Temple

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American Athletic · Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Heartbreak Index5.4 · #407

The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1896

5.4

Heartbreak

#407

of 1,138 clubs

#19

in CBB

4.0

agony · 1.4 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 18967.1
First CBB final appearance since 18961.3

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1958 · fell one round short, 1956 · playoff run died early, 2001 · playoff run died early, 1999

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2019-1183

All-time

0.630

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#1 Temple 53-63 #5 Duke

Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey

Elite Eight

1988 · Mar 26, 1988 · Regional Finals

1.95

Game Score

#5 Temple 65-67 Seton Hall (OT)

HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York

2000 · Mar 19, 2000 · Second Round

1.85

Game Score

#5 Temple 60-61 #9 Kentucky

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

Final Four

1958 · Mar 21, 1958 · Final Four

1.77

Game Score

#15 Temple 74-72 #14 Holy Cross

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1956 · Mar 12, 1956 · First Round

1.70

Game Score

Temple 72-63 #14 Oklahoma State (OT)

Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey

Sweet 16

1991 · Mar 22, 1991 · Regional Semifinals

1.66

Game Score

Temple 72-75 #4 North Carolina

Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey

Elite Eight

1991 · Mar 24, 1991 · Regional Finals

1.53

Game Score

#20 Temple 65-63 St. John's

Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina

1984 · Mar 15, 1984 · First Round

1.48

Game Score

#12 Temple 65-78 Cornell

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

2010 · Mar 19, 2010 · First Round

1.47

Game Score

#8 Temple 62-72 LSU

Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois

1987 · Mar 15, 1987 · Second Round

1.46

Game Score

Temple 62-69 #3 Michigan State

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Elite Eight

2001 · Mar 25, 2001 · Regional Finals

1.44

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 26, 1988	1988	Regional Finals	#1 Temple 53-63 #5 Duke Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey Elite Eight	1.95
2	Mar 19, 2000	2000	Second Round	#5 Temple 65-67 Seton Hall (OT) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York	1.85
3	Mar 21, 1958	1958	Final Four	#5 Temple 60-61 #9 Kentucky Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Final Four	1.77
4	Mar 12, 1956	1956	First Round	#15 Temple 74-72 #14 Holy Cross Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	1.70
5	Mar 22, 1991	1991	Regional Semifinals	Temple 72-63 #14 Oklahoma State (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	1.66
6	Mar 24, 1991	1991	Regional Finals	Temple 72-75 #4 North Carolina Brendan Byrne Arena, New York, New Jersey Elite Eight	1.53
7	Mar 15, 1984	1984	First Round	#20 Temple 65-63 St. John's Charlotte Coliseum I, Charlotte, North Carolina	1.48
8	Mar 19, 2010	2010	First Round	#12 Temple 65-78 Cornell Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida	1.47
9	Mar 15, 1987	1987	Second Round	#8 Temple 62-72 LSU Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois	1.46
10	Mar 25, 2001	2001	Regional Finals	Temple 62-69 #3 Michigan State Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Elite Eight	1.44

Season by season

2027 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

16-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#139

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

17-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#151

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

16-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#172

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

16-16

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#107

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

17-12

Conf record

10-7

—

SRS

#109

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

5-11

Conf record

4-10

—

SRS

#124

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

14-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#100

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

23-10

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#76

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

17-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#86

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Temple

American Athletic

Record

16-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#98

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Temple

American Athletic ★

Record

21-12

Conf record

14-4

—

SRS

#84

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Temple	0-0	American Athletic
2026	Temple	16-16	American Athletic	8-10		#139
2025	Temple	17-15	American Athletic	9-9		#151
2024	Temple	16-20	American Athletic	5-13		#172
2023	Temple	16-16	American Athletic	10-8		#107
2022	Temple	17-12	American Athletic	10-7		#109
2021	Temple	5-11	American Athletic	4-10		#124
2020	Temple	14-17	American Athletic	6-12		#100
2019	Temple	23-10	American Athletic	13-5		#76	11	NCAA tournament
2018	Temple	17-16	American Athletic	8-10		#86		NIT
2017	Temple	16-16	American Athletic	7-11		#98
2016	Temple	21-12	American Athletic ★	14-4		#84	10	NCAA tournament
2015	Temple	26-11	American Athletic	13-5		#67		NIT
2014	Temple	9-22	American Athletic	4-14		#126
2013	Temple	24-10	Atlantic 10	11-5		#59	9	NCAA tournament
2012	Temple	24-8	Atlantic 10 ★	13-3		#47	5	NCAA tournament
2011	Temple	26-8	Atlantic 10	14-2		#42	7	NCAA tournament
2010	Temple	29-6	Atlantic 10 ★ ◆	14-2	#12	#43	5	NCAA tournament
2009	Temple	22-12	Atlantic 10 ◆	11-5		#59	11	NCAA tournament
2008	Temple	21-13	Atlantic 10 ◆	11-5		#71	12	NCAA tournament
2007	Temple	12-18	Atlantic 10	6-10		#120
2006	Temple	17-15	Atlantic 10	8-8		#66		NIT
2005	Temple	16-14	Atlantic 10	11-5		#78		NIT
2004	Temple	15-14	Atlantic 10	9-7		#94		NIT
2003	Temple	18-16	Atlantic 10	10-6		#75		NIT
2002	Temple	19-15	Atlantic 10 ★	12-4		#52		NIT
2001	Temple	24-13	Atlantic 10 ◆	12-4		#18	11	Elite Eight
2000	Temple	27-6	Atlantic 10 ★ ◆	14-2	#5	#6	2	NCAA tournament
1999	Temple	24-11	Atlantic 10 ★	13-3		#14	6	Elite Eight
1998	Temple	21-9	Atlantic 10 ★	13-3	#24	#31	7	NCAA tournament
1997	Temple	20-11	Atlantic 10	10-6		#26	9	NCAA tournament
1996	Temple	20-13	Atlantic 10	12-4		#45	7	NCAA tournament
1995	Temple	19-11	Atlantic 10	10-6		#44	10	NCAA tournament
1994	Temple	23-8	Atlantic 10	12-4	#12	#17	4	NCAA tournament
1993	Temple	20-13	Atlantic 10	8-6		#33	7	Elite Eight
1992	Temple	17-13	Atlantic 10	11-5		#52	11	NCAA tournament
1991	Temple	24-10	Atlantic 10	13-5		#35	10	Elite Eight
1990	Temple	20-11	Atlantic 10 ★ ◆	15-3		#58	11	NCAA tournament
1989	Temple	18-12	Atlantic 10	15-3		#61		NIT
1988	Temple	32-2	Atlantic 10 ★ ◆	18-0	#1	#11	1	Elite Eight
1987	Temple	32-4	Atlantic 10 ★ ◆	17-1	#8	#25	2	NCAA tournament
1986	Temple	25-6	Atlantic 10	15-3		#47	9	NCAA tournament
1985	Temple	25-6	Atlantic 10 ◆	15-3		#56	8	NCAA tournament
1984	Temple	26-5	Atlantic 10 ★	18-0	#20	#48	8	NCAA tournament
1983	Temple	14-15	Atlantic 10	5-9		#112
1982	Temple	19-8	East Coast ★	11-0		#83		NIT
1981	Temple	20-8	East Coast	9-2		#77		NIT
1980	Temple	14-12	East Coast	8-3		#103
1979	Temple	25-4	East Coast ★ ◆	13-0		#39	7	NCAA tournament
1978	Temple	24-5	East Coast	4-1		#76		NIT
1977	Temple	17-11	East Coast ★	4-1		#82
1976	Temple	9-18	East Coast	3-2		#165
1975	Temple	7-19	East Coast	4-2		#168
1974	Temple	16-9	Middle Atlantic	4-2		#85
1973	Temple	17-10	Middle Atlantic	5-1		#62
1972	Temple	23-8	Middle Atlantic ★	6-0		#39		NCAA tournament
1971	Temple	13-12	Middle Atlantic	3-3		#78
1970	Temple	15-13	Middle Atlantic ★	2-3		#77		NCAA tournament
1969	Temple	22-8	Middle Atlantic			#35		NIT
1968	Temple	19-9	Middle Atlantic			#74		NIT
1967	Temple	20-8	Middle Atlantic ★			#20		NCAA tournament
1966	Temple	21-7	Middle Atlantic			#50		NIT
1965	Temple	14-10	Middle Atlantic			#84
1964	Temple	17-8	Middle Atlantic ★	6-1		#85		NCAA tournament
1963	Temple	15-7	Middle Atlantic	6-3		#111
1962	Temple	18-9	Middle Atlantic	8-2		#42		NIT
1961	Temple	20-8	Middle Atlantic	9-1		#41		NIT
1960	Temple	17-9	Middle Atlantic	9-2		#93		NIT
1959	Temple	6-19	Middle Atlantic	4-7		#140
1958	Temple	27-3	Independent		#5	#4		Final Four
1957	Temple	20-9	Independent			#40		NIT
1956	Temple	27-4	Independent		#13	#28		Final Four
1955	Temple	11-10	Independent			#70
1954	Temple	15-12	Independent			#70
1953	Temple	16-10	Independent			#79
1952	Temple	9-15	Independent			#118
1951	Temple	12-13	Independent			#97
1950	Temple	14-10	Independent			#52
1949	Temple	14-9	Independent
1948	Temple	12-11	Independent
1947	Temple	8-12	Independent
1946	Temple	12-7	Independent
1945	Temple	16-7	Independent
1944	Temple	14-9	Independent					NCAA tournament
1943	Temple	11-11	Independent
1942	Temple	10-8	Independent
1941	Temple	12-9	Independent
1940	Temple	13-10	Independent
1939	Temple	10-12	EIC	4-6
1938	Temple	23-2	EIC ★	9-1				NIT
1937	Temple	17-6	EIC ★	7-3
1936	Temple	18-6	EIC	6-4
1935	Temple	17-7	EIC	5-3
1934	Temple	9-12	EIC	5-5
1933	Temple	15-6	EIC	5-3
1932	Temple	13-7	Independent
1931	Temple	17-4	Independent
1930	Temple	18-3	Independent
1929	Temple	17-4	Independent
1928	Temple	17-5	Independent
1927	Temple	14-5	Independent
1926	Temple	12-6	Independent
1925	Temple	12-10	Independent
1924	Temple	15-5	Independent
1923	Temple	10-4	Independent
1922	Temple	4-7	Independent
1921	Temple	7-4	Independent
1920	Temple	9-7	Independent
1918	Temple	8-7	Independent
1917	Temple	10-9	Independent
1916	Temple	7-6	Independent
1915	Temple	9-4	Independent
1914	Temple	5-7	Independent
1913	Temple	6-5	Independent
1912	Temple	4-4	Independent
1911	Temple	3-5	Independent
1910	Temple	4-6	Independent
1909	Temple	8-3	Independent
1908	Temple	6-2	Independent
1907	Temple	5-4	Independent
1906	Temple	3-4	Independent
1905	Temple	3-5	Independent
1904	Temple	4-4	Independent
1903	Temple	5-6	Independent
1902	Temple	8-3	Independent
1900	Temple	14-8	Independent
1899	Temple	18-6	Independent
1898	Temple	22-5	Independent
1897	Temple	10-11	Independent
1896	Temple	15-7	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

6 AP All-American selections.

Pepe Sanchez2000

Mark Macon1988

Bill Kennedy1960

Guy Rodgers1958

Guy Rodgers1957

Bill Mlkvy1951

Year	Player
2000	Pepe Sanchez
1988	Mark Macon
1960	Bill Kennedy
1958	Guy Rodgers
1957	Guy Rodgers
1951	Bill Mlkvy

NBA first-round picks

34 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Mardy Collins2006

Last college yr: 2006

Mardy Collins2006

Last college yr: 2005

Mardy Collins2006

Last college yr: 2004

Mardy Collins2006

Last college yr: 2003

Eddie Jones1994

Last college yr: 1994

Aaron McKie1994

Last college yr: 1994

Eddie Jones1994

Last college yr: 1993

Aaron McKie1994

Last college yr: 1993

Eddie Jones1994

Last college yr: 1992

Aaron McKie1994

Last college yr: 1992

Mark Macon1991

Last college yr: 1991

Duane Causwell1990

Last college yr: 1990

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2006	Mardy Collins	2006
2006	Mardy Collins	2005
2006	Mardy Collins	2004
2006	Mardy Collins	2003
1994	Eddie Jones	1994
1994	Aaron McKie	1994
1994	Eddie Jones	1993
1994	Aaron McKie	1993
1994	Eddie Jones	1992
1994	Aaron McKie	1992
1991	Mark Macon	1991
1990	Duane Causwell	1990
1991	Mark Macon	1990
1990	Duane Causwell	1989
1991	Mark Macon	1989
1988	Tim Perry	1988
1990	Duane Causwell	1988
1991	Mark Macon	1988
1988	Tim Perry	1987
1988	Tim Perry	1986
1988	Tim Perry	1985
1984	Terence Stansbury	1984
1984	Terence Stansbury	1983
1984	Terence Stansbury	1982
1984	Terence Stansbury	1981
1958	Guy Rodgers	1958
1958	Guy Rodgers	1957
1956	Hal Lear	1956
1958	Guy Rodgers	1956
1956	Hal Lear	1955
1956	Hal Lear	1954
1952	Bill Mlkvy	1952
1952	Bill Mlkvy	1951
1952	Bill Mlkvy	1950

The Heartbreak Index5.4 · #407▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index5.4 · #407