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Heartbreak#5064.2

Ivy · Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Heartbreak Index4.2 · #506

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1897

4.2

Heartbreak

#506

of 1,138 clubs

#36

in CBB

4.2

agony

The clocks

First CBB title since 18978.0
First CBB final appearance since 18971.5

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1979 · playoff run died early, 1972 · playoff run died early, 1971

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1867-1198

All-time

0.609

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#14 Pennsylvania 72-71 #9 North Carolina

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1979 · Mar 11, 1979 · Second Round

2.11

Game Score

#14 Pennsylvania 84-76 #8 Syracuse

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

Sweet 16

1979 · Mar 16, 1979 · Regional Semifinals

1.71

Game Score

#3 Pennsylvania 59-73 #2 North Carolina

WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia

Elite Eight

1972 · Mar 18, 1972 · Regional Finals

1.65

Game Score

#3 Pennsylvania 70-65 #15 Duquesne

WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia

1971 · Mar 13, 1971 · First Round

1.62

Game Score

#18 Pennsylvania 68-69 #14 Syracuse

Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina

1973 · Mar 17, 1973 · Regional Third Place

1.59

Game Score

#17 Pennsylvania 62-69 #15 Kansas State

The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1975 · Mar 15, 1975 · First Round

1.50

Game Score

Pennsylvania 62-55 Washington State

Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana

1980 · Mar 6, 1980 · First Round

1.47

Game Score

Pennsylvania 85-91 #20 Alabama (OT)

Baltimore Arena, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

1995 · Mar 16, 1995 · First Round

1.46

Game Score

#3 Pennsylvania 47-90 #19 Villanova

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Elite Eight

1971 · Mar 20, 1971 · Regional Finals

1.45

Game Score

#3 Pennsylvania 79-64 #6 South Carolina

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1971 · Mar 18, 1971 · Second Round

1.39

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 11, 1979	1979	Second Round	#14 Pennsylvania 72-71 #9 North Carolina Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	2.11
2	Mar 16, 1979	1979	Regional Semifinals	#14 Pennsylvania 84-76 #8 Syracuse Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina Sweet 16	1.71
3	Mar 18, 1972	1972	Regional Finals	#3 Pennsylvania 59-73 #2 North Carolina WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia Elite Eight	1.65
4	Mar 13, 1971	1971	First Round	#3 Pennsylvania 70-65 #15 Duquesne WVU Coliseum, Pittsburgh, West Virginia	1.62
5	Mar 17, 1973	1973	Regional Third Place	#18 Pennsylvania 68-69 #14 Syracuse Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina	1.59
6	Mar 15, 1975	1975	First Round	#17 Pennsylvania 62-69 #15 Kansas State The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1.50
7	Mar 6, 1980	1980	First Round	Pennsylvania 62-55 Washington State Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana	1.47
8	Mar 16, 1995	1995	First Round	Pennsylvania 85-91 #20 Alabama (OT) Baltimore Arena, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland	1.46
9	Mar 20, 1971	1971	Regional Finals	#3 Pennsylvania 47-90 #19 Villanova Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Elite Eight	1.45
10	Mar 18, 1971	1971	Second Round	#3 Pennsylvania 79-64 #6 South Carolina Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.39

Season by season

2027 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Pennsylvania

Ivy ◆

Record

18-12

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#162

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2025 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

8-19

Conf record

4-10

—

SRS

#298

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

11-18

Conf record

3-11

—

SRS

#199

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

17-13

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#147

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

12-16

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#216

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

16-11

Conf record

8-6

—

SRS

#152

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

19-12

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#134

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Pennsylvania

Ivy ★ ◆

Record

24-9

Conf record

12-2

—

SRS

#127

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

13-15

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#164

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

11-17

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#242

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2015 · Pennsylvania

Ivy

Record

9-19

Conf record

4-10

—

SRS

#282

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Pennsylvania	0-0	Ivy
2026	Pennsylvania	18-12	Ivy ◆	9-5		#162	14	NCAA tournament
2025	Pennsylvania	8-19	Ivy	4-10		#298
2024	Pennsylvania	11-18	Ivy	3-11		#199
2023	Pennsylvania	17-13	Ivy	9-5		#147
2022	Pennsylvania	12-16	Ivy	9-5		#216
2020	Pennsylvania	16-11	Ivy	8-6		#152
2019	Pennsylvania	19-12	Ivy	7-7		#134
2018	Pennsylvania	24-9	Ivy ★ ◆	12-2		#127	16	NCAA tournament
2017	Pennsylvania	13-15	Ivy	6-8		#164
2016	Pennsylvania	11-17	Ivy	5-9		#242
2015	Pennsylvania	9-19	Ivy	4-10		#282
2014	Pennsylvania	8-20	Ivy	5-9		#251
2013	Pennsylvania	9-22	Ivy	6-8		#253
2012	Pennsylvania	20-13	Ivy	11-3		#147
2011	Pennsylvania	13-15	Ivy	7-7		#197
2010	Pennsylvania	6-22	Ivy	5-9		#296
2009	Pennsylvania	10-18	Ivy	6-8		#253
2008	Pennsylvania	13-18	Ivy	8-6		#272
2007	Pennsylvania	22-9	Ivy ★	13-1		#105	14	NCAA tournament
2006	Pennsylvania	20-9	Ivy ★	12-2		#91	15	NCAA tournament
2005	Pennsylvania	20-9	Ivy ★	13-1		#102	13	NCAA tournament
2004	Pennsylvania	17-10	Ivy	10-4		#91
2003	Pennsylvania	22-6	Ivy ★	14-0		#66	11	NCAA tournament
2002	Pennsylvania	25-7	Ivy ★ ◆	11-3		#68	11	NCAA tournament
2001	Pennsylvania	12-17	Ivy	9-5		#179
2000	Pennsylvania	21-8	Ivy ★	14-0		#108	13	NCAA tournament
1999	Pennsylvania	21-6	Ivy ★	13-1		#87	11	NCAA tournament
1998	Pennsylvania	17-12	Ivy	10-4		#149
1997	Pennsylvania	12-14	Ivy	8-6		#166
1996	Pennsylvania	17-10	Ivy ★	12-2		#134
1995	Pennsylvania	22-6	Ivy ★	14-0		#67	12	NCAA tournament
1994	Pennsylvania	25-3	Ivy ★	14-0		#82	11	NCAA tournament
1993	Pennsylvania	22-5	Ivy ★	14-0		#84	14	NCAA tournament
1992	Pennsylvania	16-10	Ivy	9-5		#146
1991	Pennsylvania	9-17	Ivy	6-8		#209
1990	Pennsylvania	12-14	Ivy	7-7		#212
1989	Pennsylvania	13-13	Ivy	9-5		#218
1988	Pennsylvania	10-16	Ivy	8-6		#235
1987	Pennsylvania	13-14	Ivy ★	10-4		#130	16	NCAA tournament
1986	Pennsylvania	15-11	Ivy	9-5		#162
1985	Pennsylvania	13-14	Ivy ★	10-4		#180	15	NCAA tournament
1984	Pennsylvania	10-16	Ivy	7-7		#220
1983	Pennsylvania	17-9	Ivy	11-3		#139
1982	Pennsylvania	17-10	Ivy ★	12-2		#129	12	NCAA tournament
1981	Pennsylvania	20-8	Ivy ★	13-1		#93		NIT
1980	Pennsylvania	17-12	Ivy ★ ◆	11-3		#140	12	NCAA tournament
1979	Pennsylvania	25-7	Ivy ★	13-1	#14	#57	9	Final Four
1978	Pennsylvania	20-8	Ivy ★	12-2	#20	#56		Sweet 16
1977	Pennsylvania	18-8	Ivy	12-2		#97
1976	Pennsylvania	17-9	Ivy	11-3		#98
1975	Pennsylvania	23-5	Ivy ★	13-1		#32		NCAA tournament
1974	Pennsylvania	21-6	Ivy ★	13-1		#36		NCAA tournament
1973	Pennsylvania	21-7	Ivy ★	12-2	#18	#51		Sweet 16
1972	Pennsylvania	25-3	Ivy ★	13-1	#3	#7		Elite Eight
1971	Pennsylvania	28-1	Ivy ★	14-0	#3	#9		Elite Eight
1970	Pennsylvania	25-2	Ivy ★	14-0	#13	#14		NCAA tournament
1969	Pennsylvania	15-10	Ivy	10-4		#116
1968	Pennsylvania	9-17	Ivy	4-10		#127
1967	Pennsylvania	11-14	Ivy	7-7		#97
1966	Pennsylvania	19-6	Ivy ★	12-2		#27
1965	Pennsylvania	15-10	Ivy	10-4		#93
1964	Pennsylvania	14-10	Ivy	10-4		#110
1963	Pennsylvania	19-6	Ivy	10-4		#86
1962	Pennsylvania	17-8	Ivy	11-3		#80
1961	Pennsylvania	16-9	Ivy	10-4		#79
1960	Pennsylvania	14-11	Ivy	8-6		#119
1959	Pennsylvania	12-14	Ivy	5-9		#145
1958	Pennsylvania	13-12	Ivy	8-6		#119
1957	Pennsylvania	7-19	Ivy	3-11		#151
1956	Pennsylvania	12-13	Ivy	9-5		#125
1955	Pennsylvania	19-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	10-4		#63
1954	Pennsylvania	17-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	10-4		#44
1953	Pennsylvania	22-5	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-2		#45		Sweet 16
1952	Pennsylvania	21-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	9-3		#44
1951	Pennsylvania	19-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5		#45
1950	Pennsylvania	11-14	Eastern Intercollegiate	4-8		#73
1949	Pennsylvania	15-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-4
1948	Pennsylvania	10-14	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-7
1947	Pennsylvania	14-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5
1946	Pennsylvania	7-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	4-4
1945	Pennsylvania	12-5	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	5-1
1944	Pennsylvania	10-4	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-2
1943	Pennsylvania	14-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-6
1942	Pennsylvania	9-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-7
1941	Pennsylvania	5-12	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-9
1940	Pennsylvania	5-13	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-10
1939	Pennsylvania	7-11	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-6
1938	Pennsylvania	8-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5
1937	Pennsylvania	17-3	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	12-0
1936	Pennsylvania	12-9	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-5
1935	Pennsylvania	16-4	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-2
1934	Pennsylvania	16-3	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-2
1933	Pennsylvania	12-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1932	Pennsylvania	10-11	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-8
1931	Pennsylvania	9-17	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1930	Pennsylvania	20-6	Eastern Intercollegiate	7-3
1929	Pennsylvania	20-6	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-2
1928	Pennsylvania	22-5	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	7-3
1927	Pennsylvania	16-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1926	Pennsylvania	14-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1925	Pennsylvania	17-5	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1924	Pennsylvania	18-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1923	Pennsylvania	14-11	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1922	Pennsylvania	24-3	Eastern Intercollegiate	8-2
1921	Pennsylvania	21-2	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	9-1
1920	Pennsylvania	22-1	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	10-0
1919	Pennsylvania	15-1	Independent	7-1
1918	Pennsylvania	18-2	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	9-1
1917	Pennsylvania	11-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-5
1916	Pennsylvania	11-7	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-2
1915	Pennsylvania	9-10	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-7
1914	Pennsylvania	4-12	Eastern Intercollegiate	2-8
1913	Pennsylvania	6-12	Eastern Intercollegiate	3-5
1912	Pennsylvania	10-7	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1911	Pennsylvania	15-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	5-3
1910	Pennsylvania	11-10	Independent
1909	Pennsylvania	19-6	Independent
1908	Pennsylvania	24-4	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	8-0
1907	Pennsylvania	15-8	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1906	Pennsylvania	16-4	Eastern Intercollegiate ★	9-1
1905	Pennsylvania	9-14	Eastern Intercollegiate	1-7
1904	Pennsylvania	10-4	Eastern Intercollegiate	6-4
1902	Pennsylvania	7-2	Independent
1897	Pennsylvania	2-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

1 AP All-American selections.

Ernie Beck1953

Year	Player
1953	Ernie Beck

NBA first-round picks

12 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Bob Bigelow1975

Last college yr: 1975

Bob Bigelow1975

Last college yr: 1974

Bob Bigelow1975

Last college yr: 1973

Corky Calhoun1972

Last college yr: 1972

Corky Calhoun1972

Last college yr: 1971

Corky Calhoun1972

Last college yr: 1970

Ernie Beck1953

Last college yr: 1953

Ernie Beck1953

Last college yr: 1952

Ernie Beck1953

Last college yr: 1951

Chink Crossin1947

Last college yr: 1947

Chink Crossin1947

Last college yr: 1944

Chink Crossin1947

Last college yr: 1943

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1975	Bob Bigelow	1975
1975	Bob Bigelow	1974
1975	Bob Bigelow	1973
1972	Corky Calhoun	1972
1972	Corky Calhoun	1971
1972	Corky Calhoun	1970
1953	Ernie Beck	1953
1953	Ernie Beck	1952
1953	Ernie Beck	1951
1947	Chink Crossin	1947
1947	Chink Crossin	1944
1947	Chink Crossin	1943

The Heartbreak Index4.2 · #506▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index4.2 · #506