Program history
Colorado
in the tournament.
Colorado appears in 15 tournaments in this archive, between 1942 and 2024, with an all-time record of 10–15. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1955 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 4–5.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2012, when an 11th seed beat the 6th-seeded UNLV 68–64. The reverse happened in 2016: as an 8th seed it lost to the 9th-seeded UConn 74–67.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 2012 to 2014. Its longest absence ran 28 years, between 1969 and 1997.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 5th seed and as low as an 11th.
- 15 Appearances
- 10–15 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | — | 16–2 | Frosty Cox | Mountain States | opening round |
| 1946 | — | 12–6 | Frosty Cox | Skyline | Regional third place |
| 1954 | — | 11–11 | Bebe Lee | Big 7 | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1955 | — | 19–6 | Bebe Lee | Big 7 | Third Place |
| 1962 | — | 19–7 | Sox Walseth | Big 8 | Regional Runner-up |
| 1963 | — | 19–7 | Sox Walseth | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up |
| 1969 | — | 19–6 | Sox Walseth | Big Eight | Regional third place |
| 1997 | 9 | 22–10 | Ricardo Patton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to North Carolina, 56–73 |
| 2003 | 10 | 20–12 | Ricardo Patton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Michigan State, 64–79 |
| 2012 | 11 | 24–12 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Baylor, 63–80 |
| 2013 | 10 | 21–12 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Illinois, 49–57 |
| 2014 | 8 | 23–12 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Pittsburgh, 48–77 |
| 2016 | 8 | 22–12 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UConn, 67–74 |
| 2021 | 5 | 23–9 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Florida State, 53–71 |
| 2024 | 10 | 26–11 | Tad Boyle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Marquette, 77–81 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 4–5 |
| Round of 64 | 4–4 |
| Round of 32 | 0–4 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 1–2 |
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