• NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

KANSAS (93-40)

PHOG ALLEN
1940 — beat Rice 50-44; beat Colorado 60-56, OT; lost to Indiana 60-42. NCAA runner-up.
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 runner-up.

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 runner-up.
1960 — beat Texas 90-81; lost to Cincinnati 82-71.

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.

LARRY BROWN
1984 — beat Alcorn State 57-56; lost to Wake Forest 69-59.
1985 — beat Ohio 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 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.

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 runner-up.
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 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 runner-up.

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 VCU 71-61.
2012 — beat Detroit 65-50; beat Purdue 63-60; beat N.C. State 60-57; beat North Carolina 80-67; beat Ohio State 64-62; lost to Kentucky 67-59. NCAA runner-up.
    
                                            
                                                       
                                                          — The Associated Press