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Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Tournament History & Scores

1940 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Rice in regional semifinal, 50-44
• Defeated USC in regional final, 43-42
• Lost to Indiana in National Championship, 60-42

1942 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Colorado in regional semifinal, 46-44
• Defeated Rice in third place game, 55-53

1952 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated TCU in second round, 68-64
• Defeated Saint Louis in regional semifinal, 74-55
• Defeated Santa Clara in regional final, 74-55
• Defeated St. John's in National Championship, 80-63

1953 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Oklahoma City in second round, 73-65
• Defeated Oklahoma State in regional semifinal, 61-55
• Defeated Washington in regional final, 79-53
• Lost to Indiana in National Championship, 69-68

1957 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Southern Methodist in regional semifinal, 73-65
• Defeated Oklahoma City in regional final, 81-61
• Defeated San Francisco in National Semifinal, 80-56
• Lost to North Carolina in National Championship, 54-53

1960 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Texas in regional semifinal, 90-81
• Lost to Cincinnati in regional final, 82-71

1966 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Southern Methodist in regional semifinal, 76-70
• Lost to UTEP in regional final, 81-80

1967 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Houston in regional semifinal, 66-53
• Defeated Louisville in third place game, 70-68

1971 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Houston in regional semifinal, 78-77
• Defeated Drake in regional final, 73-71
• Lost to UCLA in National Semifinal, 68-60
• Lost to Western Kentucky in third place game, 77-75

1974 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Creighton in regional semifinal, 55-54
• Defeated Oral Roberts in regional final, 93-90
• Lost to Marquette in National Semifinal, 64-51
• Lost to UCLA in third place game, 78-61

1975 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Notre Dame in second round, 77-71

1978 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to UCLA in second round, 83-76

1981 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Mississippi in first round, 69-66
• Defeated Arizona State in second round, 88-71
• Lost to Wichita State in regional semifinal, 66-65

1984 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Alcorn State in first round, 57-56
• Lost to Wake Forest in second round, 69-59

1985 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Ohio in first round, 49-38
• Lost to Auburn in second round, 66-64

1986 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated North Carolina A&T in first round, 71-46
• Defeated Temple in second round, 65-43
• Defeated Michigan State in regional semifinal, 96-86
• Defeated North Carolina State in regional final, 75-67
• Lost to Duke in National Semifinal, 71-67

1987 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Houston in first round, 66-55
• Defeated Missouri State in second round, 67-63
• Lost to Georgetown in regional semifinal, 70-57

1988 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Xavier in first round, 85-72
• Defeated Murray State in second round, 61-58
• Defeated Vanderbilt in regional semifinal, 77-64
• Defeated Kansas State in regional final, 71-58
• Defeated Duke in National Semifinal, 66-59
• Defeated Oklahoma in National Championship, 83-79

1990 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Robert Morris in first round, 79-71
• Lost to UCLA in second round, 71-70

1991 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated New Orleans in first round, 55-49
• Defeated Pittsburgh in second round, 77-66
• Defeated Indiana in regional semifinal, 83-65
• Defeated Arkansas in regional final, 93-81
• Defeated North Carolina in National Semifinal, 79-73
• Lost to Duke in National Championship, 72-65

1992 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Howard in first round, 100-67
• Lost to UTEP in second round, 66-60

1993 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Ball State in first round, 94-72
• Defeated Brigham Young in second round, 90-76
• Defeated California in regional semifinal, 93-76
• Defeated Indiana in regional final, 83-77
• Lost to North Carolina in National Semifinal, 78-68

1994 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Chattanooga in first round, 102-73
• Defeated Wake Forest in second round, 69-58
• Lost to Purdue in regional semifinal, 83-78

1995 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Colgate in first round, 82-68
• Defeated Western Kentucky in second round, 75-70
• Lost to Virginia in regional semifinal, 67-58

1996 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated South Carolina State in first round, 92-54
• Defeated Santa Clara in second round, 76-51
• Defeated Arizona in regional semifinal, 83-80
• Lost to Syracuse in regional final, 60-57

1997 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Jackson State in first round, 78-64
• Defeated Purdue in second round, 75-61
• Lost to Arizona in regional semifinal, 85-82

1998 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Prairie View A&M in first round, 110-52
• Lost to Rhode Island in second round, 80-75

1999 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Evansville in first round, 95-74
• Lost to Kentucky in second round, 92-88

2000 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated DePaul in first round, 81-77
• Lost to Duke in second round, 69-64

2001 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Cal State Northridge in first round, 99-75
• Defeated Syracuse in second round, 87-58
• Lost to Illinois in regional semifinal, 80-64

2002 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Holy Cross in first round, 70-59
• Defeated Stanford in second round, 86-63
• Defeated Illinois in regional semifinal, 73-69
• Defeated Oregon in regional final, 104-86
• Lost to Maryland in National Semifinal, 97-88

2003 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Utah State in first round, 64-61
• Defeated Arizona State in second round, 108-76
• Defeated Duke in regional semifinal, 69-65
• Defeated Arizona in regional final, 78-75
• Defeated Marquette in National Semifinal, 94-61
• Lost to Syracuse in National Championship, 81-78

2004 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Illinois-Chicago in first round, 78-53
• Defeated Pacific in second round, 78-63
• Defeated UAB in regional semifinal, 100-74
• Lost to Georgia Tech in regional final, 79-71

2005 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Bucknell in first round, 64-63

2006 NCAA Tournament

• Lost to Bradley in first round, 77-73

2007 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Niagara in first round, 107-67
• Defeated Kentucky in second round, 88-76
• Defeated Southern Illinois in regional semifinal, 61-58
• Lost to UCLA in regional final, 68-55

2008 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Portland State in first round, 85-61
• Defeated UNLV in second round, 75-56
• Defeated Villanova in regional semifinal, 72-57
• Defeated Davidson in regional final, 59-57
• Defeated North Carolina in National Semifinal, 84-66
• Defeated Memphis in National Championship, 75-68

2009 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated North Dakota State in first round, 84-74
• Defeated Dayton in second round, 60-43
• Lost to Michigan State in regional semifinal, 67-62

2010 NCAA Tournament

• Defeated Lehigh in first round, 90-74
• Lost to Northern Iowa in second round, 69-67