Oklahoma

Heartbreak#3735.9

Southeastern · Norman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Heartbreak Index5.9 · #373

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1908

5.9

Heartbreak

#373

of 1,138 clubs

#16

in CBB

5.3

agony · 0.5 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19087.8
CBB final appearance since 19881.4

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 1988 · fell one round short, 2016 · fell one round short, 2002 · lost the final, 1947

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1815-1181

All-time

0.606

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#4 Oklahoma 79-83 Kansas

Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

National Title

1988 · Apr 4, 1988 · Championship Game

2.05

Game Score

#1 Oklahoma 77-79 North Carolina

Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

1990 · Mar 17, 1990 · Second Round

2.00

Game Score

Oklahoma 61-60 #12 Arizona

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1999 · Mar 12, 1999 · First Round

2.00

Game Score

#4 Oklahoma 61-63 Memphis State

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas

Elite Eight

1985 · Mar 23, 1985 · Regional Finals

1.86

Game Score

#13 Oklahoma 68-70 Indiana State (OT)

The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee

2001 · Mar 16, 2001 · First Round

1.84

Game Score

#17 Oklahoma 67-77 Manhattan

The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee

1995 · Mar 16, 1995 · First Round

1.81

Game Score

#15 Oklahoma 69-74 DePaul

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1986 · Mar 15, 1986 · Second Round

1.76

Game Score

#7 Oklahoma 85-89 Dayton

Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1984 · Mar 17, 1984 · Second Round

1.72

Game Score

#4 Oklahoma 86-78 #2 Arizona

Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Final Four

1988 · Apr 2, 1988 · Final Four

1.70

Game Score

#4 Oklahoma 80-86 Virginia

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Sweet 16

1989 · Mar 23, 1989 · Regional Semifinals

1.67

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Apr 4, 1988	1988	Championship Game	#4 Oklahoma 79-83 Kansas Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri National Title	2.05
2	Mar 17, 1990	1990	Second Round	#1 Oklahoma 77-79 North Carolina Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas	2.00
3	Mar 12, 1999	1999	First Round	Oklahoma 61-60 #12 Arizona Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	2.00
4	Mar 23, 1985	1985	Regional Finals	#4 Oklahoma 61-63 Memphis State Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Elite Eight	1.86
5	Mar 16, 2001	2001	First Round	#13 Oklahoma 68-70 Indiana State (OT) The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee	1.84
6	Mar 16, 1995	1995	First Round	#17 Oklahoma 67-77 Manhattan The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee	1.81
7	Mar 15, 1986	1986	Second Round	#15 Oklahoma 69-74 DePaul Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	1.76
8	Mar 17, 1984	1984	Second Round	#7 Oklahoma 85-89 Dayton Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.72
9	Apr 2, 1988	1988	Final Four	#4 Oklahoma 86-78 #2 Arizona Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri Final Four	1.70
10	Mar 23, 1989	1989	Regional Semifinals	#4 Oklahoma 80-86 Virginia Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Sweet 16	1.67

Season by season

2027 · Oklahoma

Southeastern

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Oklahoma

Southeastern

Record

21-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#46

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Oklahoma

Southeastern

Record

20-14

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#42

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

20-12

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#34

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

15-17

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#52

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

19-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#27

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2021 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

16-11

Conf record

9-8

—

SRS

#39

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

19-12

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#39

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

20-14

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#27

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

18-14

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#38

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

11-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#53

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Oklahoma

Big 12

Record

29-8

Conf record

12-6

SRS

#10

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Oklahoma	0-0	Southeastern
2026	Oklahoma	21-16	Southeastern	7-11		#46
2025	Oklahoma	20-14	Southeastern	6-12		#42	9	NCAA tournament
2024	Oklahoma	20-12	Big 12	8-10		#34
2023	Oklahoma	15-17	Big 12	5-13		#52
2022	Oklahoma	19-16	Big 12	7-11		#27		NIT
2021	Oklahoma	16-11	Big 12	9-8		#39	8	NCAA tournament
2020	Oklahoma	19-12	Big 12	9-9		#39
2019	Oklahoma	20-14	Big 12	7-11		#27	9	NCAA tournament
2018	Oklahoma	18-14	Big 12	8-10		#38	10	NCAA tournament
2017	Oklahoma	11-20	Big 12	5-13		#53
2016	Oklahoma	29-8	Big 12	12-6	#7	#10	2	Final Four
2015	Oklahoma	24-11	Big 12	12-6	#13	#12	3	Sweet 16
2014	Oklahoma	23-10	Big 12	12-6	#21	#29	5	NCAA tournament
2013	Oklahoma	20-12	Big 12	11-7		#46	10	NCAA tournament
2012	Oklahoma	15-16	Big 12	5-13		#78
2011	Oklahoma	14-18	Big 12	5-11		#107
2010	Oklahoma	13-18	Big 12	4-12		#92
2009	Oklahoma	30-6	Big 12	13-3	#7	#10	2	Elite Eight
2008	Oklahoma	23-12	Big 12	9-7		#40	6	NCAA tournament
2007	Oklahoma	16-15	Big 12	6-10		#44
2006	Oklahoma	20-9	Big 12	11-5	#24	#37	6	NCAA tournament
2005	Oklahoma	25-8	Big 12 ★	12-4	#17	#10	3	NCAA tournament
2004	Oklahoma	20-11	Big 12	8-8		#47		NIT
2003	Oklahoma	27-7	Big 12 ◆	12-4	#3	#11	1	Elite Eight
2002	Oklahoma	31-5	Big 12 ◆	13-3	#3	#6	2	Final Four
2001	Oklahoma	26-7	Big 12 ◆	12-4	#13	#23	4	NCAA tournament
2000	Oklahoma	27-7	Big 12	12-4	#12	#12	3	NCAA tournament
1999	Oklahoma	22-11	Big 12	11-5		#30	13	Sweet 16
1998	Oklahoma	22-11	Big 12	11-5		#54	10	NCAA tournament
1997	Oklahoma	19-11	Big 12	9-7		#31	11	NCAA tournament
1996	Oklahoma	17-13	Big Eight	8-6		#35	10	NCAA tournament
1995	Oklahoma	23-9	Big Eight	9-5	#17	#27	4	NCAA tournament
1994	Oklahoma	15-13	Big Eight	6-8		#55		NIT
1993	Oklahoma	20-12	Big Eight	7-7		#14		NIT
1992	Oklahoma	21-9	Big Eight	8-6	#23	#12	4	NCAA tournament
1991	Oklahoma	20-15	Big Eight	5-9		#17		NIT
1990	Oklahoma	27-5	Big Eight ◆	11-3	#1	#1	1	NCAA tournament
1989	Oklahoma	30-6	Big Eight ★	12-2	#4	#5	1	Sweet 16
1988	Oklahoma	35-4	Big Eight ★ ◆	12-2	#4	#1	1	Final Four
1987	Oklahoma	24-10	Big Eight	9-5		#12	6	Sweet 16
1986	Oklahoma	26-9	Big Eight	8-6	#15	#13	4	NCAA tournament
1985	Oklahoma	31-6	Big Eight ★ ◆	13-1	#4	#5	1	Elite Eight
1984	Oklahoma	29-5	Big Eight ★	13-1	#7	#5	2	NCAA tournament
1983	Oklahoma	24-9	Big Eight	10-4		#16	7	NCAA tournament
1982	Oklahoma	22-11	Big Eight	8-6		#61		NIT
1981	Oklahoma	9-18	Big Eight	4-10		#148
1980	Oklahoma	15-12	Big Eight	6-8		#70
1979	Oklahoma	21-10	Big Eight ★ ◆	10-4	#16	#36	5	Sweet 16
1978	Oklahoma	14-13	Big Eight	7-7		#42
1977	Oklahoma	18-10	Big Eight	9-5		#54
1976	Oklahoma	9-17	Big Eight	6-8		#111
1975	Oklahoma	13-13	Big Eight	6-8		#78
1974	Oklahoma	18-8	Big Eight	9-5		#21
1973	Oklahoma	18-8	Big Eight	8-6		#69
1972	Oklahoma	14-12	Big Eight	9-5		#79
1971	Oklahoma	19-8	Big Eight	9-5		#39		NIT
1970	Oklahoma	19-9	Big Eight	7-7		#75		NIT
1969	Oklahoma	7-19	Big Eight	3-11		#140
1968	Oklahoma	13-13	Big Eight	8-6		#92
1967	Oklahoma	8-17	Big Eight	5-9		#114
1966	Oklahoma	11-14	Big Eight	7-7		#71
1965	Oklahoma	8-17	Big Eight	3-11		#68
1964	Oklahoma	7-18	Big Eight	3-11		#121
1963	Oklahoma	12-13	Big Eight	8-6		#84
1962	Oklahoma	7-17	Big Eight	5-9		#87
1961	Oklahoma	10-15	Big Eight	2-12		#57
1960	Oklahoma	14-11	Big Eight	9-5		#29
1959	Oklahoma	15-10	Big Eight	9-5		#72
1958	Oklahoma	13-10	Big Seven	5-7		#28
1957	Oklahoma	8-15	Big Seven	3-9		#52
1956	Oklahoma	4-19	Big Seven	1-11		#81
1955	Oklahoma	3-18	Big Seven	1-11		#98
1954	Oklahoma	8-13	Big Seven	4-8		#69
1953	Oklahoma	8-13	Big Seven	5-7		#55
1952	Oklahoma	7-17	Big Seven	4-8		#88
1951	Oklahoma	14-10	Big Seven	6-6		#18
1950	Oklahoma	12-10	Big Seven	6-6		#22
1949	Oklahoma	14-10	Big Seven ★	9-3
1948	Oklahoma	13-9	Big Seven	7-5
1947	Oklahoma	24-7	Big Six ★	8-2				Final Four
1946	Oklahoma	11-10	Big Six	7-3
1945	Oklahoma	12-13	Big Six	5-5
1944	Oklahoma	15-8	Big Six ★	9-1
1943	Oklahoma	18-9	Big Six	7-3				NCAA tournament
1942	Oklahoma	11-7	Big Six ★	8-2
1941	Oklahoma	6-12	Big Six	5-5
1940	Oklahoma	12-7	Big Six ★	8-2
1939	Oklahoma	12-9	Big Six ★	7-3				Final Four
1938	Oklahoma	14-4	Big Six	8-2
1937	Oklahoma	12-4	Big Six	7-3
1936	Oklahoma	9-8	Big Six	5-5
1935	Oklahoma	9-9	Big Six	8-8
1934	Oklahoma	10-8	Big Six	6-4
1933	Oklahoma	12-5	Big Six	7-3
1932	Oklahoma	9-5	Big Six	6-4
1931	Oklahoma	10-8	Big Six	3-7
1930	Oklahoma	6-12	Big Six	0-10
1929	Oklahoma	13-2	Big Six ★	10-0
1928	Oklahoma	18-0	Missouri Valley ★	18-0
1927	Oklahoma	12-5	Missouri Valley	8-4
1926	Oklahoma	11-4	Missouri Valley	9-3
1925	Oklahoma	10-8	Missouri Valley	9-7
1924	Oklahoma	15-3	Missouri Valley	13-3
1923	Oklahoma	6-12	Missouri Valley	5-11
1922	Oklahoma	9-9	Missouri Valley	8-8
1921	Oklahoma	8-10	Missouri Valley	5-9
1920	Oklahoma	9-7	Missouri Valley	3-7
1919	Oklahoma	12-0	Independent
1918	Oklahoma	11-1	Independent
1917	Oklahoma	13-8	Independent
1916	Oklahoma	19-7	Independent
1915	Oklahoma	7-5	Independent
1914	Oklahoma	7-1	Independent
1913	Oklahoma	8-0	Independent
1912	Oklahoma	7-2	Independent
1911	Oklahoma	1-5	Independent
1910	Oklahoma	8-0	Independent
1909	Oklahoma	3-3	Independent
1908	Oklahoma	4-3	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

11 AP All-American selections.

Trae Young2018

Buddy Hield2016

Buddy Hield2015

Blake Griffin2009

Hollis Price2003

Eduardo Nájera2000

Stacey King1989

Mookie Blaylock1989

Wayman Tisdale1985

Wayman Tisdale1984

Wayman Tisdale1983

Year	Player
2018	Trae Young
2016	Buddy Hield
2015	Buddy Hield
2009	Blake Griffin
2003	Hollis Price
2000	Eduardo Nájera
1989	Stacey King
1989	Mookie Blaylock
1985	Wayman Tisdale
1984	Wayman Tisdale
1983	Wayman Tisdale

NBA first-round picks

28 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jeremiah Fears2025

Last college yr: 2025

Trae Young2018

Last college yr: 2018

Buddy Hield2016

Last college yr: 2016

Buddy Hield2016

Last college yr: 2015

Buddy Hield2016

Last college yr: 2014

Buddy Hield2016

Last college yr: 2013

Blake Griffin2009

Last college yr: 2009

Blake Griffin2009

Last college yr: 2008

Ryan Humphrey2002

Last college yr: 1999

Ryan Humphrey2002

Last college yr: 1998

Stacey King1989

Last college yr: 1989

Mookie Blaylock1989

Last college yr: 1989

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2025	Jeremiah Fears	2025
2018	Trae Young	2018
2016	Buddy Hield	2016
2016	Buddy Hield	2015
2016	Buddy Hield	2014
2016	Buddy Hield	2013
2009	Blake Griffin	2009
2009	Blake Griffin	2008
2002	Ryan Humphrey	1999
2002	Ryan Humphrey	1998
1989	Stacey King	1989
1989	Mookie Blaylock	1989
1988	Harvey Grant	1988
1989	Stacey King	1988
1989	Mookie Blaylock	1988
1988	Harvey Grant	1987
1989	Stacey King	1987
1989	Stacey King	1986
1985	Wayman Tisdale	1985
1988	Harvey Grant	1985
1985	Wayman Tisdale	1984
1985	Wayman Tisdale	1983
1975	Alvan Adams	1975
1975	Alvan Adams	1974
1975	Alvan Adams	1973
1951	Marcus Freiberger	1951
1951	Marcus Freiberger	1950
1951	Marcus Freiberger	1949

The Heartbreak Index5.9 · #373▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index5.9 · #373