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Atlantic Coast · Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Heartbreak Index5.1 · #428

The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1906

5.1

Heartbreak

#428

of 1,138 clubs

#22

in CBB

4.1

agony · 1.0 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19067.3
First CBB final appearance since 19061.4

Heaviest wounds

playoff run died early, 2009 · fell one round short, 1941 · playoff run died early, 1974

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1728-1279

All-time

0.575

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#4 Pittsburgh 70-71 Butler

Verizon Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC

2011 · Mar 19, 2011 · Second Round

2.06

Game Score

#4 Pittsburgh 76-78 #11 Villanova

TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Elite Eight

2009 · Mar 28, 2009 · Regional Finals

1.90

Game Score

#9 Pittsburgh 73-78 Kent State (OT)

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Sweet 16

2002 · Mar 21, 2002 · Regional Semifinals

1.89

Game Score

#4 Pittsburgh 74-77 #9 Marquette

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sweet 16

2003 · Mar 27, 2003 · Regional Semifinals

1.81

Game Score

#16 Pittsburgh 66-72 Bradley

Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan

2006 · Mar 19, 2006 · Second Round

1.73

Game Score

#4 Pittsburgh 60-55 #20 Xavier

TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Sweet 16

2009 · Mar 26, 2009 · Regional Semifinals

1.62

Game Score

#18 Pittsburgh 68-71 #25 Xavier

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2010 · Mar 21, 2010 · Second Round

1.59

Game Score

#9 Pittsburgh 59-55 #10 Wisconsin

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2004 · Mar 21, 2004 · Second Round

1.55

Game Score

#9 Pittsburgh 51-63 #4 Oklahoma State

Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey

Sweet 16

2004 · Mar 25, 2004 · Regional Semifinals

1.52

Game Score

#12 Pittsburgh 93-96 Oklahoma

McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona

1987 · Mar 15, 1987 · Second Round

1.52

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 19, 2011	2011	Second Round	#4 Pittsburgh 70-71 Butler Verizon Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC	2.06
2	Mar 28, 2009	2009	Regional Finals	#4 Pittsburgh 76-78 #11 Villanova TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Elite Eight	1.90
3	Mar 21, 2002	2002	Regional Semifinals	#9 Pittsburgh 73-78 Kent State (OT) Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Sweet 16	1.89
4	Mar 27, 2003	2003	Regional Semifinals	#4 Pittsburgh 74-77 #9 Marquette Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Sweet 16	1.81
5	Mar 19, 2006	2006	Second Round	#16 Pittsburgh 66-72 Bradley Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan	1.73
6	Mar 26, 2009	2009	Regional Semifinals	#4 Pittsburgh 60-55 #20 Xavier TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Sweet 16	1.62
7	Mar 21, 2010	2010	Second Round	#18 Pittsburgh 68-71 #25 Xavier Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1.59
8	Mar 21, 2004	2004	Second Round	#9 Pittsburgh 59-55 #10 Wisconsin Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1.55
9	Mar 25, 2004	2004	Regional Semifinals	#9 Pittsburgh 51-63 #4 Oklahoma State Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	1.52
10	Mar 15, 1987	1987	Second Round	#12 Pittsburgh 93-96 Oklahoma McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.52

Season by season

2027 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

13-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#88

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

17-15

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#55

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

22-11

Conf record

12-8

—

SRS

#32

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

24-12

Conf record

14-6

—

SRS

#64

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

11-21

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#148

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

10-12

Conf record

6-10

—

SRS

#78

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

16-17

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#92

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

14-19

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

8-24

Conf record

0-18

—

SRS

#182

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

16-17

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#70

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Pittsburgh

Atlantic Coast

Record

21-12

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#29

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Pittsburgh	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2026	Pittsburgh	13-20	Atlantic Coast	5-13		#88
2025	Pittsburgh	17-15	Atlantic Coast	8-12		#55
2024	Pittsburgh	22-11	Atlantic Coast	12-8		#32
2023	Pittsburgh	24-12	Atlantic Coast	14-6		#64	11	NCAA tournament
2022	Pittsburgh	11-21	Atlantic Coast	6-14		#148
2021	Pittsburgh	10-12	Atlantic Coast	6-10		#78
2020	Pittsburgh	16-17	Atlantic Coast	6-14		#92
2019	Pittsburgh	14-19	Atlantic Coast	3-15		#79
2018	Pittsburgh	8-24	Atlantic Coast	0-18		#182
2017	Pittsburgh	16-17	Atlantic Coast	4-14		#70
2016	Pittsburgh	21-12	Atlantic Coast	9-9		#29	10	NCAA tournament
2015	Pittsburgh	19-15	Atlantic Coast	8-10		#65		NIT
2014	Pittsburgh	26-10	Atlantic Coast	11-7		#18	9	NCAA tournament
2013	Pittsburgh	24-9	Big East	12-6	#20	#10	8	NCAA tournament
2012	Pittsburgh	22-17	Big East	5-13		#53
2011	Pittsburgh	28-6	Big East ★	15-3	#4	#4	1	NCAA tournament
2010	Pittsburgh	25-9	Big East	13-5	#18	#29	3	NCAA tournament
2009	Pittsburgh	31-5	Big East	15-3	#4	#3	1	Elite Eight
2008	Pittsburgh	27-10	Big East ◆	10-8	#17	#22	4	NCAA tournament
2007	Pittsburgh	29-8	Big East	12-4	#12	#14	3	Sweet 16
2006	Pittsburgh	25-8	Big East	10-6	#16	#13	5	NCAA tournament
2005	Pittsburgh	20-9	Big East	10-6		#25	9	NCAA tournament
2004	Pittsburgh	31-5	Big East ★	13-3	#9	#15	3	Sweet 16
2003	Pittsburgh	28-5	Big East ★ ◆	13-3	#4	#4	2	Sweet 16
2002	Pittsburgh	29-6	Big East ★	13-3	#9	#26	3	Sweet 16
2001	Pittsburgh	19-14	Big East	7-9		#84		NIT
2000	Pittsburgh	13-15	Big East	5-11		#109
1999	Pittsburgh	14-16	Big East	5-13		#111
1998	Pittsburgh	11-16	Big East	6-12		#119
1997	Pittsburgh	18-15	Big East	10-8		#61		NIT
1996	Pittsburgh	10-17	Big East	5-13		#48
1995	Pittsburgh	10-18	Big East	5-13		#93
1994	Pittsburgh	13-14	Big East	7-11		#38
1993	Pittsburgh	17-11	Big East	9-9		#56	9	NCAA tournament
1992	Pittsburgh	18-16	Big East	9-9		#45		NIT
1991	Pittsburgh	21-12	Big East	9-7		#22	6	NCAA tournament
1990	Pittsburgh	12-17	Big East	5-11		#40
1989	Pittsburgh	17-13	Big East	9-7		#40	8	NCAA tournament
1988	Pittsburgh	24-7	Big East ★	12-4	#8	#16	2	NCAA tournament
1987	Pittsburgh	25-8	Big East ★	12-4	#12	#13	3	NCAA tournament
1986	Pittsburgh	15-14	Big East	6-10		#36		NIT
1985	Pittsburgh	17-12	Big East	8-8		#59	12	NCAA tournament
1984	Pittsburgh	18-13	Big East	6-10		#83		NIT
1983	Pittsburgh	13-15	Big East	6-10		#100
1982	Pittsburgh	20-10	Eastern 8 ◆	8-6		#102	10	NCAA tournament
1981	Pittsburgh	19-12	Eastern 8 ◆	8-5		#54	10	NCAA tournament
1980	Pittsburgh	17-12	Eastern 8	5-5		#60		NIT
1979	Pittsburgh	18-11	Eastern 8	6-4		#72
1978	Pittsburgh	16-11	Eastern Collegiate	5-5		#111
1977	Pittsburgh	6-21	Eastern Collegiate	1-9		#158
1976	Pittsburgh	12-15	Independent			#100
1975	Pittsburgh	18-11	Independent			#72		NIT
1974	Pittsburgh	25-4	Independent		#16	#15		Elite Eight
1973	Pittsburgh	12-14	Independent			#85
1972	Pittsburgh	12-12	Independent			#86
1971	Pittsburgh	14-10	Independent			#68
1970	Pittsburgh	12-12	Independent			#161
1969	Pittsburgh	4-20	Independent			#180
1968	Pittsburgh	7-15	Independent			#181
1967	Pittsburgh	6-19	Independent			#180
1966	Pittsburgh	5-17	Independent			#154
1965	Pittsburgh	7-16	Independent			#154
1964	Pittsburgh	17-8	Independent			#43		NIT
1963	Pittsburgh	19-6	Independent			#28		NCAA tournament
1962	Pittsburgh	12-11	Independent			#104
1961	Pittsburgh	12-11	Independent			#115
1960	Pittsburgh	11-14	Independent			#105
1959	Pittsburgh	10-14	Independent			#121
1958	Pittsburgh	18-7	Independent			#40		NCAA tournament
1957	Pittsburgh	16-11	Independent			#62		Sweet 16
1956	Pittsburgh	15-10	Independent			#103
1955	Pittsburgh	10-16	Independent			#110
1954	Pittsburgh	9-14	Independent			#108
1953	Pittsburgh	12-11	Independent			#97
1952	Pittsburgh	10-12	Independent			#78
1951	Pittsburgh	9-17	Independent			#94
1950	Pittsburgh	4-14	Independent			#121
1949	Pittsburgh	12-13	Independent
1948	Pittsburgh	10-11	Independent
1947	Pittsburgh	8-10	Independent
1946	Pittsburgh	7-7	Independent
1945	Pittsburgh	8-4	Independent
1944	Pittsburgh	7-7	Independent
1943	Pittsburgh	10-5	Independent
1942	Pittsburgh	5-10	Independent
1941	Pittsburgh	13-6	Independent					Final Four
1940	Pittsburgh	8-9	Independent
1939	Pittsburgh	10-8	EIC	5-5
1938	Pittsburgh	9-12	EIC	5-5
1937	Pittsburgh	14-7	EIC ★	7-3
1936	Pittsburgh	18-9	EIC ★	7-3
1935	Pittsburgh	18-6	EIC ★	6-2
1934	Pittsburgh	18-4	EIC ★	8-0
1933	Pittsburgh	17-5	EIC ★	7-1
1932	Pittsburgh	14-16	Independent
1931	Pittsburgh	20-4	Independent
1930	Pittsburgh	23-2	Independent
1929	Pittsburgh	16-5	Independent
1928	Pittsburgh	21-0	Independent
1927	Pittsburgh	10-7	Independent
1926	Pittsburgh	11-6	Independent
1925	Pittsburgh	4-10	Independent
1924	Pittsburgh	10-7	Independent
1923	Pittsburgh	10-5	Independent
1922	Pittsburgh	12-8	Independent
1921	Pittsburgh	12-9	Independent
1920	Pittsburgh	9-6	Independent
1919	Pittsburgh	7-7	Independent
1918	Pittsburgh	5-9	Independent
1917	Pittsburgh	12-6	Independent
1916	Pittsburgh	15-2	Independent
1915	Pittsburgh	14-4	Independent
1914	Pittsburgh	7-8	Independent
1913	Pittsburgh	15-7	Independent
1912	Pittsburgh	10-9	Independent
1911	Pittsburgh	6-6	Independent
1908	Pittsburgh	10-6	Independent
1907	Pittsburgh	6-5	Independent
1906	Pittsburgh	2-9	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

9 AP All-American selections.

DeJuan Blair2009

Sam Young2009

Aaron Gray2007

Brandin Knight2002

Jerome Lane1988

Jerome Lane1987

Billy Knight1974

Don Hennon1959

Don Hennon1958

Year	Player
2009	DeJuan Blair
2009	Sam Young
2007	Aaron Gray
2002	Brandin Knight
1988	Jerome Lane
1987	Jerome Lane
1974	Billy Knight
1959	Don Hennon
1958	Don Hennon

NBA first-round picks

19 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Bub Carrington2024

Last college yr: 2024

Cameron Johnson2019

Last college yr: 2017

Cameron Johnson2019

Last college yr: 2016

Cameron Johnson2019

Last college yr: 2015

Steven Adams2013

Last college yr: 2013

Vonteego Cummings1999

Last college yr: 1999

Vonteego Cummings1999

Last college yr: 1998

Vonteego Cummings1999

Last college yr: 1997

Vonteego Cummings1999

Last college yr: 1996

Eric Mobley1994

Last college yr: 1994

Eric Mobley1994

Last college yr: 1993

Eric Mobley1994

Last college yr: 1992

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Bub Carrington	2024
2019	Cameron Johnson	2017
2019	Cameron Johnson	2016
2019	Cameron Johnson	2015
2013	Steven Adams	2013
1999	Vonteego Cummings	1999
1999	Vonteego Cummings	1998
1999	Vonteego Cummings	1997
1999	Vonteego Cummings	1996
1994	Eric Mobley	1994
1994	Eric Mobley	1993
1994	Eric Mobley	1992
1988	Charles Smith	1988
1988	Jerome Lane	1988
1988	Charles Smith	1987
1988	Jerome Lane	1987
1988	Charles Smith	1986
1988	Jerome Lane	1986
1988	Charles Smith	1985

The Heartbreak Index5.1 · #428▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index5.1 · #428