<P> When Wichita State became a Top 25 regular in the early 2010s, there came interest in reviving the series . In February 2013, Kansas state senator Michael O'Donnell introduced a bill requiring Kansas and Kansas State to schedule Wichita State . </P> <P> The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 30 times . Their overall record in the NCAA Tournament is 37--34 (. 521) through the 2018 tournament . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Wyoming Baylor Holy Cross </Td> <Td> W 58--48 L 52--60 L 54--60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship </Td> <Td> Arizona BYU Oklahoma A&M Kentucky </Td> <Td> W 61--59 W 64--54 W 68--44 L 58--68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Oklahoma City Houston </Td> <Td> L 93--97 W 89--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Oklahoma State Seattle Temple </Td> <Td> W 83--80 W 69--57 L 51--73 L 57--67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> DePaul Cincinnati </Td> <Td> W 102--70 L 75--85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Houston Cincinnati </Td> <Td> W 75--64 L 64--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Texas Western Wichita State UCLA Michigan </Td> <Td> W 64--60 W 94--93 L 84--90 L 90--100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> TCU Louisville </Td> <Td> L 72--77 L 63--93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> New Mexico State Houston </Td> <Td> L 66--70 W 107--98 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Texas Louisville </Td> <Td> W 66--55 L 65--72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Southwest Louisiana Memphis State </Td> <Td> W 66--63 L 72--92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Penn Boston College Syracuse </Td> <Td> W 69--62 W 74--65 L 87--95 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> Providence Marquette </Td> <Td> W 87--80 L 66--67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> #7 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #10 Arkansas #2 Louisville </Td> <Td> W 71--53 L 69--71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> #8 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #9 San Francisco #1 Oregon State #4 Illinois #2 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 64--60 W 50--48 W 57--52 L 68--82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #12 Northern Illinois #4 Arkansas #8 Boston College </Td> <Td> W 77--68 W 65--64 L 65--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #9 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #8 Georgia #1 UNLV </Td> <Td> W 82--79 L 61--80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #13 La Salle #5 DePaul #1 Purdue #6 Kansas </Td> <Td> W 66--53 W 66--58 W 73--70 L 58--71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #11 Minnesota </Td> <Td> L 75--86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> #11 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #6 Xavier </Td> <Td> L 79--87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> #6 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #11 Tulane </Td> <Td> L 53--55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #10 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> #7 New Mexico State </Td> <Td> L 48--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> #11 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> #6 USC #3 Wisconsin </Td> <Td> W 80--67 L 55--72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> #2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #15 North Texas #7 BYU #6 Xavier #5 Butler </Td> <Td> W 82--62 W 84--72 W 101--96 L 56--63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> #5 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round </Td> <Td> #12 Utah State #4 Wisconsin </Td> <Td> W 73--68 L 65--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> #8 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round </Td> <Td> #9 Southern Miss #1 Syracuse </Td> <Td> W 70--64 L 59--75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> Second Round </Td> <Td> #13 La Salle </Td> <Td> L 61--63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> #9 </Td> <Td> Second Round </Td> <Td> #8 Kentucky </Td> <Td> L 49--56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> #11 </Td> <Td> First Four First Round </Td> <Td> #11 Wake Forest #6 Cincinnati </Td> <Td> W 95--88 L 61--75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> #9 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> #8 Creighton #16 UMBC #5 Kentucky #11 Loyola Chicago </Td> <Td> W 69--59 W 50--43 W 61--58 L 62--78 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr>

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