Wichita State

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American Athletic · Wichita, Wichita, Kansas

The Heartbreak Index6.5 · #332

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5.2

agony · 1.3 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19069.0
First CBB final appearance since 19061.7

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2013 · fell one round short, 1965 · playoff run died early, 1981 · playoff run died early, 1964

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1715-1291

All-time

0.571

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#2 Wichita State 76-78 Kentucky

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri

2014 · Mar 23, 2014 · Second Round

2.43

Game Score

#19 Wichita State 62-65 #5 Kentucky

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

2017 · Mar 19, 2017 · Second Round

2.03

Game Score

Wichita State 70-66 #7 Ohio State

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2013 · Mar 30, 2013 · Regional Finals

1.99

Game Score

Wichita State 76-70 #1 Gonzaga

EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

2013 · Mar 23, 2013 · Second Round

1.95

Game Score

#18 Wichita State 59-62 Virginia Commonwealth

Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon

2012 · Mar 15, 2012 · First Round

1.88

Game Score

Wichita State 65-55 #17 Arizona

Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island

2016 · Mar 17, 2016 · First Round

1.74

Game Score

#16 Wichita State 75-81 Marshall

Viejas Arena, San Diego, California

2018 · Mar 16, 2018 · First Round

1.69

Game Score

Wichita State 66-65 Kansas

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sweet 16

1981 · Mar 20, 1981 · Regional Semifinals

1.65

Game Score

#14 Wichita State 70-81 #8 Notre Dame

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Sweet 16

2015 · Mar 26, 2015 · Regional Semifinals

1.65

Game Score

Wichita State 60-56 #13 Iowa

Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas

1981 · Mar 15, 1981 · Second Round

1.64

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 23, 2014	2014	Second Round	#2 Wichita State 76-78 Kentucky Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	2.43
2	Mar 19, 2017	2017	Second Round	#19 Wichita State 62-65 #5 Kentucky Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	2.03
3	Mar 30, 2013	2013	Regional Finals	Wichita State 70-66 #7 Ohio State Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	1.99
4	Mar 23, 2013	2013	Second Round	Wichita State 76-70 #1 Gonzaga EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.95
5	Mar 15, 2012	2012	First Round	#18 Wichita State 59-62 Virginia Commonwealth Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon	1.88
6	Mar 17, 2016	2016	First Round	Wichita State 65-55 #17 Arizona Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island	1.74
7	Mar 16, 2018	2018	First Round	#16 Wichita State 75-81 Marshall Viejas Arena, San Diego, California	1.69
8	Mar 20, 1981	1981	Regional Semifinals	Wichita State 66-65 Kansas Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Sweet 16	1.65
9	Mar 26, 2015	2015	Regional Semifinals	#14 Wichita State 70-81 #8 Notre Dame Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Sweet 16	1.65
10	Mar 15, 1981	1981	Second Round	Wichita State 60-56 #13 Iowa Levitt Arena, Wichita, Kansas	1.64

Season by season

2027 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

24-12

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#77

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2025 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

19-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#118

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2024 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

15-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#131

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

17-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#94

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

15-13

Conf record

6-9

—

SRS

#80

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Wichita State

American Athletic ★

Record

16-6

Conf record

11-2

—

SRS

#69

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2020 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

23-8

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#38

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

22-15

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#82

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Wichita State

American Athletic

Record

25-8

Conf record

14-4

#16

SRS

#20

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Wichita State

Missouri Valley ★ ◆

Record

31-5

Conf record

17-1

#19

SRS

#10

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · Wichita State

Missouri Valley ★

Record

26-9

Conf record

16-2

—

SRS

#19

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Wichita State	0-0	American Athletic
2026	Wichita State	24-12	American Athletic	13-5		#77		NIT
2025	Wichita State	19-15	American Athletic	8-10		#118		NIT
2024	Wichita State	15-19	American Athletic	5-13		#131
2023	Wichita State	17-15	American Athletic	9-9		#94
2022	Wichita State	15-13	American Athletic	6-9		#80
2021	Wichita State	16-6	American Athletic ★	11-2		#69	11	NCAA tournament
2020	Wichita State	23-8	American Athletic	11-7		#38
2019	Wichita State	22-15	American Athletic	10-8		#82		NIT
2018	Wichita State	25-8	American Athletic	14-4	#16	#20	4	NCAA tournament
2017	Wichita State	31-5	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	17-1	#19	#10	10	NCAA tournament
2016	Wichita State	26-9	Missouri Valley ★	16-2		#19	11	NCAA tournament
2015	Wichita State	30-5	Missouri Valley ★	17-1	#14	#21	7	Sweet 16
2014	Wichita State	35-1	Missouri Valley ★ ◆	18-0	#2	#21	1	NCAA tournament
2013	Wichita State	30-9	Missouri Valley	12-6		#22	9	Final Four
2012	Wichita State	27-6	Missouri Valley ★	16-2	#18	#11	5	NCAA tournament
2011	Wichita State	29-8	Missouri Valley	14-4		#41		NIT
2010	Wichita State	25-10	Missouri Valley	12-6		#77		NIT
2009	Wichita State	17-17	Missouri Valley	8-10		#117
2008	Wichita State	11-20	Missouri Valley	4-14		#135
2007	Wichita State	17-14	Missouri Valley	8-10		#61
2006	Wichita State	26-9	Missouri Valley ★	14-4		#41	7	Sweet 16
2005	Wichita State	22-10	Missouri Valley	12-6		#56		NIT
2004	Wichita State	21-11	Missouri Valley	12-6		#62		NIT
2003	Wichita State	18-12	Missouri Valley	12-6		#122		NIT
2002	Wichita State	15-15	Missouri Valley	9-9		#135
2001	Wichita State	9-19	Missouri Valley	4-14		#157
2000	Wichita State	12-17	Missouri Valley	5-13		#152
1999	Wichita State	13-17	Missouri Valley	6-12		#129
1998	Wichita State	16-15	Missouri Valley	11-7		#135
1997	Wichita State	14-13	Missouri Valley	8-10		#84
1996	Wichita State	8-21	Missouri Valley	4-14		#180
1995	Wichita State	13-14	Missouri Valley	6-12		#141
1994	Wichita State	9-18	Missouri Valley	6-12		#219
1993	Wichita State	10-17	Missouri Valley	7-11		#152
1992	Wichita State	8-20	Missouri Valley	6-12		#189
1991	Wichita State	14-17	Missouri Valley	7-9		#152
1990	Wichita State	10-19	Missouri Valley	6-8		#113
1989	Wichita State	19-11	Missouri Valley	10-4		#57		NIT
1988	Wichita State	20-10	Missouri Valley	11-3		#66	12	NCAA tournament
1987	Wichita State	22-11	Missouri Valley ◆	9-5		#61	11	NCAA tournament
1986	Wichita State	14-14	Missouri Valley	7-9		#102
1985	Wichita State	18-13	Missouri Valley ◆	11-5		#45	11	NCAA tournament
1984	Wichita State	18-12	Missouri Valley	11-5		#85		NIT
1983	Wichita State	25-3	Missouri Valley ★	17-1	#14	#28
1982	Wichita State	23-6	Missouri Valley	12-4		#14
1981	Wichita State	26-7	Missouri Valley ★	12-4		#17	6	Elite Eight
1980	Wichita State	17-12	Missouri Valley	9-7		#57		NIT
1979	Wichita State	14-14	Missouri Valley	8-8		#89
1978	Wichita State	13-14	Missouri Valley	8-8		#99
1977	Wichita State	18-10	Missouri Valley	7-5		#80
1976	Wichita State	18-10	Missouri Valley ★	10-2		#40		NCAA tournament
1975	Wichita State	11-15	Missouri Valley	6-8		#83
1974	Wichita State	11-15	Missouri Valley	6-7		#128
1973	Wichita State	10-16	Missouri Valley	6-8		#106
1972	Wichita State	16-10	Missouri Valley	6-8		#34
1971	Wichita State	10-16	Missouri Valley	3-11		#81
1970	Wichita State	8-18	Missouri Valley	3-13		#100
1969	Wichita State	11-15	Missouri Valley	7-9		#91
1968	Wichita State	12-14	Missouri Valley	7-9		#48
1967	Wichita State	14-12	Missouri Valley	9-5		#70
1966	Wichita State	17-10	Missouri Valley	9-5		#23		NIT
1965	Wichita State	21-9	Missouri Valley ★	11-3		#12		Final Four
1964	Wichita	23-6	Missouri Valley ★	10-2	#5	#4		Elite Eight
1963	Wichita	19-8	Missouri Valley	7-5	#5	#5		NIT
1962	Wichita	18-9	Missouri Valley	7-5		#16		NIT
1961	Wichita	18-8	Missouri Valley	6-6		#14
1960	Wichita	14-12	Missouri Valley	6-8		#28
1959	Wichita	14-12	Missouri Valley	7-7		#54
1958	Wichita	14-12	Missouri Valley	7-7		#47
1957	Wichita	15-11	Missouri Valley	8-6		#37
1956	Wichita	14-12	Missouri Valley	7-5		#29
1955	Wichita	17-9	Missouri Valley	4-6		#55
1954	Wichita	27-4	Missouri Valley	8-2		#19		NIT
1953	Wichita	16-11	Missouri Valley	3-7		#61
1952	Wichita	11-19	Missouri Valley	2-8		#92
1951	Wichita	9-16	Missouri Valley	5-9		#98
1950	Wichita	7-17	Missouri Valley	1-11		#106
1949	Wichita	10-16	Missouri Valley	3-7
1948	Wichita	12-13	Missouri Valley	1-9
1947	Wichita	8-17	Missouri Valley	2-10
1946	Wichita	14-9	Missouri Valley	6-4
1945	Wichita State	14-6	Independent
1943	Wichita State	12-7	Independent
1942	Wichita State	4-16	Independent
1941	Wichita State	9-11	Independent
1940	Wichita State	10-8	Independent
1939	Wichita State	9-12	Independent
1938	Wichita State	10-13	Independent
1937	Wichita State	9-12	Independent
1936	Wichita State	12-12	Independent
1935	Wichita State	7-13	Independent
1933	Wichita State	14-2	Independent
1932	Wichita State	12-7	Independent
1931	Wichita State	18-5	Independent
1930	Wichita State	14-4	Independent
1929	Wichita State	16-6	Independent
1928	Wichita State	14-6	Independent
1927	Wichita State	19-2	Independent
1926	Wichita State	14-6	Independent
1925	Wichita State	9-9	Independent
1924	Wichita State	10-12	Independent
1923	Wichita State	13-7	Independent
1922	Wichita State	12-4	Independent
1921	Wichita State	16-2	Independent
1920	Wichita State	8-8	Independent
1919	Wichita State	1-7	Independent
1918	Wichita State	3-10	Independent
1917	Wichita State	2-11	Independent
1916	Wichita State	10-5	Independent
1915	Wichita State	4-10	Independent
1914	Wichita State	8-7	Independent
1913	Wichita State	1-11	Independent
1912	Wichita State	2-8	Independent
1911	Wichita State	7-6	Independent
1910	Wichita State	3-10	Independent
1909	Wichita State	4-6	Independent
1908	Wichita State	2-3	Independent
1907	Wichita State	3-6	Independent
1906	Wichita State	2-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

5 AP All-American selections.

Cleanthony Early2014

Xavier McDaniel1985

Antoine Carr1983

Dave Stallworth1965

Dave Stallworth1964

Year	Player
2014	Cleanthony Early
1985	Xavier McDaniel
1983	Antoine Carr
1965	Dave Stallworth
1964	Dave Stallworth

NBA first-round picks

20 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Landry Shamet2018

Last college yr: 2018

Landry Shamet2018

Last college yr: 2017

Landry Shamet2018

Last college yr: 2016

Xavier McDaniel1985

Last college yr: 1985

Xavier McDaniel1985

Last college yr: 1984

Antoine Carr1983

Last college yr: 1983

Xavier McDaniel1985

Last college yr: 1983

Cliff Levingston1982

Last college yr: 1982

Antoine Carr1983

Last college yr: 1982

Xavier McDaniel1985

Last college yr: 1982

Cliff Levingston1982

Last college yr: 1981

Antoine Carr1983

Last college yr: 1981

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2018	Landry Shamet	2018
2018	Landry Shamet	2017
2018	Landry Shamet	2016
1985	Xavier McDaniel	1985
1985	Xavier McDaniel	1984
1983	Antoine Carr	1983
1985	Xavier McDaniel	1983
1982	Cliff Levingston	1982
1983	Antoine Carr	1982
1985	Xavier McDaniel	1982
1982	Cliff Levingston	1981
1983	Antoine Carr	1981
1982	Cliff Levingston	1980
1983	Antoine Carr	1980
1965	Dave Stallworth	1965
1965	Nate Bowman	1965
1965	Dave Stallworth	1964
1965	Nate Bowman	1964
1965	Dave Stallworth	1963
1965	Nate Bowman	1963

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Greatest tournament games

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Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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