NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Iowa HawkeyesTournament Appearances: 22
Final Fours: 3
Championships: 0
Win-Loss: 27-24
| Iowa Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1970 | Notre Dame, 121-106 | 121 | 1956 | Bill Logan | 36 |
| FG | 1970 | Notre Dame, 121-106 | 52 | 1970 | Chad Calabria | 15 |
| FG% | 1989 | Rutgers, 87-73 | .635 | 1987 | Kevin Gamble | 1.000 |
| FT | 1956 | Morehead State, 97-83 | 35 | 1988 | B.J. Armstrong | 16 |
| FT% | 1989 | North Carolina State, 96-102 | .952 | 1970 | Glenn Vidnovic | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 1999 | UAB, 77-64 | 12 | 1989 | B.J. Armstrong | 6 |
| 3P% | 1991 | East Tennessee State, 76-73 | .700 | 1991 | Troy Skinner | 1.000 |
| AST | 1980 | Virginia Commonwealth, 86-72 | 25 | 1987 | B.J. Armstrong | 10 |
| REB | 1956 | Morehead State, 97-83 | 60 | 1956 | Bill Schoof | 18 |
| Iowa Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2006 | 0-1 | Lost to Northwestern State in first round, 64-63 | |
| 2005 | 0-1 | Lost to Cincinnati in first round, 76-64 | |
| 2001 | 1-1 | Defeated Creighton in first round, 69-56 Lost to Kentucky in second round, 92-79 | |
| 1999 | 2-1 | Defeated UAB in first round, 77-64 Defeated Arkansas in second round, 82-72 Lost to Connecticut in regional semifinal, 78-68 | |
| 1997 | 1-1 | Defeated Virginia in first round, 73-60 Lost to Kentucky in second round, 75-69 | |
| 1996 | 1-1 | Defeated George Washington in first round, 81-79 Lost to Arizona in second round, 87-73 | |
| 1993 | 1-1 | Defeated Louisiana-Monroe in first round, 82-69 Lost to Wake Forest in second round, 84-78 | |
| 1992 | 1-1 | Defeated Texas in first round, 98-92 Lost to Duke in second round, 75-62 | |
| 1991 | 1-1 | Defeated East Tennessee State in first round, 76-73 Lost to Duke in second round, 85-70 | |
| 1989 | 1-1 | Defeated Rutgers in first round, 87-73 Lost to North Carolina State in second round, 102-96 | |
| 1988 | 2-1 | Defeated Florida State in first round, 102-98 Defeated UNLV in second round, 104-86 Lost to Arizona in regional semifinal, 99-79 | |
| 1987 | 3-1 | Defeated Santa Clara in first round, 99-76 Defeated UTEP in second round, 84-82 Defeated Oklahoma in regional semifinal, 93-91 Lost to UNLV in regional final, 84-81 | |
| 1986 | 0-1 | Lost to North Carolina State in first round, 66-64 | |
| 1985 | 0-1 | Lost to Arkansas in first round, 63-54 | |
| 1983 | 2-1 | Defeated Utah State in first round, 64-59 Defeated Missouri in second round, 77-63 Lost to Villanova in regional semifinal, 55-54 | |
| 1982 | 1-1 | Defeated Louisiana-Monroe in first round, 70-63 Lost to Idaho in second round, 69-67 | |
| 1981 | 0-1 | Lost to Wichita State in second round, 60-56 | |
| 1980 | 4-2 | Defeated Virginia Commonwealth in first round, 86-72 Defeated North Carolina State in second round, 77-64 Defeated Syracuse in regional semifinal, 88-77 Defeated Georgetown in regional final, 81-80 Lost to Louisville in National Semifinal, 80-72 Lost to Purdue in third place game, 75-58 | |
| 1979 | 0-1 | Lost to Toledo in second round, 74-72 | |
| 1970 | 1-1 | Lost to Jacksonville in regional semifinal, 104-103 Defeated Notre Dame in third place game, 121-106 | |
| 1956 | 3-1 | Defeated Morehead State in regional semifinal, 97-83 Defeated Kentucky in regional final, 89-77 Defeated Temple in National Semifinal, 83-76 Lost to San Francisco in National Championship, 83-71 | |
| 1955 | 2-2 | Defeated Penn State in second round, 82-53 Defeated Marquette in regional semifinal, 86-81 Lost to La Salle in regional final, 76-73 Lost to Colorado in third place game, 75-54 | |
