Program history
Texas Tech
in the tournament.
Texas Tech appears in 22 tournaments in this archive, between 1954 and 2026, with an all-time record of 23–23. It has reached the title game once — 2019 — without winning it.
In its opening game it is 1–4. 7 of its 11 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2005, when a 6th seed beat the 3rd-seeded Gonzaga 71–69. The reverse happened in 2024: as a 6th seed it lost to the 11th-seeded NC State 80–67.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 2018 to 2022. Its longest absence ran 11 years, between 1962 and 1973.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 3rd seed and as low as a 13th.
- 22 Appearances
- 23–23 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | — | 20–5 | Polk Robison | Border | First round |
| 1956 | — | 13–12 | Polk Robison | Border | First round |
| 1961 | — | 15–10 | Polk Robison | Southwest | Regional third place |
| 1962 | — | 19–8 | Gene Gibson | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1973 | — | 19–18 | Gerald Myers | Southwest Conference | First round |
| 1976 | — | 25–6 | Gerald Myers | Southwest Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1985 | 6 | 23–8 | Gerald Myers | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Boston College, 53–55 |
| 1986 | 13 | 17–14 | Gerald Myers | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Georgetown, 64–70 |
| 1993 | 12 | 18–12 | James Dickey | Southwest Conference | lost in the Round 1 to St. John's, 67–85 |
| 1996 | 3 | 28–1 | James Dickey | Southwest Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Georgetown, 90–98 |
| 2002 | 6 | 23–9 | Bob Knight | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Southern Illinois, 68–76 |
| 2004 | 8 | 23–11 | Bob Knight | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Saint Joseph's, 65–70 |
| 2005 | 6 | 22–11 | Bob Knight | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to West Virginia , 60–65 |
| 2007 | 10 | 21–13 | Bob Knight | Big 12 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Boston College, 75–84 |
| 2016 | 8 | 19–13 | Tubby Smith | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Butler, 61–71 |
| 2018 | 3 | 27–10 | Chris Beard | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Villanova, 59–71 |
| 2019 | 3 | 31–7 | Chris Beard | Big 12 Conference | lost in the championship game to Virginia, 77–85 (OT) |
| 2021 | 6 | 18–11 | Chris Beard | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Arkansas, 66–68 |
| 2022 | 3 | 27–10 | Mark Adams | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Duke, 73–78 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23–11 | Grant McCasland | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to NC State, 67–80 |
| 2025 | 3 | 28–9 | Grant McCasland | Big 12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Florida, 79–84 |
| 2026 | 5 | 23–11 | Grant McCasland | Big 12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Alabama, 65–90 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–4 |
| Round of 64 | 11–9 |
| Round of 32 | 6–3 |
| Round of 8 | 1–2 |
| Semifinal | 4–4 |
| Final | 0–1 |
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