University of Oklahoma Athletics

NCAA Tournament History

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Oklahoma has reached the NCAA Tournament on 34 occasions, including 30 times in the last 42 years. Oklahoma also boasts 11 Sweet 16 appearances and has advanced to the Elite Eight nine times. 

The Sooners’ 30 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1983 are the 10th most in the nation during that span, behind only Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan State, Arizona, Purdue, Syracuse and Texas.

 Year  Regional  Result
2025 West (8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59
2021 West (8) Oklahoma 72, (9) Missouri 68
(1) Gonzaga 87, (8) Oklahoma 71
2019 South (9) Oklahoma 95, (8) Ole Miss 72
(1) Virginia 63, (9) Oklahoma 51
2018 Midwest (7) Rhode Island 83, (10) Oklahoma 78 (OT)
2016 West (2) Oklahoma 82, (15) CSU Bakersfield 68
(2) Oklahoma 85, (10) VCU 81
(2) Oklahoma 77, (3) Texas A&M 63 (Sweet 16)
(2) Oklahoma 80, (1) Oregon 68 (Regional Final)
(2) Villanova 95, (2) Oklahoma 51 (Final Four)
2015 East (3) Oklahoma 69, (14) Albany 60
(3) Oklahoma 72, (11) Dayton 66
(7) Michigan State 62, (3) Oklahoma 58 (Sweet 16)
2014 West (12) North Dakota State 80, (5) Oklahoma 75 (OT)
2013 South (7) San Diego State 70, (10) Oklahoma 55
2009 South (2) Oklahoma 82, (15) Morgan State 54
(2) Oklahoma 73, (10) Michigan 63
(2) Oklahoma 84, (3) Syracuse 71 (Sweet 16)
(1) North Carolina 72, (2) Oklahoma 60 (Regional Final)
2008 East (6) Oklahoma 72, (11) Saint Joseph's 64
(3) Louisville 78, (6) Oklahoma 48
2006 Minneapolis (11) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 82, (6) Oklahoma 74
2005 Austin (3) Oklahoma 84, (14) Niagara 67
(6) Utah 67, (3) Oklahoma 58
2003 East (1) Oklahoma 71, (16) South Carolina State 54
(1) Oklahoma 74, (8) California 65
(1) Oklahoma 65, (12) Butler 54 (Sweet 16)
(3) Syracuse 63, (1) Oklahoma 47 (Regional Final)
2002 West (2) Oklahoma 71, (15) Illinois-Chicago 63
(2) Oklahoma 78, (7) Xavier 65
(2) Oklahoma 88, (3) Arizona 67 (Sweet 16)
(2) Oklahoma 81, (12) Missouri 75 (Regional Final)
(5) Indiana 73, (2) Oklahoma 64 (Final Four)
2001 South (13) Indiana State 70, (4) Oklahoma 68 (OT)
2000 West (3) Oklahoma 74, (14) Winthrop 50
(6) Purdue 66, (3) Oklahoma 62
1999 Midwest (13) Oklahoma 61, (4) Arizona 60
(13) Oklahoma 85, (5) UNC Charlotte 72
(1) Michigan State 54, (13) Oklahoma 46 (Sweet 16)
1998 East (7) Indiana 94, (10) Oklahoma 87 (OT)
1997 West (6) Stanford 80, (11) Oklahoma 67
1996 Southeast (7) Temple 61, (10) Oklahoma 43
1995 Southeast (13) Manhattan 77, (4) Oklahoma 67
1992 Southeast (13) SW Louisiana 87, (4) Oklahoma 83
1990 Midwest (1) Oklahoma 77, (16) Towson State 68
(8) North Carolina 79, (1) Oklahoma 77
1989 Southeast (1) Oklahoma 72, (16) E Tennessee State 71
(1) Oklahoma 124, (9) Louisiana Tech 81
(5) Virginia 86, (1) Oklahoma 80 (Sweet 16)
1988 Southeast (1) Oklahoma 94, (16) UT-Chattanooga 66
(1) Oklahoma 107, (8) Auburn 87
(1) Oklahoma 108, (5) Louisville 98 (Sweet 16)
(1) Oklahoma 78, (6) Villanova 59 (Regional Final)
(1) Oklahoma 86, (1) Arizona 78 (Final Four)
(6) Kansas 83, (1) Oklahoma 79 (National Championship Game)
1987 West (6) Oklahoma 74, (11) Tulsa 69
(6) Oklahoma 96, (3) Pittsburgh 93
(2) Iowa 93, (6) Oklahoma 91 (OT) (Sweet 16)
1986 East (4) Oklahoma 80, (13) Northeastern 74
(12) DePaul 74, (4) Oklahoma 69
1985 Midwest (1) Oklahoma 96, (16) North Carolina A&T 83
(1) Oklahoma 75, (9) Illinois State 69
(1) Oklahoma 86, (5) Louisiana Tech 84 (OT) (Sweet 16)
(2) Memphis State 63, (1) Oklahoma 61 (Regional Final)
1984 West (10) Dayton 89, (2) Oklahoma 85
1983 Midwest (7) Oklahoma 71, (10) Alabama-Birmingham 63
(2) Indiana 63, (7) Oklahoma 49
1979 Midwest (5) Oklahoma 90, (4) Texas 76
(1) Indiana State 93, (5) Oklahoma 72 (Sweet 16)
1947 West Oklahoma 56, Oregon State 54
Oklahoma 55, Texas 54 (Final Four)
Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47 (National Championship Game)
1943 West Oklahoma 48, Washington 41
Wyoming 53, Oklahoma 50
1939 West Oklahoma 50, Utah State 39
Oregon 55, Oklahoma 37 (Final Four)
Overall NCAA Tournament Record: 43-33