Program history
SMU
in the tournament.
SMU appears in 13 tournaments in this archive, between 1955 and 2026, with an all-time record of 9–13. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1956 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 5–8. 3 of its 7 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1984, when a 9th seed beat the 8th-seeded Miami (OH) 83–69. The reverse happened in 2017: as a 6th seed it lost to the 11th-seeded USC 66–65.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1955 to 1957. Its longest absence ran 22 years, between 1993 and 2015. It has met Houston 3 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 5th seed and as low as an 11th.
- 13 Appearances
- 9–13 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | — | 15–10 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1956 | — | 25–4 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Fourth Place |
| 1957 | — | 22–4 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1965 | — | 17–10 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1966 | — | 17–9 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1967 | — | 20–6 | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional Runner-up |
| 1984 | 9 | 25–8 | Dave Bliss | Southwest Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1985 | 5 | 23–10 | Dave Bliss | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Loyola Chicago, 57–70 |
| 1988 | 7 | 28–7 | Dave Bliss | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Duke, 79–94 |
| 1993 | 10 | 20–8 | John Shumate | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 1 to BYU, 71–80 |
| 2015 | 6 | 27–7 | Larry Brown | American Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UCLA, 59–60 |
| 2017 | 6 | 30–5 | Tim Jankovich | American Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to USC, 65–66 |
| 2026 | 11 | 20–14 | Andy Enfield | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the opening round to Miami (OH), 79–89 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 5–8 |
| Round of 64 | 4–3 |
| Semifinal | 0–2 |
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