Men's Division 1 Basketball : Champions : Schools : Streaks : Series records : Most frequent matchups
Illinois : Results : Series Records
Best Finish: Championship (2005)
Most recently
Appearances: 32 (2022)
Round of 16: 11 (2005)
Regional Third Place: 1 (1942)
Semifinals: 5 (2005)
Won championship: 0
Streaks: All-time: Appearance streak: 8 tournaments - 1983 .. 1990 / 2000 .. 2007
Current: Appearance streak: 2 tournaments - 2021 .. 2022
Year-by-year tournament results
win / tie / loss
** - Regional Third Place round
++ - Third Place round
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 **/Quarterfinals Semifinals ++/Championship
2022 TN-Chattanooga 54-53 Houston 53-68
2021 Drexel 78-49 Loyola (IL) 58-71
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013 Colorado 57-49 Miami (FL) 59-63
2012
2011 UNLV 73-62 Kansas 59-73
2010
2009 Western KY 72-76
2008
2007 Virginia Tech 52-54
2006 Air Force 78-69 Washington 64-67
2005 Fair Dickinson 67-55 Nevada 71-59 WI-Milwaukee 77-63 Arizona 90-89(OT) Louisville 72-58 North Carolina 70-75
2004 Murray State 72-53 Cincinnati 92-68 Duke 62-72
2003 Western KY 65-60 Notre Dame 60-68
2002 San Diego St 93-64 Creighton 72-60 Kansas 69-73
2001 NW State 96-54 UNC-Charlotte 79-61 Kansas 80-64 Arizona 81-87
2000 Pennsylvania 68-58 Florida 76-93
1999
1998 South Alabama 64-51 Maryland 61-67
1997 USC 90-77 TN-Chattanooga 63-75
1996
1995 Tulsa 62-68
1994 Georgetown 77-84
1993 Long Beach St 75-72 Vanderbilt 68-85
1992
1991
1990 Dayton 86-88
1989 McNeese State 77-71 Ball State 72-60 Louisville 83-69 Syracuse 89-86 Michigan 81-83
1988 TX-San Antonio 81-72 Villanova 63-66
1987 Austin Peay 67-68
1986 Fairfield 75-51 Alabama 56-58
1985 Northeastern 76-57 Georgia 74-58 Georgia Tech 53-61
1984 Villanova 64-56 Maryland 72-70 Kentucky 51-54
1983 Utah 49-52
1982
1981 Wyoming 67-65 Kansas State 52-57
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963 Bowling Green 70-67 Loyola (IL) 64-79
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952 Dayton 80-61 Duquesne 74-68 St. John's-NY 59-61 Santa Clara 67-64
1951 Columbia 79-71 NC State 84-70 Kentucky 74-76 Oklahoma State 61-46
1950
1949 Yale 71-67 Kentucky 47-76 Oregon State 57-53
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942 Penn State 34-41 Kentucky 44-46
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 **/Quarterfinals Semifinals ++/Championship
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