NAIA Tournament History
Record: 80-43
44 Appearances
3 National Championships, 4 Runners-Up, 16 Fab Fours
Year (Seed) |
Round |
Opponent |
Results |
| 2025 (2) |
1st 2nd 3rd Quarterfinals |
LSU-Shreveport Saint Francis (IN) Northwestern (IA) College of Idaho |
W 92-78 W 83-64 W 73-70 L 83-71 |
| 2024 (6) |
1st 2nd |
Olivet Nazarene Morningside |
W 97-79 L 61-59 |
| 2023 (3) |
1st 2nd 3rd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Lourdes (OH) Indiana Wesleyan Langston (OK) Grace (IN) Indiana Tech |
W 67-58 W 75-74 W 74-60 W 92-85 L 80-71 |
| 2022 (5) | 1st | Huntington (IN) | L 80-69 |
| 2021 (2) | 1st | Keiser (FL) | L 58-56 |
| 2020 (1) | 1st | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Canceled (COVID-19) |
|
2019 (1) NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
Rocky Mountain (MT) LSU-Shreveport Mid-America Christian (OK) William Carey (MS) Carroll (MT) |
W 77-57 W 82-79 W 80-78 W 94-83 W 68-48 |
| 2018 (3) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals |
Central Baptist (AR) Oklahoma City LSU-Alexandria |
W 79-74 W 91-83 L 87-66 |
| 2017 (4) |
1st 2nd |
Park (MO) William Penn (IA) |
W 81-72 L 87-79 |
| 2016 (1) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
Wayland Baptist (TX) Arizona Christian William Penn (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Mid-America Christian (OK) |
W 102-83 W 80-78 W 99-80 W 90-83 L 100-99 (OT) |
| 2015 (14) | 1st | Arizona Christian | L 94-82 |
| 2014 (14) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals |
Wayland Baptist (TX) William Carey (MS) Vanguard (CA) |
W 97-90 W 98-90 L 93-85 |
|
2013 (8) NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
St. Thomas-Houston John Brown (AR) Culver-Stockton (MO) LSU-Shreveport SAGU (TX) |
W 70-68 W 80-67 W 86-82 W 90-88 W 88-62 |
| 2012 (14) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals |
Lee (TN) Southern-New Orleans Mountain State (WV) |
W 70-62 W 78-52 L 83-76 |
| 2011 (7) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Olivet Nazarene (IL) McKendree (IL) Concordia (CA) Mountain State (WV) |
W 83-76 W 77-59 W 69-67 L 69-63 |
| 2010 | 1st | Park (MO) | L 83-75 |
| 2009 | 1st | Central Methodist (MO) | L 73-64 |
| 2008 (1) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Emmanuel (GA) Trevecca Nazarene (TN) Robert Morris (IL) Mountain State (WV) |
W 83-59 W 85-83 W 88-84 L 78-65 |
| 2007 (3) | 1st | St. Xavier (IL) | L 82-79 |
| 2006 (9) |
1st 2nd |
Vanguard (CA) Oklahoma Baptist |
W 83-80 L 80-71 |
| 2005 (5) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals |
Georgia Southwestern Oklahoma Baptist Robert Morris (IL) |
W 84-62 W 87-75 L 99-87 |
| 2004 (5) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
McKendree (IL) Westminster (UT) Barber-Scotia (NC) Mountain State (WV) |
W 88-56 W 65-55 W 64-60 L 96-77 |
| 2003 (8) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Point Loma Nazarene (CA) St. Xavier (IL) Lee (TN) Mountain State (WV) |
W 86-63 W 77-60 W 71-58 L 96-77 |
| 2002 (1) |
1st 2nd |
Rocky Mountain (MT) Oklahoma City |
W 88-65 L 74-59 |
| 2001 |
1st 2nd |
Auburn-Montgomery (AL) Lubbock Christian (TX) |
W 95-85 L 92-91 (2 OT) |
| 2000 (3) |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
Northwestern Oklahoma Union (TN) Faulkner (AL) Biola (CA) Life (GA) |
W 89-63 W 66-64 W 80-61 W 118-108 (4 OT) L 61-59 |
| 1999 (4) |
1st 2nd |
Voorhees (SC) Westmont (CA) |
W 102-63 L 75-53 |
|
1998 (4) NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) Montana State-Northern Central Washington Azusa Pacific (CA) Southern Nazarene (OK) |
W 80-68 W 78-65 W 92-79 W 94-76 W 83-69 |
| 1997 (15) |
1st 2nd |
Phillips (OK) Hawaii Pacific |
W 66-64 L 88-70 |
| 1996 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
North Georgia Arkansas Tech Geneva (PA) Lipscomb (TN) Oklahoma City |
W 116-68 W 78-49 W 93-77 W 97-84 L 86-80 |
| 1995 | 1st | Voorhees (SC) | L 82-81 (OT) |
| 1994 |
1st 2nd |
Rocky Mountain (MT) Oklahoma Baptist |
W 74-66 L 98-71 |
| 1993 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Presbyterian (SC) Birmingham-Southern (AL) Lipscomb (TN) Oklahoma Baptist |
W 92-79 W 77-72 W 101-91 L 83-69 |
| 1992 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals |
Lewis-Clark State (ID) Birmingham-Southern (AL) BYU-Hawaii |
W 97-94 W 72-71 L 72-70 |
| 1990 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four |
Louisiana College Minnesota-Duluth Oral Roberts (OK) Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
W 99-73 W 73-72 W 80-78 L 76-65 |
| 1987 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Consolation |
Minnesota-Duluth Oklahoma City Trevecca Nazarene (TN) West Virginia State Central Washington |
W 57-46 W 67-64 W 81-66 L 74-67 L 79-69 |
| 1969 | 1st | Eastern Michigan | L 87-75 |
| 1964 |
1st 2nd |
St. Joseph's (PA) Mansfield State (PA) |
W 87-79 L 97-89 (OT) |
| 1962 | 1st | Carson-Newman (TN) | L 75-51 |
| 1961 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Championship |
Western Montana Redlands (CA) Central Oklahoma Northern Michigan Grambling (LA) |
W 88-76 W 59-57 W 84-83 W 101-67 L 95-75 |
| 1958 |
1st 2nd Quarterfinals Fab Four Consolation |
Rider (NY) Pacific Lutheran (WA) West Virginia Wesleyan Western Illinois Texas Southern |
W 93-76 W 92-91 (OT) W 83-74 L 86-61 L 121-109 |
| 1956 | 1st | McNeese State (LA) | L 88-65 |
| 1955 | 1st | Northeastern Missouri | L 82-70 |
| 1954 | 1st | Southeastern Louisiana | L 77-76 |