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KU basketball NCAA Tournament history, complete list

Kansas (98-43)

Phog Allen

1940 — beat Rice 50-44; beat Colorado 60-56, OT; lost to Indiana 60-42.

NCAA runner-up.

1942 — lost to Colorado 46-44; beat Rice 55-53.

1952 — beat TCU 68-64; beat Saint Louis 74-55; beat Santa Clara 74-55; beat St. John’s 80-63. NCAA champion.

1953 — beat Oklahoma City 73-65; beat Oklahoma A&M 61-55; beat Washington 79-53; lost to Indiana 69-68. NCAA runner-up.

Dick Harp

1957 — beat SMU 73-65, OT; beat Oklahoma City 81-61; beat San Francisco 80-56; lost to North Carolina 54-53, 3OT.