The Colorado Buffaloes compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1458–1307 (.527 winning percentage) across 121 recorded seasons dating back to 1901-02. The program has reached 1 Final Four.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17-15 | 7-11 (Big 12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2024-25 | 14-21 | 3-17 (Big 12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2023-24 | 26-11 | 13-7 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | AP #18 |
| 2022-23 | 18-17 | 8-12 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2021-22 | 21-12 | 12-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2020-21 | 23-9 | 14-6 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | AP #22 |
| 2019-20 | 21-11 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | AP #16 |
| 2018-19 | 23-13 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2017-18 | 17-15 | 8-10 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2016-17 | 19-15 | 8-10 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2015-16 | 22-12 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2014-15 | 16-18 | 7-11 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2013-14 | 23-12 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | AP #15 |
| 2012-13 | 21-12 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | AP #19 |
| 2011-12 | 24-12 | 11-7 (Pac-12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2010-11 | 24-14 | 8-8 (Big 12) | Tad Boyle | |
| 2009-10 | 15-16 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2008-09 | 9-22 | 1-15 (Big 12) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2007-08 | 12-20 | 3-13 (Big 12) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2006-07 | 7-20 | 3-13 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2005-06 | 20-10 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2004-05 | 14-16 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2003-04 | 18-11 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2002-03 | 20-12 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2001-02 | 15-14 | 5-11 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 2000-01 | 15-15 | 5-11 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 1999-00 | 18-14 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 1998-99 | 18-15 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 1997-98 | 13-14 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | |
| 1996-97 | 22-10 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Ricardo Patton | AP #15 |
| 1995-96 | 9-18 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington,Ricardo Patton | |
| 1994-95 | 15-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington | |
| 1993-94 | 10-17 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington | |
| 1992-93 | 10-17 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington | |
| 1991-92 | 13-15 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington | |
| 1990-91 | 19-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Joe Harrington | |
| 1989-90 | 12-18 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Tom Miller | |
| 1988-89 | 7-21 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Tom Miller | |
| 1987-88 | 7-21 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Tom Miller | |
| 1986-87 | 9-19 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Tom Miller | |
| 1985-86 | 8-20 | 0-14 (Big 8) | Tom Apke | |
| 1984-85 | 11-17 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Tom Apke | |
| 1983-84 | 16-13 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Tom Apke | |
| 1982-83 | 13-15 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Tom Apke | |
| 1981-82 | 11-16 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Tom Apke | |
| 1980-81 | 16-12 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Bill Blair | |
| 1979-80 | 17-10 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Bill Blair | |
| 1978-79 | 14-13 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Bill Blair | |
| 1977-78 | 9-18 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Bill Blair | |
| 1976-77 | 11-16 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Bill Blair | |
| 1975-76 | 7-19 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1974-75 | 7-19 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1973-74 | 9-17 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1972-73 | 13-13 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1971-72 | 7-19 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1970-71 | 14-12 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1969-70 | 14-12 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | AP #10 |
| 1968-69 | 21-7 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | AP #14 |
| 1967-68 | 9-16 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1966-67 | 17-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1965-66 | 12-13 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1964-65 | 13-12 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1963-64 | 15-10 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1962-63 | 19-7 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | AP #6 |
| 1961-62 | 19-7 | 13-1 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | AP #9 |
| 1958-59 | 14-10 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1957-58 | 8-15 | 3-9 (Big 8) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1956-57 | 14-9 | 5-7 (Big 7) | Sox Walseth | |
| 1955-56 | 11-10 | 7-5 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | |
| 1954-55 | 19-6 | 11-1 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | AP #15 |
| 1953-54 | 11-11 | 10-2 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | |
| 1952-53 | 10-11 | 3-9 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | AP #18 |
| 1951-52 | 8-16 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | |
| 1950-51 | 4-20 | 2-10 (Big 7) | Bebe Lee | |
| 1949-50 | 14-8 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1948-49 | 6-12 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1947-48 | 7-14 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1946-47 | 7-11 | 5-7 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1945-46 | 12-6 | 9-3 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1944-45 | 13-3 | 9-1 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1941-42 | 16-2 | 11-1 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1940-41 | 10-6 | 7-5 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1939-40 | 17-4 | 11-1 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1938-39 | 14-4 | 10-2 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1937-38 | 15-6 | 10-2 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1936-37 | 10-5 | 10-2 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1935-36 | 6-8 | 6-8 (MSAC) | Frosty Cox | |
| 1934-35 | 3-9 | 3-9 (MSAC) | Dutch Clark | |
| 1933-34 | 9-8 | 7-5 (MSAC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1932-33 | 8-8 | 7-7 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1931-32 | 10-7 | 9-5 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1930-31 | 8-7 | 8-4 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1929-30 | 11-6 | 11-3 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1928-29 | 10-2 | 10-2 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1927-28 | 5-7 | 5-7 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1926-27 | 7-5 | 7-5 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1925-26 | 8-5 | 7-5 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1924-25 | 9-4 | 7-4 (MSAC) | Howard Beresford | |
| 1923-24 | 4-7 | 3-5 (MSAC) | Joe Mills | |
| 1922-23 | 1-7 | 1-5 (MSAC) | Joe Mills | |
| 1921-22 | 3-5 | 3-5 (MSAC) | Joe Mills | |
| 1920-21 | 8-0 | 6-0 (MSAC) | Joe Mills | |
| 1919-20 | 6-4 | MSAC | Joe Mills | |
| 1918-19 | 8-1 | MSAC | Joe Mills | |
| 1917-18 | 9-2 | 6-1 (MSAC) | Melbourne Evans | |
| 1916-17 | 6-2 | 6-2 (MSAC) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1915-16 | 6-2 | 6-2 (MSAC) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1914-15 | 4-6 | 3-5 (MSAC) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1913-14 | 5-3 | 5-1 (MSAC) | John McFadden | |
| 1912-13 | 7-4 | 5-1 (MSAC) | John McFadden | |
| 1911-12 | 5-2 | 2-2 (MSAC) | Frank Castleman | |
| 1910-11 | 4-2 | 2-2 (MSAC) | Frank Castleman | |
| 1909-10 | 7-5 | Ind | Frank Castleman | |
| 1908-09 | 4-3 | Ind | Frank Castleman | |
| 1907-08 | 6-6 | Ind | Frank Castleman | |
| 1906-07 | 6-4 | Ind | Frank Castleman | |
| 1905-06 | 6-5 | Ind | ||
| 1904-05 | 3-2 | Ind | ||
| 1903-04 | 4-3 | Ind | ||
| 1902-03 | 2-4 | Ind | ||
| 1901-02 | 3-1 | Ind |
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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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