Program history
TCU
in the tournament.
TCU appears in 12 tournaments in this archive, between 1952 and 2026, with an all-time record of 7–12.
In its opening game it is 2–3. 2 of its 4 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2026, when a 9th seed beat the 8th-seeded Ohio State 66–64. The reverse happened in 1998: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Florida State 96–87.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 2022 to 2024. Its longest absence ran 20 years, between 1998 and 2018.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 4th seed and as low as a 9th.
- 12 Appearances
- 7–12 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | — | 24–4 | Buster Brannon | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1953 | — | 15–8 | Buster Brannon | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1959 | — | 20–6 | Buster Brannon | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1968 | — | 15–11 | Johnny Swaim | Southwest | Regional Runner-up |
| 1971 | — | 15–12 | Johnny Swaim | Southwest | First round |
| 1987 | 4 | — | Jim Killingsworth | Southwest | lost in the Round 2 to Notre Dame, 57–58 |
| 1998 | 5 | 27–6 | Billy Tubbs | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Florida State, 87–96 |
| 2018 | 6 | 21–12 | Jamie Dixon | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Syracuse, 52–57 |
| 2022 | 9 | 21–13 | Jamie Dixon | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Arizona, 80–85 (OT) |
| 2023 | 6 | 22–13 | Jamie Dixon | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Gonzaga, 81–84 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21–13 | Jamie Dixon | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Utah State, 72–88 |
| 2026 | 9 | 23–12 | Jamie Dixon | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Duke, 58–81 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–3 |
| Round of 64 | 4–4 |
| Round of 32 | 0–3 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 0–2 |
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