Program history
Kansas State
in the tournament.
Kansas State appears in 31 tournaments in this archive, between 1948 and 2023, with an all-time record of 39–34. It has reached the title game once — 1951 — without winning it.
In its opening game it is 14–14. 8 of its 13 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1981, when an 8th seed beat the 1st-seeded Oregon State 50–48. The reverse happened in 2019: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded UC Irvine 70–64.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 2010 to 2014. Its longest absence ran 12 years, between 1996 and 2008. It has met Kentucky 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as an 11th.
- 31 Appearances
- 39–34 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | — | 22–6 | Jack Gardner | Big Six | Fourth Place |
| 1951 | — | 25–4 | Jack Gardner | Big 7 | Runner-up |
| 1958 | — | 22–5 | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Fourth Place |
| 1959 | — | 25–2 | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Regional Runner-up |
| 1961 | — | 22–5 | Tex Winter | Big 8 | Regional Runner-up |
| 1964 | — | 22–7 | Tex Winter | Big Eight | Fourth Place |
| 1968 | — | 19–9 | Tex Winter | Big Eight | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1970 | — | 20–8 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Big Eight Conference | Regional third place |
| 1972 | — | 19–9 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up |
| 1973 | — | 22–4 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up |
| 1975 | — | 20–9 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up |
| 1977 | — | 23–8 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1980 | 7 | 22–9 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1981 | 8 | 24–9 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1982 | 5 | 23–8 | Jack Hartman | Big Eight Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1987 | 9 | 20–11 | Lon Kruger | Big Eight Conference | lost in the Round 2 to UNLV, 61–80 |
| 1988 | 4 | 25–9 | Lon Kruger | Big Eight Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Kansas, 58–71 |
| 1989 | 6 | 19–11 | Lon Kruger | Big Eight Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Minnesota, 75–86 |
| 1990 | 11 | 17–15 | Lon Kruger | Big Eight Conference | lost in the First round to Xavier, 79–87 |
| 1993 | 6 | 19–11 | Dana Altman | Big Eight Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Tulane, 53–55 |
| 1996 | 10 | 17–12 | Tom Asbury | Big Eight Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to New Mexico, 48–69 |
| 2008 | 11 | 21–12 | Frank Martin | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Wisconsin, 55–72 |
| 2010 | 2 | 29–8 | Frank Martin | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Butler, 56–63 |
| 2011 | 5 | 23–11 | Frank Martin | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Wisconsin, 65–70 |
| 2012 | 8 | 22–11 | Frank Martin (5th season) | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Syracuse, 59–75 |
| 2013 | 4 | 27–8 | Bruce Weber | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to La Salle, 61–63 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20–13 | Bruce Weber | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Kentucky, 49–56 |
| 2017 | 11 | 21–14 | Bruce Weber | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Cincinnati, 61–75 |
| 2018 | 9 | 25–12 | Bruce Weber | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Loyola–Chicago, 62–78 |
| 2019 | 4 | 25–9 | Bruce Weber | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UC Irvine, 64–70 |
| 2023 | 3 | 26–10 | Jerome Tang | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Florida Atlantic, 76–79 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 14–14 |
| Round of 64 | 15–8 |
| Round of 32 | 3–3 |
| Round of 8 | 1–5 |
| Semifinal | 6–3 |
| Final | 0–1 |
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