Program history
Utah State
in the tournament.
Utah State appears in 25 tournaments in this archive, between 1962 and 2026, with an all-time record of 7–26.
In its opening game it is 1–4. 2 of its 6 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2001, when a 12th seed beat the 5th-seeded Ohio State 77–68. The reverse happened in 2019: as an 8th seed it lost to the 9th-seeded Washington 78–61.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 2023 to 2026. Its longest absence ran 10 years, between 1988 and 1998. It has met UCLA 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as an 8th seed and as low as a 15th.
- 25 Appearances
- 7–26 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | — | 22–7 | LaDell Andersen | Mountain States | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1963 | — | 20–7 | LaDell Andersen | Independent | First round |
| 1964 | — | 21–8 | LaDell Andersen | Independent | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1970 | — | 22–7 | LaDell Andersen | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1971 | — | 20–7 | LaDell Andersen | Independent | First round |
| 1975 | — | 21–6 | Dutch Belnap | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1979 | 10 | 19–11 | Dutch Belnap | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Round of 40 |
| 1980 | 11 | 18–9 | Rod Tueller | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Round of 48 |
| 1983 | 10 | 20–9 | Rod Tueller | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | First round |
| 1988 | 10 | 21–10 | Rod Tueller | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | lost in the Round 1 to Vanderbilt, 77–80 |
| 1998 | 13 | 25–8 | Larry Eustachy | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Maryland, 68–82 |
| 2000 | 12 | 28–6 | Stew Morrill | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Connecticut, 67–75 |
| 2001 | 12 | 28–6 | Stew Morrill | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to UCLA, 50–75 |
| 2003 | 15 | 24–9 | Stew Morrill | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Kansas, 61–64 |
| 2005 | 14 | 24–8 | Stew Morrill | Big West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Arizona, 53–66 |
| 2006 | 12 | 23–9 | Stew Morrill | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Washington, 61–75 |
| 2009 | 11 | 30–5 | Stew Morrill | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Marquette, 57–58 |
| 2010 | 12 | 27–8 | Stew Morrill | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Texas A&M, 53–69 |
| 2011 | 12 | 30–4 | Stew Morrill | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Kansas State, 68–73 |
| 2019 | 8 | 28–7 | Craig Smith | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Washington, 61–78 |
| 2021 | 11 | 20–9 | Craig Smith | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Texas Tech, 53–65 |
| 2023 | 10 | 26–9 | Ryan Odom | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Missouri, 65–76 |
| 2024 | 8 | 28–7 | Danny Sprinkle | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Purdue, 67–106 |
| 2025 | 10 | 26–8 | Jerrod Calhoun | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UCLA, 47–72 |
| 2026 | 9 | 29–7 | Jerrod Calhoun | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Arizona, 66–78 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 1–4 |
| Round of 64 | 6–19 |
| Round of 32 | 0–3 |
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