Program history
Rhode Island
in the tournament.
Rhode Island appears in 10 tournaments in this archive, between 1961 and 2018, with an all-time record of 8–10.
1 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1988, when an 11th seed beat the 3rd-seeded Syracuse 97–94.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1997 to 1999. Its longest absence ran 18 years, between 1999 and 2017. It has met Duke 3 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 7th seed and as low as a 12th.
- 10 Appearances
- 8–10 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | — | 18–9 | Ernie Calverley | Yankee | First round |
| 1966 | — | 20–8 | Ernie Calverley | Yankee | First round |
| 1978 | 3 | 24–7 | Jack Kraft | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1988 | 11 | 28–7 | Tom Penders | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Duke, 72–73 |
| 1993 | 8 | 19–11 | Al Skinner | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to North Carolina, 67–112 |
| 1997 | 9 | 20–10 | Al Skinner | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Purdue, 76–83 (OT) |
| 1998 | 8 | 25–9 | Jim Harrick | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Stanford, 77–79 |
| 1999 | 12 | 20–13 | Jim Harrick | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Charlotte, 70–81 (OT) |
| 2017 | 11 | 25–10 | Dan Hurley | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Oregon, 72–75 |
| 2018 | 7 | 26–8 | Dan Hurley | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Duke, 62–87 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–1 |
| Round of 64 | 5–5 |
| Round of 32 | 1–2 |
| Round of 8 | 0–1 |
| Semifinal | 1–1 |
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