Program history
Utah
in the tournament.
Utah appears in 29 tournaments in this archive, between 1944 and 2016, with an all-time record of 36–32. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 1944.
It has also lost the title game once: 1998.
In its opening game it is 10–10. 6 of its 8 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1983, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded UCLA 67–61. The reverse happened in 2016: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 11th-seeded Gonzaga 82–59.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 6, from 1995 to 2000. Its longest absence ran 11 years, between 1966 and 1977. It has met Kentucky 6 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as a 14th.
- 29 Appearances
- 36–32 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | — | 21–4 | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | Champion* |
| 1945 | — | 17–4 | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1955 | — | 24–4 | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Regional third place |
| 1956 | — | 22–6 | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Regional Runner-up |
| 1959 | — | 21–7 | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1960 | — | 26–3 | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Regional third place |
| 1961 | — | 23–8 | Jack Gardner | Mountain States | Fourth Place |
| 1966 | — | 23–8 | Jack Gardner | Western Athletic Conference | Fourth Place |
| 1977 | — | 22–7 | Jerry Pimm | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1978 | 3 | 23–6 | Jerry Pimm | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1979 | 8 | 20–10 | Jerry Pimm | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 40 |
| 1981 | 3 | 25–5 | Jerry Pimm | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1983 | 10 | 18–14 | Jerry Pimm | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1986 | 14 | 20–10 | Lynn Archibald | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to North Carolina, 72–84 |
| 1991 | 4 | 30–4 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to UNLV, 66–83 |
| 1993 | 8 | 24–7 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Kentucky, 62–83 |
| 1995 | 4 | 28–6 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Second round to Mississippi State, 64–78 |
| 1996 | 4 | 27–7 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Kentucky, 70–101 |
| 1997 | 2 | 29–4 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Kentucky, 59–72 |
| 1998 | 3 | 30–4 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Championship to Kentucky, 69–78 |
| 1999 | 2 | 28–5 | Rick Majerus | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Miami-OH, 58–66 |
| 2000 | 8 | 23–9 | Rick Majerus | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Michigan State, 61–73 |
| 2002 | 12 | 21–9 | Rick Majerus | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Indiana, 56–75 |
| 2003 | 9 | 25–8 | Rick Majerus | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Kentucky, 54–74 |
| 2004 | 11 | 24–9 | Rick Majerus | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Boston College, 51–58 |
| 2005 | 6 | 29–6 | Ray Giacoletti | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Kentucky, 52–62 |
| 2009 | 5 | 24–10 | Jim Boylen | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Arizona, 71–84 |
| 2015 | 5 | 26–9 | Larry Krystkowiak | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Duke, 57–63 |
| 2016 | 3 | 27–9 | Larry Krystkowiak | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Gonzaga, 59–82 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 10–10 |
| Round of 64 | 17–6 |
| Round of 32 | 5–5 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 3–9 |
| Final | 0–1 |
Every one of these fields is playable. Take Utah into any of them and change what happened.
Free with ads on both. Every game is simulated — nothing here predicts a real result.