Kelvin Sampson — NCAA Tournament Record as #1 Seed
12–4
75.0%
win rate
+8.9
avg margin
16
games
Games (16)
| # | Date | Season | School | Seed | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Round | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003-03-20 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Oklahoma | #1 | #16 seed South Carolina State | MEAC | Neutral | W | 71–54 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Paycom Center |
| 2 | 2003-03-22 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Oklahoma | #1 | #8 seed California | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 74–65 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Paycom Center |
| 3 | 2003-03-28 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Oklahoma | #1 | #12 seed Butler | Horizon | Neutral | W | 65–54 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | MVP Arena |
| 4 | 2003-03-30 | 2002–03 | #1 seed Oklahoma | #1 | #3 seed Syracuse | Big East | Neutral | L | 47–63 | NCAA | Elite 8 | MVP Arena |
| 5 | 2023-03-16 | 2022–23 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #16 seed Northern Kentucky | Horizon | Neutral | W | 63–52 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Legacy Arena |
| 6 | 2023-03-18 | 2022–23 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #9 seed Auburn | SEC | Neutral | W | 81–64 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Legacy Arena |
| 7 | 2023-03-24 | 2022–23 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #5 seed Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | L | 75–89 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | T-Mobile Center |
| 8 | 2024-03-22 | 2023–24 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #16 seed Longwood | Big South | Neutral | W | 86–46 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | FedExForum |
| 9 | 2024-03-24 | 2023–24 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #9 seed Texas A&M | SEC | Neutral | W | 100–95 OT | NCAA | Rd of 32 | FedExForum |
| 10 | 2024-03-29 | 2023–24 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #4 seed Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 51–54 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | American Airlines Center |
| 11 | 2025-03-20 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #16 seed Southern Illinois-Edwardsville | OVC | Neutral | W | 78–40 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Intrust Bank Arena |
| 12 | 2025-03-22 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #8 seed Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 81–76 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Intrust Bank Arena |
| 13 | 2025-03-28 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #4 seed Purdue | B10 | Neutral | W | 62–60 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 14 | 2025-03-30 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #2 seed Tennessee | SEC | Neutral | W | 69–50 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 15 | 2025-04-05 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #1 seed Duke | ACC | Neutral | W | 70–67 | NCAA | Final Four | Alamodome |
| 16 | 2025-04-07 | 2024–25 | #1 seed Houston | #1 | #1 seed Florida | SEC | Neutral | L | 63–65 | NCAA | Championship | Alamodome |