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.

1.73

Southern Illinois 77-75 #23 Georgia

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

Season

2002

Date

Mar 17, 2002

Round

Second Round

1.38

Southern Illinois 76-68 Texas Tech

United Center, Chicago, Illinois

Season

2002

Date

Mar 15, 2002

Round

First Round

1.30

#14 Southern Illinois 58-61 #2 Kansas

HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Sweet 16

Season

2007

Date

Mar 22, 2007

Round

Regional Semifinals

1.20

Southern Illinois 81-77 Arizona

Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha-Lincoln, Nebraska

Season

1977

Date

Mar 12, 1977

Round

First Round

1.17

#23 Southern Illinois 64-65 Alabama

KeyArena, Seattle, Washington

Season

2004

Date

Mar 18, 2004

Round

First Round

1.15

Southern Illinois 77-85 #6 Oklahoma State

Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Season

2005

Date

Mar 20, 2005

Round

Second Round

1.08

Southern Illinois 71-72 #24 Missouri

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Season

2003

Date

Mar 20, 2003

Round

First Round

1.01

Southern Illinois 59-71 #10 Connecticut

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Sweet 16

Season

2002

Date

Mar 22, 2002

Round

Regional Semifinals

0.98

Southern Illinois 92-96 #25 Syracuse

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee

Season

1995

Date

Mar 17, 1995

Round

First Round

#10

0.95

Southern Illinois 81-86 #9 Wake Forest

The Myriad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Season

1977

Date

Mar 17, 1977

Round

Second Round

#	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 HP Pavilion, 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 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington	1.17
6	Mar 20, 2005	2005	Second Round	Southern Illinois 77-85 #6 Oklahoma State Ford 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 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York Sweet 16	1.01
9	Mar 17, 1995	1995	First Round	Southern Illinois 92-96 #25 Syracuse Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee	0.98
10	Mar 17, 1977	1977	Second Round	Southern Illinois 81-86 #9 Wake Forest The Myriad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.95

Season by season

2026 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

16-16

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#127

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

14-19

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#178

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

19-13

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#112

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

23-10

Conf record

14-6

—

SRS

#143

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

16-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#123

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

12-14

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#185

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

16-16

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#170

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

17-15

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#140

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

20-13

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#137

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

17-16

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#137

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

22-10

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#123

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2015 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

12-21

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#204

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2014 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

14-19

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#164

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2013 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

14-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#166

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2012 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

8-23

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#204

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2011 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

13-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#186

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2010 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

15-15

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#114

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2009 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

13-18

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#138

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2008 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

18-15

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#65

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2007 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

29-7

Conf record

15-3

#14

SRS

#40

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2006 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

22-11

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#63

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2005 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

27-8

Conf record

15-3

—

SRS

#40

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2004 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

25-5

Conf record

17-1

#23

SRS

#44

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2003 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

24-7

Conf record

16-2

—

SRS

#63

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2002 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

28-8

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#58

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

2001 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

16-14

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#122

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2000 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

20-13

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#72

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1999 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

15-12

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#77

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1998 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

14-18

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#128

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1997 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

13-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#114

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1996 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

11-18

Conf record

4-14

—

SRS

#167

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1995 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

23-9

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#81

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1994 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★ ◆

Record

23-7

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#76

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1993 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ◆

Record

23-10

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#61

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1992 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

22-8

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#106

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1991 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

18-14

Conf record

9-7

—

SRS

#60

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1990 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★

Record

26-8

Conf record

10-4

—

SRS

#64

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1989 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

20-14

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#127

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1988 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

12-16

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#125

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1987 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

12-17

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#134

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1986 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

8-20

Conf record

4-12

—

SRS

#200

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1985 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

14-14

Conf record

6-10

—

SRS

#92

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1984 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

15-13

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#143

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1983 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

9-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#177

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1982 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

11-16

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#170

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1981 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

7-20

Conf record

0-16

—

SRS

#209

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1980 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

9-17

Conf record

5-11

—

SRS

#161

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1979 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

15-13

Conf record

8-8

—

SRS

#76

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1978 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

17-10

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#86

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1977 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley ★ ◆

Record

22-7

Conf record

8-4

—

SRS

#55

Seed

—

Tournament

Sweet 16

1976 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

16-10

Conf record

9-3

—

SRS

#68

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1975 · Southern Illinois

Missouri Valley

Record

18-9

Conf record

—

SRS

#22

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1974 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

19-7

Conf record

—

SRS

#53

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1973 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

11-15

Conf record

—

SRS

#102

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1972 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

10-16

Conf record

—

SRS

#167

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1971 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

13-10

Conf record

—

SRS

#101

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1970 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

13-10

Conf record

—

SRS

#78

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1969 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

16-8

Conf record

—

SRS

#76

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

1968 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

13-11

Conf record

—

SRS

#85

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1967 · Southern Illinois

Independent

Record

24-2

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

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.

Joe Meriweather1975

Last college yr: 1975

Joe Meriweather1975

Last college yr: 1974

Joe Meriweather1975

Last college yr: 1973

Walt Frazier1967

Last college yr: 1967

Walt Frazier1967

Last college yr: 1966

Walt Frazier1967

Last college yr: 1965

Walt Frazier1967

Last college yr: 1964

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