Tennessee State

Ohio Valley · Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee

623-800

All-time

0.438

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 18, 1994	1994	First Round	Tennessee State 70-83 #7 Kentucky Tropicana Field, Tampa, Florida	0.75
2	Mar 20, 2026	2026	First Round	Tennessee State 74-108 #6 Iowa State Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri	0.49
3	Mar 18, 1993	1993	First Round	Tennessee State 59-81 #6 Seton Hall Kia Center, Orlando, Florida	0.46

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Tennessee State	23-10	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	15-5	#217	15	NCAA tournament
2025	Tennessee State	17-16	Ohio Valley	12-8	#265
2024	Tennessee State	18-15	Ohio Valley	10-8	#297
2023	Tennessee State	18-14	Ohio Valley	10-8	#295
2022	Tennessee State	14-18	Ohio Valley	8-10	#284
2021	Tennessee State	4-19	Ohio Valley	3-17	#317
2020	Tennessee State	18-15	Ohio Valley	9-9	#248
2019	Tennessee State	9-21	Ohio Valley	6-12	#311
2018	Tennessee State	15-15	Ohio Valley	10-8	#222
2017	Tennessee State	17-13	Ohio Valley	8-8	#176
2016	Tennessee State	20-11	Ohio Valley	11-5	#182
2015	Tennessee State	5-26	Ohio Valley	2-14	#327
2014	Tennessee State	5-25	Ohio Valley	4-12	#285
2013	Tennessee State	18-15	Ohio Valley	11-5	#188
2012	Tennessee State	20-13	Ohio Valley	11-5	#197
2011	Tennessee State	14-16	Ohio Valley	10-8	#248
2010	Tennessee State	9-23	Ohio Valley	6-12	#261
2009	Tennessee State	12-18	Ohio Valley	9-9	#282
2008	Tennessee State	15-17	Ohio Valley	10-10	#231
2007	Tennessee State	12-20	Ohio Valley	8-12	#279
2006	Tennessee State	13-15	Ohio Valley	11-9	#221
2005	Tennessee State	14-17	Ohio Valley	9-7	#206
2004	Tennessee State	7-21	Ohio Valley	6-10	#284
2003	Tennessee State	2-25	Ohio Valley	0-16	#321
2002	Tennessee State	11-17	Ohio Valley	7-9	#249
2001	Tennessee State	10-19	Ohio Valley	7-9	#224
2000	Tennessee State	7-22	Ohio Valley	6-12	#280
1999	Tennessee State	12-15	Ohio Valley	9-9	#246
1998	Tennessee State	13-16	Ohio Valley	8-10	#233
1997	Tennessee State	9-18	Ohio Valley	7-11	#250
1996	Tennessee State	15-13	Ohio Valley	11-5	#214
1995	Tennessee State	17-10	Ohio Valley ★	11-5	#192
1994	Tennessee State	19-12	Ohio Valley ◆	12-4	#146	14	NCAA tournament
1993	Tennessee State	19-10	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	13-3	#149	15	NCAA tournament
1992	Tennessee State	4-24	Ohio Valley	2-12	#276
1991	Tennessee State	5-23	Ohio Valley	1-11	#260
1990	Tennessee State	7-20	Ohio Valley	2-10	#249
1989	Tennessee State	4-24	Ohio Valley	2-10	#271
1988	Tennessee State	11-17	Ohio Valley	4-10	#186
1987	Tennessee State	15-12	Independent		#176
1986	Tennessee State	14-14	Independent		#238
1985	Tennessee State	9-19	Independent		#254
1984	Tennessee State	12-15	Independent		#194
1983	Tennessee State	11-16	Independent		#218
1982	Tennessee State	13-12	Independent		#241
1981	Tennessee State	17-9	Independent		#169
1980	Tennessee State	19-7	Independent		#149
1979	Tennessee State	20-6	Independent		#151
1978	Tennessee State	11-12	Independent		#250

NBA first-round picks

13 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1994	Carlos Rogers	1994
1994	Carlos Rogers	1993
1980	Monti Davis	1980
1980	Monti Davis	1979
1980	Monti Davis	1978
1980	Monti Davis	1977
1961	Ben Warley	1960
1959	Dick Barnett	1959
1961	Ben Warley	1959
1959	Dick Barnett	1958
1961	Ben Warley	1958
1959	Dick Barnett	1957
1959	Dick Barnett	1956