T.J. Otzelberger — NCAA Tournament Record
7–5
58.3%
win rate
+4.7
avg margin
12
games
Games (12)
| # | Date | Season | School | Seed | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Round | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-03-18 | 2021–22 | #11 seed Iowa State | #11 | #6 seed Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 59–54 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Fiserv Forum |
| 2 | 2022-03-20 | 2021–22 | #11 seed Iowa State | #11 | #3 seed Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 54–49 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Fiserv Forum |
| 3 | 2022-03-25 | 2021–22 | #11 seed Iowa State | #11 | #10 seed Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | L | 56–70 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | United Center |
| 4 | 2023-03-17 | 2022–23 | #6 seed Iowa State | #6 | #11 seed Pittsburgh | ACC | Neutral | L | 41–59 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 5 | 2024-03-21 | 2023–24 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #15 seed South Dakota State | Summit | Neutral | W | 82–65 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 6 | 2024-03-23 | 2023–24 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #7 seed Washington State | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 67–56 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 7 | 2024-03-28 | 2023–24 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #3 seed Illinois | B10 | Neutral | L | 69–72 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | TD Garden |
| 8 | 2025-03-21 | 2024–25 | #3 seed Iowa State | #3 | #14 seed Lipscomb | ASUN | Neutral | W | 82–55 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Fiserv Forum |
| 9 | 2025-03-23 | 2024–25 | #3 seed Iowa State | #3 | #6 seed Mississippi | SEC | Neutral | L | 78–91 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Fiserv Forum |
| 10 | 2026-03-20 | 2025–26 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #15 seed Tennessee State | OVC | Neutral | W | 108–74 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Enterprise Center |
| 11 | 2026-03-22 | 2025–26 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #7 seed Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | W | 82–63 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Enterprise Center |
| 12 | 2026-03-27 | 2025–26 | #2 seed Iowa State | #2 | #6 seed Tennessee | SEC | Neutral | L | 62–76 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | United Center |