Rhode Island

Atlantic 10 · South Kingstown, Providence, Rhode Island

1615-1247

All-time

0.564

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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Rhode Island 97-94 #9 Syracuse

Dean E. Smith Center, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1988 · Mar 19, 1988 · Second Round

2.00

Game Score

Rhode Island 80-75 #2 Kansas

The Myriad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1998 · Mar 15, 1998 · Second Round

1.89

Game Score

Rhode Island 72-73 #5 Duke

Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey

Sweet 16

1988 · Mar 24, 1988 · Regional Semifinals

1.48

Game Score

Rhode Island 87-80 Missouri

Dean E. Smith Center, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1988 · Mar 17, 1988 · First Round

1.48

Game Score

Rhode Island 72-75 #9 Oregon

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

2017 · Mar 19, 2017 · Second Round

1.28

Game Score

Rhode Island 84-72 Creighton

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

2017 · Mar 17, 2017 · First Round

1.27

Game Score

Rhode Island 77-79 #10 Stanford

Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Elite Eight

1998 · Mar 22, 1998 · Regional Finals

1.26

Game Score

Rhode Island 62-63 #7 Duke

Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina

1978 · Mar 12, 1978 · First Round

1.19

Game Score

Rhode Island 74-68 Valparaiso

Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Sweet 16

1998 · Mar 20, 1998 · Regional Semifinals

0.95

Game Score

Rhode Island 83-78 Oklahoma (OT)

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2018 · Mar 15, 2018 · First Round

0.86

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 19, 1988	1988	Second Round	Rhode Island 97-94 #9 Syracuse Dean E. Smith Center, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	2.00
2	Mar 15, 1998	1998	Second Round	Rhode Island 80-75 #2 Kansas The Myriad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1.89
3	Mar 24, 1988	1988	Regional Semifinals	Rhode Island 72-73 #5 Duke Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	1.48
4	Mar 17, 1988	1988	First Round	Rhode Island 87-80 Missouri Dean E. Smith Center, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.48
5	Mar 19, 2017	2017	Second Round	Rhode Island 72-75 #9 Oregon Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California	1.28
6	Mar 17, 2017	2017	First Round	Rhode Island 84-72 Creighton Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California	1.27
7	Mar 22, 1998	1998	Regional Finals	Rhode Island 77-79 #10 Stanford Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri Elite Eight	1.26
8	Mar 12, 1978	1978	First Round	Rhode Island 62-63 #7 Duke Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina	1.19
9	Mar 20, 1998	1998	Regional Semifinals	Rhode Island 74-68 Valparaiso Kiel Center, St. Louis, Missouri Sweet 16	0.95
10	Mar 15, 2018	2018	First Round	Rhode Island 83-78 Oklahoma (OT) PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	0.86

Season by season

2027 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

16-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#132

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

18-13

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#135

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

12-20

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#188

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

9-22

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#223

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

15-16

Conf record

5-12

—

SRS

#122

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

10-15

Conf record

7-10

—

SRS

#101

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

21-9

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

18-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#127

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10 ★

Record

26-8

Conf record

15-3

—

SRS

#52

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10 ◆

Record

25-10

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#45

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Rhode Island

Atlantic 10

Record

17-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#81

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Rhode Island	0-0	Atlantic 10
2026	Rhode Island	16-16	Atlantic 10	7-11	#132
2025	Rhode Island	18-13	Atlantic 10	7-11	#135
2024	Rhode Island	12-20	Atlantic 10	6-12	#188
2023	Rhode Island	9-22	Atlantic 10	5-13	#223
2022	Rhode Island	15-16	Atlantic 10	5-12	#122
2021	Rhode Island	10-15	Atlantic 10	7-10	#101
2020	Rhode Island	21-9	Atlantic 10	13-5	#73
2019	Rhode Island	18-15	Atlantic 10	9-9	#127
2018	Rhode Island	26-8	Atlantic 10 ★	15-3	#52	7	NCAA tournament
2017	Rhode Island	25-10	Atlantic 10 ◆	13-5	#45	11	NCAA tournament
2016	Rhode Island	17-15	Atlantic 10	9-9	#81
2015	Rhode Island	23-10	Atlantic 10	13-5	#60		NIT
2014	Rhode Island	14-18	Atlantic 10	5-11	#123
2013	Rhode Island	8-21	Atlantic 10	3-13	#159
2012	Rhode Island	7-24	Atlantic 10	4-12	#210
2011	Rhode Island	20-14	Atlantic 10	9-7	#112
2010	Rhode Island	26-10	Atlantic 10	9-7	#66		NIT
2009	Rhode Island	23-11	Atlantic 10	11-5	#72		NIT
2008	Rhode Island	21-12	Atlantic 10	7-9	#67		NIT
2007	Rhode Island	19-14	Atlantic 10	10-6	#135
2006	Rhode Island	14-14	Atlantic 10	8-8	#146
2005	Rhode Island	6-22	Atlantic 10	4-12	#215
2004	Rhode Island	20-14	Atlantic 10	7-9	#78		NIT
2003	Rhode Island	19-12	Atlantic 10	9-7	#112		NIT
2002	Rhode Island	8-20	Atlantic 10	4-12	#219
2001	Rhode Island	7-23	Atlantic 10	3-13	#213
2000	Rhode Island	5-25	Atlantic 10	2-14	#235
1999	Rhode Island	20-13	Atlantic 10 ◆	10-6	#55	12	NCAA tournament
1998	Rhode Island	25-9	Atlantic 10	12-4	#29	8	Elite Eight
1997	Rhode Island	20-10	Atlantic 10	12-4	#18	9	NCAA tournament
1996	Rhode Island	20-14	Atlantic 10	8-8	#58		NIT
1995	Rhode Island	7-20	Atlantic 10	2-14	#128
1994	Rhode Island	11-16	Atlantic 10	7-9	#104
1993	Rhode Island	19-11	Atlantic 10	8-6	#58	8	NCAA tournament
1992	Rhode Island	22-10	Atlantic 10	9-7	#57		NIT
1991	Rhode Island	11-17	Atlantic 10	6-12	#151
1990	Rhode Island	15-13	Atlantic 10	11-7	#114
1989	Rhode Island	13-15	Atlantic 10	9-9	#160
1988	Rhode Island	28-7	Atlantic 10	14-4	#49	11	Sweet 16
1987	Rhode Island	20-10	Atlantic 10	12-6	#94		NIT
1986	Rhode Island	9-19	Atlantic 10	5-13	#197
1985	Rhode Island	8-20	Atlantic 10	2-16	#226
1984	Rhode Island	6-22	Atlantic 10	5-13	#205
1983	Rhode Island	9-19	Atlantic 10	3-11	#184
1982	Rhode Island	10-17	Eastern 8	4-10	#142
1981	Rhode Island	21-8	Eastern 8 ★	10-3	#141		NIT
1980	Rhode Island	15-13	ECAC North	14-12	#105
1979	Rhode Island	20-9	Independent		#43		NIT
1978	Rhode Island	24-7	Independent		#63		NCAA tournament
1977	Rhode Island	13-13	Independent		#127
1976	Rhode Island	14-12	Yankee	7-5	#130
1975	Rhode Island	5-20	Yankee	3-7	#184
1974	Rhode Island	11-14	Yankee	6-5	#154
1973	Rhode Island	7-18	Yankee	5-6	#148
1972	Rhode Island	15-11	Yankee ★	8-2	#146
1971	Rhode Island	10-17	Yankee	8-2	#146
1970	Rhode Island	16-10	Yankee	7-3	#113
1969	Rhode Island	10-15	Yankee	7-3	#162
1968	Rhode Island	15-11	Yankee ★	8-2	#125
1967	Rhode Island	14-12	Yankee	8-2	#74
1966	Rhode Island	20-8	Yankee ★	9-1	#39		NCAA tournament
1965	Rhode Island	15-11	Yankee	6-4	#132
1964	Rhode Island	19-8	Yankee ★	8-2	#111
1963	Rhode Island	15-11	Yankee	8-2	#125
1962	Rhode Island	14-12	Yankee	7-3	#163
1961	Rhode Island	18-9	Yankee ★	9-1	#123		NCAA tournament
1960	Rhode Island	12-14	Yankee	6-4	#157
1959	Rhode Island	8-12	Yankee	5-5	#163
1958	Rhode Island	4-17	Yankee	3-7	#171
1957	Rhode Island	11-11	Yankee	6-3	#166
1956	Rhode Island	11-14	Yankee	6-2	#156
1955	Rhode Island	17-10	Yankee	5-3	#124
1954	Rhode Island	7-14	Yankee	4-4	#142
1953	Rhode Island	13-10	Yankee	6-2	#118
1952	Rhode Island	10-13	Yankee	6-2	#123
1951	Rhode Island	13-15	Yankee	5-2	#107
1950	Rhode Island	18-8	Yankee ★	6-1	#66
1949	Rhode Island	16-6	Yankee	5-1
1948	Rhode Island	17-6	Yankee	5-1
1947	Rhode Island	17-3	Yankee	4-1
1946	Rhode Island	21-3	Yankee	4-0			NIT
1945	Rhode Island	20-5	Independent				NIT
1944	Rhode Island	14-6	Independent
1943	Rhode Island	16-3	Yankee	7-1
1942	Rhode Island	18-4	Yankee	8-0			NIT
1941	Rhode Island	21-4	Yankee	7-1			NIT
1940	Rhode Island	19-3	Yankee	8-0
1939	Rhode Island	17-4	Yankee	7-1
1938	Rhode Island	19-2	Yankee	8-0
1937	Rhode Island	18-3	Independent
1936	Rhode Island	13-5	Independent
1935	Rhode Island	12-6	Independent
1934	Rhode Island	13-3	Independent
1933	Rhode Island	14-4	Independent
1932	Rhode Island	13-3	Independent
1931	Rhode Island	13-4	Independent
1930	Rhode Island	10-5	Independent
1929	Rhode Island	15-1	Independent
1928	Rhode Island	15-5	Independent
1927	Rhode Island	13-3	Independent
1926	Rhode Island	8-8	Independent
1925	Rhode Island	11-5	Independent
1924	Rhode Island	9-6	Independent
1923	Rhode Island	9-4	Independent
1922	Rhode Island	7-8	Independent
1921	Rhode Island	9-8	Independent
1920	Rhode Island	3-8	Independent
1919	Rhode Island	7-1	Independent
1918	Rhode Island	3-0	Independent
1917	Rhode Island	2-6	Independent
1916	Rhode Island	3-5	Independent
1913	Rhode Island	4-3	Independent
1912	Rhode Island	4-3	Independent
1911	Rhode Island	5-3	Independent
1910	Rhode Island	6-3	Independent
1909	Rhode Island	7-2	Independent
1908	Rhode Island	8-8	Independent
1907	Rhode Island	5-0	Independent
1906	Rhode Island	5-0	Independent
1904	Rhode Island	1-3	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

1 AP All-American selections.

Sly Williams1979

Year	Player
1979	Sly Williams

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Lamar Odom1999

Last college yr: 1999

Sylvester Williams1979

Last college yr: 1979

Sylvester Williams1979

Last college yr: 1978

Sylvester Williams1979

Last college yr: 1977

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1999	Lamar Odom	1999
1979	Sylvester Williams	1979
1979	Sylvester Williams	1978
1979	Sylvester Williams	1977