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Southeastern · Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1684-1288

All-time

0.567

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 22, 1986	1986	Regional Finals	LSU 59-57 #3 Kentucky The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia Elite Eight	2.22
2	Mar 20, 1986	1986	Regional Semifinals	LSU 70-64 #6 Georgia Tech The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia Sweet 16	1.93
3	Mar 15, 1986	1986	Second Round	LSU 83-81 Memphis State Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	1.80
4	Mar 23, 2006	2006	Regional Semifinals	#19 LSU 62-54 #1 Duke Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Sweet 16	1.80
5	Mar 20, 1987	1987	Regional Semifinals	LSU 63-58 #5 DePaul US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio Sweet 16	1.65
6	Mar 9, 1980	1980	Second Round	#3 LSU 98-88 Alcorn State The Super Pit, Dallas, Texas	1.56
7	Mar 19, 2009	2009	First Round	#21 LSU 75-71 #22 Butler First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.54
8	Mar 14, 1953	1953	Regional Finals	#5 LSU 81-73 #20 Holy Cross Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Elite Eight	1.52
9	Mar 21, 1992	1992	Second Round	#25 LSU 79-89 #5 Indiana ExtraMile Arena, Boise, Idaho	1.51
10	Mar 30, 1981	1981	Third Place Game	#4 LSU 74-78 #5 Virginia Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.50

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	LSU	15-17	Southeastern	3-15		#58
2025	LSU	14-18	Southeastern	3-15		#70
2024	LSU	17-16	Southeastern	9-9		#83		NIT
2023	LSU	14-19	Southeastern	2-16		#116
2022	LSU	22-12	Southeastern	9-9		#15	6	NCAA tournament
2021	LSU	19-10	Southeastern	11-6		#21	8	NCAA tournament
2020	LSU	21-10	Southeastern	12-6		#36
2019	LSU	28-7	Southeastern ★	16-2	#12	#19	3	Sweet 16
2018	LSU	18-15	Southeastern	8-10		#60		NIT
2017	LSU	10-21	Southeastern	2-16		#143
2016	LSU	19-14	Southeastern	11-7		#74
2015	LSU	22-11	Southeastern	11-7		#49	9	NCAA tournament
2014	LSU	20-14	Southeastern	9-9		#63		NIT
2013	LSU	19-12	Southeastern	9-9		#91
2012	LSU	18-15	Southeastern	7-9		#86		NIT
2011	LSU	11-21	Southeastern	3-13		#182
2010	LSU	11-20	Southeastern	2-14		#138
2009	LSU	27-8	Southeastern ★	13-3	#21	#41	8	NCAA tournament
2008	LSU	13-18	Southeastern	6-10		#99
2007	LSU	17-15	Southeastern	5-11		#48
2006	LSU	27-9	Southeastern ★	14-2	#19	#10	4	Final Four
2005	LSU	20-10	Southeastern ★	12-4		#39	6	NCAA tournament
2004	LSU	18-11	Southeastern	8-8		#57		NIT
2003	LSU	21-11	Southeastern	8-8		#20	8	NCAA tournament
2002	LSU	19-15	Southeastern	6-10		#54		NIT
2001	LSU	13-16	Southeastern	2-14		#56
2000	LSU	28-6	Southeastern ★	12-4	#10	#16	4	Sweet 16
1999	LSU	12-15	Southeastern	4-12		#120
1998	LSU	9-18	Southeastern	2-14		#134
1997	LSU	10-20	Southeastern	3-13		#99
1996	LSU	12-17	Southeastern	4-12		#120
1995	LSU	12-15	Southeastern	6-10		#92
1994	LSU	11-16	Southeastern	5-11		#74
1993	LSU	22-11	Southeastern	9-7		#52	11	NCAA tournament
1992	LSU	21-10	Southeastern	12-4	#25	#9	7	NCAA tournament
1991	LSU	20-10	Southeastern ★	13-5	#22	#15	6	NCAA tournament
1990	LSU	23-9	Southeastern	12-6	#19	#19	5	NCAA tournament
1989	LSU	20-12	Southeastern	11-7		#59	10	NCAA tournament
1988	LSU	16-14	Southeastern	10-8		#44	9	NCAA tournament
1987	LSU	24-15	Southeastern	8-10		#30	10	Elite Eight
1986	LSU	26-12	Southeastern	9-9		#21	11	Final Four
1985	LSU	19-10	Southeastern ★	13-5	#20	#24	4	NCAA tournament
1984	LSU	18-11	Southeastern	11-7		#31	7	NCAA tournament
1983	LSU	19-13	Southeastern	10-8		#19		NIT
1982	LSU	14-14	Southeastern	11-7		#53		NIT
1981	LSU	31-5	Southeastern ★	17-1	#4	#7	1	Final Four
1980	LSU	26-6	Southeastern ◆	14-4	#3	#19	1	Elite Eight
1979	LSU	23-6	Southeastern ★	14-4	#7	#16	3	Sweet 16
1978	LSU	18-9	Southeastern	12-6		#14
1977	LSU	15-12	Southeastern	8-10		#56
1976	LSU	12-14	Southeastern	5-13		#70
1975	LSU	10-16	Southeastern	6-12		#102
1974	LSU	12-14	Southeastern	6-12		#66
1973	LSU	14-10	Southeastern	9-9		#81
1972	LSU	10-16	Southeastern	6-12		#130
1971	LSU	14-12	Southeastern	10-8		#73
1970	LSU	22-10	Southeastern	13-5		#47		NIT
1969	LSU	13-13	Southeastern	7-11		#63
1968	LSU	14-12	Southeastern	8-10		#52
1967	LSU	3-23	Southeastern	1-17		#154
1966	LSU	6-20	Southeastern	2-14		#137
1965	LSU	12-14	Southeastern	7-9		#130
1964	LSU	12-13	Southeastern	8-6		#86
1963	LSU	12-12	Southeastern	5-9		#105
1962	LSU	13-11	Southeastern	7-7		#59
1961	LSU	11-14	Southeastern	6-8		#103
1960	LSU	5-18	Southeastern	3-11		#159
1959	LSU	10-15	Southeastern	2-12		#128
1958	LSU	7-18	Southeastern	3-11		#153
1957	LSU	6-19	Southeastern	1-13		#137
1956	LSU	7-17	Southeastern	5-9		#148
1955	LSU	6-18	Southeastern	3-11		#139
1954	LSU	20-5	Southeastern ★	14-0	#7	#14		Sweet 16
1953	LSU	22-3	Southeastern ★	13-0	#7	#27		Final Four
1952	LSU	17-7	Southeastern	9-5		#33
1951	LSU	10-14	Southeastern	6-8		#117
1950	LSU	13-12	Southeastern	5-8		#93
1949	LSU	15-10	Southeastern	7-6
1948	LSU	8-18	Southeastern	4-10
1947	LSU	17-4	Southeastern	9-2
1946	LSU	18-3	Southeastern	8-0
1945	LSU	15-9	Southeastern	3-3
1944	LSU	10-15	Southeastern	0-4
1943	LSU	18-4	Southeastern	11-2
1942	LSU	8-7	Southeastern	8-3
1941	LSU	9-9	Southeastern	7-5
1940	LSU	10-8	Southeastern	8-4
1939	LSU	13-7	Southeastern	10-5
1938	LSU	10-10	Southeastern	7-6
1937	LSU	13-7	Southeastern	7-6
1936	LSU	10-10	Southeastern	9-6
1935	LSU	14-1	Southeastern ★	12-0
1934	LSU	13-4	Southeastern	13-3
1933	LSU	15-8	Southeastern	13-7
1932	LSU	11-9	Southern	8-8
1931	LSU	7-8	Southern	4-4
1930	LSU	10-11	Southern	6-7
1929	LSU	8-13	Southern	5-9
1928	LSU	14-4	Southern	7-3
1927	LSU	7-9	Southern	3-5
1926	LSU	9-9	Southern	4-5
1925	LSU	10-7	Southern	1-4
1924	LSU	8-12	Southern	0-7
1923	LSU	10-10	Southern	0-6
1922	LSU	15-1	Independent
1921	LSU	19-4	Independent
1920	LSU	19-2	Independent
1919	LSU	1-0	Independent
1918	LSU	12-1	Independent
1917	LSU	20-2	Independent
1916	LSU	14-10	Independent
1915	LSU	10-1	Independent
1914	LSU	7-5	Independent
1913	LSU	2-3	Independent
1912	LSU	4-6	Independent
1911	LSU	8-3	Independent
1910	LSU	3-1	Independent
1909	LSU	5-2	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

13 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
2016	Ben Simmons
2006	Glen Davis
2000	Stromile Swift
1992	Shaquille O’Neal
1991	Shaquille O’Neal
1990	Chris Jackson
1989	Chris Jackson
1970	Pete Maravich
1969	Pete Maravich
1968	Pete Maravich
1954	Bob Pettit
1953	Bob Pettit
1952	Bob Pettit

NBA first-round picks

38 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2022	Tari Eason	2022
2021	Cam Thomas	2021
2016	Ben Simmons	2016
2015	Jarell Martin	2015
2015	Jarell Martin	2014
2008	Anthony Randolph	2008
2006	Tyrus Thomas	2006
2000	Stromile Swift	2000
2000	Stromile Swift	1999
1993	Geert Hammink	1993
1992	Shaquille O'Neal	1992
1993	Geert Hammink	1992
1991	Stanley Roberts	1991
1992	Shaquille O'Neal	1991
1993	Geert Hammink	1991
1990	Chris Jackson	1990
1991	Stanley Roberts	1990
1992	Shaquille O'Neal	1990
1993	Geert Hammink	1990
1990	Chris Jackson	1989
1986	John Williams	1986
1985	Jerry Reynolds	1985
1986	John Williams	1985
1985	Jerry Reynolds	1984
1983	Howard Carter	1983
1985	Jerry Reynolds	1983
1983	Howard Carter	1982
1983	Howard Carter	1981
1983	Howard Carter	1980
1970	Pete Maravich	1970
1970	Pete Maravich	1969
1970	Pete Maravich	1968
1954	Bob Pettit	1954
1954	Bob Pettit	1953
1952	Joe Dean	1952
1954	Bob Pettit	1952
1952	Joe Dean	1951
1952	Joe Dean	1950