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The Heartbreak Index11.9 · #132

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1897

11.9

Heartbreak

#132

of 1,138 clubs

in CBB

11.9

agony

The clocks

First CBB title since 189717.6

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2024 · lost the final, 1969 · playoff run died early, 2026 · playoff run died early, 2019

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2001-1085

All-time

0.648

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#3 Purdue 58-63 Fairleigh Dickinson

Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

2023 · Mar 17, 2023 · First Round

2.04

Game Score

#10 Purdue 64-67 St. Peter's

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sweet 16

2022 · Mar 25, 2022 · Regional Semifinals

2.04

Game Score

#12 Purdue 83-85 Arkansas-Little Rock (2OT)

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

2016 · Mar 17, 2016 · First Round

1.89

Game Score

#10 Purdue 72-73 Texas

Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

1990 · Mar 18, 1990 · Second Round

1.86

Game Score

#3 Purdue 60-75 #1 Connecticut

State Farm Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona

National Title

2024 · Apr 8, 2024 · Championship Game

1.80

Game Score

#3 Purdue 70-73 #20 Kansas State

Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan

Sweet 16

1988 · Mar 25, 1988 · Regional Semifinals

1.79

Game Score

#6 Purdue 69-76 Georgia

University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1996 · Mar 16, 1996 · Second Round

1.77

Game Score

#3 Purdue 83-78 #13 Kansas

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sweet 16

1994 · Mar 24, 1994 · Regional Semifinals

1.71

Game Score

#3 Purdue 80-68 #18 Gonzaga

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

Sweet 16

2024 · Mar 29, 2024 · Regional Semifinals

1.70

Game Score

#13 Purdue 75-80 #2 Virginia (OT)

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Elite Eight

2019 · Mar 30, 2019 · Regional Finals

1.62

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 17, 2023	2023	First Round	#3 Purdue 58-63 Fairleigh Dickinson Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio	2.04
2	Mar 25, 2022	2022	Regional Semifinals	#10 Purdue 64-67 St. Peter's Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sweet 16	2.04
3	Mar 17, 2016	2016	First Round	#12 Purdue 83-85 Arkansas-Little Rock (2OT) Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado	1.89
4	Mar 18, 1990	1990	Second Round	#10 Purdue 72-73 Texas Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.86
5	Apr 8, 2024	2024	Championship Game	#3 Purdue 60-75 #1 Connecticut State Farm Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona National Title	1.80
6	Mar 25, 1988	1988	Regional Semifinals	#3 Purdue 70-73 #20 Kansas State Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan Sweet 16	1.79
7	Mar 16, 1996	1996	Second Round	#6 Purdue 69-76 Georgia University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico	1.77
8	Mar 24, 1994	1994	Regional Semifinals	#3 Purdue 83-78 #13 Kansas Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee Sweet 16	1.71
9	Mar 29, 2024	2024	Regional Semifinals	#3 Purdue 80-68 #18 Gonzaga Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan Sweet 16	1.70
10	Mar 30, 2019	2019	Regional Finals	#13 Purdue 75-80 #2 Virginia (OT) KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Elite Eight	1.62

Season by season

2027 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Purdue

Big Ten ◆

Record

30-9

Conf record

13-7

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2025 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

24-12

Conf record

13-7

#22

SRS

#16

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2024 · Purdue

Big Ten ★

Record

34-5

Conf record

17-3

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2023 · Purdue

Big Ten ★ ◆

Record

29-6

Conf record

15-5

SRS

#10

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

29-8

Conf record

14-6

#10

SRS

#13

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2021 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

18-10

Conf record

13-6

#20

SRS

#22

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

16-15

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#23

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Purdue

Big Ten ★

Record

26-10

Conf record

16-4

#13

SRS

#10

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2018 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

30-7

Conf record

15-3

#11

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2017 · Purdue

Big Ten ★

Record

27-8

Conf record

14-4

#15

SRS

#15

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2016 · Purdue

Big Ten

Record

26-9

Conf record

12-6

#12

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Purdue	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Purdue	30-9	Big Ten ◆	13-7	#8	#8	2	Elite Eight
2025	Purdue	24-12	Big Ten	13-7	#22	#16	4	Sweet 16
2024	Purdue	34-5	Big Ten ★	17-3	#3	#3	1	Final Four
2023	Purdue	29-6	Big Ten ★ ◆	15-5	#3	#10	1	NCAA tournament
2022	Purdue	29-8	Big Ten	14-6	#10	#13	3	Sweet 16
2021	Purdue	18-10	Big Ten	13-6	#20	#22	4	NCAA tournament
2020	Purdue	16-15	Big Ten	9-11		#23
2019	Purdue	26-10	Big Ten ★	16-4	#13	#10	3	Elite Eight
2018	Purdue	30-7	Big Ten	15-3	#11	#3	2	Sweet 16
2017	Purdue	27-8	Big Ten ★	14-4	#15	#15	4	Sweet 16
2016	Purdue	26-9	Big Ten	12-6	#12	#9	5	NCAA tournament
2015	Purdue	21-13	Big Ten	12-6		#34	9	NCAA tournament
2014	Purdue	15-17	Big Ten	5-13		#71
2013	Purdue	16-18	Big Ten	8-10		#64
2012	Purdue	22-13	Big Ten	10-8		#24	10	NCAA tournament
2011	Purdue	26-8	Big Ten	14-4	#13	#8	3	NCAA tournament
2010	Purdue	29-6	Big Ten ★	14-4	#10	#13	4	Sweet 16
2009	Purdue	27-10	Big Ten ◆	11-7	#17	#18	5	Sweet 16
2008	Purdue	25-9	Big Ten	15-3	#20	#31	6	NCAA tournament
2007	Purdue	22-12	Big Ten	9-7		#27	9	NCAA tournament
2006	Purdue	9-19	Big Ten	3-13		#145
2005	Purdue	7-21	Big Ten	3-13		#87
2004	Purdue	17-14	Big Ten	7-9		#51		NIT
2003	Purdue	19-11	Big Ten	10-6		#22	9	NCAA tournament
2002	Purdue	13-18	Big Ten	5-11		#67
2001	Purdue	17-15	Big Ten	6-10		#28		NIT
2000	Purdue	24-10	Big Ten	12-4	#25	#24	6	Elite Eight
1999	Purdue	21-13	Big Ten	7-9		#31	10	Sweet 16
1998	Purdue	28-8	Big Ten	12-4	#11	#8	2	Sweet 16
1997	Purdue	18-12	Big Ten	12-6		#44	8	NCAA tournament
1996	Purdue	26-6	Big Ten ★	15-3	#4	#16	1	NCAA tournament
1995	Purdue	25-7	Big Ten ★	15-3	#12	#36	3	NCAA tournament
1994	Purdue	29-5	Big Ten ★	14-4	#3	#6	1	Elite Eight
1993	Purdue	18-10	Big Ten	9-9	#22	#32	9	NCAA tournament
1992	Purdue	18-15	Big Ten	8-10		#41		NIT
1991	Purdue	17-12	Big Ten	9-9		#41	7	NCAA tournament
1990	Purdue	22-8	Big Ten	13-5	#10	#16	2	NCAA tournament
1989	Purdue	15-16	Big Ten	8-10		#20
1988	Purdue	29-4	Big Ten ★	16-2	#3	#6	1	Sweet 16
1987	Purdue	25-5	Big Ten ★	15-3	#7	#7	3	NCAA tournament
1986	Purdue	22-10	Big Ten	11-7		#20	6	NCAA tournament
1985	Purdue	20-9	Big Ten	11-7		#19	6	NCAA tournament
1984	Purdue	22-7	Big Ten ★	15-3	#10	#19	3	NCAA tournament
1983	Purdue	21-9	Big Ten	11-7		#35	5	NCAA tournament
1982	Purdue	18-14	Big Ten	11-7		#43		NIT
1981	Purdue	21-11	Big Ten	10-8		#33		NIT
1980	Purdue	23-10	Big Ten	11-7	#20	#3	6	Final Four
1979	Purdue	27-8	Big Ten ★	13-5	#15	#7		NIT
1978	Purdue	16-11	Big Ten	11-7		#25
1977	Purdue	19-9	Big Ten	13-5		#15		NCAA tournament
1976	Purdue	16-11	Big Ten	11-7		#13
1975	Purdue	17-11	Big Ten	11-7		#17
1974	Purdue	21-9	Big Ten	10-4	#11	#13		NIT
1973	Purdue	15-9	Big Ten	8-6		#31
1972	Purdue	12-12	Big Ten	6-8		#45
1971	Purdue	18-7	Big Ten	11-3		#18		NIT
1970	Purdue	18-6	Big Ten	11-3		#9
1969	Purdue	23-5	Big Ten ★	13-1	#6	#2		Final Four
1968	Purdue	15-9	Big Ten	9-5		#34
1967	Purdue	15-9	Big Ten	7-7		#54
1966	Purdue	8-16	Big Ten	4-10		#101
1965	Purdue	12-12	Big Ten	5-9		#64
1964	Purdue	12-12	Big Ten	8-6		#38
1963	Purdue	7-17	Big Ten	2-12		#77
1962	Purdue	17-7	Big Ten	9-5		#19
1961	Purdue	16-7	Big Ten	10-4		#27
1960	Purdue	11-12	Big Ten	6-8		#49
1959	Purdue	15-7	Big Ten	8-6		#14
1958	Purdue	14-8	Big Ten	9-5		#20
1957	Purdue	15-7	Big Ten	8-6		#25
1956	Purdue	16-6	Big Ten	9-5		#31
1955	Purdue	12-10	Big Ten	5-9		#23
1954	Purdue	9-13	Big Ten	3-11		#56
1953	Purdue	4-18	Big Ten	3-15		#75
1952	Purdue	8-14	Big Ten	3-11		#66
1951	Purdue	8-14	Big Ten	4-10		#63
1950	Purdue	9-13	Big Ten	3-9		#41
1949	Purdue	13-9	Big Ten	6-6
1948	Purdue	11-9	Big Ten	6-6
1947	Purdue	9-11	Big Nine	4-8
1946	Purdue	10-11	Big Nine	4-8
1945	Purdue	9-11	Big Ten	6-6
1944	Purdue	11-10	Big Ten	8-4
1943	Purdue	9-11	Big Ten	6-6
1942	Purdue	14-7	Big Ten	9-6
1941	Purdue	13-7	Big Ten	6-6
1940	Purdue	16-4	Big Ten ★	10-2
1939	Purdue	12-7	Big Ten	6-6
1938	Purdue	18-2	Big Ten ★	10-2
1937	Purdue	15-5	Big Ten	8-4
1936	Purdue	16-4	Big Ten ★	11-1
1935	Purdue	17-3	Big Ten ★	9-3
1934	Purdue	17-3	Big Ten ★	10-2
1933	Purdue	11-7	Big Ten	6-6
1932	Purdue	17-1	Big Ten ★	11-1
1931	Purdue	12-5	Big Ten	8-4
1930	Purdue	13-2	Big Ten ★	10-0
1929	Purdue	13-4	Big Ten	9-3
1928	Purdue	15-2	Big Ten ★	10-2
1927	Purdue	12-5	Big Ten	9-3
1926	Purdue	13-4	Big Ten ★	8-4
1925	Purdue	9-5	Big Ten	7-4
1924	Purdue	12-5	Big Ten	7-5
1923	Purdue	9-6	Big Ten	7-5
1922	Purdue	15-3	Big Ten ★	8-1
1921	Purdue	13-7	Big Ten ★	8-4
1920	Purdue	16-4	Big Ten	8-2
1919	Purdue	6-8	Big Ten	4-7
1918	Purdue	11-5	Big Ten	5-5
1917	Purdue	11-3	Western Intercollegiate	7-2
1916	Purdue	4-10	Western Intercollegiate	2-10
1915	Purdue	5-8	Western Intercollegiate	4-8
1914	Purdue	5-9	Western Intercollegiate	3-9
1913	Purdue	7-5	Western Intercollegiate	6-5
1912	Purdue	12-0	Western Intercollegiate ★	10-0
1911	Purdue	12-4	Western Intercollegiate ★	8-4
1910	Purdue	8-5	Western Intercollegiate	5-5
1909	Purdue	8-4	Western Intercollegiate	6-4
1908	Purdue	5-9	Western Intercollegiate	0-8
1907	Purdue	7-8	Western Intercollegiate	2-6
1906	Purdue	4-7	Western Intercollegiate	3-6
1905	Purdue	3-6	Western Intercollegiate
1904	Purdue	11-2	Western Intercollegiate
1903	Purdue	8-0	Western Intercollegiate
1902	Purdue	10-3	Western Intercollegiate
1901	Purdue	12-0	Western Intercollegiate
1900	Purdue	0-1	Western Intercollegiate
1897	Purdue	1-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

22 AP All-American selections.

Braden Smith2026

Braden Smith2025

Zach Edey2024

Zach Edey2023

Jaden Ivey2022

Carsen Edwards2019

Carsen Edwards2018

Caleb Swanigan2017

JaJuan Johnson2011

Glenn Robinson1994

Glenn Robinson1993

Steve Scheffler1990

Year	Player
2026	Braden Smith
2025	Braden Smith
2024	Zach Edey
2023	Zach Edey
2022	Jaden Ivey
2019	Carsen Edwards
2018	Carsen Edwards
2017	Caleb Swanigan
2011	JaJuan Johnson
1994	Glenn Robinson
1993	Glenn Robinson
1990	Steve Scheffler
1980	Joe Barry Carroll
1979	Joe Barry Carroll
1970	Rick Mount
1969	Rick Mount
1968	Rick Mount
1966	Dave Schellhase
1965	Dave Schellhase
1962	Terry Dischinger
1961	Terry Dischinger
1960	Terry Dischinger

NBA first-round picks

34 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Zach Edey2024

Last college yr: 2024

Zach Edey2024

Last college yr: 2023

Jaden Ivey2022

Last college yr: 2022

Zach Edey2024

Last college yr: 2022

Jaden Ivey2022

Last college yr: 2021

Zach Edey2024

Last college yr: 2021

Caleb Swanigan2017

Last college yr: 2017

Caleb Swanigan2017

Last college yr: 2016

JaJuan Johnson2011

Last college yr: 2011

JaJuan Johnson2011

Last college yr: 2010

JaJuan Johnson2011

Last college yr: 2009

JaJuan Johnson2011

Last college yr: 2008

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Zach Edey	2024
2024	Zach Edey	2023
2022	Jaden Ivey	2022
2024	Zach Edey	2022
2022	Jaden Ivey	2021
2024	Zach Edey	2021
2017	Caleb Swanigan	2017
2017	Caleb Swanigan	2016
2011	JaJuan Johnson	2011
2011	JaJuan Johnson	2010
2011	JaJuan Johnson	2009
2011	JaJuan Johnson	2008
1994	Glenn Robinson	1994
1994	Glenn Robinson	1993
1983	Russell Cross	1983
1982	Keith Edmonson	1982
1983	Russell Cross	1982
1982	Keith Edmonson	1981
1983	Russell Cross	1981
1980	Joe Barry Carroll	1980
1982	Keith Edmonson	1980
1980	Joe Barry Carroll	1979
1982	Keith Edmonson	1979
1980	Joe Barry Carroll	1978
1980	Joe Barry Carroll	1977
1979	Kyle Macy	1976
1969	Herm Gilliam	1969
1969	Herm Gilliam	1968
1969	Herm Gilliam	1967
1966	Dave Schellhase	1966
1966	Dave Schellhase	1965
1966	Dave Schellhase	1964
1947	Bulbs Ehlers	1947
1947	Bulbs Ehlers	1943

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index11.9 · #132