Program history
LSU
in the tournament.
LSU appears in 24 tournaments in this archive, between 1953 and 2022, with an all-time record of 27–24. It has reached the national semifinals 5 times — 1953, 1954, 1981, 1986 and 2006 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 5–1. 5 of its 10 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1986, when an 11th seed beat the 1st-seeded Kentucky 59–57. The reverse happened in 1985: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded Navy 78–55.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 10, from 1984 to 1993. Its longest absence ran 25 years, between 1954 and 1979. It has met Indiana 4 times, more than any other opponent.
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.
- 24 Appearances
- 27–24 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | — | 22–3 | Harry Rabenhorst | Southeastern | Fourth Place |
| 1954 | — | 20–5 | Harry Rabenhorst | Southeastern | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1979 | 3 | 23–6 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1980 | 1 | 26–6 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1981 | 1 | 31–5 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | Fourth Place |
| 1984 | 7 | 18–11 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 4 | — | Dale Brown | Southeastern | lost in the Round 1 to Navy, 55–78 |
| 1986 | 11 | 26–12 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | lost in the National semifinals to Louisville, 77–88 |
| 1987 | 10 | 24–15 | Dale Brown | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Indiana, 76–77 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | Dale Brown | Southeastern | lost in the Round 1 to Georgetown, 63–66 |
| 1989 | 10 | 20–12 | Dale Brown | Southeast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to UTEP, 74–85 |
| 1990 | 5 | 23–9 | Dale Brown | Southeast Conference | lost in the Second Round to Georgia Tech, 91–94 |
| 1991 | 6 | 20–10 | Dale Brown | Southeast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Connecticut, 62–79 |
| 1992 | 7 | 21–10 | Dale Brown | Southeast Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Indiana, 79–89 |
| 1993 | 11 | 22–10 | — | SEC | lost in the Round 1 to California, 64–66 |
| 2000 | 4 | 28–6 | John Brady | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Wisconsin, 48–61 |
| 2003 | 8 | 21–11 | John Brady | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Purdue, 56–80 |
| 2005 | 6 | 20–10 | John Brady | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to UAB, 68–82 |
| 2006 | 4 | 27–9 | John Brady | Southeastern Conference | lost in the National Semifinal to UCLA, 45–59 |
| 2009 | 8 | 27–8 | Trent Johnson | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to North Carolina, 70–84 |
| 2015 | 9 | 22–11 | Johnny Jones | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to NC State, 65–66 |
| 2019 | 3 | 28–7 | Will Wade (2nd season) | Southeastern Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Michigan State, 63–80 |
| 2021 | 8 | 19–10 | Will Wade | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Michigan, 78–86 |
| 2022 | 6 | 22–12 | Will Wade | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Iowa State, 54–59 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 5–1 |
| Round of 64 | 9–10 |
| Round of 32 | 3–3 |
| Round of 8 | 4–2 |
| Semifinal | 6–8 |
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