Program history
Baylor
in the tournament.
Baylor appears in 17 tournaments in this archive, between 1946 and 2025, with an all-time record of 24–17. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 2021.
It has also lost the title game once: 1948.
3 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2014, when a 6th seed beat the 3rd-seeded Creighton 85–55. The reverse happened in 2015: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Georgia State 57–56.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 6, from 2019 to 2025. Its longest absence ran 38 years, between 1950 and 1988.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as an 11th.
- 17 Appearances
- 24–17 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | — | 25–5 | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1948 | — | 24–8 | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Runner-up |
| 1950 | — | 14–13 | Bill Henderson | Southwest | Fourth Place |
| 1988 | 8 | — | Gene Iba | Southwest | lost in the Round 1 to Memphis, 60–75 |
| 2008 | 11 | 21–11 | Scott Drew | Big 12 | lost in the round of 64 to Purdue, 79–90 |
| 2010 | 3 | 28–8 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Duke, 71–78 |
| 2012 | 3 | 30–8 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Kentucky, 70–82 |
| 2014 | 6 | 26–12 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Wisconsin, 52–69 |
| 2015 | 3 | 24–10 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Georgia State, 56–57 |
| 2016 | 5 | 22–12 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Yale, 75–79 |
| 2017 | 3 | 27–8 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to South Carolina, 50–70 |
| 2019 | 9 | 20–14 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Gonzaga, 71–83 |
| 2021 | 1 | 28–2 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | won the national championship game (86–70 vs Gonzaga) |
| 2022 | 1 | 27–7 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to North Carolina, 86–93 (OT) |
| 2023 | 3 | 23–11 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Creighton, 76–85 |
| 2024 | 3 | 24–11 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Clemson, 64–72 |
| 2025 | 9 | 20–15 | Scott Drew | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Duke, 66–89 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–3 |
| Round of 64 | 12–4 |
| Round of 32 | 5–5 |
| Round of 8 | 1–2 |
| Semifinal | 4–3 |
| Final | 1–0 |
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