Lute Olson — NCAA Tournament Record
14–7
66.7%
win rate
+6.9
avg margin
21
games
Games (21)
| # | Date | Season | School | Seed | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Round | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-03-16 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #15 seed Eastern Illinois | OVC | Neutral | W | 101–76 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Hy-Vee Arena |
| 2 | 2001-03-18 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #10 seed Butler | Midwestern Collegiate | Neutral | W | 73–52 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Hy-Vee Arena |
| 3 | 2001-03-23 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #3 seed Mississippi | SEC | Neutral | W | 66–56 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Alamodome |
| 4 | 2001-03-25 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #1 seed Illinois | B10 | Neutral | W | 87–81 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Alamodome |
| 5 | 2001-03-31 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #1 seed Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 80–61 | NCAA | Final Four | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 6 | 2001-04-02 | 2000–01 | #2 seed Arizona Wildcats | #2 | #1 seed Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 72–82 | NCAA | Championship | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 7 | 2002-03-14 | 2001–02 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #14 seed UC Santa Barbara | Big West | Neutral | W | 86–81 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | The Pit |
| 8 | 2002-03-16 | 2001–02 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #11 seed Wyoming | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 68–60 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | The Pit |
| 9 | 2002-03-21 | 2001–02 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #2 seed Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | L | 67–88 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Compaq Center |
| 10 | 2003-03-20 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Arizona Wildcats | #1 | #16 seed Vermont | Am. East | Neutral | W | 80–51 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| 11 | 2003-03-22 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Arizona Wildcats | #1 | #9 seed Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 96–95 2OT | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| 12 | 2003-03-27 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Arizona Wildcats | #1 | #5 seed Notre Dame | Big East | Neutral | W | 88–71 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Honda Center |
| 13 | 2003-03-29 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Arizona Wildcats | #1 | #2 seed Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 75–78 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Honda Center |
| 14 | 2004-03-18 | 2003–04 | #9 seed Arizona Wildcats | #9 | #8 seed Seton Hall | Big East | Neutral | L | 76–80 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Lenovo Center |
| 15 | 2005-03-17 | 2004–05 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #14 seed Utah State | Big West | Neutral | W | 66–53 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | ExtraMile Arena |
| 16 | 2005-03-19 | 2004–05 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #11 seed UAB | CUSA | Neutral | W | 85–63 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | ExtraMile Arena |
| 17 | 2005-03-24 | 2004–05 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #2 seed Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | W | 79–78 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Allstate Arena |
| 18 | 2005-03-26 | 2004–05 | #3 seed Arizona Wildcats | #3 | #1 seed Illinois | B10 | Neutral | L | 89–90 OT | NCAA | Elite 8 | Allstate Arena |
| 19 | 2006-03-17 | 2005–06 | #8 seed Arizona Wildcats | #8 | #9 seed Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 94–75 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 20 | 2006-03-19 | 2005–06 | #8 seed Arizona Wildcats | #8 | #1 seed Villanova | Big East | Neutral | L | 78–82 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 21 | 2007-03-16 | 2006–07 | #8 seed Arizona Wildcats | #8 | #9 seed Purdue | B10 | Neutral | L | 63–72 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Smoothie King Center |