The Iowa State Cyclones compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1511–1418 (.516 winning percentage) across 115 recorded seasons dating back to 1907-08. The program has reached 1 Final Four.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27-7 | 12-6 (Big 12) | T.J. Otzelberger | AP #2 |
| 2024-25 | 25-10 | 13-7 (Big 12) | T.J. Otzelberger | AP #2 |
| 2023-24 | 29-8 | 13-5 (Big 12) | T.J. Otzelberger | AP #4 |
| 2022-23 | 19-14 | 9-9 (Big 12) | T.J. Otzelberger | AP #11 |
| 2021-22 | 22-13 | 7-11 (Big 12) | T.J. Otzelberger | AP #8 |
| 2020-21 | 2-22 | 0-18 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | |
| 2019-20 | 12-20 | 5-13 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | |
| 2018-19 | 23-12 | 9-9 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | AP #17 |
| 2017-18 | 13-18 | 4-14 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | |
| 2016-17 | 24-11 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | AP #16 |
| 2015-16 | 23-12 | 10-8 (Big 12) | Steve Prohm | AP #4 |
| 2014-15 | 25-9 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Fred Hoiberg | AP #9 |
| 2013-14 | 28-8 | 11-7 (Big 12) | Fred Hoiberg | AP #8 |
| 2012-13 | 23-12 | 11-7 (Big 12) | Fred Hoiberg | |
| 2011-12 | 23-11 | 12-6 (Big 12) | Fred Hoiberg | AP #25 |
| 2010-11 | 16-16 | 3-13 (Big 12) | Fred Hoiberg | |
| 2009-10 | 15-17 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Greg McDermott | |
| 2008-09 | 15-17 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Greg McDermott | |
| 2007-08 | 14-18 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Greg McDermott | |
| 2006-07 | 15-16 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Greg McDermott | |
| 2005-06 | 16-14 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Wayne Morgan | AP #25 |
| 2004-05 | 19-12 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Wayne Morgan | |
| 2003-04 | 20-13 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Wayne Morgan | |
| 2002-03 | 17-14 | 5-11 (Big 12) | Larry Eustachy | |
| 2001-02 | 12-19 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Larry Eustachy | |
| 2000-01 | 25-6 | 13-3 (Big 12) | Larry Eustachy | AP #6 |
| 1999-00 | 32-5 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Larry Eustachy | AP #6 |
| 1998-99 | 15-15 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Larry Eustachy | |
| 1997-98 | 12-18 | 5-11 (Big 12) | Tim Floyd | |
| 1996-97 | 22-9 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Tim Floyd | AP #4 |
| 1994-95 | 23-11 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Tim Floyd | AP #11 |
| 1993-94 | 14-13 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1992-93 | 20-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | AP #19 |
| 1991-92 | 21-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | AP #23 |
| 1990-91 | 12-19 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1989-90 | 10-18 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1988-89 | 17-12 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1987-88 | 20-12 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | AP #10 |
| 1986-87 | 13-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1985-86 | 22-11 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1984-85 | 21-13 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1983-84 | 16-13 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1982-83 | 13-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1981-82 | 10-17 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1980-81 | 9-18 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Johnny Orr | |
| 1979-80 | 11-16 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Lynn Nance,Rick Samuels | |
| 1978-79 | 11-16 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Lynn Nance | |
| 1977-78 | 14-13 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Lynn Nance | |
| 1975-76 | 3-24 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Ken Trickey | |
| 1974-75 | 10-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Ken Trickey | |
| 1973-74 | 15-11 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Gus Guydon,Maury John | |
| 1972-73 | 16-10 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Maury John | |
| 1971-72 | 12-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Maury John | |
| 1970-71 | 5-21 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1969-70 | 12-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1968-69 | 14-12 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1967-68 | 12-13 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1966-67 | 13-12 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1965-66 | 11-14 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1964-65 | 9-16 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1963-64 | 9-16 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1962-63 | 14-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1961-62 | 13-12 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Glendon Anderson | |
| 1958-59 | 9-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Bill Strannigan | |
| 1957-58 | 15-8 | 8-4 (Big 8) | Bill Strannigan | AP #20 |
| 1956-57 | 16-7 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Bill Strannigan | AP #3 |
| 1955-56 | 18-5 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Bill Strannigan | AP #8 |
| 1954-55 | 11-10 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Bill Strannigan | |
| 1953-54 | 6-15 | 2-10 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1952-53 | 10-11 | 5-7 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1951-52 | 10-11 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1950-51 | 9-12 | 3-9 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1949-50 | 6-17 | 2-10 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1948-49 | 7-14 | 3-9 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1947-48 | 15-8 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Clay Sutherland | |
| 1946-47 | 7-14 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1945-46 | 8-8 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1944-45 | 11-5 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1943-44 | 14-4 | 9-1 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1942-43 | 7-9 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1941-42 | 11-6 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1940-41 | 15-4 | 7-3 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1939-40 | 9-9 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1938-39 | 8-9 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1937-38 | 6-9 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1936-37 | 3-15 | 0-10 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1935-36 | 8-8 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1934-35 | 13-3 | 8-2 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1933-34 | 6-11 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1932-33 | 6-10 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1931-32 | 9-6 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1930-31 | 8-8 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1929-30 | 9-8 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1928-29 | 8-7 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Louis Menze | |
| 1927-28 | 3-15 | 3-15 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1926-27 | 8-10 | 5-7 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1925-26 | 4-14 | 3-11 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1924-25 | 2-15 | 1-15 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1923-24 | 2-16 | 2-14 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1922-23 | 11-7 | 9-7 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1921-22 | 10-8 | 8-8 (MVC) | Bill Chandler | |
| 1920-21 | 10-8 | 6-8 (MVC) | Maurice Kent | |
| 1919-20 | 6-12 | 2-10 (MVC) | R.N. Berryman | |
| 1918-19 | 5-11 | 3-8 (MVC) | H.H. Walters | |
| 1917-18 | 6-9 | 1-6 (MVC) | H.H. Walters | |
| 1916-17 | 12-6 | 6-4 (MVC) | H.H. Walters | |
| 1915-16 | 4-12 | 2-8 (MVC) | H.H. Walters | |
| 1914-15 | 6-7 | 5-5 (MVC) | Homer Hubbard | |
| 1913-14 | 4-14 | 4-10 (MVC) | Homer Hubbard | |
| 1912-13 | 3-13 | 3-9 (MVC) | Homer Hubbard | |
| 1911-12 | 8-7 | 4-4 (MVC) | Homer Hubbard | |
| 1910-11 | 6-11 | 6-8 (MVC) | Samuel Williams | |
| 1909-10 | 9-7 | 6-2 (MVC) | Samuel Williams | |
| 1908-09 | 4-10 | 4-4 (MVC) | Samuel Williams | |
| 1907-08 | 1-1 | 1-0 (MVC) | Samuel Williams |
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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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