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NCAA titles: 1977

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The Heartbreak Index4.6 · #471

The Tortured · CBB, 1977

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All-time

0.619

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#2 Marquette 56-65 #1 Indiana

Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Elite Eight

1976 · Mar 20, 1976 · Regional Finals

2.20

Game Score

#8 Marquette 79-71 #2 Kentucky

McGaw Hall, Chicago, Illinois

1955 · Mar 11, 1955 · Second Round

2.14

Game Score

#2 Marquette 59-60 #10 Ohio State

Georgia Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia

1971 · Mar 18, 1971 · Second Round

2.04

Game Score

#12 Marquette 69-71 Tulsa

Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

2002 · Mar 14, 2002 · First Round

1.90

Game Score

#7 Marquette 67-59 #5 North Carolina

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

National Title

1977 · Mar 28, 1977 · Championship Game

1.84

Game Score

#9 Marquette 77-74 #4 Pittsburgh

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sweet 16

2003 · Mar 27, 2003 · Regional Semifinals

1.81

Game Score

#3 Marquette 64-76 #1 North Carolina State

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

National Title

1974 · Mar 25, 1974 · Championship Game

1.80

Game Score

Marquette 66-62 #12 Syracuse

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

2011 · Mar 20, 2011 · Second Round

1.80

Game Score

#8 Marquette 81-84 #19 Miami (OH) (OT)

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

1978 · Mar 11, 1978 · First Round

1.75

Game Score

Marquette 78-80 Washington

HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California

2010 · Mar 18, 2010 · First Round

1.72

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 20, 1976	1976	Regional Finals	#2 Marquette 56-65 #1 Indiana Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elite Eight	2.20
2	Mar 11, 1955	1955	Second Round	#8 Marquette 79-71 #2 Kentucky McGaw Hall, Chicago, Illinois	2.14
3	Mar 18, 1971	1971	Second Round	#2 Marquette 59-60 #10 Ohio State Georgia Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia	2.04
4	Mar 14, 2002	2002	First Round	#12 Marquette 69-71 Tulsa Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri	1.90
5	Mar 28, 1977	1977	Championship Game	#7 Marquette 67-59 #5 North Carolina The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia National Title	1.84
6	Mar 27, 2003	2003	Regional Semifinals	#9 Marquette 77-74 #4 Pittsburgh Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Sweet 16	1.81
7	Mar 25, 1974	1974	Championship Game	#3 Marquette 64-76 #1 North Carolina State Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina National Title	1.80
8	Mar 20, 2011	2011	Second Round	Marquette 66-62 #12 Syracuse Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio	1.80
9	Mar 11, 1978	1978	First Round	#8 Marquette 81-84 #19 Miami (OH) (OT) Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.75
10	Mar 18, 2010	2010	First Round	Marquette 78-80 Washington HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.72

Season by season

2027 · Marquette

Big East

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Marquette

Big East

Record

12-20

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Marquette

Big East

Record

23-11

Conf record

13-7

—

SRS

#27

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Marquette

Big East

Record

27-10

Conf record

14-6

SRS

#15

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2023 · Marquette

Big East ★ ◆

Record

29-7

Conf record

17-3

SRS

#14

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Marquette

Big East

Record

19-13

Conf record

11-8

—

SRS

#50

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Marquette

Big East

Record

13-14

Conf record

8-11

—

SRS

#74

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Marquette

Big East

Record

18-12

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#30

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Marquette

Big East

Record

24-10

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#30

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Marquette

Big East

Record

21-14

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#47

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Marquette

Big East

Record

19-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#30

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Marquette

Big East

Record

20-13

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#85

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Marquette	0-0	Big East
2026	Marquette	12-20	Big East	7-13		#79
2025	Marquette	23-11	Big East	13-7		#27	7	NCAA tournament
2024	Marquette	27-10	Big East	14-6	#8	#15	2	Sweet 16
2023	Marquette	29-7	Big East ★ ◆	17-3	#6	#14	2	NCAA tournament
2022	Marquette	19-13	Big East	11-8		#50	9	NCAA tournament
2021	Marquette	13-14	Big East	8-11		#74
2020	Marquette	18-12	Big East	8-10		#30
2019	Marquette	24-10	Big East	12-6		#30	5	NCAA tournament
2018	Marquette	21-14	Big East	9-9		#47		NIT
2017	Marquette	19-13	Big East	10-8		#30	10	NCAA tournament
2016	Marquette	20-13	Big East	8-10		#85
2015	Marquette	13-19	Big East	4-14		#81
2014	Marquette	17-15	Big East	9-9		#61
2013	Marquette	26-9	Big East ★	14-4	#15	#31	3	Elite Eight
2012	Marquette	27-8	Big East	14-4	#11	#13	3	Sweet 16
2011	Marquette	22-15	Big East	9-9		#25	11	Sweet 16
2010	Marquette	22-12	Big East	11-7		#26	6	NCAA tournament
2009	Marquette	25-10	Big East	12-6	#23	#22	6	NCAA tournament
2008	Marquette	25-10	Big East	11-7	#25	#9	6	NCAA tournament
2007	Marquette	24-10	Big East	10-6	#20	#34	8	NCAA tournament
2006	Marquette	20-11	Big East	10-6		#42	7	NCAA tournament
2005	Marquette	19-12	Conference USA	7-9		#79		NIT
2004	Marquette	19-12	Conference USA	8-8		#83		NIT
2003	Marquette	27-6	Conference USA ★	14-2	#9	#18	3	Final Four
2002	Marquette	26-7	Conference USA	13-3	#12	#11	5	NCAA tournament
2001	Marquette	15-14	Conference USA	9-7		#89
2000	Marquette	15-14	Conference USA	8-8		#77		NIT
1999	Marquette	14-15	Conference USA	6-10		#98
1998	Marquette	20-11	Conference USA	8-8		#43		NIT
1997	Marquette	22-9	Conference USA ◆	9-5		#35	7	NCAA tournament
1996	Marquette	23-8	Conference USA	10-4	#20	#27	4	NCAA tournament
1995	Marquette	21-12	Great Midwest	7-5		#45		NIT
1994	Marquette	24-9	Great Midwest ★	10-2	#21	#25	6	Sweet 16
1993	Marquette	20-8	Great Midwest	6-4		#18	12	NCAA tournament
1992	Marquette	16-13	Great Midwest	5-5		#56
1991	Marquette	11-18	Midwestern	7-7		#119
1990	Marquette	15-14	Midwestern	9-5		#59		NIT
1989	Marquette	13-15	Independent			#121
1988	Marquette	10-18	Independent			#144
1987	Marquette	16-13	Independent			#75		NIT
1986	Marquette	19-11	Independent			#50		NIT
1985	Marquette	20-11	Independent			#57		NIT
1984	Marquette	17-13	Independent			#37		NIT
1983	Marquette	19-10	Independent			#47	9	NCAA tournament
1982	Marquette	23-9	Independent			#32	7	NCAA tournament
1981	Marquette	20-11	Independent			#45		NIT
1980	Marquette	18-9	Independent			#33	9	NCAA tournament
1979	Marquette	22-7	Independent		#10	#22	3	Sweet 16
1978	Marquette	24-4	Independent		#8	#12		NCAA tournament
1977	Marquette	25-7	Independent		#7	#6		Champion	National
1976	Marquette	27-2	Independent		#2	#3		Elite Eight
1975	Marquette	23-4	Independent		#11	#15		NCAA tournament
1974	Marquette	26-5	Independent		#3	#8		Final Four
1973	Marquette	25-4	Independent		#5	#9		Sweet 16
1972	Marquette	25-4	Independent		#7	#17		Sweet 16
1971	Marquette	28-1	Independent		#2	#6		Sweet 16
1970	Marquette	26-3	Independent		#8	#11		NIT
1969	Marquette	24-5	Independent		#14	#32		Elite Eight
1968	Marquette	23-6	Independent			#15		Sweet 16
1967	Marquette	21-9	Independent			#37		NIT
1966	Marquette	14-12	Independent			#49
1965	Marquette	8-18	Independent			#105
1964	Marquette	5-21	Independent			#131
1963	Marquette	20-9	Independent			#20		NIT
1962	Marquette	15-11	Independent			#41
1961	Marquette	16-11	Independent			#30		NCAA tournament
1960	Marquette	13-12	Independent			#53
1959	Marquette	23-6	Independent		#20	#18		Sweet 16
1958	Marquette	11-11	Independent			#82
1957	Marquette	10-15	Independent			#92
1956	Marquette	13-11	Independent			#56		NIT
1955	Marquette	24-3	Independent		#8	#20		Elite Eight
1954	Marquette	11-15	Independent			#76
1953	Marquette	13-11	Independent			#48
1952	Marquette	12-14	Independent			#86
1951	Marquette	8-14	Independent			#105
1950	Marquette	6-17	Independent			#119
1949	Marquette	8-13	Independent
1948	Marquette	9-15	Independent
1947	Marquette	9-14	Independent
1946	Marquette	11-7	Independent
1945	Marquette	7-10	Independent
1944	Marquette	8-6	Independent
1943	Marquette	9-10	Independent
1942	Marquette	6-11	Independent
1941	Marquette	2-13	Independent
1940	Marquette	7-9	Independent
1939	Marquette	12-5	Independent
1938	Marquette	14-5	Independent
1937	Marquette	8-8	Independent
1936	Marquette	7-12	Independent
1935	Marquette	11-7	Independent
1934	Marquette	15-4	Independent
1933	Marquette	14-3	Independent
1932	Marquette	11-8	Independent
1931	Marquette	11-7	Independent
1930	Marquette	11-12	Independent
1929	Marquette	8-8	Independent
1928	Marquette	7-11	Independent
1927	Marquette	5-10	Independent
1926	Marquette	8-13	Independent
1925	Marquette	8-11	Independent
1924	Marquette	10-10	Independent
1923	Marquette	19-2	Independent
1922	Marquette	15-5	Independent
1921	Marquette	14-3	Independent
1920	Marquette	9-3	Independent
1918	Marquette	4-6	Independent
1917	Marquette	8-3	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

15 AP All-American selections.

Kam Jones2025

Tyler Kolek2024

Tyler Kolek2023

Markus Howard2020

Markus Howard2019

Jae Crowder2012

Jerel McNeal2009

Dwyane Wade2003

Sam Worthen1980

Butch Lee1978

Butch Lee1977

Bo Ellis1977

Year	Player
2025	Kam Jones
2024	Tyler Kolek
2023	Tyler Kolek
2020	Markus Howard
2019	Markus Howard
2012	Jae Crowder
2009	Jerel McNeal
2003	Dwyane Wade
1980	Sam Worthen
1978	Butch Lee
1977	Butch Lee
1977	Bo Ellis
1976	Earl Tatum
1972	Jim Chones
1971	Dean Meminger

NBA first-round picks

25 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper2023

Last college yr: 2023

Olivier-Maxence Prosper2023

Last college yr: 2022

Henry Ellenson2016

Last college yr: 2016

Jimmy Butler2011

Last college yr: 2011

Lazar Hayward2010

Last college yr: 2010

Jimmy Butler2011

Last college yr: 2010

Lazar Hayward2010

Last college yr: 2009

Jimmy Butler2011

Last college yr: 2009

Lazar Hayward2010

Last college yr: 2008

Lazar Hayward2010

Last college yr: 2007

Dwyane Wade2003

Last college yr: 2003

Dwyane Wade2003

Last college yr: 2002

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2023	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	2023
2023	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	2022
2016	Henry Ellenson	2016
2011	Jimmy Butler	2011
2010	Lazar Hayward	2010
2011	Jimmy Butler	2010
2010	Lazar Hayward	2009
2011	Jimmy Butler	2009
2010	Lazar Hayward	2008
2010	Lazar Hayward	2007
2003	Dwyane Wade	2003
2003	Dwyane Wade	2002
1978	Butch Lee	1978
1977	Bo Ellis	1977
1978	Butch Lee	1977
1977	Bo Ellis	1976
1978	Butch Lee	1976
1977	Bo Ellis	1975
1978	Butch Lee	1975
1974	Maurice Lucas	1974
1977	Bo Ellis	1974
1974	Maurice Lucas	1973
1971	Dean Meminger	1971
1971	Dean Meminger	1970
1971	Dean Meminger	1969

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