Program history
Oklahoma State
in the tournament.
Oklahoma State appears in 23 tournaments in this archive, between 1958 and 2021, with an all-time record of 27–23. It has reached the national semifinals twice — 1995 and 2004 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 4–4. 3 of its 9 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1995, when a 4th seed beat the 1st-seeded Wake Forest 71–66. The reverse happened in 2021: as a 4th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Oregon State 80–70.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 8, from 1998 to 2005. Its longest absence ran 18 years, between 1965 and 1983.
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.
- 23 Appearances
- 27–23 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | — | 21–8 | Henry Iba | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1965 | — | 20–7 | Hank Iba | Big Eight Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1983 | 5 | 24–7 | Paul Hansen | Big Eight Conference | First round |
| 1991 | 3 | 22–7 | — | Big Eight | lost in the Regional semifinals to Temple, 63–72 (OT) |
| 1992 | 2 | 26–7 | — | Big Eight | lost in the Regional semifinals to Michigan, 72–75 |
| 1993 | 5 | 19–8 | — | Big Eight | lost in the Round 2 to Louisville, 63–78 |
| 1994 | 4 | 23–9 | — | Big Eight | lost in the Round 2 to Tulsa, 80–82 |
| 1995 | 4 | 27–10 | Eddie Sutton | Big Eight Conference | lost in the National semifinals to UCLA, 61–74 |
| 1998 | 8 | 22–7 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Duke, 73–79 |
| 1999 | 9 | 23–11 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Auburn, 74–81 |
| 2000 | 3 | 27–7 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Florida, 65–77 |
| 2001 | 11 | 20–10 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to USC, 54–69 |
| 2002 | 7 | 23–9 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Kent State, 61–69 |
| 2003 | 6 | 22–10 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Syracuse, 56–68 |
| 2004 | 2 | 31–4 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the National Semifinal to Georgia Tech, 65–67 |
| 2005 | 2 | 26–7 | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Arizona, 78–79 |
| 2009 | 8 | 23–12 | Travis Ford | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Pittsburgh, 76–84 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22–11 | Travis Ford | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Georgia Tech, 59–64 |
| 2013 | 5 | 24–9 | Travis Ford | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Oregon, 55–68 |
| 2014 | 9 | 21–13 | Travis Ford | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Gonzaga, 77–85 |
| 2015 | 9 | 18–14 | Travis Ford | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Oregon, 73–79 |
| 2017 | 10 | 20–13 | Brad Underwood | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan, 91–92 |
| 2021 | 4 | 21–9 | Mike Boynton | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Oregon State, 70–80 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 4–4 |
| Round of 64 | 14–8 |
| Round of 32 | 4–5 |
| Round of 8 | 2–1 |
| Semifinal | 3–5 |
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