Montana

Big Sky · Missoula, Missoula, Montana

1572-1291

All-time

0.549

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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Montana 87-79 #20 Nevada

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

2006 · Mar 16, 2006 · First Round

1.61

Game Score

Montana 64-67 #1 UCLA

Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Sweet 16

1975 · Mar 20, 1975 · Regional Semifinals

1.34

Game Score

Montana 57-62 #8 New Mexico

HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California

2010 · Mar 18, 2010 · First Round

1.10

Game Score

Montana 68-78 #20 Florida State

Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho

1992 · Mar 19, 1992 · First Round

1.07

Game Score

Montana 69-63 Utah State

WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman-Moscow, Washington

1975 · Mar 15, 1975 · First Round

1.04

Game Score

Montana 56-69 #7 Boston College

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

2006 · Mar 18, 2006 · Second Round

0.90

Game Score

Montana 47-61 #7 Michigan

Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas

2018 · Mar 15, 2018 · First Round

0.90

Game Score

Montana 67-75 #20 UNLV

Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

1975 · Mar 22, 1975 · Regional Third Place

0.84

Game Score

Montana 65-99 #1 UNLV

McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona

1991 · Mar 15, 1991 · First Round

0.83

Game Score

Montana 55-74 #8 Michigan

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

2019 · Mar 21, 2019 · First Round

0.75

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 16, 2006	2006	First Round	Montana 87-79 #20 Nevada Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.61
2	Mar 20, 1975	1975	Regional Semifinals	Montana 64-67 #1 UCLA Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Sweet 16	1.34
3	Mar 18, 2010	2010	First Round	Montana 57-62 #8 New Mexico HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.10
4	Mar 19, 1992	1992	First Round	Montana 68-78 #20 Florida State Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho	1.07
5	Mar 15, 1975	1975	First Round	Montana 69-63 Utah State WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman-Moscow, Washington	1.04
6	Mar 18, 2006	2006	Second Round	Montana 56-69 #7 Boston College Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	0.90
7	Mar 15, 2018	2018	First Round	Montana 47-61 #7 Michigan Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas	0.90
8	Mar 22, 1975	1975	Regional Third Place	Montana 67-75 #20 UNLV Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon	0.84
9	Mar 15, 1991	1991	First Round	Montana 65-99 #1 UNLV McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	0.83
10	Mar 21, 2019	2019	First Round	Montana 55-74 #8 Michigan Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa	0.75

Season by season

2027 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

18-16

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#187

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Montana

Big Sky ★ ◆

Record

25-10

Conf record

15-3

—

SRS

#166

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

24-12

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#177

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

17-14

Conf record

10-7

—

SRS

#176

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

18-14

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#249

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

15-13

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#188

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

18-13

Conf record

14-6

—

SRS

#157

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Montana

Big Sky ★ ◆

Record

26-9

Conf record

16-4

—

SRS

#139

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Montana

Big Sky ★ ◆

Record

26-8

Conf record

16-2

—

SRS

#95

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

16-16

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#187

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Montana

Big Sky

Record

21-12

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#168

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Montana	0-0	Big Sky
2026	Montana	18-16	Big Sky	10-8	#187
2025	Montana	25-10	Big Sky ★ ◆	15-3	#166	14	NCAA tournament
2024	Montana	24-12	Big Sky	12-6	#177
2023	Montana	17-14	Big Sky	10-7	#176
2022	Montana	18-14	Big Sky	11-9	#249
2021	Montana	15-13	Big Sky	7-9	#188
2020	Montana	18-13	Big Sky	14-6	#157
2019	Montana	26-9	Big Sky ★ ◆	16-4	#139	15	NCAA tournament
2018	Montana	26-8	Big Sky ★ ◆	16-2	#95	14	NCAA tournament
2017	Montana	16-16	Big Sky	11-7	#187
2016	Montana	21-12	Big Sky	14-4	#168
2015	Montana	20-13	Big Sky ★	14-4	#173		NIT
2014	Montana	17-13	Big Sky	12-8	#216
2013	Montana	25-7	Big Sky ★ ◆	19-1	#171	13	NCAA tournament
2012	Montana	25-7	Big Sky ★ ◆	15-1	#103	13	NCAA tournament
2011	Montana	21-11	Big Sky	12-4	#126
2010	Montana	22-10	Big Sky ◆	10-6	#107	14	NCAA tournament
2009	Montana	17-12	Big Sky	11-5	#182
2008	Montana	14-16	Big Sky	8-8	#190
2007	Montana	17-15	Big Sky	10-6	#201
2006	Montana	24-7	Big Sky ◆	10-4	#104	12	NCAA tournament
2005	Montana	18-13	Big Sky ◆	9-5	#195	16	NCAA tournament
2004	Montana	10-18	Big Sky	6-8	#228
2003	Montana	13-17	Big Sky	7-7	#190
2002	Montana	16-15	Big Sky ◆	7-7	#204	15	NCAA tournament
2001	Montana	11-16	Big Sky	6-10	#195
2000	Montana	17-11	Big Sky ★	12-4	#127
1999	Montana	13-14	Big Sky	6-10	#174
1998	Montana	16-14	Big Sky	9-7	#181
1997	Montana	21-11	Big Sky ◆	11-5	#137	16	NCAA tournament
1996	Montana	20-8	Big Sky	10-4	#114
1995	Montana	21-9	Big Sky ★	11-3	#85		NIT
1994	Montana	19-9	Big Sky	6-8	#102
1993	Montana	17-11	Big Sky	8-6	#179
1992	Montana	27-4	Big Sky ★ ◆	14-2	#77	14	NCAA tournament
1991	Montana	23-8	Big Sky ★ ◆	13-3	#144	16	NCAA tournament
1990	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	10-6	#136
1989	Montana	20-11	Big Sky	11-5	#118
1988	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	7-9	#143
1987	Montana	18-11	Big Sky	8-6	#128
1986	Montana	21-11	Big Sky ★	9-5	#86		NIT
1985	Montana	22-8	Big Sky	10-4	#105		NIT
1984	Montana	23-7	Big Sky	9-5	#71
1983	Montana	21-8	Big Sky	9-5	#67
1982	Montana	17-10	Big Sky	10-4	#84
1981	Montana	19-9	Big Sky	11-3	#128
1980	Montana	17-11	Big Sky	8-6	#146
1979	Montana	14-13	Big Sky	7-7	#133
1978	Montana	20-8	Big Sky ★	12-2	#108
1977	Montana	18-8	Big Sky	9-5	#125
1976	Montana	13-12	Big Sky	7-7	#117
1975	Montana	21-8	Big Sky ★	13-1	#54		Sweet 16
1974	Montana	19-8	Big Sky ★	11-3	#81
1973	Montana	13-13	Big Sky	7-7	#137
1972	Montana	14-12	Big Sky	7-7	#184
1971	Montana	8-16	Big Sky	6-8	#165
1970	Montana	8-18	Big Sky	5-10	#179
1969	Montana	9-17	Big Sky	4-11	#169
1968	Montana	8-17	Big Sky	5-10	#167
1967	Montana	6-18	Big Sky	1-9	#177
1966	Montana	14-10	Big Sky	6-4	#131
1965	Montana	11-15	Big Sky	2-8	#165
1964	Montana	6-17	Big Sky	1-9	#165
1963	Montana	6-18	Independent		#147
1962	Montana	10-14	Mountain States	5-9	#113
1961	Montana	14-9	Mountain States	7-7	#83
1960	Montana	7-17	Mountain States	3-11	#129
1959	Montana	10-14	Mountain States	7-7	#109
1958	Montana	12-10	Mountain States	8-6	#87
1957	Montana	13-9	Mountain States	9-5	#109
1956	Montana	14-12	Mountain States	4-10	#121
1955	Montana	12-14	Mountain States	4-10	#146
1954	Montana	7-20	Mountain States	3-11	#130
1953	Montana	14-11	Mountain States	6-8	#102
1952	Montana	12-14	Mountain States	7-7	#106
1948	Montana	21-11	Independent
1947	Montana	12-16	Independent
1946	Montana	13-16	Independent
1945	Montana	7-22	Independent
1944	Montana	2-10	Independent
1943	Montana	15-9	Independent
1942	Montana	14-10	Independent
1941	Montana	14-14	Independent
1940	Montana	17-8	Independent
1939	Montana	17-13	Independent
1938	Montana	10-19	Pacific Coast	3-17
1937	Montana	14-12	Independent
1936	Montana	13-11	Independent
1935	Montana	6-18	Independent
1934	Montana	16-10	Independent
1933	Montana	8-11	Independent
1932	Montana	6-14	Independent
1931	Montana	10-12	Independent
1930	Montana	13-9	Independent
1929	Montana	9-11	Pacific Coast	2-8
1928	Montana	6-8	Pacific Coast	4-6
1927	Montana	5-11	Pacific Coast	1-9
1926	Montana	5-10	Pacific Coast	2-8
1925	Montana	9-10	Pacific Coast	2-6
1924	Montana	7-8	Pacific Coast	1-4
1923	Montana	7-14	Independent
1922	Montana	14-7	Independent
1921	Montana	12-8	Independent
1920	Montana	7-9	Independent
1918	Montana	6-6	Independent
1917	Montana	4-11	Independent
1916	Montana	6-4	Independent
1915	Montana	4-6	Independent
1914	Montana	2-9	Independent
1913	Montana	5-3	Independent
1912	Montana	1-5	Independent

NBA first-round picks

5 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Micheal Ray Richardson1978

Last college yr: 1978

Micheal Ray Richardson1978

Last college yr: 1977

Lee Johnson1979

Last college yr: 1977

Micheal Ray Richardson1978

Last college yr: 1976

Micheal Ray Richardson1978

Last college yr: 1975

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1978
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1977
1979	Lee Johnson	1977
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1976
1978	Micheal Ray Richardson	1975