Rice

American Athletic · Houston, Houston, Texas

1215-1562

All-time

0.438

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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Rice 45-51 Oklahoma A&M

Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma

1954 · Mar 12, 1954 · Second Round

1.13

Game Score

Rice 60-56 Colorado (OT)

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

1940 · Mar 21, 1940 · Regional Third Place

0.55

Game Score

Rice 47-53 Stanford

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

1942 · Mar 20, 1942 · First Round

0.40

Game Score

Rice 44-50 Kansas

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

1940 · Mar 20, 1940 · First Round

0.35

Game Score

Rice 53-55 Kansas

Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri

1942 · Mar 21, 1942 · Regional Third Place

0.34

Game Score

Rice 77-101 #5 New Mexico State

Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Dallas, Texas

1970 · Mar 7, 1970 · First Round

0.04

Game Score

Rice 78-55 Colorado

Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma

1954 · Mar 13, 1954 · Regional Third Place

-0.04

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 12, 1954	1954	Second Round	Rice 45-51 Oklahoma A&M Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma	1.13
2	Mar 21, 1940	1940	Regional Third Place	Rice 60-56 Colorado (OT) Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri	0.55
3	Mar 20, 1942	1942	First Round	Rice 47-53 Stanford Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri	0.40
4	Mar 20, 1940	1940	First Round	Rice 44-50 Kansas Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri	0.35
5	Mar 21, 1942	1942	Regional Third Place	Rice 53-55 Kansas Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri	0.34
6	Mar 7, 1970	1970	First Round	Rice 77-101 #5 New Mexico State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Dallas, Texas	0.04
7	Mar 13, 1954	1954	Regional Third Place	Rice 78-55 Colorado Gallagher Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma	-0.04

Season by season

2027 · Rice

American Athletic

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Rice

American Athletic

Record

13-18

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#214

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Rice

American Athletic

Record

13-19

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#174

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Rice

American Athletic

Record

11-21

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#197

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

19-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#190

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

16-17

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#192

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

15-13

Conf record

6-10

—

SRS

#191

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

15-17

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#201

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

13-19

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#242

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

7-24

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#270

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

23-12

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#144

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Rice

Conference USA

Record

12-20

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#270

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Tournament
2027	Rice	0-0	American Athletic
2026	Rice	13-18	American Athletic	7-11	#214
2025	Rice	13-19	American Athletic	4-14	#174
2024	Rice	11-21	American Athletic	5-13	#197
2023	Rice	19-16	Conference USA	8-12	#190
2022	Rice	16-17	Conference USA	7-11	#192
2021	Rice	15-13	Conference USA	6-10	#191
2020	Rice	15-17	Conference USA	7-11	#201
2019	Rice	13-19	Conference USA	8-10	#242
2018	Rice	7-24	Conference USA	4-14	#270
2017	Rice	23-12	Conference USA	11-7	#144
2016	Rice	12-20	Conference USA	7-11	#270
2015	Rice	12-20	Conference USA	8-10	#191
2014	Rice	7-23	Conference USA	2-14	#283
2013	Rice	5-26	Conference USA	1-15	#299
2012	Rice	19-16	Conference USA	8-8	#145
2011	Rice	14-18	Conference USA	5-11	#134
2010	Rice	8-23	Conference USA	1-15	#222
2009	Rice	10-22	Conference USA	4-12	#213
2008	Rice	3-27	Conference USA	0-16	#271
2007	Rice	16-16	Conference USA	8-8	#159
2006	Rice	12-16	Conference USA	6-8	#193
2005	Rice	19-12	Western Athletic	12-6	#83	NIT
2004	Rice	22-11	Western Athletic	12-6	#74	NIT
2003	Rice	19-10	Western Athletic	11-7	#114
2002	Rice	10-19	Western Athletic	5-13	#184
2001	Rice	14-16	Western Athletic	5-11	#123
2000	Rice	5-22	Western Athletic	1-13	#242
1999	Rice	18-10	Western Athletic	8-6	#84
1998	Rice	6-22	Western Athletic	3-11	#161
1997	Rice	12-15	Western Athletic	6-10	#127
1996	Rice	14-14	Southwest	5-9	#133
1995	Rice	15-13	Southwest	8-6	#134
1994	Rice	15-14	Southwest	6-8	#116
1993	Rice	18-10	Southwest	11-3	#86	NIT
1992	Rice	20-11	Southwest	8-6	#89
1991	Rice	16-14	Southwest	9-7	#85	NIT
1990	Rice	11-17	Southwest	5-11	#133
1989	Rice	12-16	Southwest	6-10	#173
1988	Rice	6-21	Southwest	3-13	#231
1987	Rice	8-19	Southwest	2-14	#202
1986	Rice	9-19	Southwest	2-14	#170
1985	Rice	11-16	Southwest	3-13	#148
1984	Rice	13-17	Southwest	6-10	#158
1983	Rice	8-20	Southwest	2-14	#196
1982	Rice	15-15	Southwest	6-10	#45
1981	Rice	12-15	Southwest	7-9	#140
1980	Rice	7-19	Southwest	4-12	#176
1979	Rice	7-20	Southwest	4-12	#222
1978	Rice	4-22	Southwest	2-14	#180
1977	Rice	9-18	Southwest	3-13	#223
1976	Rice	3-24	Southwest	1-15	#230
1975	Rice	5-21	Southwest	2-12	#202
1974	Rice	11-17	Southwest	5-9	#181
1973	Rice	7-19	Southwest	2-12	#169
1972	Rice	6-20	Southwest	1-13	#188
1971	Rice	14-12	Southwest	6-8	#124
1970	Rice	14-11	Southwest ★	10-4	#118	NCAA tournament
1969	Rice	10-14	Southwest	6-8	#129
1968	Rice	8-16	Southwest	6-8	#141
1967	Rice	7-17	Southwest	4-10	#143
1966	Rice	1-22	Southwest	1-13	#156
1965	Rice	2-22	Southwest	1-13	#162
1964	Rice	15-9	Southwest	8-6	#73
1963	Rice	12-11	Southwest	9-5	#109
1962	Rice	12-11	Southwest	7-7	#76
1961	Rice	11-12	Southwest	7-7	#122
1960	Rice	4-20	Southwest	1-13	#147
1959	Rice	11-13	Southwest	5-9	#76
1958	Rice	13-11	Southwest	7-7	#69
1957	Rice	16-8	Southwest	8-4	#44
1956	Rice	19-5	Southwest	8-4	#30
1955	Rice	10-12	Southwest	6-6	#123
1954	Rice	23-5	Southwest ★	9-3	#18	Sweet 16
1953	Rice	15-6	Southwest	8-4	#53
1952	Rice	9-15	Southwest	4-8	#105
1951	Rice	8-15	Southwest	2-10	#115
1950	Rice	8-15	Southwest	2-10	#122
1949	Rice	13-11	Southwest ★	9-3
1948	Rice	10-14	Southwest	6-6
1947	Rice	7-17	Southwest	3-9
1946	Rice	10-11	Southwest	5-7
1945	Rice	20-1	Southwest ★	12-0
1944	Rice	15-5	Southwest ★	11-1
1943	Rice	17-9	Southwest ★	9-3		NIT
1942	Rice	22-5	Southwest ★	10-2		NCAA tournament
1941	Rice	18-6	Southwest	8-4
1940	Rice	25-4	Southwest ★	10-2		NCAA tournament
1939	Rice	10-11	Southwest	6-6
1938	Rice	6-17	Southwest	2-10
1937	Rice	6-10	Southwest	7-5
1936	Rice	12-10	Southwest	8-4
1935	Rice	20-3	Southwest ★	9-3
1934	Rice	6-6	Southwest	6-6
1933	Rice	8-10	Southwest	2-10
1932	Rice	5-9	Southwest	4-8
1931	Rice	8-9	Southwest	4-8
1930	Rice	7-9	Southwest	4-8
1929	Rice	2-10	Southwest	2-10
1928	Rice	3-9	Southwest	3-9
1927	Rice	0-9	Southwest	0-9
1926	Rice	1-13	Southwest	1-11
1925	Rice	2-12	Southwest	2-12
1924	Rice	3-17	Southwest	3-17
1923	Rice	10-9	Southwest	7-8
1922	Rice	2-12	Southwest	1-11
1921	Rice	5-10	Southwest	4-9
1920	Rice	6-6	Southwest	2-5
1919	Rice	4-10	Southwest	2-8
1918	Rice	10-4	Southwest ★	7-3
1917	Rice	10-5	Independent
1916	Rice	12-5	Southwest	5-3
1915	Rice	8-1	Southwest	5-1

Consensus All-Americans

1 AP All-American selections.

Ricky Pierce1982

Year	Player
1982	Ricky Pierce

NBA first-round picks

9 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Trey Murphy III2021

Last college yr: 2020

Trey Murphy III2021

Last college yr: 2019

Morris Almond2007

Last college yr: 2007

Morris Almond2007

Last college yr: 2006

Morris Almond2007

Last college yr: 2005

Morris Almond2007

Last college yr: 2004

Ricky Pierce1982

Last college yr: 1982

Ricky Pierce1982

Last college yr: 1981

Ricky Pierce1982

Last college yr: 1980

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2021	Trey Murphy III	2020
2021	Trey Murphy III	2019
2007	Morris Almond	2007
2007	Morris Almond	2006
2007	Morris Almond	2005
2007	Morris Almond	2004
1982	Ricky Pierce	1982
1982	Ricky Pierce	1981
1982	Ricky Pierce	1980