Program history
Temple
in the tournament.
Temple appears in 33 tournaments in this archive, between 1944 and 2019, with an all-time record of 31–33. It has reached the national semifinals twice — 1956 and 1958 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 9–6. 4 of its 9 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2001, when an 11th seed beat the 3rd-seeded Florida 75–54. The reverse happened in 2000: as a 2nd seed it lost to the 10th-seeded Seton Hall 67–65.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 12, from 1990 to 2001. Its longest absence ran 12 years, between 1944 and 1956. It has met St. John's 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as a 12th.
- 33 Appearances
- 31–33 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | — | 14–9 | Josh Cody | Middle Atlantic | Regional third place |
| 1956 | — | 27–4 | Harry Litwack | Independent | Third Place |
| 1958 | — | 27–3 | Harry Litwack | Independent | Third Place |
| 1964 | — | 17–8 | Harry Litwack | Middle Atlantic | First round |
| 1967 | — | 20–8 | Harry Litwack | Middle Atlantic | First round |
| 1970 | — | 15–13 | Harry Litwack | Middle Atlantic | First round |
| 1972 | — | 23–8 | Harry Litwack | Middle Atlantic | First round |
| 1979 | 7 | 25–4 | Don Casey | East Coast Conference | Round of 40 |
| 1984 | 8 | 26–5 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1985 | 8 | 25–6 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Georgetown, 46–63 |
| 1986 | 9 | 25–6 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Kansas, 43–65 |
| 1987 | 2 | 32–4 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to LSU, 62–72 |
| 1988 | 1 | 32–2 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Duke, 53–63 |
| 1990 | 11 | 20–11 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the First round to St. John's, 65–81 |
| 1991 | 10 | 24–10 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to North Carolina, 72–75 |
| 1992 | 11 | 17–13 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Michigan, 66–73 |
| 1993 | 7 | 20–13 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Michigan, 72–77 |
| 1994 | 4 | 23–8 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Indiana, 58–67 |
| 1995 | 10 | 19–11 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Cincinnati, 71–77 |
| 1996 | 7 | 20–13 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Cincinnati, 65–78 |
| 1997 | 9 | 20–11 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Minnesota, 57–76 |
| 1998 | 7 | 21–9 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to West Virginia, 52–82 |
| 1999 | 6 | 24–11 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Duke, 64–85 |
| 2000 | 2 | 27–6 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Seton Hall, 65–67 (OT) |
| 2001 | 11 | 24–13 | John Chaney | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Michigan State, 62–69 |
| 2008 | 12 | 21–13 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan State, 61–72 |
| 2009 | 11 | 22–12 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Arizona State, 57–66 |
| 2010 | 5 | 29–6 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Cornell, 65–78 |
| 2011 | 7 | 26–8 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to San Diego State, 64–71 (OT) |
| 2012 | 5 | 24–8 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to South Florida, 44–58 |
| 2013 | 9 | 24–10 | Fran Dunphy | Atlantic 10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Indiana, 52–58 |
| 2016 | 10 | 21–12 | Fran Dunphy | American Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Iowa, 70–72 (OT) |
| 2019 | 11 | 23–10 | Fran Dunphy | American Athletic Conference | lost in the opening round to Belmont, 70–81 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 9–6 |
| Round of 64 | 15–15 |
| Round of 32 | 2–5 |
| Round of 8 | 0–5 |
| Semifinal | 5–2 |
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