Location: West Lafayette, Indiana ▪ Colors: Old Gold & Black
Record: 115 Years, 1676-956, .637 W-L%
Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 22 Times (Reg. Seas.), 1 Time (Tourn.)
NCAA Tournament: 26 Years (35-26), 2 Final Fours, 0 Championships
Ranked in AP Poll: 16 Times (Preseason), 18 Times (Final), 301 Weeks (Total)
Seasons where the school was classified as a major
school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-13 | Big Ten | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9.04 | 7.87 | Matt Painter (16-18) | ||||
| 2 | 2011-12* | Big Ten | 22 | 13 | .629 | 13.88 | 8.05 | Lost Third Round | Matt Painter (22-13) | |||
| 3 | 2010-11* | Big Ten | 26 | 8 | .765 | 19.36 | 8.69 | 14 | 6 | 13 | Lost Third Round | Matt Painter (26-8) |
| 4 | 2009-10* R | Big Ten | 29 | 6 | .829 | 17.52 | 8.81 | 7 | 3 | 10 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Matt Painter (29-6) |
| 5 | 2008-09* T | Big Ten | 27 | 10 | .730 | 16.44 | 7.17 | 11 | 9 | 17 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Matt Painter (27-10) |
| 6 | 2007-08* | Big Ten | 25 | 9 | .735 | 13.10 | 5.90 | 14 | 20 | Lost Second Round | Matt Painter (25-9) | |
| 7 | 2006-07* | Big Ten | 22 | 12 | .647 | 14.65 | 8.89 | Lost Second Round | Matt Painter (22-12) | |||
| 8 | 2005-06 | Big Ten | 9 | 19 | .321 | 0.40 | 6.61 | Matt Painter (9-19) | ||||
| 9 | 2004-05 | Big Ten | 7 | 21 | .250 | 5.93 | 11.07 | Gene Keady (7-21) | ||||
| 10 | 2003-04 | Big Ten | 17 | 14 | .548 | 9.72 | 5.46 | 16 | Gene Keady (17-14) | |||
| 11 | 2002-03* | Big Ten | 19 | 11 | .633 | 15.95 | 9.42 | 24 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (19-11) | ||
| 12 | 2001-02 | Big Ten | 13 | 18 | .419 | 8.27 | 8.59 | Gene Keady (13-18) | ||||
| 13 | 2000-01 | Big Ten | 17 | 15 | .531 | 14.70 | 9.24 | Gene Keady (17-15) | ||||
| 14 | 1999-00* | Big Ten | 24 | 10 | .706 | 16.87 | 9.56 | 23 | 19 | 25 | Lost Regional Final | Gene Keady (24-10) |
| 15 | 1998-99* | Big Ten | 21 | 13 | .618 | 13.22 | 10.42 | 16 | 8 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Gene Keady (21-13) | |
| 16 | 1997-98* | Big Ten | 28 | 8 | .778 | 20.68 | 9.23 | 9 | 5 | 11 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Gene Keady (28-8) |
| 17 | 1996-97* | Big Ten | 18 | 12 | .600 | 12.24 | 10.91 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (18-12) | |||
| 18 | 1995-96* R | Big Ten | 26 | 6 | .813 | 17.24 | 8.49 | 24 | 4 | 4 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (26-6) |
| 19 | 1994-95* R | Big Ten | 25 | 7 | .781 | 13.37 | 5.72 | 12 | 12 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (25-7) | |
| 20 | 1993-94* R | Big Ten | 29 | 5 | .853 | 21.28 | 9.90 | 21 | 3 | 3 | Lost Regional Final | Gene Keady (29-5) |
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 21 | 1992-93* | Big Ten | 18 | 10 | .643 | 12.96 | 9.63 | 9 | 22 | Lost First Round | Gene Keady (18-10) | |
| 22 | 1991-92 | Big Ten | 18 | 15 | .545 | 12.11 | 10.60 | Gene Keady (18-15) | ||||
| 23 | 1990-91* | Big Ten | 17 | 12 | .586 | 11.87 | 8.87 | Lost First Round | Gene Keady (17-12) | |||
| 24 | 1989-90* | Big Ten | 22 | 8 | .733 | 17.74 | 11.38 | 8 | 10 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (22-8) | |
| 25 | 1988-89 | Big Ten | 15 | 16 | .484 | 16.24 | 12.50 | Gene Keady (15-16) | ||||
| 26 | 1987-88* R | Big Ten | 29 | 4 | .879 | 21.83 | 8.86 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Lost Regional Semifinal | Gene Keady (29-4) |
| 27 | 1986-87* R | Big Ten | 25 | 5 | .833 | 18.12 | 8.08 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (25-5) |
| 28 | 1985-86* | Big Ten | 22 | 10 | .688 | 15.77 | 9.50 | 15 | Lost First Round | Gene Keady (22-10) | ||
| 29 | 1984-85* | Big Ten | 20 | 9 | .690 | 13.62 | 10.01 | Lost First Round | Gene Keady (20-9) | |||
| 30 | 1983-84* R | Big Ten | 22 | 7 | .759 | 12.27 | 8.91 | 7 | 10 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (22-7) | |
| 31 | 1982-83* | Big Ten | 21 | 9 | .700 | 10.44 | 7.72 | 18 | Lost Second Round | Gene Keady (21-9) | ||
| 32 | 1981-82 | Big Ten | 18 | 14 | .563 | 9.38 | 6.54 | Gene Keady (18-14) | ||||
| 33 | 1980-81 | Big Ten | 21 | 11 | .656 | 10.50 | 7.07 | Gene Keady (21-11) | ||||
| 34 | 1979-80* F | Big Ten | 23 | 10 | .697 | 17.54 | 11.29 | 11 | 8 | 20 | Lost National Semifinal | Lee Rose (23-10) |
| 35 | 1978-79 R | Big Ten | 27 | 8 | .771 | 13 | 15 | Lee Rose (27-8) | ||||
| 36 | 1977-78 | Big Ten | 16 | 11 | .593 | 12 | 11 | Fred Schaus (16-11) | ||||
| 37 | 1976-77* | Big Ten | 19 | 9 | .679 | 18 | Lost First Round | Fred Schaus (19-9) | ||||
| 38 | 1975-76 | Big Ten | 16 | 11 | .593 | Fred Schaus (16-11) | ||||||
| 39 | 1974-75 | Big Ten | 17 | 11 | .607 | 13 | 12 | Fred Schaus (17-11) | ||||
| 40 | 1973-74 | Big Ten | 21 | 9 | .700 | 11 | 11 | Fred Schaus (21-9) | ||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 41 | 1972-73 | Big Ten | 15 | 9 | .625 | 17 | Fred Schaus (15-9) | |||||
| 42 | 1971-72 | Big Ten | 12 | 12 | .500 | George King (12-12) | ||||||
| 43 | 1970-71 | Big Ten | 18 | 7 | .720 | 16 | George King (18-7) | |||||
| 44 | 1969-70 | Big Ten | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3 | 3 | George King (18-6) | ||||
| 45 | 1968-69* RF | Big Ten | 23 | 5 | .821 | 10 | 6 | 6 | Lost National Final | George King (23-5) | ||
| 46 | 1967-68 | Big Ten | 15 | 9 | .625 | 7 | George King (15-9) | |||||
| 47 | 1966-67 | Big Ten | 15 | 9 | .625 | George King (15-9) | ||||||
| 48 | 1965-66 | Big Ten | 8 | 16 | .333 | George King (8-16) | ||||||
| 49 | 1964-65 | Big Ten | 12 | 12 | .500 | Ray Eddy (12-12) | ||||||
| 50 | 1963-64 | Big Ten | 12 | 12 | .500 | Ray Eddy (12-12) | ||||||
| 51 | 1962-63 | Big Ten | 7 | 17 | .292 | Ray Eddy (7-17) | ||||||
| 52 | 1961-62 | Big Ten | 17 | 7 | .708 | 6 | 6 | Ray Eddy (17-7) | ||||
| 53 | 1960-61 | Big Ten | 16 | 7 | .696 | 10 | Ray Eddy (16-7) | |||||
| 54 | 1959-60 | Big Ten | 11 | 12 | .478 | Ray Eddy (11-12) | ||||||
| 55 | 1958-59 | Big Ten | 15 | 7 | .682 | 18 | Ray Eddy (15-7) | |||||
| 56 | 1957-58 | Big Ten | 14 | 8 | .636 | Ray Eddy (14-8) | ||||||
| 57 | 1956-57 | Big Ten | 15 | 7 | .682 | 17 | Ray Eddy (15-7) | |||||
| 58 | 1955-56 | Big Ten | 16 | 6 | .727 | Ray Eddy (16-6) | ||||||
| 59 | 1954-55 | Big Ten | 12 | 10 | .545 | 17 | Ray Eddy (12-10) | |||||
| 60 | 1953-54 | Big Ten | 9 | 13 | .409 | Ray Eddy (9-13) | ||||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 61 | 1952-53 | Big Ten | 4 | 18 | .182 | Ray Eddy (4-18) | ||||||
| 62 | 1951-52 | Big Ten | 8 | 14 | .364 | Ray Eddy (8-14) | ||||||
| 63 | 1950-51 | Big Ten | 8 | 14 | .364 | Ray Eddy (8-14) | ||||||
| 64 | 1949-50 | Big Ten | 9 | 13 | .409 | Melvin Taube (9-13) | ||||||
| 65 | 1948-49 | Big Ten | 13 | 9 | .591 | Melvin Taube (13-9) | ||||||
| 66 | 1947-48 | Big Ten | 11 | 9 | .550 | Melvin Taube (11-9) | ||||||
| 67 | 1946-47 | Big Ten | 9 | 11 | .450 | Melvin Taube (9-11) | ||||||
| 68 | 1945-46 | Big Ten | 10 | 11 | .476 | Melvin Taube (3-4) Piggy Lambert (7-7) |
||||||
| 69 | 1944-45 | Big Ten | 9 | 11 | .450 | Piggy Lambert (9-11) | ||||||
| 70 | 1943-44 | Big Ten | 11 | 10 | .524 | Piggy Lambert (11-10) | ||||||
| 71 | 1942-43 | Big Ten | 9 | 11 | .450 | Piggy Lambert (9-11) | ||||||
| 72 | 1941-42 | Big Ten | 14 | 7 | .667 | Piggy Lambert (14-7) | ||||||
| 73 | 1940-41 | Big Ten | 13 | 7 | .650 | Piggy Lambert (13-7) | ||||||
| 74 | 1939-40 R | Big Ten | 16 | 4 | .800 | Piggy Lambert (16-4) | ||||||
| 75 | 1938-39 | Big Ten | 12 | 7 | .632 | Piggy Lambert (12-7) | ||||||
| 76 | 1937-38 | Big Ten | 18 | 2 | .900 | Piggy Lambert (18-2) | ||||||
| 77 | 1936-37 | Big Ten | 15 | 5 | .750 | Piggy Lambert (15-5) | ||||||
| 78 | 1935-36 | Big Ten | 16 | 4 | .800 | Piggy Lambert (16-4) | ||||||
| 79 | 1934-35 | Big Ten | 17 | 3 | .850 | Piggy Lambert (17-3) | ||||||
| 80 | 1933-34 | Big Ten | 17 | 3 | .850 | Piggy Lambert (17-3) | ||||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 81 | 1932-33 | Big Ten | 11 | 7 | .611 | Piggy Lambert (11-7) | ||||||
| 82 | 1931-32 | Big Ten | 17 | 1 | .944 | Piggy Lambert (17-1) | ||||||
| 83 | 1930-31 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | .706 | Piggy Lambert (12-5) | ||||||
| 84 | 1929-30 | Big Ten | 13 | 2 | .867 | Piggy Lambert (13-2) | ||||||
| 85 | 1928-29 | Big Ten | 13 | 4 | .765 | Piggy Lambert (13-4) | ||||||
| 86 | 1927-28 | Big Ten | 15 | 2 | .882 | Piggy Lambert (15-2) | ||||||
| 87 | 1926-27 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | .706 | Piggy Lambert (12-5) | ||||||
| 88 | 1925-26 | Big Ten | 13 | 4 | .765 | Piggy Lambert (13-4) | ||||||
| 89 | 1924-25 | Big Ten | 9 | 5 | .643 | Piggy Lambert (9-5) | ||||||
| 90 | 1923-24 | Big Ten | 12 | 5 | .706 | Piggy Lambert (12-5) | ||||||
| 91 | 1922-23 | Big Ten | 9 | 6 | .600 | Piggy Lambert (9-6) | ||||||
| 92 | 1921-22 | Big Ten | 15 | 3 | .833 | Piggy Lambert (15-3) | ||||||
| 93 | 1920-21 | Big Ten | 13 | 7 | .650 | Piggy Lambert (13-7) | ||||||
| 94 | 1919-20 | Big Ten | 16 | 4 | .800 | Piggy Lambert (16-4) | ||||||
| 95 | 1918-19 | Big Ten | 6 | 8 | .429 | Piggy Lambert (6-8) | ||||||
| 96 | 1917-18 | Big Ten | 11 | 5 | .688 | Jock Maloney (11-5) | ||||||
| 97 | 1916-17 | Western | 11 | 3 | .786 | Piggy Lambert (11-3) | ||||||
| 98 | 1915-16 | Western | 4 | 10 | .286 | R.E. Vaughn (4-10) | ||||||
| 99 | 1914-15 | Western | 5 | 8 | .385 | R.E. Vaughn (5-8) | ||||||
| 100 | 1913-14 | Western | 5 | 9 | .357 | R.E. Vaughn (5-9) | ||||||
| Rk | Season | Conf | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | NCAA Tournament | Coach(es) |
| 101 | 1912-13 | Western | 7 | 5 | .583 | R.E. Vaughn (7-5) | ||||||
| 102 | 1911-12 | Western | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | Ralph Jones (12-0) | ||||||
| 103 | 1910-11 | Western | 12 | 4 | .750 | Ralph Jones (12-4) | ||||||
| 104 | 1909-10 | Western | 8 | 5 | .615 | Ralph Jones (8-5) | ||||||
| 105 | 1908-09 | Western | 8 | 4 | .667 | Doc Stewart (8-4) | ||||||
| 106 | 1907-08 | Western | 5 | 9 | .357 | Clarence Jamison (5-9) | ||||||
| 107 | 1906-07 | Western | 7 | 8 | .467 | Clarence Jamison (7-8) | ||||||
| 108 | 1905-06 | Western | 4 | 7 | .364 | Clarence Jamison (4-7) | ||||||
| 109 | 1904-05 | Western | 3 | 6 | .333 | James Nufer (3-6) | ||||||
| 110 | 1903-04 | Western | 11 | 2 | .846 | No coach | ||||||
| 111 | 1902-03 | Western | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | C.I. Freeman (8-0) | ||||||
| 112 | 1901-02 | Western | 10 | 3 | .769 | C.M. Besy (10-3) | ||||||
| 113 | 1900-01 | Western | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | Alpha Jamison (12-0) | ||||||
| 114 | 1899-00 | Western | 0 | 1 | .000 | Alpha Jamison (0-1) | ||||||
| 115 | 1896-97 | Ind | 1 | 1 | .500 | Homer Curtis (1-1) |