NCAA Tournament History for Iowa State

+ indicates wins over a higher seeded team.
- indicates losses to a lower seeded team.

Champ

Runner Up

Final Four

Overall Record: 24-24, 0.500

Year	Conference	Region	Seed
Results
2025	Big 12	South	3
beat S 14 Lipscomb 82-55 -lost to S 6 Mississippi 78-96
2024	Big 12	East	2
beat E 15 South Dakota St 82-65 beat E 7 Washington St 67-56 -lost to E 3 Illinois 69-72
2023	Big 12	Midwest	6
-lost to M 11 Pittsburgh 41-59
2022	Big 12	Midwest	11
+beat M 6 LSU 59-54 +beat M 3 Wisconsin 54-49 lost to M 10 Miami-Florida 56-70
2019	Big 12	Midwest	6
-lost to M 11 Ohio State 59-62
2017	Big 12	Midwest	5
beat M 12 Nevada 84-73 lost to M 4 Purdue 76-80
2016	Big 12	Midwest	4
beat M 13 Iona 94-81 beat M 12 Little Rock 78-61 lost to M 1 Virginia 71-84
2015	Big 12	South	3
-lost to S 14 UAB 59-60
2014	Big 12	East	3
beat E 14 NCCU 93-75 beat E 6 North Carolina 85-83 -lost to E 7 UConn 76-81
2013	Big 12	West	10
+beat W 7 Notre Dame 76-58 lost to W 2 Ohio State 75-78
2012	Big 12	South	8
beat S 9 UConn 77-64 lost to S 1 Kentucky 71-87
2005	Big 12	East	9
+beat E 8 Minnesota 64-53 lost to E 1 North Carolina 65-92
2001	Big 12	West	2
-lost to W 15 Hampton 57-58
2000	Big 12	Midwest	2
beat M 15 Central Conn 88-78 beat M 7 Auburn 79-60 beat M 6 UCLA 80-56 lost to M 1 Michigan St 64-75
1997	Big 12	Midwest	6
beat M 11 Illinois St 69-57 +beat M 3 Cincinnati 67-66 lost to M 2 UCLA 73-74
1996	Big Eight	Midwest	5
beat M 12 California 74-64 lost to M 4 Utah 67-73
1995	Big Eight	Southeast	7
beat SE 10 Florida 64-61 lost to SE 2 North Carolina 51-73
1993	Big Eight	West	8
-lost to W 9 UCLA 70-81
1992	Big Eight	East	10
+beat E 7 Charlotte 76-74 lost to E 2 Kentucky 98-106
1989	Big Eight	Southeast	10
lost to SE 7 UCLA 74-84
1988	Big Eight	East	12
lost to E 5 Georgia Tech 78-90
1986	Big Eight	Midwest	7
beat M 10 Miami-Ohio 81-79, OT +beat M 2 Michigan 72-69 lost to M 6 NC State 66-70
1985	Big Eight	Midwest	13
lost to M 4 Ohio State 64-75
1944	Big Eight	West
beat Pepperdine 44-39 lost to Utah 31-40