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The Heartbreak Index4.9 · #447

The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1896

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First CBB title since 18967.1
First CBB final appearance since 18961.3

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fell one round short, 1953 · playoff run died early, 1951

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1896-1305

All-time

0.592

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#17 Washington 67-64 #13 Illinois

Cox Arena, San Diego, California

2006 · Mar 18, 2006 · Second Round

1.74

Game Score

Washington 80-78 Marquette

HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California

2010 · Mar 18, 2010 · First Round

1.72

Game Score

#17 Washington 92-98 #2 Connecticut (OT)

Verizon Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC

Sweet 16

2006 · Mar 24, 2006 · Regional Semifinals

1.72

Game Score

Washington 69-68 #23 Xavier

MCI Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC

1998 · Mar 12, 1998 · First Round

1.58

Game Score

#23 Washington 83-86 #7 North Carolina

Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina

2011 · Mar 20, 2011 · Second Round

1.54

Game Score

Washington 82-64 #8 New Mexico

HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California

2010 · Mar 20, 2010 · Second Round

1.43

Game Score

Washington 58-66 Kentucky

Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1985 · Mar 14, 1985 · First Round

1.42

Game Score

#15 Washington 74-76 #17 Purdue

Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon

2009 · Mar 21, 2009 · Second Round

1.38

Game Score

#8 Washington 79-93 #4 Louisville

University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sweet 16

2005 · Mar 24, 2005 · Regional Semifinals

1.37

Game Score

#15 Washington 80-78 #14 Duke

WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman-Moscow, Washington

1984 · Mar 18, 1984 · Second Round

1.37

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 18, 2006	2006	Second Round	#17 Washington 67-64 #13 Illinois Cox Arena, San Diego, California	1.74
2	Mar 18, 2010	2010	First Round	Washington 80-78 Marquette HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.72
3	Mar 24, 2006	2006	Regional Semifinals	#17 Washington 92-98 #2 Connecticut (OT) Verizon Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC Sweet 16	1.72
4	Mar 12, 1998	1998	First Round	Washington 69-68 #23 Xavier MCI Center, Washington-Baltimore, DC	1.58
5	Mar 20, 2011	2011	Second Round	#23 Washington 83-86 #7 North Carolina Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina	1.54
6	Mar 20, 2010	2010	Second Round	Washington 82-64 #8 New Mexico HP Pavilion, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.43
7	Mar 14, 1985	1985	First Round	Washington 58-66 Kentucky Special Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.42
8	Mar 21, 2009	2009	Second Round	#15 Washington 74-76 #17 Purdue Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon	1.38
9	Mar 24, 2005	2005	Regional Semifinals	#8 Washington 79-93 #4 Louisville University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico Sweet 16	1.37
10	Mar 18, 1984	1984	Second Round	#15 Washington 80-78 #14 Duke WSU Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman-Moscow, Washington	1.37

Season by season

2027 · Washington

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Washington

Big Ten

Record

16-17

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Washington

Big Ten

Record

13-18

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#95

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

17-15

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#58

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

16-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#89

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

17-15

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#108

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

5-21

Conf record

4-16

—

SRS

#130

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

15-17

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#44

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Washington

Pacific-12 ★

Record

27-9

Conf record

15-3

—

SRS

#47

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

21-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#83

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

9-22

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#123

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Washington

Pacific-12

Record

19-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#56

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Washington	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Washington	16-17	Big Ten	7-13		#48
2025	Washington	13-18	Big Ten	4-16		#95
2024	Washington	17-15	Pacific-12	9-11		#58
2023	Washington	16-16	Pacific-12	8-12		#89
2022	Washington	17-15	Pacific-12	11-9		#108
2021	Washington	5-21	Pacific-12	4-16		#130
2020	Washington	15-17	Pacific-12	5-13		#44
2019	Washington	27-9	Pacific-12 ★	15-3		#47	9	NCAA tournament
2018	Washington	21-13	Pacific-12	10-8		#83		NIT
2017	Washington	9-22	Pacific-12	2-16		#123
2016	Washington	19-15	Pacific-12	9-9		#56		NIT
2015	Washington	16-15	Pacific-12	5-13		#92
2014	Washington	17-15	Pacific-12	9-9		#82
2013	Washington	18-16	Pacific-12	9-9		#70		NIT
2012	Washington	24-11	Pacific-12 ★	14-4		#43		NIT
2011	Washington	24-11	Pacific-10 ◆	11-7	#23	#7	7	NCAA tournament
2010	Washington	26-10	Pacific-10 ◆	11-7		#22	11	Sweet 16
2009	Washington	26-9	Pacific-10 ★	14-4	#15	#16	4	NCAA tournament
2008	Washington	16-17	Pacific-10	7-11		#63
2007	Washington	19-13	Pacific-10	8-10		#62
2006	Washington	26-7	Pacific-10	13-5	#17	#9	5	Sweet 16
2005	Washington	29-6	Pacific-10 ◆	14-4	#8	#11	1	Sweet 16
2004	Washington	19-12	Pacific-10	12-6		#53	8	NCAA tournament
2003	Washington	10-17	Pacific-10	5-13		#104
2002	Washington	11-18	Pacific-10	5-13		#99
2001	Washington	10-20	Pacific-10	4-14		#148
2000	Washington	10-20	Pacific-10	5-13		#124
1999	Washington	17-12	Pacific-10	10-8		#41	7	NCAA tournament
1998	Washington	20-10	Pacific-10	11-7		#46	11	Sweet 16
1997	Washington	17-11	Pacific-10	10-8		#52		NIT
1996	Washington	16-12	Pacific-10	9-9		#66		NIT
1995	Washington	9-18	Pacific-10	5-13		#88
1994	Washington	5-22	Pacific-10	3-15		#138
1993	Washington	13-14	Pacific-10	7-11		#91
1992	Washington	12-17	Pacific-10	5-13		#125
1991	Washington	14-14	Pacific-10	5-13		#80
1990	Washington	11-17	Pacific-10	5-13		#92
1989	Washington	12-16	Pacific-10	8-10		#111
1988	Washington	10-19	Pacific-10	5-13		#113
1987	Washington	20-15	Pacific-10	10-8		#55		NIT
1986	Washington	19-12	Pacific-10	13-5		#52	12	NCAA tournament
1985	Washington	22-10	Pacific-10 ★	13-5		#25	5	NCAA tournament
1984	Washington	24-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#15	#38	6	Sweet 16
1983	Washington	16-15	Pacific-10	7-11		#108
1982	Washington	19-10	Pacific-10	11-7		#59		NIT
1981	Washington	14-13	Pacific-10	8-10		#88
1980	Washington	18-10	Pacific-10	9-9		#43		NIT
1979	Washington	11-16	Pacific-10	6-12		#67
1978	Washington	14-13	Pacific-8	6-8		#67
1977	Washington	17-10	Pacific-8	8-6		#58
1976	Washington	22-6	Pacific-8	9-5		#10		NCAA tournament
1975	Washington	16-10	Pacific-8	6-8		#16
1974	Washington	16-10	Pacific-8	7-7		#47
1973	Washington	16-11	Pacific-8	6-8		#45
1972	Washington	20-6	Pacific-8	10-4		#8
1971	Washington	15-13	Pacific-8	6-8		#64
1970	Washington	17-9	Pacific-8	7-7		#21
1969	Washington	13-13	Pacific-8	6-8		#74
1968	Washington	12-14	AAWU	4-10		#55
1967	Washington	13-12	AAWU	6-8		#80
1966	Washington	10-15	AAWU	4-10		#98
1965	Washington	9-16	AAWU	5-9		#55
1964	Washington	9-17	AAWU	5-10		#89
1963	Washington	13-13	AAWU	6-6		#56
1962	Washington	16-10	Big Five	5-7		#23
1961	Washington	13-13	Big Five	6-6		#37
1960	Washington	15-13	Big Five	2-9		#35
1959	Washington	18-8	Pacific Coast	11-5		#17
1958	Washington	8-18	Pacific Coast	5-11		#77
1957	Washington	17-9	Pacific Coast	13-3		#36
1956	Washington	15-11	Pacific Coast	11-5		#43
1955	Washington	13-12	Pacific Coast	7-9		#49
1954	Washington	8-18	Pacific Coast	7-9		#79
1953	Washington	28-3	Pacific Coast ★	15-1	#4	#4		Final Four
1952	Washington	25-6	Pacific Coast	14-2	#6	#3
1951	Washington	24-6	Pacific Coast ★	11-5	#15	#4		Elite Eight
1950	Washington	19-10	Pacific Coast	8-8		#63
1949	Washington	11-15	Pacific Coast	6-10
1948	Washington	23-11	Pacific Coast ★	10-6				NCAA tournament
1947	Washington	16-8	Pacific Coast	8-8
1946	Washington	14-14	Pacific Coast	6-10
1945	Washington	22-18	Pacific Coast	5-11
1944	Washington	26-6	Pacific Coast ★	15-1
1943	Washington	24-7	Pacific Coast ★	12-4				NCAA tournament
1942	Washington	18-7	Pacific Coast	10-6
1941	Washington	12-13	Pacific Coast	7-9
1940	Washington	10-15	Pacific Coast	6-10
1939	Washington	20-5	Pacific Coast	11-5
1938	Washington	29-7	Pacific Coast	13-7
1937	Washington	15-11	Pacific Coast	11-5
1936	Washington	25-7	Pacific Coast	13-3
1935	Washington	16-8	Pacific Coast	11-5
1934	Washington	20-5	Pacific Coast ★	14-2
1933	Washington	22-6	Pacific Coast	10-6
1932	Washington	19-6	Pacific Coast	12-4
1931	Washington	25-3	Pacific Coast ★	14-2
1930	Washington	21-7	Pacific Coast	12-4
1929	Washington	18-2	Pacific Coast	10-0
1928	Washington	22-6	Pacific Coast	9-1
1927	Washington	15-4	Pacific Coast	7-3
1926	Washington	10-6	Pacific Coast	5-5
1925	Washington	14-7	Pacific Coast	5-5
1924	Washington	12-4	Pacific Coast	7-2
1923	Washington	12-4	Pacific Coast	5-3
1922	Washington	13-5	Pacific Coast	11-5
1921	Washington	18-4	Pacific Coast	10-4
1920	Washington	7-8	Pacific Coast	5-7
1919	Washington	4-11	Pacific Coast	5-7
1918	Washington	4-8	Independent
1917	Washington	8-8	Pacific Coast	7-5
1916	Washington	7-7	Pacific Coast	2-6
1915	Washington	12-2	Independent
1914	Washington	12-2	Independent
1913	Washington	14-5	Independent
1912	Washington	12-4	Independent
1911	Washington	11-1	Independent
1910	Washington	14-6	Independent
1909	Washington	5-1	Independent
1905	Washington	0-2	Independent
1904	Washington	6-3	Independent
1903	Washington	2-4	Independent
1902	Washington	7-0	Independent
1901	Washington	1-0	Independent
1899	Washington	1-1	Independent
1896	Washington	1-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

5 AP All-American selections.

Markelle Fultz2017

Brandon Roy2006

Nate Robinson2005

Bob Houbregs1953

Bob Houbregs1952

Year	Player
2017	Markelle Fultz
2006	Brandon Roy
2005	Nate Robinson
1953	Bob Houbregs
1952	Bob Houbregs

NBA first-round picks

45 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Hannes Steinbach2026

Last college yr: 2026

Isaiah Stewart2020

Last college yr: 2020

Jaden McDaniels2020

Last college yr: 2020

Matisse Thybulle2019

Last college yr: 2019

Matisse Thybulle2019

Last college yr: 2018

Markelle Fultz2017

Last college yr: 2017

Matisse Thybulle2019

Last college yr: 2017

Marquese Chriss2016

Last college yr: 2016

Dejounte Murray2016

Last college yr: 2016

Matisse Thybulle2019

Last college yr: 2016

C.J. Wilcox2014

Last college yr: 2014

C.J. Wilcox2014

Last college yr: 2013

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Hannes Steinbach	2026
2020	Isaiah Stewart	2020
2020	Jaden McDaniels	2020
2019	Matisse Thybulle	2019
2019	Matisse Thybulle	2018
2017	Markelle Fultz	2017
2019	Matisse Thybulle	2017
2016	Marquese Chriss	2016
2016	Dejounte Murray	2016
2019	Matisse Thybulle	2016
2014	C.J. Wilcox	2014
2014	C.J. Wilcox	2013
2012	Terrence Ross	2012
2012	Tony Wroten	2012
2014	C.J. Wilcox	2012
2012	Terrence Ross	2011
2014	C.J. Wilcox	2011
2010	Quincy Pondexter	2010
2010	Quincy Pondexter	2009
2010	Quincy Pondexter	2008
2007	Spencer Hawes	2007
2010	Quincy Pondexter	2007
2006	Brandon Roy	2006
2005	Nate Robinson	2005
2006	Brandon Roy	2005
2005	Nate Robinson	2004
2006	Brandon Roy	2004
2005	Nate Robinson	2003
2006	Brandon Roy	2003
2002	Dan Dickau	1999
2002	Dan Dickau	1998
1987	Christian Welp	1987
1987	Christian Welp	1986
1985	Detlef Schrempf	1985
1987	Christian Welp	1985
1985	Detlef Schrempf	1984
1987	Christian Welp	1984
1985	Detlef Schrempf	1983
1985	Detlef Schrempf	1982
1953	Bob Houbregs	1953
1953	Bob Houbregs	1952
1953	Bob Houbregs	1951
1948	Jack Nichols	1948
1948	Jack Nichols	1947
1948	Jack Nichols	1944

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NBA first-round picks

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