The Butler Bulldogs compete in the Big East and hold an all-time record of 1706–1257 (.576 winning percentage) across 128 recorded seasons dating back to 1896-97. The program has reached 2 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16-16 | 7-13 (Big East) | Thad Matta | |
| 2024-25 | 15-20 | 6-14 (Big East) | Thad Matta | |
| 2023-24 | 18-15 | 9-11 (Big East) | Thad Matta | |
| 2022-23 | 14-18 | 6-14 (Big East) | Thad Matta | |
| 2021-22 | 14-19 | 6-14 (Big East) | LaVall Jordan | |
| 2020-21 | 10-15 | 8-12 (Big East) | LaVall Jordan | |
| 2019-20 | 22-9 | 10-8 (Big East) | LaVall Jordan | AP #5 |
| 2018-19 | 16-17 | 7-11 (Big East) | LaVall Jordan | |
| 2017-18 | 21-14 | 9-9 (Big East) | LaVall Jordan | |
| 2016-17 | 25-9 | 12-6 (Big East) | Chris Holtmann | AP #11 |
| 2015-16 | 22-11 | 10-8 (Big East) | Chris Holtmann | AP #9 |
| 2014-15 | 23-11 | 12-6 (Big East) | Chris Holtmann | AP #15 |
| 2013-14 | 14-17 | 4-14 (Big East) | Brandon Miller | |
| 2012-13 | 27-9 | 11-5 (A-10) | Brad Stevens | AP #9 |
| 2011-12 | 22-15 | 11-7 (Horizon) | Brad Stevens | |
| 2010-11 | 28-10 | 13-5 (Horizon) | Brad Stevens | AP #16 |
| 2009-10 | 33-5 | 18-0 (Horizon) | Brad Stevens | AP #11 |
| 2008-09 | 26-6 | 15-3 (Horizon) | Brad Stevens | AP #11 |
| 2007-08 | 30-4 | 16-2 (Horizon) | Brad Stevens | AP #8 |
| 2006-07 | 29-7 | 13-3 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | AP #10 |
| 2005-06 | 20-13 | 11-5 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | |
| 2004-05 | 13-15 | 7-9 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | |
| 2003-04 | 16-14 | 8-8 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | |
| 2002-03 | 27-6 | 14-2 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | |
| 2001-02 | 26-6 | 12-4 (Horizon) | Todd Lickliter | AP #20 |
| 2000-01 | 24-8 | 11-3 (MW Coll) | Thad Matta | |
| 1999-00 | 23-8 | 12-2 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1998-99 | 22-10 | 11-3 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1997-98 | 22-11 | 8-6 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1996-97 | 23-10 | 12-4 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1995-96 | 19-8 | 12-4 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1994-95 | 15-12 | 8-7 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1993-94 | 16-13 | 6-4 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1992-93 | 11-17 | 5-9 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1991-92 | 21-10 | 7-3 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1990-91 | 18-11 | 10-4 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1989-90 | 6-22 | 2-12 (MW Coll) | Barry Collier | |
| 1988-89 | 11-17 | 3-9 (MW Coll) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1987-88 | 14-14 | 5-5 (MW Coll) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1986-87 | 12-16 | 5-7 (MW Coll) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1985-86 | 9-19 | 2-10 (MW Coll) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1984-85 | 19-10 | 9-5 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1983-84 | 13-15 | 7-7 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1982-83 | 15-13 | 9-5 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1981-82 | 7-20 | 3-9 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1980-81 | 5-22 | 1-10 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1979-80 | 12-15 | 2-3 (MW City) | Joe Sexson | |
| 1978-79 | 11-16 | Ind | Joe Sexson | |
| 1977-78 | 15-11 | Ind | Joe Sexson | |
| 1976-77 | 13-14 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1975-76 | 12-15 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1974-75 | 10-16 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1973-74 | 14-12 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1972-73 | 14-12 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1971-72 | 6-20 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1970-71 | 10-16 | Ind | George Theofanis | |
| 1969-70 | 15-11 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1968-69 | 11-15 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1967-68 | 11-14 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1966-67 | 9-17 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1965-66 | 16-10 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1964-65 | 11-15 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1963-64 | 13-13 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1962-63 | 16-10 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1961-62 | 22-6 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1960-61 | 15-11 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1959-60 | 15-11 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1958-59 | 19-9 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1957-58 | 15-10 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1956-57 | 11-14 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1955-56 | 14-9 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1954-55 | 10-14 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1953-54 | 13-12 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1952-53 | 14-9 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1951-52 | 12-12 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1950-51 | 5-19 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1949-50 | 12-12 | MAC | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1948-49 | 18-5 | 8-2 (MAC) | Tony Hinkle | AP #11 |
| 1947-48 | 14-7 | 4-2 (MAC) | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1946-47 | 16-7 | 6-2 (MAC) | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1945-46 | 12-8 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1944-45 | 14-6 | Ind | Pop Hedden | |
| 1942-43 | 4-9 | Ind | Pop Hedden | |
| 1941-42 | 13-9 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1940-41 | 13-9 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1939-40 | 17-6 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1938-39 | 14-6 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1937-38 | 11-12 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1936-37 | 6-14 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1935-36 | 6-15 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1934-35 | 13-7 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1933-34 | 14-7 | 9-1 (MVC) | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1932-33 | 16-5 | 9-1 (MVC) | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1931-32 | 14-5 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1930-31 | 17-2 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1929-30 | 12-8 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1928-29 | 17-2 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1927-28 | 19-3 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1926-27 | 17-4 | Ind | Tony Hinkle | |
| 1925-26 | 16-5 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1924-25 | 20-4 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1923-24 | 12-7 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1922-23 | 17-3 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1921-22 | 19-6 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1920-21 | 16-4 | Ind | Pat Page | |
| 1919-20 | 2-4 | Ind | F.E. Ellis | |
| 1918-19 | 1-9 | Ind | Joe Mullaney | |
| 1917-18 | 0-6 | Ind | Cullen Thomas | |
| 1916-17 | 7-6 | Ind | Cullen Thomas | |
| 1915-16 | 3-4 | Ind | Cullen Thomas | |
| 1914-15 | 3-4 | Ind | Cullen Thomas | |
| 1912-13 | 3-8 | Ind | Cullen Thomas | |
| 1911-12 | 5-5 | Ind | Bill Diddel | |
| 1910-11 | 5-7 | Ind | Bill Diddel | |
| 1909-10 | 3-4 | Ind | Walter Gipe | |
| 1908-09 | 5-2 | Ind | Joe McCrea,John McKay | |
| 1907-08 | 4-4 | Ind | John McKay | |
| 1906-07 | 2-4 | Ind | Art Guedel | |
| 1905-06 | 1-1 | Ind | Edgar Wingard | |
| 1904-05 | 6-2 | Ind | Edgar Wingard | |
| 1903-04 | 2-2 | Ind | Ralph Jones | |
| 1902-03 | 1-3 | Ind | Mike Kelly | |
| 1901-02 | 1-3 | Ind | Mike Kelly | |
| 1900-01 | 2-1 | Ind | Mike Kelly | |
| 1899-00 | 2-1 | Ind | Mike Kelly | |
| 1898-99 | 0-2 | Ind | Lilly Zink | |
| 1897-98 | 2-3 | Ind | Lilly Zink | |
| 1896-97 | 1-0 | Ind | Unknown |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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