beat M 15 Abilene Christian 79-44
beat M 7 Wofford 62-56
beat M 3 Houston 62-58
-lost to M 5 Auburn 71-77, OT
| 2018 | SEC | South | 5 |
beat S 12 Davidson 78-73
beat S 13 Buffalo 95-75
-lost to S 9 Kansas St 58-61
| 2017 | SEC | South | 2 |
beat S 15 Northern Kentucky 79-70
beat S 10 Wichita St 65-62
beat S 3 UCLA 86-75
lost to S 1 North Carolina 73-75
| 2016 | SEC | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Stony Brook 85-57
-lost to E 5 Indiana 67-73
| 2015 | SEC | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 Hampton 79-56
beat M 8 Cincinnati 64-51
beat M 5 West Virginia 78-39
beat M 3 Notre Dame 68-66
lost to W 1 Wisconsin 64-71
| 2014 | SEC | Midwest | 8 |
beat M 9 Kansas St 56-49
+beat M 1 Wichita St 78-76
+beat M 4 Louisville 74-69
+beat M 2 Michigan 75-72
+beat W 2 Wisconsin 74-73
lost to E 7 Connecticut 54-60
| 2012 | SEC | South | 1 |
beat S 16 Western Ky 81-66
beat S 8 Iowa State 87-71
beat S 4 Indiana 102-90
beat S 3 Baylor 82-70
beat W 4 Louisville 69-61
beat M 2 Kansas 67-59
| 2011 | SEC | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Princeton 59-57
beat E 5 West Virginia 71-63
+beat E 1 Ohio State 62-60
+beat E 2 North Carolina 76-69
lost to W 3 Connecticut 55-56
| 2010 | SEC | East | 1 |
beat E 16 East Tenn St 100-71
beat E 9 Wake Forest 90-60
beat E 12 Cornell 62-45
-lost to E 2 West Virginia 66-73
| 2008 | SEC | South | 11 |
lost to S 6 Marquette 66-74
| 2007 | SEC | West | 8 |
beat W 9 Villanova 67-58
lost to W 1 Kansas 76-88
| 2006 | SEC | East | 8 |
beat E 9 UAB 69-64
lost to E 1 Connecticut 83-87
| 2005 | SEC | South | 2 |
beat S 15 Eastern Ky 72-64
beat S 7 Cincinnati 69-60
beat S 6 Utah 62-52
-lost to S 5 Michigan St 88-94, 2 OT
| 2004 | SEC | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 Florida A&M 96-76
-lost to M 9 UAB 75-76
| 2003 | SEC | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 IUPUI 95-64
beat M 9 Utah 74-54
beat M 5 Wisconsin 63-57
-lost to M 3 Marquette 69-83
| 2002 | SEC | East | 4 |
beat E 13 Valparaiso 83-68
beat E 12 Tulsa 87-82
lost to E 1 Maryland 68-78
| 2001 | SEC | East | 2 |
beat E 15 Holy Cross 72-68
beat E 7 Iowa 92-79
-lost to E 6 Southern Cal 76-80
| 2000 | SEC | Midwest | 5 |
beat M 12 St. Bonaventure 85-80, 2 OT
lost to M 4 Syracuse 50-52
| 1999 | SEC | Midwest | 3 |
beat M 14 New Mexico St 82-60
beat M 6 Kansas 92-88, OT
beat M 10 Miami-Ohio 58-43
lost to M 1 Michigan St 66-73
| 1998 | SEC | South | 2 |
beat S 15 South Carolina St 82-67
beat S 10 Saint Louis 88-61
beat S 6 UCLA 94-68
+beat S 1 Duke 86-84
beat M 3 Stanford 86-85, OT
beat W 3 Utah 78-69
| 1997 | SEC | West | 1 |
beat W 16 Montana 92-54
beat W 8 Iowa 75-69
beat W 4 St. Joseph's 83-68
beat W 2 Utah 72-59
beat M 1 Minnesota 78-69
-lost to SE 4 Arizona 79-84, OT
| 1996 | SEC | Midwest | 1 |
beat M 16 San Jose St 110-72
beat M 9 Virginia Tech 84-60
beat M 4 Utah 101-70
beat M 2 Wake Forest 83-63
beat E 1 Massachusetts 81-74
beat W 4 Syracuse 76-67
| 1995 | SEC | Southeast | 1 |
beat SE 16 Mt St. Mary's 113-67
beat SE 9 Tulane 82-60
beat SE 5 Arizona St 97-73
-lost to SE 2 North Carolina 61-74
| 1994 | SEC | Southeast | 3 |
beat SE 14 Tennessee St 83-70
-lost to SE 6 Marquette 63-75
| 1993 | SEC | Southeast | 1 |
beat SE 16 Rider 96-52
beat SE 8 Utah 83-62
beat SE 5 Wake Forest 103-69
beat SE 3 Florida St 106-81
lost to W 1 Michigan 78-81, OT
| 1992 | SEC | East | 2 |
beat E 15 Old Dominion 88-69
beat E 10 Iowa State 106-98
beat E 3 Massachusetts 87-77
lost to E 1 Duke 103-104, OT
| 1988 | SEC | Southeast | 2 |
beat SE 15 Southern U 99-84
beat SE 7 Maryland 90-81
-lost to SE 6 Villanova 74-80
| 1987 | SEC | Southeast | 8 |
-lost to SE 9 Ohio State 77-91
| 1986 | SEC | Southeast | 1 |
beat SE 16 Davidson 75-55
beat SE 8 Western Ky 71-64
beat SE 5 Alabama 68-63
-lost to SE 11 LSU 57-59
| 1985 | SEC | West | 12 |
+beat W 5 Washington 66-58
+beat W 4 UNLV 64-61
lost to W 1 St. John's 70-86
| 1984 | SEC | Mideast | 1 |
beat ME 8 BYU 93-68
beat ME 5 Louisville 72-67
beat ME 2 Illinois 54-51
lost to W 1 Georgetown 40-53
| 1983 | SEC | Mideast | 3 |
beat ME 11 Ohio 57-40
+beat ME 2 Indiana 64-59
lost to ME 1 Louisville 68-80, OT
| 1982 | SEC | Mideast | 6 |
-lost to ME 11 Middle Tenn St 44-50
| 1981 | SEC | Mideast | 2 |
-lost to ME 7 UAB 62-69
| 1980 | SEC | Mideast | 1 |
beat ME 8 Florida St 97-78
-lost to ME 4 Duke 51-55
| 1978 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Florida St 85-76
beat Miami-Ohio 91-69
beat Michigan St 52-49
beat Arkansas 64-59
beat Duke 94-88
| 1977 | SEC | East | |
beat Princeton 72-58
beat VMI 93-78
lost to North Carolina 72-79
| 1975 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Marquette 76-54
beat Central Mich 90-73
beat Indiana 92-90
beat Syracuse 95-79
lost to UCLA 85-92
| 1973 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Austin Peay 106-100, OT
lost to Indiana 65-72
| 1972 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Marquette 85-69
lost to Florida St 54-73
| 1971 | SEC | Mideast | |
lost to Western Ky 83-107
lost to Marquette 74-91
| 1970 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Notre Dame 109-99
lost to Jacksonville 100-106
| 1969 | SEC | Mideast | |
lost to Marquette 74-81
beat Miami-Ohio 72-71
| 1968 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Marquette 107-89
lost to Ohio State 81-82
| 1966 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Dayton 86-79
beat Michigan 84-77
beat Duke 83-79
lost to UTEP 65-72
| 1964 | SEC | Mideast | |
lost to Ohio 69-85
lost to Loyola-Chicago 91-100
| 1962 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Butler 81-60
lost to Ohio State 64-74
| 1961 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Morehead St 71-64
lost to Ohio State 74-87
| 1959 | SEC | Mideast | |
lost to Louisville 61-76
beat Marquette 98-69
| 1958 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Miami-Ohio 94-70
beat Notre Dame 89-56
beat Temple 61-60
beat Seattle 84-72
| 1957 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Pittsburgh 98-92
lost to Michigan St 68-80
| 1956 | SEC | Mideast | |
beat Wayne St 84-64
lost to Iowa 77-89
| 1955 | SEC | East | |
lost to Marquette 71-79
beat Penn State 84-59
| 1952 | SEC | East | |
beat Penn State 82-54
lost to St. John's 57-64
| 1951 | SEC | East | |
beat Louisville 79-68
beat St. John's 59-43
beat Illinois 76-74
beat Kansas St 68-58
| 1949 | SEC | East | |
beat Villanova 85-72
beat Illinois 76-47
beat Oklahoma St 46-36
| 1948 | SEC | East | |
beat Columbia 76-53
beat Holy Cross 60-52
beat Baylor 58-42
| 1945 | SEC | East | |
lost to Ohio State 37-45
beat Tufts 66-56
| 1942 | SEC | East | |
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beat Illinois 46-44
lost to Dartmouth 28-47
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