14	Atlantic Coast	10-8		#18	7	NCAA tournament
2018	Louisville	22-14	Atlantic Coast	9-9		#35		NIT
2017	Louisville	25-9	Atlantic Coast	12-6	#10	#7	2	NCAA tournament
2016	Louisville	23-8	Atlantic Coast	12-6	#17	#7
2015	Louisville	27-9	Atlantic Coast	12-6	#17	#14	4	Elite Eight
2014	Louisville	31-6	American Athletic ★ ◆	15-3	#5	#1	4	Sweet 16
2013	Louisville	35-5	Big East ★ ◆	14-4	#2	#2	1	Champion	National
2012	Louisville	30-10	Big East ◆	10-8	#17	#17	4	Final Four
2011	Louisville	25-10	Big East	12-6	#14	#13	4	NCAA tournament
2010	Louisville	20-13	Big East	11-7		#31	9	NCAA tournament
2009	Louisville	31-6	Big East ★ ◆	16-2	#1	#5	1	Elite Eight
2008	Louisville	27-9	Big East	14-4	#13	#7	3	Elite Eight
2007	Louisville	24-10	Big East	12-4	#16	#20	6	NCAA tournament
2006	Louisville	21-13	Big East	6-10		#43		NIT
2005	Louisville	33-5	Conference USA ★ ◆	14-2	#4	#4	4	Final Four
2004	Louisville	20-10	Conference USA	9-7		#11	10	NCAA tournament
2003	Louisville	25-7	Conference USA ◆	11-5	#14	#8	4	NCAA tournament
2002	Louisville	19-13	Conference USA	8-8		#46		NIT
2001	Louisville	12-19	Conference USA	8-8		#119
2000	Louisville	19-12	Conference USA	10-6		#28	7	NCAA tournament
1999	Louisville	19-11	Conference USA	11-5		#20	7	NCAA tournament
1998	Louisville	12-20	Conference USA	5-11		#68
1997	Louisville	26-9	Conference USA	9-5	#25	#46	6	Elite Eight
1996	Louisville	22-12	Conference USA	10-4	#24	#22	6	Sweet 16
1995	Louisville	19-14	Metro ◆	7-5		#50	11	NCAA tournament
1994	Louisville	28-6	Metro ★ ◆	10-2	#10	#12	3	Sweet 16
1993	Louisville	22-9	Metro ★ ◆	11-1	#15	#20	4	Sweet 16
1992	Louisville	19-11	Metro	7-5		#35	8	NCAA tournament
1991	Louisville	14-16	Metro	4-10		#69
1990	Louisville	27-8	Metro ★ ◆	12-2	#16	#17	4	NCAA tournament
1989	Louisville	24-9	Metro ◆	8-4	#12	#15	4	Sweet 16
1988	Louisville	24-11	Metro ★ ◆	9-3		#17	5	Sweet 16
1987	Louisville	18-14	Metro ★	9-3		#50
1986	Louisville	32-7	Metro ★ ◆	10-2	#7	#8	2	Champion	National
1985	Louisville	19-18	Metro	6-8		#55		NIT
1984	Louisville	24-11	Metro ★	11-3		#14	5	Sweet 16
1983	Louisville	32-4	Metro ★ ◆	12-0	#2	#4	1	Final Four
1982	Louisville	23-10	Metro	8-4	#20	#9	3	Final Four
1981	Louisville	21-9	Metro ★ ◆	11-1	#12	#18	4	NCAA tournament
1980	Louisville	33-3	Metro ★ ◆	12-0	#2	#11	2	Champion	National
1979	Louisville	24-8	Metro ★	9-1	#13	#12	3	Sweet 16
1978	Louisville	23-7	Metro ◆	9-3	#9	#17		Sweet 16
1977	Louisville	21-7	Metro ★	6-1	#19	#10		NCAA tournament
1976	Louisville	20-8	Metro	2-1		#33		NIT
1975	Louisville	28-3	Missouri Valley ★	12-2	#4	#6		Final Four
1974	Louisville	21-7	Missouri Valley ★	11-1		#30		Sweet 16
1973	Louisville	23-7	Missouri Valley	11-3		#13		NIT
1972	Louisville	26-5	Missouri Valley ★	12-2	#4	#3		Final Four
1971	Louisville	20-9	Missouri Valley ★	9-5		#20		NIT
1970	Louisville	18-9	Missouri Valley	11-5		#43		NIT
1969	Louisville	21-6	Missouri Valley ★	13-3	#15	#42		NIT
1968	Louisville	21-7	Missouri Valley ★	14-2	#9	#8		Sweet 16
1967	Louisville	23-5	Missouri Valley ★	12-2	#2	#2		Sweet 16
1966	Louisville	16-10	Missouri Valley	8-6		#29		NIT
1965	Louisville	15-10	Missouri Valley	8-6		#46
1964	Louisville	15-10	Independent			#49		NCAA tournament
1963	Louisville	14-11	Independent			#66
1962	Louisville	15-10	Independent			#24
1961	Louisville	21-8	Independent			#9		Sweet 16
1960	Louisville	15-11	Independent			#40
1959	Louisville	19-12	Independent			#22		Final Four
1958	Louisville	13-12	Independent			#38
1957	Louisville	21-5	Independent		#6	#4
1956	Louisville	26-3	Independent		#6	#7		NIT
1955	Louisville	19-8	Independent			#11		NIT
1954	Louisville	22-7	Independent			#29		NIT
1953	Louisville	22-6	Independent			#35		NIT
1952	Louisville	20-6	Independent		#17	#16		NIT
1951	Louisville	19-7	Independent			#24		NCAA tournament
1950	Louisville	21-11	Independent			#39
1949	Louisville	23-10	Ohio Valley	6-3
1948	Louisville	29-6	Independent
1947	Louisville	17-6	Independent
1946	Louisville	22-6	Independent
1945	Louisville	16-3	Independent
1944	Louisville	10-10	Independent
1942	Louisville	7-10	Independent
1941	Louisville	2-14	Independent
1940	Louisville	1-18	Independent
1939	Louisville	1-15	Independent
1938	Louisville	4-11	Independent
1937	Louisville	4-8	Independent
1936	Louisville	14-11	Independent
1935	Louisville	5-9	Independent
1934	Louisville	16-9	Independent
1933	Louisville	11-11	Independent
1932	Louisville	15-7	Independent
1931	Louisville	5-11	Independent
1930	Louisville	9-6	Independent
1929	Louisville	12-8	Independent
1928	Louisville	12-4	Independent
1927	Louisville	7-5	Independent
1926	Louisville	4-8	Independent
1925	Louisville	10-7	Independent
1924	Louisville	4-13	Independent
1922	Louisville	1-13	Independent
1921	Louisville	3-8	Independent
1920	Louisville	6-5	Independent
1919	Louisville	7-4	Independent
1918	Louisville	3-4	Independent
1916	Louisville	8-3	Independent
1915	Louisville	4-5	Independent
1914	Louisville	2-6	Independent
1913	Louisville	2-3	Independent
1912	Louisville	0-3	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

13 AP All-American selections.

Jordan Nwora2020

Russ Smith2014

Russ Smith2013

Terrence Williams2009

Reece Gaines2003

Clifford Rozier1994

Pervis Ellison1989

Darrel Griffith1980

Jim Price1972

Wes Unseld1968

Wes Unseld1967

Butch Beard1967

Year	Player
2020	Jordan Nwora
2014	Russ Smith
2013	Russ Smith
2009	Terrence Williams
2003	Reece Gaines
1994	Clifford Rozier
1989	Pervis Ellison
1980	Darrel Griffith
1972	Jim Price
1968	Wes Unseld
1967	Wes Unseld
1967	Butch Beard
1957	Charlie Tyra

NBA first-round picks

83 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Mikel Brown Jr.2026

Last college yr: 2026

Donovan Mitchell2017

Last college yr: 2017

Donovan Mitchell2017

Last college yr: 2016

Terry Rozier2015

Last college yr: 2015

Terry Rozier2015

Last college yr: 2014

Gorgui Dieng2013

Last college yr: 2013

Gorgui Dieng2013

Last college yr: 2012

Gorgui Dieng2013

Last college yr: 2011

Terrence Williams2009

Last college yr: 2009

Earl Clark2009

Last college yr: 2009

Terrence Williams2009

Last college yr: 2008

Earl Clark2009

Last college yr: 2008

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Mikel Brown Jr.	2026
2017	Donovan Mitchell	2017
2017	Donovan Mitchell	2016
2015	Terry Rozier	2015
2015	Terry Rozier	2014
2013	Gorgui Dieng	2013
2013	Gorgui Dieng	2012
2013	Gorgui Dieng	2011
2009	Terrence Williams	2009
2009	Earl Clark	2009
2009	Terrence Williams	2008
2009	Earl Clark	2008
2009	Terrence Williams	2007
2009	Earl Clark	2007
2009	Terrence Williams	2006
2005	Francisco Garcia	2005
2005	Francisco Garcia	2004
2003	Reece Gaines	2003
2005	Francisco Garcia	2003
2003	Reece Gaines	2002
2003	Reece Gaines	2001
2003	Reece Gaines	2000
1996	Samaki Walker	1996
1996	Samaki Walker	1995
1994	Cliff Rozier	1994
1994	Greg Minor	1994
1994	Cliff Rozier	1993
1994	Greg Minor	1993
1994	Greg Minor	1992
1991	LaBradford Smith	1991
1990	Felton Spencer	1990
1991	LaBradford Smith	1990
1989	Pervis Ellison	1989
1989	Kenny Payne	1989
1990	Felton Spencer	1989
1991	LaBradford Smith	1989
1989	Pervis Ellison	1988
1989	Kenny Payne	1988
1990	Felton Spencer	1988
1991	LaBradford Smith	1988
1989	Pervis Ellison	1987
1989	Kenny Payne	1987
1990	Felton Spencer	1987
1986	Billy Thompson	1986
1989	Pervis Ellison	1986
1989	Kenny Payne	1986
1986	Billy Thompson	1985
1984	Lancaster Gordon	1984
1986	Billy Thompson	1984
1983	Rodney McCray	1983
1984	Lancaster Gordon	1983
1986	Billy Thompson	1983
1983	Rodney McCray	1982
1984	Lancaster Gordon	1982
1983	Rodney McCray	1981
1984	Lancaster Gordon	1981
1980	Darrell Griffith	1980
1983	Rodney McCray	1980
1980	Darrell Griffith	1979
1980	Darrell Griffith	1978
1977	Wesley Cox	1977
1980	Darrell Griffith	1977
1977	Wesley Cox	1976
1975	Junior Bridgeman	1975
1977	Wesley Cox	1975
1975	Junior Bridgeman	1974
1977	Wesley Cox	1974
1975	Junior Bridgeman	1973
1969	Butch Beard	1969
1968	Wes Unseld	1968
1969	Butch Beard	1968
1968	Wes Unseld	1967
1969	Butch Beard	1967
1968	Wes Unseld	1966
1957	Charlie Tyra	1957
1957	Charlie Tyra	1956
1957	Charlie Tyra	1955
1957	Charlie Tyra	1954
1952	Bob Lochmueller	1952
1952	Bob Lochmueller	1951
1952	Bob Lochmueller	1950
1948	George Hauptfuhrer	1946
1948	George Hauptfuhrer	1945

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