Program history
Wake Forest
in the tournament.
Wake Forest appears in 22 tournaments in this archive, between 1953 and 2017, with an all-time record of 28–22. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1962 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 7–7. 7 of its 9 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1984, when a 4th seed beat the 1st-seeded DePaul 73–71. The reverse happened in 2009: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded Cleveland State 84–69.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 7, from 1991 to 1997. Its longest absence ran 15 years, between 1962 and 1977. It has met Kentucky 3 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 an 11th.
- 22 Appearances
- 28–22 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | — | 22–7 | Murray Greason | Southern | Regional third place |
| 1961 | — | 19–11 | Bones McKinney | Atlantic Coast | Regional Runner-up |
| 1962 | — | 22–9 | Bones McKinney | Atlantic Coast | Third Place |
| 1977 | — | 22–8 | Carl Tacy | Atlantic Coast Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1981 | 4 | 22–7 | Carl Tacy | Atlantic Coast Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1982 | 7 | 21–9 | Carl Tacy | Atlantic Coast Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1984 | 4 | 23–9 | Carl Tacy | Atlantic Coast Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1991 | 5 | 19–11 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Alabama, 88–96 |
| 1992 | 9 | 17–12 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Louisville, 58–81 |
| 1993 | 5 | 21–9 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Kentucky, 69–103 |
| 1994 | 5 | 21–12 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Kansas, 58–69 |
| 1995 | 1 | 26–6 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to Oklahoma State, 66–71 |
| 1996 | 2 | 26–6 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Kentucky, 63–83 |
| 1997 | 3 | 24–7 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Stanford, 66–72 |
| 2001 | 7 | 19–11 | Dave Odom | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Butler, 63–79 |
| 2002 | 7 | 21–13 | Skip Prosser | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Oregon, 87–92 |
| 2003 | 2 | 25–6 | Skip Prosser | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Auburn, 62–68 |
| 2004 | 4 | 21–10 | Skip Prosser | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Saint Joseph's, 80–84 |
| 2005 | 2 | 27–6 | Skip Prosser | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to West Virginia , 105–111 (OT) |
| 2009 | 4 | 24–7 | Dino Gaudio | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Cleveland State, 69–84 |
| 2010 | 9 | 20–11 | Dino Gaudio | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kentucky, 60–90 |
| 2017 | 11 | 19–14 | Danny Manning | Atlantic Coast Conference | lost in the opening round to Kansas State, 88–95 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 7–7 |
| Round of 64 | 15–3 |
| Round of 32 | 3–5 |
| Round of 8 | 1–2 |
| Semifinal | 2–5 |
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