Program history
Wyoming
in the tournament.
Wyoming appears in 15 tournaments in this archive, between 1943 and 2022, with an all-time record of 8–19. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 1943.
In its opening game it is 3–8. 1 of its 6 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1987, when a 12th seed beat the 4th-seeded UCLA 78–68. The reverse happened in 1988: as a 7th seed it lost to the 10th-seeded Loyola Marymount 119–115.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1947 to 1949. Its longest absence ran 14 years, between 1988 and 2002.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 5th seed and as low as a 12th.
- 15 Appearances
- 8–19 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | — | 31–2 | — | Mountain States (E) | opening round |
| 1947 | — | 22–6 | Everett Shelton | Skyline Conference | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1948 | — | 18–9 | Everett Shelton | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1949 | — | 25–10 | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1952 | — | 28–7 | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | Round of 8 |
| 1953 | — | 20–10 | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1958 | — | 13–14 | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | First round |
| 1967 | — | 15–14 | Bill Strannigan | Western Athletic | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1981 | 5 | 24–6 | Jim Brandenburg | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1982 | 8 | 23–7 | Jim Brandenburg | Western Athletic Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1987 | 12 | 24–10 | Jim Brandenburg | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to UNLV, 78–92 |
| 1988 | 7 | 26–6 | Benny Dees | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Loyola Marymount, 115–119 |
| 2002 | 11 | 22–9 | Steve McClain | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Arizona, 60–68 |
| 2015 | 12 | 25–10 | Larry Shyatt | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Northern Iowa, 54–71 |
| 2022 | 12 | 25–9 | Jeff Linder | Mountain West Conference | lost in the opening round to Indiana, 58–66 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 3–8 |
| Round of 64 | 4–6 |
| Round of 32 | 0–1 |
| Round of 8 | 0–2 |
| Semifinal | 1–2 |
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