Utah

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Big 12 · Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

NCAA titles: 1944

The Heartbreak Index4.7 · #467

The Damned · CBB, 1944

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Heartbreak

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of 1,138 clubs

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in CBB

3.2

agony · 1.5 despair

The clocks

CBB since 19445.3
CBB final appearance since 19980.7

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 1998 · fell one round short, 1966 · fell one round short, 1961 · playoff run died early, 1997

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1923-1121

All-time

0.632

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#7 Utah 65-59 #1 North Carolina

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Final Four

1998 · Mar 28, 1998 · Final Four

1.96

Game Score

#18 Utah 77-92 #1 San Francisco

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Elite Eight

1956 · Mar 17, 1956 · Regional Finals

1.96

Game Score

#7 Utah 69-78 #5 Kentucky

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National Title

1998 · Mar 30, 1998 · Championship Game

1.95

Game Score

#19 Utah 57-63 #4 Duke

NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Sweet 16

2015 · Mar 27, 2015 · Regional Semifinals

1.77

Game Score

#2 Utah 59-72 #5 Kentucky

San Jose Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Elite Eight

1997 · Mar 22, 1997 · Regional Finals

1.75

Game Score

#6 Utah 58-66 Miami (OH)

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

1999 · Mar 14, 1999 · Second Round

1.72

Game Score

#18 Utah 52-62 #7 Kentucky

Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Sweet 16

2005 · Mar 25, 2005 · Regional Semifinals

1.67

Game Score

Utah 67-61 #7 UCLA

Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho

1983 · Mar 19, 1983 · Second Round

1.58

Game Score

#7 Utah 75-69 #17 Arkansas

Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho

1998 · Mar 14, 1998 · Second Round

1.56

Game Score

Utah 78-85 Texas Western

Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

Final Four

1966 · Mar 18, 1966 · Final Four

1.52

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 28, 1998	1998	Final Four	#7 Utah 65-59 #1 North Carolina Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Final Four	1.96
2	Mar 17, 1956	1956	Regional Finals	#18 Utah 77-92 #1 San Francisco Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Elite Eight	1.96
3	Mar 30, 1998	1998	Championship Game	#7 Utah 69-78 #5 Kentucky Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas National Title	1.95
4	Mar 27, 2015	2015	Regional Semifinals	#19 Utah 57-63 #4 Duke NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas Sweet 16	1.77
5	Mar 22, 1997	1997	Regional Finals	#2 Utah 59-72 #5 Kentucky San Jose Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California Elite Eight	1.75
6	Mar 14, 1999	1999	Second Round	#6 Utah 58-66 Miami (OH) Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana	1.72
7	Mar 25, 2005	2005	Regional Semifinals	#18 Utah 52-62 #7 Kentucky Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas Sweet 16	1.67
8	Mar 19, 1983	1983	Second Round	Utah 67-61 #7 UCLA Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho	1.58
9	Mar 14, 1998	1998	Second Round	#7 Utah 75-69 #17 Arkansas Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, Idaho	1.56
10	Mar 18, 1966	1966	Final Four	Utah 78-85 Texas Western Cole Field House, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland Final Four	1.52

Season by season

2027 · Utah

Big 12

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Utah

Big 12

Record

10-22

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#99

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Utah

Big 12

Record

16-17

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#62

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

22-15

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#29

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2023 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

17-15

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#53

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

11-20

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#106

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

12-13

Conf record

8-11

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

16-15

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#81

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

17-14

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#92

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

23-12

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#54

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

20-12

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2016 · Utah

Pacific-12

Record

27-9

Conf record

13-5

#13

SRS

#28

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Utah	0-0	Big 12
2026	Utah	10-22	Big 12	2-16		#99
2025	Utah	16-17	Big 12	8-12		#62
2024	Utah	22-15	Pacific-12	9-11		#29		NIT
2023	Utah	17-15	Pacific-12	10-10		#53
2022	Utah	11-20	Pacific-12	4-16		#106
2021	Utah	12-13	Pacific-12	8-11		#48
2020	Utah	16-15	Pacific-12	7-11		#81
2019	Utah	17-14	Pacific-12	11-7		#92
2018	Utah	23-12	Pacific-12	11-7		#54		NIT
2017	Utah	20-12	Pacific-12	11-7		#48		NIT
2016	Utah	27-9	Pacific-12	13-5	#13	#28	3	NCAA tournament
2015	Utah	26-9	Pacific-12	13-5	#19	#8	5	Sweet 16
2014	Utah	21-12	Pacific-12	9-9		#38		NIT
2013	Utah	15-18	Pacific-12	5-13		#105
2012	Utah	6-25	Pacific-12	3-15		#284
2011	Utah	13-18	Mountain West	6-10		#122
2010	Utah	14-17	Mountain West	7-9		#103
2009	Utah	24-10	Mountain West ★ ◆	12-4	#25	#33	5	NCAA tournament
2008	Utah	18-15	Mountain West	7-9		#79
2007	Utah	11-19	Mountain West	6-10		#131
2006	Utah	14-15	Mountain West	6-10		#120
2005	Utah	29-6	Mountain West ★	13-1	#18	#27	6	Sweet 16
2004	Utah	24-9	Mountain West ◆	9-5		#43	11	NCAA tournament
2003	Utah	25-8	Mountain West ★	11-3		#47	9	NCAA tournament
2002	Utah	21-9	Mountain West	10-4		#51	12	NCAA tournament
2001	Utah	19-12	Mountain West ★	10-4		#59		NIT
2000	Utah	23-9	Mountain West ★	10-4		#42	8	NCAA tournament
1999	Utah	28-5	Western Athletic ★ ◆	14-0	#6	#11	2	NCAA tournament
1998	Utah	30-4	Western Athletic ★	12-2	#7	#18	3	Final Four
1997	Utah	29-4	Western Athletic ★ ◆	15-1	#2	#10	2	Elite Eight
1996	Utah	27-7	Western Athletic ★	15-3	#12	#11	4	Sweet 16
1995	Utah	28-6	Western Athletic ★ ◆	15-3	#19	#21	4	NCAA tournament
1994	Utah	14-14	Western Athletic	8-10		#106
1993	Utah	24-7	Western Athletic ★	15-3	#19	#28	8	NCAA tournament
1992	Utah	24-11	Western Athletic	9-7		#74		NIT
1991	Utah	30-4	Western Athletic ★	15-1	#10	#43	4	Sweet 16
1990	Utah	16-14	Western Athletic	7-9		#83
1989	Utah	16-17	Western Athletic	6-10		#83
1988	Utah	19-11	Western Athletic	11-5		#52		NIT
1987	Utah	17-13	Western Athletic	9-7		#67		NIT
1986	Utah	20-10	Western Athletic ★	12-4		#82	14	NCAA tournament
1985	Utah	15-16	Western Athletic	8-8		#131
1984	Utah	11-19	Western Athletic	4-12		#108
1983	Utah	18-14	Western Athletic ★	11-5		#77	10	Sweet 16
1982	Utah	11-17	Western Athletic	6-10		#130
1981	Utah	25-5	Western Athletic ★	13-3	#14	#21	3	Sweet 16
1980	Utah	18-10	Western Athletic	10-4		#64
1979	Utah	20-10	Western Athletic	9-3		#54	8	NCAA tournament
1978	Utah	23-6	Western Athletic	12-2	#14	#29		Sweet 16
1977	Utah	22-7	Western Athletic ★	11-3	#14	#16		Sweet 16
1976	Utah	19-8	Western Athletic	9-5		#60
1975	Utah	17-9	Western Athletic	7-7		#29
1974	Utah	22-8	Western Athletic	9-5	#15	#18		NIT
1973	Utah	8-19	Western Athletic	4-10		#84
1972	Utah	13-12	Western Athletic	5-9		#56
1971	Utah	15-11	Western Athletic	9-5		#43
1970	Utah	18-10	Western Athletic	9-5		#46		NIT
1969	Utah	13-13	Western Athletic	5-5		#71
1968	Utah	17-9	Western Athletic	5-5		#38
1967	Utah	15-11	Western Athletic	5-5		#32
1966	Utah	23-8	Western Athletic ★	7-3		#4		Final Four
1965	Utah	17-9	Western Athletic	3-7		#30
1964	Utah	19-9	Western Athletic	4-6		#29
1963	Utah	12-14	Western Athletic	5-5		#85
1962	Utah	23-3	Mountain States ★	13-1	#7	#21
1961	Utah	23-8	Mountain States ★	12-2		#16		Final Four
1960	Utah	26-3	Mountain States ★	13-1	#6	#17		Sweet 16
1959	Utah	21-7	Mountain States ★	13-1	#18	#29		Sweet 16
1958	Utah	20-7	Mountain States	9-5		#29		NIT
1957	Utah	19-8	Mountain States	10-4		#35		NIT
1956	Utah	22-6	Mountain States ★	12-2	#20	#9		Elite Eight
1955	Utah	24-4	Mountain States ★	13-1	#7	#15		Sweet 16
1954	Utah	12-14	Mountain States	7-7		#87
1953	Utah	10-14	Mountain States	5-9		#99
1952	Utah	19-9	Mountain States	8-6		#40
1951	Utah	23-13	Mountain States	12-8		#36
1950	Utah	16-18	Mountain States	8-12		#62
1949	Utah	24-8	Mountain States	14-6	#12			NIT
1948	Utah	11-9	Mountain States	6-4
1947	Utah	19-5	Mountain States	10-2				NIT
1946	Utah	12-8	Mountain States	8-4
1945	Utah	17-4	Mountain States ★	8-0				NCAA tournament
1944	Utah	22-4	Mountain States ★					Champion	National
1943	Utah	10-12	Mountain States	1-7
1942	Utah	13-7	Mountain States	7-5
1941	Utah	14-7	Mountain States	9-3
1940	Utah	19-4	Mountain States	8-4
1939	Utah	13-7	Mountain States	7-5
1938	Utah	20-4	Mountain States ★	10-2
1937	Utah	17-7	Rocky Mountain ★	7-5
1936	Utah	7-15	Rocky Mountain ★	4-8
1935	Utah	10-9	Rocky Mountain	5-7
1934	Utah	14-9	Rocky Mountain	7-5
1933	Utah	13-8	Rocky Mountain ★	9-3
1932	Utah	14-9	Rocky Mountain ★	8-4
1931	Utah	21-6	Rocky Mountain ★	8-4
1930	Utah	15-12	Rocky Mountain	4-8
1929	Utah	5-12	Rocky Mountain	3-9
1928	Utah	7-10	Rocky Mountain	5-7
1927	Utah	5-10	Rocky Mountain	4-8
1926	Utah	4-8	Rocky Mountain ★	4-8
1925	Utah	5-11	Rocky Mountain	3-5
1924	Utah	2-6	Rocky Mountain	2-6
1923	Utah	5-3	Independent
1922	Utah	8-2	Independent
1921	Utah	5-1	Independent
1920	Utah	5-1	Independent
1919	Utah	7-2	Independent
1918	Utah	5-4	Independent
1917	Utah	3-3	Independent
1916	Utah	11-0	Independent
1915	Utah	12-4	Independent
1914	Utah	13-2	Independent
1913	Utah	21-3	Independent
1912	Utah	5-2	Independent
1911	Utah	5-2	Independent
1910	Utah	17-3	Independent
1909	Utah	3-8	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

13 AP All-American selections.

Jakob Pöltl2016

Delon Wright2015

Andrew Bogut2005

Andre Miller1999

Keith Van Horn1997

Keith Van Horn1996

Danny Vranes1981

Luther Burden1975

Bill McGill1962

Bill McGill1961

Bill McGill1960

Vern Gardner1949

Year	Player
2016	Jakob Pöltl
2015	Delon Wright
2005	Andrew Bogut
1999	Andre Miller
1997	Keith Van Horn
1996	Keith Van Horn
1981	Danny Vranes
1975	Luther Burden
1962	Bill McGill
1961	Bill McGill
1960	Bill McGill
1949	Vern Gardner
1948	Arnie Ferrin

NBA first-round picks

42 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Kyle Kuzma2017

Last college yr: 2017

Jakob Poeltl2016

Last college yr: 2016

Kyle Kuzma2017

Last college yr: 2016

Delon Wright2015

Last college yr: 2015

Jakob Poeltl2016

Last college yr: 2015

Kyle Kuzma2017

Last college yr: 2015

Delon Wright2015

Last college yr: 2014

Delon Wright2015

Last college yr: 2013

Delon Wright2015

Last college yr: 2012

Andrew Bogut2005

Last college yr: 2005

Andrew Bogut2005

Last college yr: 2004

Andre Miller1999

Last college yr: 1999

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2017	Kyle Kuzma	2017
2016	Jakob Poeltl	2016
2017	Kyle Kuzma	2016
2015	Delon Wright	2015
2016	Jakob Poeltl	2015
2017	Kyle Kuzma	2015
2015	Delon Wright	2014
2015	Delon Wright	2013
2015	Delon Wright	2012
2005	Andrew Bogut	2005
2005	Andrew Bogut	2004
1999	Andre Miller	1999
1998	Michael Doleac	1998
1999	Andre Miller	1998
1997	Keith Van Horn	1997
1998	Michael Doleac	1997
1999	Andre Miller	1997
1997	Keith Van Horn	1996
1998	Michael Doleac	1996
1999	Andre Miller	1996
1997	Keith Van Horn	1995
1998	Michael Doleac	1995
1997	Keith Van Horn	1994
1981	Danny Vranes	1981
1981	Tom Chambers	1981
1981	Danny Vranes	1980
1981	Tom Chambers	1980
1981	Danny Vranes	1979
1981	Tom Chambers	1979
1981	Danny Vranes	1978
1981	Tom Chambers	1978
1974	Mike Sojourner	1974
1974	Mike Sojourner	1973
1966	Jerry Chambers	1966
1966	Jerry Chambers	1965
1962	Bill McGill	1962
1962	Bill McGill	1961
1962	Bill McGill	1960
1949	Vern Gardner	1949
1949	Vern Gardner	1948
1949	Vern Gardner	1947
1949	Vern Gardner	1946

The Heartbreak Index4.7 · #467▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index4.7 · #467