Program history
Washington
in the tournament.
Washington appears in 17 tournaments in this archive, between 1943 and 2019, with an all-time record of 18–18. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1953 — without reaching the title game.
5 of its 13 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2010, when an 11th seed beat the 3rd-seeded New Mexico 82–64. The reverse happened in 1985: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Kentucky 66–58.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1984 to 1986. Its longest absence ran 23 years, between 1953 and 1976.
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.
- 17 Appearances
- 18–18 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | — | 24–7 | Hec Edmundson | Pacific Coast (N) | round of 64 |
| 1948 | — | 23–11 | Art McLarney | Pacific Coast | Regional third place |
| 1951 | — | 24–6 | Tippy Dye | Pacific Coast | Regional third place |
| 1953 | — | 28–3 | Tippy Dye | Pacific Coast | Third Place |
| 1976 | — | 22–6 | Marv Harshman | Pacific-8 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1984 | 6 | 24–7 | Marv Harshman | Pacific-10 Conference | Round of 16 |
| 1985 | 5 | 22–10 | Marv Harshman | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Kentucky, 58–66 |
| 1986 | 12 | 19–12 | Andy Russo | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Michigan State, 70–72 |
| 1998 | 11 | 20–10 | Bob Bender | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Connecticut, 74–75 |
| 1999 | 7 | 17–12 | Bob Bender | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Miami-OH, 58–59 |
| 2004 | 8 | 19–12 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to UAB, 100–102 |
| 2005 | 1 | 29–6 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Louisville, 79–93 |
| 2006 | 5 | 26–7 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Connecticut, 92–98 (OT) |
| 2009 | 4 | 26–9 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Purdue, 74–76 |
| 2010 | 11 | 26–10 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to West Virginia, 56–69 |
| 2011 | 7 | 24–11 | Lorenzo Romar | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to North Carolina, 83–86 |
| 2019 | 9 | 27–9 | Mike Hopkins | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to North Carolina, 59–81 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–1 |
| Round of 64 | 9–7 |
| Round of 32 | 4–3 |
| Round of 8 | 2–0 |
| Semifinal | 1–7 |
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