Program history
Minnesota
in the tournament.
Minnesota appears in 13 tournaments in this archive, between 1972 and 2019, with an all-time record of 13–13. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1997 — without reaching the title game.
3 of its 4 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2013, when an 11th seed beat the 6th-seeded UCLA 83–63. The reverse happened in 2017: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Middle Tennessee 81–72.
Its longest absence ran 10 years, between 1972 and 1982. It has met Louisville 3 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.
- 13 Appearances
- 13–13 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | — | 17–6 | Bill Musselman | Big Ten | Regional third place |
| 1982 | 2 | 23–6 | Jim Dutcher | Big Ten Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1989 | 11 | 19–12 | Clem Haskins | Big Ten Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Duke, 70–87 |
| 1990 | 6 | 23–9 | Clem Haskins | Big Ten Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Georgia Tech, 91–93 |
| 1994 | 6 | 21–12 | Clem Haskins | Big Ten Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Louisville, 55–60 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0–4 | Clem Haskins | Big Ten Conference | lost in the National Semifinal to Kentucky, 69–78 |
| 1999 | 7 | 17–11 | Clem Haskins | Big Ten Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Gonzaga, 63–75 |
| 2005 | 8 | 21–11 | Dan Monson | Big Ten Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Iowa State, 53–64 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22–11 | Tubby Smith | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Texas, 62–76 |
| 2010 | 11 | 21–14 | Tubby Smith | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Xavier, 54–65 |
| 2013 | 11 | 21–13 | Tubby Smith | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Florida, 64–78 |
| 2017 | 5 | 24–10 | Richard Pitino | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Middle Tennessee, 72–81 |
| 2019 | 10 | 22–14 | Richard Pitino | Big Ten Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Michigan State, 50–70 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–2 |
| Round of 64 | 6–5 |
| Round of 32 | 2–2 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–3 |
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