Program history
Wichita State
in the tournament.
Wichita State appears in 16 tournaments in this archive, between 1964 and 2021, with an all-time record of 18–17. It has reached the national semifinals twice — 1965 and 2013 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 5–3. 1 of its 7 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2013, when a 9th seed beat the 1st-seeded Gonzaga 76–70. The reverse happened in 2018: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded Marshall 81–75.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 7, from 2012 to 2018. Its longest absence ran 18 years, between 1988 and 2006.
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.
- 16 Appearances
- 18–17 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | — | 23–6 | Ralph Miller | Missouri Valley | Regional Runner-up |
| 1965 | — | 21–9 | Gary Thompson | Missouri Valley Conference | Fourth Place |
| 1976 | — | 18–10 | Harry Miller | Missouri Valley | Round of 32 |
| 1981 | 6 | 26–7 | Gene Smithson | Missouri Valley Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1985 | 11 | 18–13 | Gene Smithson | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Georgia, 59–67 |
| 1987 | 11 | 22–11 | Eddie Fogler | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to St. John's, 55–57 |
| 1988 | 12 | 20–10 | Eddie Fogler | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Round 1 to DePaul, 62–83 |
| 2006 | 7 | 26–9 | Mark Turgeon | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to George Mason, 55–63 |
| 2012 | 5 | 27–6 | Gregg Marshall | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the round of 64 to VCU, 59–62 |
| 2013 | 9 | 30–9 | Gregg Marshall | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the national semifinal to Louisville, 68–72 |
| 2014 | 1 | 35–1 | Gregg Marshall (7th season) | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kentucky, 76–78 |
| 2015 | 7 | 30–5 | Gregg Marshall | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Notre Dame, 70–81 |
| 2016 | 11 | 26–9 | Gregg Marshall | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Miami (FL), 57–65 |
| 2017 | 10 | 31–5 | Gregg Marshall | Missouri Valley Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kentucky, 62–65 |
| 2018 | 4 | 25–8 | Gregg Marshall | American Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Marshall, 75–81 |
| 2021 | 11 | 16–6 | Isaac Brown | American Athletic Conference | lost in the opening round to Drake, 52–53 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 5–3 |
| Round of 64 | 7–6 |
| Round of 32 | 3–3 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–4 |
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