NCAA Tournament History for Kansas

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

Champ

Runner Up

Final Four

Overall Record: 117-51, 0.696

Year	Conference	Region	Seed
Results
2025	Big 12	West	7
-lost to W 10 Arkansas 72-79
2024	Big 12	Midwest	4
beat M 13 Samford 93-89 -lost to M 5 Gonzaga 68-89
2023	Big 12	West	1
beat W 16 Howard 96-68 -lost to W 8 Arkansas 71-72
2022	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Texas Southern 83-56 beat M 9 Creighton 79-72 beat M 4 Providence 66-61 beat M 10 Miami-Florida 76-50 beat S 2 Villanova 81-65 beat E 8 North Carolina 72-69
2021	Big 12	West	3
beat W 14 Eastern Wash 93-84 -lost to W 6 Southern Cal 51-85
2019	Big 12	Midwest	4
beat M 13 Northeastern 87-53 -lost to M 5 Auburn 75-89
2018	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Pennsylvania 76-60 beat M 8 Seton Hall 83-79 beat M 5 Clemson 80-76 beat M 2 Duke 85-81, OT lost to E 1 Villanova 79-95
2017	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 UC Davis 100-62 beat M 9 Michigan St 90-70 beat M 4 Purdue 98-66 -lost to M 3 Oregon 60-74
2016	Big 12	South	1
beat S 16 Austin Peay 105-79 beat S 9 UConn 73-61 beat S 5 Maryland 79-63 -lost to S 2 Villanova 59-64
2015	Big 12	Midwest	2
beat M 15 New Mexico St 75-56 -lost to M 7 Wichita St 65-78
2014	Big 12	South	2
beat S 15 Eastern Ky 80-69 -lost to S 10 Stanford 57-60
2013	Big 12	South	1
beat S 16 Western Ky 64-57 beat S 8 North Carolina 70-58 -lost to S 4 Michigan 85-87, OT
2012	Big 12	Midwest	2
beat M 15 Detroit 65-50 beat M 10 Purdue 63-60 beat M 11 NC State 60-57 +beat M 1 North Carolina 80-67 beat E 2 Ohio State 64-62 lost to S 1 Kentucky 59-67
2011	Big 12		1
beat SW 16 Boston U 72-53 beat SW 9 Illinois 73-59 beat SW 12 Richmond 77-57 -lost to SW 11 VCU 61-71
2010	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Lehigh 90-74 -lost to M 9 Northern Iowa 67-69
2009	Big 12	Midwest	3
beat M 14 North Dakota St 84-74 beat M 11 Dayton 60-43 lost to M 2 Michigan St 62-67
2008	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Portland St 85-61 beat M 8 UNLV 75-56 beat M 12 Villanova 72-57 beat M 10 Davidson 59-57 beat E 1 North Carolina 84-66 beat S 1 Memphis 75-68, OT
2007	Big 12	West	1
beat W 16 Niagara 107-67 beat W 8 Kentucky 88-76 beat W 4 Southern Ill 61-58 -lost to W 2 UCLA 55-68
2006	Big 12	West	4
-lost to W 13 Bradley 73-77
2005	Big 12	East	3
-lost to E 14 Bucknell 63-64
2004	Big 12	Midwest	4
beat M 13 UIC 78-53 beat M 12 Pacific 78-63 beat M 9 UAB 100-74 lost to M 3 Georgia Tech 71-79
2003	Big 12	West	2
beat W 15 Utah St 64-61 beat W 10 Arizona St 108-76 beat W 3 Duke 69-65 +beat W 1 Arizona 78-75 beat M 3 Marquette 94-61 -lost to E 3 Syracuse 78-81
2002	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Holy Cross 70-59 beat M 8 Stanford 86-63 beat M 4 Illinois 73-69 beat M 2 Oregon 104-86 lost to E 1 Maryland 88-97
2001	Big 12	Midwest	4
beat M 13 CS Northridge 99-75 beat M 5 Syracuse 87-58 lost to M 1 Illinois 64-80
2000	Big 12	East	8
beat E 9 DePaul 81-77, OT lost to E 1 Duke 64-69
1999	Big 12	Midwest	6
beat M 11 Evansville 95-74 lost to M 3 Kentucky 88-92, OT
1998	Big 12	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Prairie View 110-52 -lost to M 8 Rhode Island 75-80
1997	Big 12	Southeast	1
beat SE 16 Jackson St 78-64 beat SE 8 Purdue 75-61 -lost to SE 4 Arizona 82-85
1996	Big Eight	West	2
beat W 15 South Carolina St 92-54 beat W 10 Santa Clara 76-51 beat W 3 Arizona 83-80 -lost to W 4 Syracuse 57-60
1995	Big Eight	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Colgate 82-68 beat M 8 Western Ky 75-70 -lost to M 4 Virginia 58-67
1994	Big Eight	Southeast	4
beat SE 13 Chattanooga 102-73 beat SE 5 Wake Forest 69-58 lost to SE 1 Purdue 78-83
1993	Big Eight	Midwest	2
beat M 15 Ball State 94-72 beat M 7 BYU 90-76 beat M 6 California 93-76 +beat M 1 Indiana 83-77 lost to E 1 North Carolina 68-78
1992	Big Eight	Midwest	1
beat M 16 Howard 100-67 -lost to M 9 UTEP 60-66
1991	Big Eight	Southeast	3
beat SE 14 New Orleans 55-49 beat SE 6 Pittsburgh 77-66 +beat SE 2 Indiana 83-65 +beat SE 1 Arkansas 93-81 +beat E 1 North Carolina 79-73 lost to M 2 Duke 65-72
1990	Big Eight	East	2
beat E 15 Robert Morris 79-71 -lost to E 7 UCLA 70-71
1988	Big Eight	Midwest	6
beat M 11 Xavier 85-72 beat M 14 Murray St 61-58 beat M 7 Vanderbilt 77-64 +beat M 4 Kansas St 71-58 +beat E 2 Duke 66-59 +beat SE 1 Oklahoma 83-79
1987	Big Eight	Southeast	5
beat SE 12 Houston 66-55 beat SE 13 Missouri St 67-63 lost to SE 1 Georgetown 57-70
1986	Big Eight	Midwest	1
beat M 16 North Carolina A&T 71-46 beat M 9 Temple 65-43 beat M 5 Michigan St 96-86, OT beat M 6 NC State 75-67 lost to E 1 Duke 67-71
1985	Big Eight	Southeast	3
beat SE 14 Ohio 49-38 -lost to SE 11 Auburn 64-66
1984	Big Eight	Midwest	5
beat M 12 Alcorn St 57-56 lost to M 4 Wake Forest 59-69
1981	Big Eight	Midwest	7
beat M 10 Mississippi 69-66 +beat M 2 Arizona St 88-71 lost to M 6 Wichita St 65-66
1978	Big Eight	West
lost to UCLA 76-83
1975	Big Eight	Midwest
lost to Notre Dame 71-77
1974	Big Eight	Midwest
beat Creighton 55-54 beat Oral Roberts 93-90, OT lost to Marquette 51-64 lost to UCLA 61-78
1971	Big Eight	Midwest
beat Houston 78-77 beat Drake 73-71 lost to UCLA 60-68 lost to Western Ky 75-77
1967	Big Eight	Midwest
lost to Houston 53-66 beat Louisville 70-68
1966	Big Eight	Midwest
beat SMU 76-70 lost to UTEP 80-81, 2 OT
1960	Big Eight	Midwest
beat Texas 90-81 lost to Cincinnati 71-82
1957	Big Eight	Midwest
beat SMU 73-65, OT beat Oklahoma City 81-61 beat San Francisco 80-56 lost to North Carolina 53-54
1953	Big Eight	West
beat Oklahoma City 73-65 beat Oklahoma St 61-55 beat Washington 79-53 lost to Indiana 68-69
1952	Big Eight	West
beat TCU 68-64 beat Saint Louis 74-55 beat Santa Clara 74-55 beat St. John's 80-63
1942	Big Eight	West
lost to Colorado 44-46 beat Rice 55-53
1940	Big Eight	West
beat Rice 50-44 beat Southern Cal 43-42 lost to Indiana 42-60