| Year | Seed | Record | Finishing Round | Coach |
| 1950 | - | 0 - 2 | Elite Eight (1st rd) | John Wooden |
| 1952 | - | 0 - 2 | Sweet Sixteen (1st rd) | John Wooden |
| 1956 | - | 1 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (2nd rd) | John Wooden |
| 1962 | - | 2 - 2 | National Semifinals (4th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1963 | - | 0 - 2 | Sweet Sixteen (2nd rd) | John Wooden |
| 1964 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1965 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1967 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1968 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1969 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1970 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1971 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1972 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1973 | - | 4 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1974 | - | 3 - 1 | National Semifinals (4th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1975 | - | 5 - 0 | National Championship (5th rd) | John Wooden |
| 1976 | - | 4 - 1 | National Semifinals (4th rd) | Gene Bartow |
| 1977 | - | 1 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (2nd rd) | Gene Bartow |
| 1978 | - | 1 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (2nd rd) | Gary Cunningham |
| 1979 | 1 | 2 - 1 | Elite Eight (4th rd) | Gary Cunningham |
| 1980 | 8 | 5 - 1 | National Championship (6th rd) | Larry Brown |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Larry Brown |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Larry Farmer |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Walt Hazzard |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1990 | 7 | 2 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (3rd rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 - 1 | Round of 64 (1st rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1992 | 1 | 3 - 1 | Elite Eight (4th rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1993 | 9 | 1 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 - 1 | Round of 64 (1st rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1995 | 1 | 6 - 0 | National Championship (6th rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 - 1 | Round of 64 (1st rd) | Jim Harrick |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 - 1 | Elite Eight (4th rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 1998 | 6 | 2 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (3rd rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 - 1 | Round of 64 (1st rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (3rd rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (3rd rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 - 1 | Sweet Sixteen (3rd rd) | Steve Lavin |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 - 1 | Round of 64 (1st rd) | Ben Howland |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 - 1 | National Championship (6th rd) | Ben Howland |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 - 1 | National Semifinals (5th rd) | Ben Howland |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 - 1 | National Semifinals (5th rd) | Ben Howland |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 - 1 | Round of 32 (2nd rd) | Ben Howland |
