====== NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship ====== The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, featuring both conference champions and at-large selections. The tournament, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. ===== Marquette Tournament Accomplishments ===== {{ :ncaa_logo.jpg?100}} * 29 NCAA Tournament Appearances (17th All-Time) * 36 NCAA Tournament Wins (21st All-Time) * 15 Sweet Sixteen Appearances * 6 Elite Eight Appearances * 3 Final Four Appearances ===== All-Time Marquette Results ===== ^ Game ^ Date ^ Opponent ^ Location ^ Results ^ Media ^ Head Coach ^ Game Notes ^ | | | | | | | | | ^ 1955 Tournament - East Region ^^^^^^^^ | 1 | March 9, 1955 | [[Miami (OH)]] | Lexington, Kentucky | W 90-79 | |[[Jack Nagle]] (1-0) | | | 2 | March 11, 1955 | [[Kentucky]] | Evanston, Illinois | W 79-71 | |[[Jack Nagle]] (2-0) | | | 3 | March 12, 1955 | [[Iowa]] | Evanston, Illinois | L 81-86 | |[[Jack Nagle]] (2-1) | | ^ 1959 Tournament - Mideast Region ^^^^^^^^ | 4 | March 10, 1959 | [[Bowling Green]] | Lexington, Kentucky | W 89-71 | |[[Eddie Hickey]] (1-0) | | | 5 | March 13, 1959 | [[Michigan State]] | Evanston, Illinois | [[Michigan_State_NCAA_Semi_Final_1959|L 69-74]] | |[[Eddie Hickey]] (1-1) | | | 6 | March 14, 1959 | [[Kentucky]] | Evanston, Illinois | L 69-98 | |[[Eddie Hickey]] (1-2) | | ^1961 Tournament - Midwest Region^^^^^^^^ | 7 | March 15, 1961 | [[Houston]] | Houston, Texas | L 61-77 | |[[Eddie Hickey]] (1-3) | | ^1968 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 8 | March 9, 1968 | [[Bowling Green]] | Kent, Ohio | W 72-71 | |[[Al McGuire]] (1-0) | | | 9 | March 15, 1968 | [[Kentucky]] | Lexington, Kentucky | L 89-107 | |[[Al McGuire]] (1-1) | | | 10 | March 16, 1968 | [[East Tennessee State]] | Lexington, Kentucky | W 69-57 | |[[Al McGuire]] (2-1) | | ^1969 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 11 | March 8, 1969 | Murray State | Carbondale, Illinois | W 82-62 | |[[Al McGuire]] (3-1) | | | 12 | March 13, 1969 | [[Kentucky]] | Madison, Wisconsin | [[Kentucky_3_13_69|W 81-74]] | |[[Al McGuire]] (4-1) | | | 13 | March 15, 1969 | [[Purdue]] | Madison, Wisconsin | L 73-75 | |[[Al McGuire]] (4-2) |Overtime | ^1971 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 14 | March 13, 1971 | [[Miami (OH)]] | South Bend, Indiana | W 62-47 | |[[Al McGuire]] (5-2) | | | 15 | March 18, 1971 | [[Ohio State]] | Athens, Georgia | L 59-60 | |[[Al McGuire]] (5-3) | | | 16 | March 20, 1971 | [[Kentucky]] | Athens, Georgia | W 91-74 | |[[Al McGuire]] (6-3) | | ^1972 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 17 | March 11, 1972 | Ohio | Knoxville, Tennessee | W 73-49 | |[[Al McGuire]] (7-3) | | | 18 | March 16, 1972 | [[Kentucky]] | Dayton, Ohio | L 69-85 | |[[Al McGuire]] (7-4) | | | 19 | March 18, 1972 | [[Minnesota]] | Dayton, Ohio | L 72-77 | |[[Al McGuire]] (7-5) | | ^1973 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 20 | March 10, 1973 | [[Miami (OH)]] | Dayton, Ohio | W 77-62 | |[[Al McGuire]] (8-5) | | | 21 | March 15, 1973 | [[Indiana]] | Nashville, Tennessee | L 69-75 | |[[Al McGuire]] (8-6) | | | 22 | March 17, 1973 | Austin Peay | Nashville, Tennessee | W 88-73 | |[[Al McGuire]] (9-6) | | ^1974 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 23 | March 9, 1974 | Ohio | Terre Haute, Indiana | W 85-59 | |[[Al McGuire]] (10-6) | | | 24 | March 14, 1974 | [[Vanderbilt]] | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 85-69 | |[[Al McGuire]] (11-6) | | | 25 | March 16, 1974 | [[Michigan]] | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 72-20 | |[[Al McGuire]] (12-6) | | | 26 | March 23, 1974 | [[Kansas]] | Greensboro, North Carolina | W 64-51 | |[[Al McGuire]] (13-6) | | | 27 | March 25, 1974 | [[North Carolina State]] | Greensboro, North Carolina | L 64-76 | |[[Al McGuire]] (13-7) | | ^1975 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 28 | March 15, 1975 | [[Kentucky]] | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | [[UK_3_15_75|L 54-76]] | |[[Al McGuire]] (13-8) | | ^1976 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 29 | March 13, 1976 | Western Kentucky | Dayton, Ohio | W 79-60 | |[[Al McGuire]] (14-8) | | | 30 | March 18, 1976 | [[Western Michigan]] | Baton Rouge, Louisana | W 62-57 | |[[Al McGuire]] (15-8) | | | 31 | March 20, 1976 | [[Indiana]] | Baton Rouge, Louisana | L 56-65 | |[[Al McGuire]] (15-9) | | ^1977 Tournament - Midwest Region^^^^^^^^ | 32 | March 12, 1977 | [[Cincinnati]] | Omaha, Nebraska | W, 66-51 | |[[Al McGuire]] (16-9) | | | 33 | March 17, 1977 | [[Kansas State]] | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 67-66 | |[[Al McGuire]] (17-9) | | | 34 | March 19, 1977 | [[Wake Forest]] | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 82-68 | |[[Al McGuire]] (18-9) | | | 35 | March 26, 1977 | [[Charlotte]] | Atlanta, Georgia | [[uncc_03_25_77|W 51-49]] | {{:men_s_basketball:tv_nbc.gif|}} |[[Al McGuire]] (19-9) | | | 36 | March 28, 1977 | [[North Carolina]] | Atlanta, Georgia | [[unc_03_28_77|W 67-59]] | {{:men_s_basketball:tv_nbc.gif|}} |[[Al McGuire]] (20-9) | | ^1978 Tournament - Mideast Region^^^^^^^^ | 37 | March 11, 1978 | [[Miami (OH)]] | Indianapolis, Indiana | L 81-84 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (0-1) |Overtime | ^1979 Tournament - West Region - 3 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 38 | March 10, 1979 | (6) [[Pacific]] | Los Angeles, California | [[pacific_031079|W 73-48]] | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (1-1) | | | 39 | March 15, 1979 | (2) [[DePaul]] | Provo, Utah | L 56-62 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (1-2) | | ^1980 Tournament - East Region - 9 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 40 | March 7, 1980 | (8) [[Villanova]] | Providence, Rhode Island | L 59-77 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (1-3) | | ^1982 Tournament - Midwest Region - 7 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 41 | March 11, 1982 | (10) [[Evansville]] | Tulsa, Oklahoma | W 67-62 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (1-4) | | | 42 | March 13, 1982 | (2) [[Missouri]] | Tulsa, Oklahoma | L 69-73 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (2-4) | | ^1983 Tournament - Mideast Region - 9 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 43 | March 18, 1983 | (8) [[Tennessee]] | Evansville, Indiana | L 56-57 | |[[Hank Raymonds]] (2-5) | | ^1993 Tournament - Midwest Region - 12 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 44 | March 19, 1993 | (5) [[Oklahoma State]] | Indianapolis, Indiana | L 62-74 | |[[Kevin O'Neill]] (0-1) | | ^1994 Tournament - Southeast Region - 6 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 45 | March 18, 1994 | (11) Louisiana Lafayette | St Petersburg, Florida | W 81-59 | |[[Kevin O'Neill]] (1-1) | | | 46 | March 20, 1994 | (3) [[Kentucky]] | St Petersburg, Florida | [[UK_03_20_94|W 75-63]] | |[[Kevin O'Neill]] (2-1) | | | 47 | March 24, 1994 | (2) [[Duke]] | Knoxville, Tennessee | [[Duke_03_24_94|L 49-59]] | |[[Kevin O'Neill]] (2-2) | | ^1996 Tournament - East Region - 4 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 48 | March 14, 1996 | (13) [[Monmouth]] | Providence, Rhode Island | W 68-44 | |[[Mike Deane]] (1-0) | | | 49 | March 16, 1996 | (12) [[Arkansas]] | Providence, Rhode Island | L 56-65 | |[[Mike Deane]] (1-1) | | ^1997 Tournament - Southeast Region - 7 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 50 | March 14, 1997 | (10) [[Providence]] | Charlotte, North Carolina | [[pc_3_14_97|L 59-81]] | |[[Mike Deane]] (1-2) | | ^2002 Tournament - East Region - 5 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 51 | March 14, 2002 | (12) [[Tulsa]] | Saint Louis, Missouri | [[tul_03_14_02|L 71-69]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (0-1) | | ^2003 Tournament - Midwest Region - 3 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 52 | March 20, 2003 | (14) [[Holy Cross]] | Indianapolis, Indiana | [[hc_03_20_03|W 72-68]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (1-1) | | | 53 | March 22, 2003 | (6) [[Missouri]] | Indianapolis, Indiana | W 101-92 | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (2-1) |Overtime | | 54 | March 27, 2003 | (2) [[Pittsburgh]] | Minneapolis, Minnesota | W 77-74 | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (3-1) | | | 55 | March 29, 2003 | (1) [[Kentucky]] | Minneapolis, Minnesota | W 83-69 | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (4-1) | | | 56 | April 5, 2003 | (1) [[Kansas]] | New Orleans, Louisana | L 61-94 | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (4-2) | | ^2006 Tournament - Oakland Region - 7 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 57 | March 16, 2006 | (10) [[Alabama]] | San Diego, California | [[bama 3 16 06|L 90-85]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (4-3) | | ^2007 Tournament - East Region - 8 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 58 | March 15, 2007 | (9) [[Michigan State]] | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | [[MSU_03_15_07|L 61-49]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (4-4) | | ^2008 Tournament - South Region - 6 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 59 | March 20, 2008 | (11) [[Kentucky]] | Anaheim, California | [[UK_03_20_08|W 74-66]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (5-4) | | | 60 | March 22, 2008 | (3) [[Stanford]] | Anaheim, California | [[Stanford_03_22_08|L 82-81]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Tom Crean]] (5-5) |Overtime | ^2009 Tournament - West Region - 6 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 61 | March 20, 2009 | (11) [[Utah State]] | Boise, Idaho | [[Utah_State 03_20_09|W 58-57]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (1-0) | | | 62 | March 22, 2009 | (3) [[Missouri]] | Boise, Idaho | [[Missouri 03_22_09|L 83-79]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (1-1) | | ^2010 Tournament - East Region - 6 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 63 | March 18, 2010 | (11) [[Washington]] | San Jose, California | [[uwash_03_18_10|L 80-78]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (1-2) | | ^2011 Tournament - East Region - 11 Seed^^^^^^^^ | 64 | March 18, 2011 | (6) [[xavier_oh|Xavier]] | Cleveland, Ohio | [[xu_03_18_11|W 66-55]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_trutv.png?22}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (2-2) | | | 65 | March 20, 2011 | (3) [[Syracuse]] | Cleveland, Ohio | [[su_03_20_11|W 66-62]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_trutv.png?22}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (3-2) | | | 66 | March 25, 2011 | (2) [[North Carolina]] | Newark, New Jersey | [[unc_03_23_11|L 63-81]] | {{men_s_basketball:tv_cbs.png?60}} |[[Buzz Williams]] (3-3) | | ^2012 Tournament^^^^^^^^