Minnesota

Heartbreak#6113.2

Big Ten · Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Heartbreak Index3.2 · #611

The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1896

3.2

Heartbreak

#611

of 1,138 clubs

#61

in CBB

2.3

agony · 0.9 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 18967.1
First CBB final appearance since 18961.3

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1997 · playoff run died early, 1990

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1752-1338

All-time

0.567

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#20 Minnesota 82-75 #6 Syracuse

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sweet 16

1990 · Mar 23, 1990 · Regional Semifinals

1.57

Game Score

#3 Minnesota 69-78 #5 Kentucky

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Final Four

1997 · Mar 29, 1997 · Final Four

1.50

Game Score

#7 Minnesota 62-61 UT-Chattanooga

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana

1982 · Mar 14, 1982 · Second Round

1.50

Game Score

Minnesota 72-81 Middle Tennessee State

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2017 · Mar 16, 2017 · First Round

1.47

Game Score

#11 Minnesota 77-72 #7 Marquette

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

1972 · Mar 18, 1972 · Regional Third Place

1.42

Game Score

#20 Minnesota 91-93 #9 Georgia Tech

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Elite Eight

1990 · Mar 25, 1990 · Regional Finals

1.39

Game Score

#7 Minnesota 61-67 #20 Louisville

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

Sweet 16

1982 · Mar 18, 1982 · Regional Semifinals

1.35

Game Score

Minnesota 61-64 Saint Louis (OT)

Baltimore Arena, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1995 · Mar 16, 1995 · First Round

1.35

Game Score

#23 Minnesota 55-60 #10 Louisville

Arco Arena II, Sacramento, California

1994 · Mar 20, 1994 · Second Round

1.22

Game Score

#3 Minnesota 80-72 #7 UCLA

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Elite Eight

1997 · Mar 22, 1997 · Regional Finals

1.21

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 23, 1990	1990	Regional Semifinals	#20 Minnesota 82-75 #6 Syracuse Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Sweet 16	1.57
2	Mar 29, 1997	1997	Final Four	#3 Minnesota 69-78 #5 Kentucky RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana Final Four	1.50
3	Mar 14, 1982	1982	Second Round	#7 Minnesota 62-61 UT-Chattanooga Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.50
4	Mar 16, 2017	2017	First Round	Minnesota 72-81 Middle Tennessee State Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1.47
5	Mar 18, 1972	1972	Regional Third Place	#11 Minnesota 77-72 #7 Marquette University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio	1.42
6	Mar 25, 1990	1990	Regional Finals	#20 Minnesota 91-93 #9 Georgia Tech Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Elite Eight	1.39
7	Mar 18, 1982	1982	Regional Semifinals	#7 Minnesota 61-67 #20 Louisville Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama Sweet 16	1.35
8	Mar 16, 1995	1995	First Round	Minnesota 61-64 Saint Louis (OT) Baltimore Arena, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.35
9	Mar 20, 1994	1994	Second Round	#23 Minnesota 55-60 #10 Louisville Arco Arena II, Sacramento, California	1.22
10	Mar 22, 1997	1997	Regional Finals	#3 Minnesota 80-72 #7 UCLA Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Elite Eight	1.21

Season by season

2027 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

15-18

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#76

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

15-17

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

19-15

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#70

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2023 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

9-22

Conf record

2-17

—

SRS

#163

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

13-17

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#101

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

14-15

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#56

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

15-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#22

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

22-14

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#45

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

15-17

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#89

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

24-10

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#34

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Minnesota

Big Ten

Record

8-23

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#144

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Minnesota	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Minnesota	15-18	Big Ten	8-12		#76
2025	Minnesota	15-17	Big Ten	7-13		#79
2024	Minnesota	19-15	Big Ten	9-11		#70		NIT
2023	Minnesota	9-22	Big Ten	2-17		#163
2022	Minnesota	13-17	Big Ten	4-16		#101
2021	Minnesota	14-15	Big Ten	6-14		#56
2020	Minnesota	15-16	Big Ten	8-12		#22
2019	Minnesota	22-14	Big Ten	9-11		#45	10	NCAA tournament
2018	Minnesota	15-17	Big Ten	4-14		#89
2017	Minnesota	24-10	Big Ten	11-7		#34	5	NCAA tournament
2016	Minnesota	8-23	Big Ten	2-16		#144
2015	Minnesota	18-15	Big Ten	6-12		#39
2014	Minnesota	25-13	Big Ten	8-10		#44		NIT
2013	Minnesota	21-13	Big Ten	8-10		#16	11	NCAA tournament
2012	Minnesota	23-15	Big Ten	6-12		#45		NIT
2011	Minnesota	17-14	Big Ten	6-12		#46
2010	Minnesota	21-14	Big Ten	9-9		#21	11	NCAA tournament
2009	Minnesota	22-11	Big Ten	9-9		#46	10	NCAA tournament
2008	Minnesota	20-14	Big Ten	8-10		#53		NIT
2007	Minnesota	9-22	Big Ten	3-13		#138
2006	Minnesota	16-15	Big Ten	5-11		#72		NIT
2005	Minnesota	21-11	Big Ten	10-6		#36	8	NCAA tournament
2004	Minnesota	12-18	Big Ten	3-13		#109
2003	Minnesota	19-14	Big Ten	8-8		#58		NIT
2002	Minnesota	18-13	Big Ten	9-7		#41		NIT
2001	Minnesota	18-14	Big Ten	5-11		#66		NIT
2000	Minnesota	12-16	Big Ten	4-12		#80
1999	Minnesota	17-11	Big Ten	8-8		#28	7	NCAA tournament
1998	Minnesota	20-15	Big Ten	6-10		#34		NIT
1997	Minnesota	35-5	Big Ten ★	16-2	#3	#3	1	Final Four
1996	Minnesota	19-13	Big Ten	10-8		#61		NIT
1995	Minnesota	19-13	Big Ten	10-8		#33	8	NCAA tournament
1994	Minnesota	22-13	Big Ten	10-8	#23	#11	6	NCAA tournament
1993	Minnesota	22-10	Big Ten	9-9		#17		NIT
1992	Minnesota	16-16	Big Ten	8-10		#33		NIT
1991	Minnesota	12-16	Big Ten	5-13		#52
1990	Minnesota	23-9	Big Ten	11-7	#20	#11	6	Elite Eight
1989	Minnesota	19-12	Big Ten	9-9		#29	11	Sweet 16
1988	Minnesota	10-18	Big Ten	4-14		#82
1987	Minnesota	9-19	Big Ten	2-16		#119
1986	Minnesota	15-16	Big Ten	5-13		#57
1985	Minnesota	13-15	Big Ten	6-12		#73
1984	Minnesota	15-13	Big Ten	6-12		#59
1983	Minnesota	18-11	Big Ten	9-9		#31		NIT
1982	Minnesota	23-6	Big Ten ★	14-4	#7	#15	2	Sweet 16
1981	Minnesota	19-11	Big Ten	9-9		#16		NIT
1980	Minnesota	21-11	Big Ten	10-8		#9		NIT
1979	Minnesota	11-16	Big Ten	6-12		#62
1978	Minnesota	17-10	Big Ten	12-6		#24
1977	Minnesota	24-3	Big Ten	15-3	#13	#5
1976	Minnesota	16-10	Big Ten	8-10		#24
1975	Minnesota	18-8	Big Ten	11-7		#27
1974	Minnesota	12-12	Big Ten	6-8		#102
1973	Minnesota	21-5	Big Ten	10-4	#10	#8		NIT
1972	Minnesota	18-7	Big Ten ★	11-3	#11	#21		Sweet 16
1971	Minnesota	11-13	Big Ten	5-9		#71
1970	Minnesota	13-11	Big Ten	7-7		#44
1969	Minnesota	12-12	Big Ten	6-8		#59
1968	Minnesota	7-17	Big Ten	4-10		#129
1967	Minnesota	9-15	Big Ten	5-9		#100
1966	Minnesota	14-10	Big Ten	7-7		#62
1965	Minnesota	19-5	Big Ten	11-3	#7	#8
1964	Minnesota	17-7	Big Ten	10-4		#15
1963	Minnesota	12-12	Big Ten	8-6		#24
1962	Minnesota	10-14	Big Ten	6-8		#43
1961	Minnesota	10-13	Big Ten	8-6		#64
1960	Minnesota	12-12	Big Ten	8-6		#27
1959	Minnesota	8-14	Big Ten	5-9		#49
1958	Minnesota	9-12	Big Ten	5-9		#44
1957	Minnesota	14-8	Big Ten	9-5		#11
1956	Minnesota	11-11	Big Ten	6-8		#33
1955	Minnesota	15-7	Big Ten	10-4	#11	#9
1954	Minnesota	17-5	Big Ten	10-4		#13
1953	Minnesota	14-8	Big Ten	11-7		#8
1952	Minnesota	15-7	Big Ten	10-4		#20
1951	Minnesota	13-9	Big Ten	7-7		#19
1950	Minnesota	13-9	Big Ten	4-8		#24
1949	Minnesota	18-3	Big Ten	9-3	#6
1948	Minnesota	10-10	Big Ten	5-7
1947	Minnesota	14-7	Big Nine	7-5
1946	Minnesota	14-7	Big Nine	7-5
1945	Minnesota	8-13	Big Ten	4-8
1944	Minnesota	7-14	Big Ten	2-10
1943	Minnesota	10-9	Big Ten	5-7
1942	Minnesota	15-6	Big Ten	9-6
1941	Minnesota	11-9	Big Ten	7-5
1940	Minnesota	12-8	Big Ten	5-7
1939	Minnesota	14-6	Big Ten	7-5
1938	Minnesota	16-4	Big Ten	9-3
1937	Minnesota	14-6	Big Ten ★	10-2
1936	Minnesota	7-17	Big Ten	3-9
1935	Minnesota	11-9	Big Ten	5-7
1934	Minnesota	9-11	Big Ten	5-7
1933	Minnesota	5-15	Big Ten	1-11
1932	Minnesota	15-3	Big Ten	9-3
1931	Minnesota	13-4	Big Ten	8-4
1930	Minnesota	8-9	Big Ten	3-9
1929	Minnesota	4-13	Big Ten	1-11
1928	Minnesota	4-12	Big Ten	2-10
1927	Minnesota	3-13	Big Ten	1-11
1926	Minnesota	7-10	Big Ten	5-7
1925	Minnesota	9-7	Big Ten	6-6
1924	Minnesota	9-8	Big Ten	5-7
1923	Minnesota	2-13	Big Ten	1-11
1922	Minnesota	5-8	Big Ten	4-7
1921	Minnesota	10-5	Big Ten	7-5
1920	Minnesota	7-9	Big Ten	3-9
1919	Minnesota	13-0	Big Ten ★	10-0
1918	Minnesota	13-3	Big Ten	7-3
1917	Minnesota	17-2	Western Intercollegiate ★	10-2
1916	Minnesota	11-6	Western Intercollegiate	6-6
1915	Minnesota	11-6	Western Intercollegiate	6-6
1914	Minnesota	4-11	Western Intercollegiate	4-8
1913	Minnesota	3-8	Western Intercollegiate	2-8
1912	Minnesota	7-6	Western Intercollegiate	6-6
1911	Minnesota	10-4	Western Intercollegiate ★	8-4
1910	Minnesota	10-3	Western Intercollegiate	7-3
1909	Minnesota	8-6	Western Intercollegiate	3-6
1908	Minnesota	12-7	Western Intercollegiate	2-6
1907	Minnesota	10-2	Western Intercollegiate ★	6-2
1906	Minnesota	13-2	Western Intercollegiate ★	6-1
1905	Minnesota	7-7	Western Intercollegiate
1904	Minnesota	10-2	Western Intercollegiate
1903	Minnesota	13-0	Western Intercollegiate
1902	Minnesota	15-0	Western Intercollegiate
1901	Minnesota	11-3	Western Intercollegiate
1900	Minnesota	10-2	Western Intercollegiate
1899	Minnesota	5-4	Western Intercollegiate
1898	Minnesota	2-4	Independent
1897	Minnesota	3-6	Independent
1896	Minnesota	3-5	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

12 AP All-American selections.

Quincy Lewis1999

Bobby Jackson1997

Mychal Thompson1978

Mychael Thompson1977

Jim Brewer1973

Ron Johnson1959

Dick Garmaker1955

Whitey Skoog1951

Whitey Skoog1950

Jim McIntyre1949

Whitey Skoog1949

Jim McIntyre1948

Year	Player
1999	Quincy Lewis
1997	Bobby Jackson
1978	Mychal Thompson
1977	Mychael Thompson
1973	Jim Brewer
1959	Ron Johnson
1955	Dick Garmaker
1951	Whitey Skoog
1950	Whitey Skoog
1949	Jim McIntyre
1949	Whitey Skoog
1948	Jim McIntyre

NBA first-round picks

57 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Royce White2012

Last college yr: 2010

Kris Humphries2004

Last college yr: 2004

Joel Przybilla2000

Last college yr: 2000

Quincy Lewis1999

Last college yr: 1999

Joel Przybilla2000

Last college yr: 1999

Sam Jacobson1998

Last college yr: 1998

Quincy Lewis1999

Last college yr: 1998

Bobby Jackson1997

Last college yr: 1997

John Thomas1997

Last college yr: 1997

Sam Jacobson1998

Last college yr: 1997

Quincy Lewis1999

Last college yr: 1997

Bobby Jackson1997

Last college yr: 1996

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2012	Royce White	2010
2004	Kris Humphries	2004
2000	Joel Przybilla	2000
1999	Quincy Lewis	1999
2000	Joel Przybilla	1999
1998	Sam Jacobson	1998
1999	Quincy Lewis	1998
1997	Bobby Jackson	1997
1997	John Thomas	1997
1998	Sam Jacobson	1997
1999	Quincy Lewis	1997
1997	Bobby Jackson	1996
1997	John Thomas	1996
1998	Sam Jacobson	1996
1999	Quincy Lewis	1996
1997	John Thomas	1995
1998	Sam Jacobson	1995
1997	John Thomas	1994
1990	Willie Burton	1990
1990	Willie Burton	1989
1990	Willie Burton	1988
1990	Willie Burton	1987
1983	Randy Breuer	1983
1982	Trent Tucker	1982
1983	Randy Breuer	1982
1982	Trent Tucker	1981
1983	Randy Breuer	1981
1980	Kevin McHale	1980
1982	Trent Tucker	1980
1983	Randy Breuer	1980
1980	Kevin McHale	1979
1982	Trent Tucker	1979
1983	Leo Rautins	1979
1978	Mychal Thompson	1978
1980	Kevin McHale	1978
1977	Ray Williams	1977
1978	Mychal Thompson	1977
1980	Kevin McHale	1977
1977	Ray Williams	1976
1978	Mychal Thompson	1976
1978	Mychal Thompson	1975
1973	Jim Brewer	1973
1973	Ron Behagen	1973
1973	Jim Brewer	1972
1973	Ron Behagen	1972
1973	Jim Brewer	1971
1966	Lou Hudson	1966
1966	Lou Hudson	1965
1966	Lou Hudson	1964
1955	Dick Garmaker	1955
1954	Ed Kalafat	1954
1955	Dick Garmaker	1954
1954	Ed Kalafat	1953
1954	Ed Kalafat	1952
1951	Whitey Skoog	1951
1951	Whitey Skoog	1950
1951	Whitey Skoog	1949

The Heartbreak Index3.2 · #611▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index3.2 · #611