Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley · Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois

1002-792

All-time

0.558

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 17, 2002	2002	Second Round	Southern Illinois 77-75 #23 Georgia United Center, Chicago, Illinois	1.73
2	Mar 15, 2002	2002	First Round	Southern Illinois 76-68 Texas Tech United Center, Chicago, Illinois	1.38
3	Mar 22, 2007	2007	Regional Semifinals	#14 Southern Illinois 58-61 #2 Kansas SAP Center at San Jose, San Francisco-San Jose, California Sweet 16	1.30
4	Mar 12, 1977	1977	First Round	Southern Illinois 81-77 Arizona Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska	1.20
5	Mar 18, 2004	2004	First Round	#23 Southern Illinois 64-65 Alabama Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington	1.17
6	Mar 20, 2005	2005	Second Round	Southern Illinois 77-85 #6 Oklahoma State Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	1.15
7	Mar 20, 2003	2003	First Round	Southern Illinois 71-72 #24 Missouri RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.08
8	Mar 22, 2002	2002	Regional Semifinals	Southern Illinois 59-71 #10 Connecticut JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York Sweet 16	1.01
9	Mar 17, 1995	1995	First Round	Southern Illinois 92-96 #25 Syracuse Food City Center, Knoxville, Tennessee	0.98
10	Mar 17, 1977	1977	Second Round	Southern Illinois 81-86 #9 Wake Forest Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.95

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Southern Illinois	16-16	Missouri Valley	10-10		#127
2025	Southern Illinois	14-19	Missouri Valley	8-12		#178
2024	Southern Illinois	19-13	Missouri Valley	11-9		#112
2023	Southern Illinois	23-10	Missouri Valley	14-6		#143
2022	Southern Illinois	16-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#123
2021	Southern Illinois	12-14	Missouri Valley	5-13		#185
2020	Southern Illinois	16-16	Missouri Valley	10-8		#170
2019	Southern Illinois	17-15	Missouri Valley	10-8		#140
2018	Southern Illinois	20-13	Missouri Valley	11-7		#137
2017	Southern Illinois	17-16	Missouri Valley	9-9		#137
2016	Southern Illinois	22-10	Missouri Valley	11-7		#123
2015	Southern Illinois	12-21	Missouri Valley	4-14		#204
2014	Southern Illinois	14-19	Missouri Valley	9-9		#164
2013	Southern Illinois	14-17	Missouri Valley	6-12		#166
2012	Southern Illinois	8-23	Missouri Valley	5-13		#204
2011	Southern Illinois	13-19	Missouri Valley	5-13		#186
2010	Southern Illinois	15-15	Missouri Valley	6-12		#114
2009	Southern Illinois	13-18	Missouri Valley	8-10		#138
2008	Southern Illinois	18-15	Missouri Valley	11-7		#65		NIT
2007	Southern Illinois	29-7	Missouri Valley ★	15-3	#14	#40	4	Sweet 16
2006	Southern Illinois	22-11	Missouri Valley ◆	12-6		#63	11	NCAA tournament
2005	Southern Illinois	27-8	Missouri Valley ★	15-3		#40	7	NCAA tournament
2004	Southern Illinois	25-5	Missouri Valley ★	17-1	#23	#44	9	NCAA tournament
2003	Southern Illinois	24-7	Missouri Valley ★	16-2		#63	11	NCAA tournament
2002	Southern Illinois	28-8	Missouri Valley ★	14-4		#58	11	Sweet 16
2001	Southern Illinois	16-14	Missouri Valley	10-8		#122
2000	Southern Illinois	20-13	Missouri Valley	12-6		#72		NIT
1999	Southern Illinois	15-12	Missouri Valley	10-8		#77
1998	Southern Illinois	14-18	Missouri Valley	8-10		#128
1997	Southern Illinois	13-17	Missouri Valley	6-12		#114
1996	Southern Illinois	11-18	Missouri Valley	4-14		#167
1995	Southern Illinois	23-9	Missouri Valley ◆	13-5		#81	10	NCAA tournament
1994	Southern Illinois	23-7	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	14-4		#76	11	NCAA tournament
1993	Southern Illinois	23-10	Missouri Valley ◆	12-6		#61	14	NCAA tournament
1992	Southern Illinois	22-8	Missouri Valley ★	14-4		#106		NIT
1991	Southern Illinois	18-14	Missouri Valley	9-7		#60		NIT
1990	Southern Illinois	26-8	Missouri Valley ★	10-4		#64		NIT
1989	Southern Illinois	20-14	Missouri Valley	6-8		#127		NIT
1988	Southern Illinois	12-16	Missouri Valley	6-8		#125
1987	Southern Illinois	12-17	Missouri Valley	5-9		#134
1986	Southern Illinois	8-20	Missouri Valley	4-12		#200
1985	Southern Illinois	14-14	Missouri Valley	6-10		#92
1984	Southern Illinois	15-13	Missouri Valley	7-9		#143
1983	Southern Illinois	9-19	Missouri Valley	5-13		#177
1982	Southern Illinois	11-16	Missouri Valley	7-9		#170
1981	Southern Illinois	7-20	Missouri Valley	0-16		#209
1980	Southern Illinois	9-17	Missouri Valley	5-11		#161
1979	Southern Illinois	15-13	Missouri Valley	8-8		#76
1978	Southern Illinois	17-10	Missouri Valley	11-5		#86
1977	Southern Illinois	22-7	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	8-4		#55		Sweet 16
1976	Southern Illinois	16-10	Missouri Valley	9-3		#68
1975	Southern Illinois	18-9	Missouri Valley			#22
1974	Southern Illinois	19-7	Independent			#53
1973	Southern Illinois	11-15	Independent			#102
1972	Southern Illinois	10-16	Independent			#167
1971	Southern Illinois	13-10	Independent			#101
1970	Southern Illinois	13-10	Independent			#78
1969	Southern Illinois	16-8	Independent			#76		NIT
1968	Southern Illinois	13-11	Independent			#85
1967	Southern Illinois	24-2	Independent					NIT

NBA first-round picks

7 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1975	Joe Meriweather	1975
1975	Joe Meriweather	1974
1975	Joe Meriweather	1973
1967	Walt Frazier	1967
1967	Walt Frazier	1966
1967	Walt Frazier	1965
1967	Walt Frazier	1964