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Kansas-Kansas State-Wichita State NCAA Tournament History
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How Kansas (88-39 at tourney) has in NCAA Tournament

Coach Phog Allen
1940 — beat Rice 50-44; beat Colorado 60-56, OT; lost to Indiana 60-42. (NCAA runnerup)
1942 — lost to Colorado 46-44; beat Rice 55-53.
1952 — beat TCU 68-64; beat Saint Louis 74-55; beat Santa Clara 74-55; beat St. John’s 80-63. (NCAA champion)
1953 — beat Oklahoma City 73-65; beat Oklahoma A&M 61-55; beat Washington 79-53; lost to Indiana 69-68. (NCAA runnerup)
Coach Dick Harp
1957 — beat SMU 73-65, OT; beat Oklahoma City 81-61; beat San Francisco 80-56; lost to North Carolina 54-53, 3OT. (NCAA runnerup)
1960 — beat Texas 90-81; lost to Cincinnati 82-71.
Coach Ted Owens
1966 — beat SMU 76-70; lost to Texas Western 81-80, 2OT.
1967 — lost to Houston 66-53; beat Louisville 70-68.
1971 — beat Houston 78-77; beat Drake 73-71; lost to UCLA 68-60; lost to Western Kentucky 77-75. (Final Four)
1974 — beat Creighton 55-54; beat Oral Roberts 93-90, OT; lost to Marquette 64-51; lost to UCLA 78-61. (Final Four)
1975 — lost to Notre Dame 77-71.
1978 — lost to UCLA 83-76.
1981 — beat Mississippi 69-66; beat Arizona State 88-71; lost to Wichita State 66-65.
Coach Larry Brown
1984 — beat Alcorn State 57-56; lost to Wake Forest 69-59.
1985 — beat Ohio University 49-38; lost to Auburn 66-64.
1986 — beat North Carolina A&T 71-46; beat Temple 65-43; beat Michigan State 96-86, OT; beat N.C. State 75-67; lost to Duke 71-67. (Final Four)
1987 — beat Houston 66-55; beat Southwest Missouri State 67-63; lost to Georgetown 70-57.
1988 — beat Xavier, Ohio 85-72; beat Murray State 61-58; beat Vanderbilt 77-64; beat Kansas State 71-58; beat Duke 66-59; beat Oklahoma 83-79. (NCAA champion)
Coach Roy Williams
1990 — beat Robert Morris 79-71; lost to UCLA 71-70.
1991 — beat New Orleans 55-49; beat Pittsburgh 77-66; beat Indiana 83-65; beat Arkansas 93-81; beat North Carolina 79-73; lost to Duke 72-65. (NCAA runnerup)
1992 — beat Howard U. 100-67; lost to UTEP 66-60.
1993 — beat Ball State 94-72; beat BYU 90-76; beat California 93-76; beat Indiana 83-77; lost to North Carolina 78-68. (Final Four)
1994 — beat Tennessee-Chattanooga 102-73; beat Wake Forest 69-58; lost to Purdue 83-78.
1995 — beat Colgate 82-68; beat Western Kentucky 75-70; lost to Virginia 67-58.
1996 — beat South Carolina State 92-54; beat Santa Clara 76-51; beat Arizona 83-80; lost to Syracuse 60-57.
1997 — beat Jackson State 78-64; beat Purdue 75-61; lost to Arizona 85-82.
1998 — beat Prairie View 110-52; lost to Rhode Island 80-75.
1999 — beat Evansville 95-74; lost to Kentucky 92-88, OT.
2000 — beat DePaul 81-77, OT; lost to Duke 69-64.
2001 — beat Cal State Northridge 99-75; beat Syracuse 87-58; lost to Illinois 80-64.
2002 — beat Holy Cross 70-59; beat Stanford 86-63; beat Illinois 73-69; beat Oregon 104-86; lost to Maryland 97-88. (Final Four)
2003 — beat Utah State 64-61; beat Arizona State 108-76; beat Duke 69-65; beat Arizona 78-75; beat Marquette 94-61; lost to Syracuse 81-78. (NCAA runnerup)
Coach Bill Self
2004 — beat Illinois-Chicago 78-53; beat Pacific 78-63; beat UAB 100-74; lost to Georgia Tech 79-71, OT.
2005 — lost to Bucknell 64-63.
2006 — lost to Bradley 77-73.
2007 — beat Niagara 107-67; beat Kentucky 88-76; beat Southern Illinois 61-58; lost to UCLA 68-55.
2008 — beat Portland State 85-61; beat UNLV 75-56; beat Villanova 72-57; beat Davidson 59-57; beat North Carolina 84-66; beat Memphis 75-68, OT. (NCAA champion)
2009 — beat North Dakota State 84-74; beat Dayton 60-43; lost to Michigan State 67-62.
2010 — beat Lehigh 90-74; lost to Northern Iowa 69-67.
2011 — beat Boston University 72-53; beat Illinois 73-59; beat Richmond 77-57; lost to Virginia Commonwealth 71-61.

 

How Kansas State (32-29 at tourney) has fared in NCAA Tournament

Coach Jack Gardner
1948 —
beat Wyoming 58-48; lost to Baylor 60-52; lost to Holy Cross 60-54.
1951 — beat Arizona 61-59; beat BYU 64-54; beat Oklahoma A&M 68-44; lost to Kentucky 68-58. (NCAA runnerup)
Coach Tex Winter
1956 —
lost to Oklahoma City 97-81; beat Houston 89-70.
1958 — beat Cincinnati 83-80, OT; beat Oklahoma State 69-57; lost to Seattle 73-51; lost to Temple 67-57. (Final Four)
1959 — beat DePaul 102-70; lost to Cincinnati 85-75.
1961 — beat Houston 75-64; lost to Cincinnati 69-64.
1964 — beat Texas Western 64-60; beat Wichita State 94-86; lost to UCLA 90-84; lost to Michigan 100-90. (Final Four)
1968 — lost to TCU 77-72; lost to Louisville 93-63.
Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons
1970 —
lost to New Mexico State 70-66; beat Houston 107-98.
Coach Jack Hartman
1972 —
beat Texas 66-55; lost to Louisville 72-65.
1973 — beat Southwestern Louisiana 66-63; lost to Memphis State 92-72.
1975 — beat Pennsylvania 69-62; beat Boston College 74-65; lost to Syracuse 95-87, OT.
1977 — beat Providence 87-80; lost to Marquette 67-66.
1980 — beat Arkansas 71-53; lost to Louisville 71-69, OT.
1981 — beat San Francisco 64-60; beat Oregon State 50-48; beat Illinois 57-52; lost to North Carolina 82-68.
1982 — beat Northern Illinois 77-68; beat Arkansas 65-64; lost to Boston College 69-65.
Coach Lon Kruger
1987 —
beat Georgia 82-79, OT; lost to UNLV 80-61.
1988 — beat La Salle 66-53; beat DePaul 66-58; beat Purdue 73-70; lost to Kansas 71-58.
1989 — lost to Minnesota 86-75.
1990 — lost to Xavier 87-79.
Coach Dana Altman
1993 —
lost to Tulane 55-53.
Coach Tom Asbury
1996 —
lost to New Mexico 69-48.
Coach Frank Martin
2008 —
beat Southern Cal 80-67; lost to Wisconsin 72-55.
2010 — beat North Texas 82-62; beat BYU 84-72; beat Xavier 101-96, 2OT; lost to Butler 63-56.
2011 — beat Utah State 73-68; lost to Wisconsin 70-65.

 

How Wichita State (8-9 at tourney) has fared in NCAA Tournament

Coach Ralph Miller
1964 —
beat Creighton 84-68; lost to Kansas State 94-86.
Gary Thompson
1965 — beat Southern Methodist 86-81; beat Oklahoma State 54-46; lost to UCLA 108-89; lost to Princeton 118-82. (Final Four)
Coach Harry Miller
1976 —
lost to Michigan 74-73.
Coach Gene Smithson
1981 —
beat Southern University 95-70; beat Iowa 60-56; beat Kansas 66-65; lost to LSU 96-85.
1985 — lost to Georgia 67-59.
Coach Eddie Fogler
1987 —
lost to St. John’s 57-55.
1988 — lost to DePaul 83-62.
Coach Mark Turgeon
2006 —
beat Seton Hall 86-66; beat Tennessee 80-73; lost to George Mason 63-55.