<Tr> <Td> Championship </Td> <Td> No. 5 Florida </Td> <Td> 89--76 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times . Their combined record is 65--31 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Third Place Game </Td> <Td> Notre Dame Kentucky North Carolina San Francisco </Td> <Td> W 85--83 W 80--68 L 70--74 L 60--67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Marquette Louisville </Td> <Td> W 74--69 L 81--88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> Providence WKU Kentucky </Td> <Td> W 77--63 W 90--69 L 49--52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> No. 2 </Td> <Td> Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game </Td> <Td> No. 10 Lamar No. 3 LSU No. 1 Notre Dame No. 9 Penn No. 1 Indiana State </Td> <Td> W 95--64 W 87--71 W 80--68 W 101--67 W 75--64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> No. 10 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 7 UAB </Td> <Td> L 68--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 12 Washington No. 4 Georgetown No. 1 Kansas </Td> <Td> W 72--70 W 80--68 L 86--96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> No. 1 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 16 Murray State No. 9 UC Santa Barbara No. 4 Georgia Tech </Td> <Td> W 75--71 W 62--58 L 80--81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 12 Green Bay No. 4 Utah </Td> <Td> W 60--58 L 84--85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 12 SW Missouri State No. 4 Cincinnati </Td> <Td> W 61--54 L 65--77 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> No. 7 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 10 Seton Hall No. 2 Duke </Td> <Td> W 84--73 L 74--85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> No. 3 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 14 Weber State </Td> <Td> L 72--79 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> No. 4 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 13 Eastern Michigan No. 5 Princeton No. 1 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 83--71 W 63--56 L 58--73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> No. 1 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> No. 16 Mount St. Mary's No. 9 Ole Miss No. 13 Oklahoma No. 3 Kentucky No. 1 Duke </Td> <Td> W 76--53 W 74--66 W 54--46 W 73--66 L 62--68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> No. 1 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game </Td> <Td> No. 16 Valparaiso No. 8 Utah No. 4 Syracuse No. 2 Iowa State No. 8 Wisconsin No. 5 Florida </Td> <Td> W 65--38 W 73--61 W 75--58 W 75--64 W 53--41 W 89--76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> No. 1 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> No. 16 Alabama State No. 9 Fresno State No. 12 Gonzaga No. 11 Temple No. 2 Arizona </Td> <Td> W 69--35 W 81--65 W 77--62 W 69--62 L 61--80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> No. 10 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 7 NC State </Td> <Td> L 58--69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> No. 7 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> No. 10 Colorado No. 2 Florida No. 6 Maryland No. 1 Texas </Td> <Td> W 79--64 W 68--46 W 60--58 L 76--85 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> No. 7 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 10 Nevada </Td> <Td> L 66--72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> No. 12 Old Dominion No. 13 Vermont No. 1 Duke No. 2 Kentucky No. 1 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 89--81 W 72--61 W 78--68 W 94--88 L 71--87 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> No. 6 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 11 George Mason </Td> <Td> L 65--75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> No. 9 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 8 Marquette No. 1 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 61--49 L 67--81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 12 Temple No. 4 Pittsburgh No. 1 Memphis </Td> <Td> W 72--61 W 65--54 L 74--92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> No. 2 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game </Td> <Td> No. 15 Robert Morris No. 10 USC No. 3 Kansas No. 1 Louisville No. 1 Connecticut No. 1 North Carolina </Td> <Td> W 77--62 W 74--69 W 67--62 W 64--52 W 82--73 L 72--89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> No. 5 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> No. 12 New Mexico State No. 4 Maryland No. 9 Northern Iowa No. 6 Tennessee No. 5 Butler </Td> <Td> W 70--67 W 85--83 W 59--52 W 70--69 L 50--52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> No. 10 </Td> <Td> Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 7 UCLA </Td> <Td> L 76--78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> No. 1 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 16 Long Island No. 9 Saint Louis No. 4 Louisville </Td> <Td> W 89--67 W 65--61 L 44--57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> No. 3 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> No. 14 Valparaiso No. 6 Memphis No. 2 Duke </Td> <Td> W 65--54 W 70--48 L 61--71 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> No. 4 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight </Td> <Td> No. 13 Delaware No. 12 Harvard No. 1 Virginia No. 7 Connecticut </Td> <Td> W 93--78 W 80--73 W 61--59 L 54--60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> No. 7 </Td> <Td> Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> No. 10 Georgia No. 2 Virginia No. 3 Oklahoma No. 4 Louisville No. 1 Duke </Td> <Td> W 70--63 W 60--54 W 62--58 W 76--70 L 61--81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> No. 2 </Td> <Td> First Round </Td> <Td> No. 15 Middle Tennessee </Td> <Td> L 81--90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> No. 9 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 8 Miami No. 1 Kansas </Td> <Td> W 78--58 L 70--90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> No. 3 </Td> <Td> First Round Second Round </Td> <Td> No. 14 Bucknell No. 11 Syracuse </Td> <Td> W 82--78 L 53--55 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr>

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