Program history
Miami (FL)
in the tournament.
Miami (FL) appears in 12 tournaments in this archive, between 1960 and 2026, with an all-time record of 15–12. It has reached the national semifinals once — 2023 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 7–5. 1 of its 4 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2022, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Auburn 79–61. The reverse happened in 2002: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Missouri 93–80.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 2016 to 2018. Its longest absence ran 38 years, between 1960 and 1998.
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.
- 12 Appearances
- 15–12 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | — | 23–4 | Bruce Hale | Independent | First round |
| 1998 | 11 | 18–10 | Leonard Hamilton | Big East | lost in the Round of 64 to UCLA, 62–65 |
| 2000 | 6 | 23–11 | Leonard Hamilton | Big East Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Tulsa, 71–80 |
| 2002 | 5 | 24–8 | Perry Clark | Big East Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Missouri, 80–93 |
| 2008 | 7 | 23–11 | Frank Haith | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Texas, 72–75 |
| 2013 | 2 | 29–7 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Marquette, 61–71 |
| 2016 | 3 | 27–8 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Villanova, 69–92 |
| 2017 | 8 | 21–12 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan State, 58–78 |
| 2018 | 6 | 22–10 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Loyola–Chicago, 62–64 |
| 2022 | 10 | 26–11 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the regional final to Kansas, 50–76 |
| 2023 | 5 | 29–8 | Jim Larrañaga | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the national semifinal to UConn, 59–72 |
| 2026 | 7 | 26–9 | Jai Lucas | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Purdue, 69–79 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Round of 64 | 7–5 |
| Round of 32 | 5–2 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–4 |
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