Program history
Southern
in the tournament.
Southern appears in 9 tournaments in this archive, between 1981 and 2016, with an all-time record of 1–9.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1993, when a 13th seed beat the 4th-seeded Georgia Tech 93–78.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1987 to 1989. Its longest absence ran 13 years, between 1993 and 2006.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as an 11th seed and as low as a 16th.
- 9 Appearances
- 1–9 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11 | 17–11 | Carl Stewart | Southwestern Athletic Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | Robert Hopkins | Southwestern Athletic | lost in the Round 1 to St John's, 59–83 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | Ben Jobe | Southwest Athletic | lost in the Round 1 to Temple, 56–75 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | Ben Jobe | Southwest Athletic | lost in the Round 1 to Kentucky, 84–99 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | Ben Jobe | Southwest Athletic | lost in the Round 1 to North Carolina, 79–93 |
| 1993 | 13 | 20–9 | — | SWAC | lost in the Round 2 to George Washington, 80–90 |
| 2006 | 16 | 20–13 | Rob Spivery | Southwestern Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Duke, 54–70 |
| 2013 | 16 | 23–10 | Roman Banks | Southwestern Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Gonzaga, 58–64 |
| 2016 | 16 | 22–13 | Roman Banks | Southwestern Athletic Conference | lost in the opening round to Holy Cross, 55–59 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–2 |
| Round of 64 | 1–7 |
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