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Northern Iowa Panthers Men's Basketball School History

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Coverage: 45 seasons (1980-81 to 2024-25)

Record (since 1980-81): 714-632 .530 W-L%

Conferences: MVC, Mid-Cont and Ind

Conference Champion: 4 Times (Reg. Seas.), 6 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 8 Years (5-8), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 1 Time (Final), 20 Weeks (Total)

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Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

45 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

45 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2024-25	MVC	5	4	.556	1	0	1.000	7.35	0.10	76.2	65.1						Ben Jacobson (5-4)
2	2023-24	MVC	19	14	.576	12	8	.600	3.83	2.86	73.2	71.1						Ben Jacobson (19-14)
3	2022-23	MVC	14	18	.438	9	11	.450	-2.68	-1.07	70.1	69.9						Ben Jacobson (14-18)
4	2021-22	MVC	20	12	.625	14	4	.778	5.79	3.43	74.5	71.0						Ben Jacobson (20-12)
5	2020-21	MVC	10	15	.400	7	11	.389	-1.75	2.43	69.5	71.2						Ben Jacobson (10-15)
6	2019-20	MVC	25	6	.806	14	4	.778	9.83	1.45	75.2	64.7						Ben Jacobson (25-6)
7	2018-19	MVC	16	18	.471	9	9	.500	-1.54	0.62	65.1	65.6						Ben Jacobson (16-18)
8	2017-18	MVC	16	16	.500	7	11	.389	4.00	3.87	64.3	62.2						Ben Jacobson (16-16)
9	2016-17	MVC	14	16	.467	9	9	.500	1.29	5.22	61.8	64.4						Ben Jacobson (14-16)
10	2015-16	MVC	23	13	.639	11	7	.611	8.78	4.44	68.8	64.0				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	11	Ben Jacobson (23-13)
11	2014-15	MVC	31	4	.886	16	2	.889	12.54	2.00	65.2	54.6		10	11	Lost NCAA Tournament Third Round	5	Ben Jacobson (31-4)
12	2013-14	MVC	16	15	.516	10	8	.556	5.29	2.85	72.8	69.3						Ben Jacobson (16-15)
13	2012-13	MVC	21	15	.583	11	7	.611	8.58	5.21	66.7	61.9						Ben Jacobson (21-15)
14	2011-12	MVC	20	14	.588	9	9	.500	6.99	4.74	65.2	61.9						Ben Jacobson (20-14)
15	2010-11	MVC	20	14	.588	10	8	.556	4.53	2.04	63.7	60.2						Ben Jacobson (20-14)
16	2009-10	MVC	30	5	.857	15	3	.833	12.03	4.27	63.3	55.1		19		Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	9	Ben Jacobson (30-5)
17	2008-09	MVC	23	11	.676	14	4	.778	5.63	2.24	67.4	63.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Ben Jacobson (23-11)
18	2007-08	MVC	18	14	.563	9	9	.500	4.28	3.61	62.4	60.3						Ben Jacobson (18-14)
19	2006-07	MVC	18	13	.581	9	9	.500	8.05	6.05	65.8	62.8						Ben Jacobson (18-13)
20	2005-06	MVC	23	10	.697	11	7	.611	11.55	5.13	65.6	57.8		25		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Greg McDermott (23-10)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2004-05	MVC	21	11	.656	11	7	.611	10.12	5.29	72.2	66.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Greg McDermott (21-11)
22	2003-04	MVC	21	10	.677	12	6	.667	6.87	3.21	69.3	65.0				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Greg McDermott (21-10)
23	2002-03	MVC	11	17	.393	7	11	.389	-2.09	1.47	65.4	67.7						Greg McDermott (11-17)
24	2001-02	MVC	14	15	.483	8	10	.444	-1.24	0.90	70.9	73.0						Greg McDermott (14-15)
25	2000-01	MVC	7	24	.226	3	15	.167	-5.20	2.24	60.2	67.3						Sam Weaver (7-24)
26	1999-00	MVC	14	15	.483	7	11	.389	0.93	2.52	62.0	63.6						Sam Weaver (14-15)
27	1998-99	MVC	9	18	.333	6	12	.333	3.68	5.83	70.5	72.6						Sam Weaver (9-18)
28	1997-98	MVC	10	17	.370	4	14	.222	-0.98	0.17	69.2	70.4						Eldon Miller (10-17)
29	1996-97	MVC	16	12	.571	11	7	.611	5.80	4.05	71.3	69.5						Eldon Miller (16-12)
30	1995-96	MVC	14	13	.519	8	10	.444	2.68	1.05	77.1	75.5						Eldon Miller (14-13)
31	1994-95	MVC	8	20	.286	4	14	.222	-5.81	2.38	67.9	75.5						Eldon Miller (8-20)
32	1993-94	MVC	16	13	.552	10	8	.556	3.03	-0.04	75.0	71.9						Eldon Miller (16-13)
33	1992-93	MVC	12	15	.444	8	10	.444	-3.12	2.00	61.3	65.9						Eldon Miller (12-15)
34	1991-92	MVC	10	18	.357	6	12	.333	-2.96	1.71	64.8	68.5						Eldon Miller (10-18)
35	1990-91	Mid-Cont	13	19	.406	8	8	.500	-4.20	-1.31	67.8	70.3						Eldon Miller (13-19)
36	1989-90	Mid-Cont	23	9	.719	6	6	.500	4.35	0.29	77.9	72.8				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	14	Eldon Miller (23-9)
37	1988-89	Mid-Cont	19	9	.679	8	4	.667	-0.44	-2.20	85.1	81.4						Eldon Miller (19-9)
38	1987-88	Mid-Cont	10	18	.357	4	10	.286	-6.04	0.21	77.6	79.5						Eldon Miller (10-18)
39	1986-87	Mid-Cont	13	15	.464	7	7	.500	-5.42	-3.08	72.4	73.4						Eldon Miller (13-15)
40	1985-86	Mid-Cont	8	19	.296	3	11	.214	-8.06	-1.80	70.6	73.7						Jim Berry (8-19)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1984-85	Mid-Cont	12	16	.429	6	8	.429	-9.40	-4.32	65.0	66.3						Jim Berry (12-16)
42	1983-84	Mid-Cont	18	10	.643	10	4	.714	-5.25	-1.25	69.0	69.5						Jim Berry (18-10)
43	1982-83	Mid-Cont	13	18	.419	6	5	.545	-7.98	-2.94	64.8	65.5						Jim Berry (13-18)
44	1981-82	Ind	12	15	.444				-11.49	-4.40	61.1	66.7						Jim Berry (12-15)
45	1980-81	Ind	8	19	.296				-12.47	-3.01	59.7	67.9						Jim Berry (8-19)

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