The Louisville Cardinals compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 1836–1032 (.640 winning percentage) across 108 recorded seasons dating back to 1911-12. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1980, 1986) and reached 8 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23-10 | 11-7 (ACC) | Pat Kelsey | AP #6 |
| 2024-25 | 27-8 | 18-2 (ACC) | Pat Kelsey | AP #10 |
| 2023-24 | 8-24 | 3-17 (ACC) | Kenny Payne | |
| 2022-23 | 4-28 | 2-18 (ACC) | Kenny Payne | |
| 2021-22 | 13-19 | 6-14 (ACC) | Chris Mack,Mike Pegues | |
| 2020-21 | 13-7 | 8-5 (ACC) | Chris Mack | AP #16 |
| 2019-20 | 24-7 | 15-5 (ACC) | Chris Mack | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 20-14 | 10-8 (ACC) | Chris Mack | AP #15 |
| 2017-18 | 22-14 | 9-9 (ACC) | David Padgett | AP #16 |
| 2016-17 | 25-9 | 12-6 (ACC) | Rick Pitino | AP #4 |
| 2015-16 | 23-8 | 12-6 (ACC) | Rick Pitino | AP #11 |
| 2010-11 | 25-10 | 12-6 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #11 |
| 2009-10 | 20-13 | 11-7 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #16 |
| 2008-09 | 31-6 | 16-2 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #1 |
| 2007-08 | 27-9 | 14-4 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #6 |
| 2006-07 | 24-10 | 12-4 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #12 |
| 2005-06 | 21-13 | 6-10 (Big East) | Rick Pitino | AP #4 |
| 2004-05 | 33-5 | 14-2 (CUSA) | Rick Pitino | AP #4 |
| 2003-04 | 20-10 | 9-7 (CUSA) | Rick Pitino | AP #4 |
| 2002-03 | 25-7 | 11-5 (CUSA) | Rick Pitino | AP #2 |
| 2001-02 | 19-13 | 8-8 (CUSA) | Rick Pitino | |
| 2000-01 | 12-19 | 8-8 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | |
| 1999-00 | 19-12 | 10-6 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | AP #25 |
| 1998-99 | 19-11 | 11-5 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | AP #24 |
| 1997-98 | 12-20 | 5-11 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | AP #19 |
| 1996-97 | 26-9 | 9-5 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | AP #6 |
| 1995-96 | 22-12 | 10-4 (CUSA) | Denny Crum | AP #12 |
| 1994-95 | 19-14 | 7-5 (Metro) | Denny Crum | |
| 1993-94 | 28-6 | 10-2 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #5 |
| 1992-93 | 22-9 | 11-1 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #9 |
| 1991-92 | 19-11 | 7-5 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #20 |
| 1990-91 | 14-16 | 4-10 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #23 |
| 1989-90 | 27-8 | 12-2 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #4 |
| 1988-89 | 24-9 | 8-4 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #3 |
| 1987-88 | 24-11 | 9-3 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #13 |
| 1986-87 | 18-14 | 9-3 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #2 |
| 1985-86 | 32-7 | 10-2 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #7 |
| 1984-85 | 19-18 | 6-8 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #6 |
| 1983-84 | 24-11 | 11-3 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #6 |
| 1982-83 | 32-4 | 12-0 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #2 |
| 1981-82 | 23-10 | 8-4 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #3 |
| 1980-81 | 21-9 | 11-1 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #3 |
| 1979-80 | 33-3 | 12-0 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #2 |
| 1978-79 | 24-8 | 9-1 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #4 |
| 1977-78 | 23-7 | 9-3 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #7 |
| 1976-77 | 21-7 | 6-1 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #6 |
| 1975-76 | 20-8 | 2-1 (Metro) | Denny Crum | AP #6 |
| 1974-75 | 28-3 | 12-2 (MVC) | Denny Crum | AP #2 |
| 1973-74 | 21-7 | 11-1 (MVC) | Denny Crum | AP #8 |
| 1972-73 | 23-7 | 11-3 (MVC) | Denny Crum | AP #20 |
| 1971-72 | 26-5 | 12-2 (MVC) | Denny Crum | AP #2 |
| 1970-71 | 20-9 | 9-5 (MVC) | Howard Stacey,John Dromo | AP #13 |
| 1969-70 | 18-9 | 11-5 (MVC) | John Dromo | AP #11 |
| 1968-69 | 21-6 | 13-3 (MVC) | John Dromo | AP #11 |
| 1967-68 | 21-7 | 14-2 (MVC) | John Dromo | AP #3 |
| 1966-67 | 23-5 | 12-2 (MVC) | Peck Hickman | AP #2 |
| 1965-66 | 16-10 | 8-6 (MVC) | Peck Hickman | |
| 1964-65 | 15-10 | 8-6 (MVC) | Peck Hickman | |
| 1963-64 | 15-10 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1962-63 | 14-11 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1961-62 | 15-10 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1960-61 | 21-8 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #4 |
| 1959-60 | 15-11 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1958-59 | 19-12 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #17 |
| 1957-58 | 13-12 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1956-57 | 21-5 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #3 |
| 1955-56 | 26-3 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #3 |
| 1954-55 | 19-8 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #12 |
| 1953-54 | 22-7 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #20 |
| 1952-53 | 22-6 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #14 |
| 1951-52 | 20-6 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #12 |
| 1950-51 | 19-7 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #14 |
| 1949-50 | 21-11 | Ind | Peck Hickman | AP #13 |
| 1948-49 | 23-10 | 6-3 (OVC) | Peck Hickman | |
| 1947-48 | 29-6 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1946-47 | 17-6 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1945-46 | 22-6 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1944-45 | 16-3 | Ind | Peck Hickman | |
| 1943-44 | 10-10 | Ind | Harold Church,Walter Casey | |
| 1941-42 | 7-10 | Ind | John Heldman | |
| 1940-41 | 2-14 | Ind | John Heldman | |
| 1939-40 | 1-18 | Ind | Lawrence Apitz | |
| 1938-39 | 1-15 | Ind | Lawrence Apitz | |
| 1937-38 | 4-11 | Ind | Lawrence Apitz | |
| 1936-37 | 4-8 | Ind | Lawrence Apitz | |
| 1935-36 | 14-11 | Ind | Red Money | |
| 1934-35 | 5-9 | Ind | Red Money | |
| 1933-34 | 16-9 | Ind | Red Money | |
| 1932-33 | 11-11 | Ind | Red Money | |
| 1931-32 | 15-7 | Ind | Edward Weber | |
| 1930-31 | 5-11 | Ind | Edward Weber | |
| 1929-30 | 9-6 | Ind | Edward Weber,Tom King | |
| 1928-29 | 12-8 | Ind | Tom King | |
| 1927-28 | 12-4 | Ind | Tom King | |
| 1926-27 | 7-5 | Ind | Tom King | |
| 1925-26 | 4-8 | Ind | Tom King | |
| 1924-25 | 10-7 | Ind | Fred Enke | |
| 1923-24 | 4-13 | Ind | Fred Enke | |
| 1921-22 | 1-13 | Ind | John O'Rouke | |
| 1920-21 | 3-8 | Ind | Jimmie Powers | |
| 1919-20 | 6-5 | Ind | Tuley Brucker | |
| 1918-19 | 7-4 | Ind | Earl Ford | |
| 1917-18 | 3-4 | Ind | Ed Bowman | |
| 1915-16 | 8-3 | Ind | Ed Bowman | |
| 1914-15 | 4-5 | Ind | Team Captains | |
| 1913-14 | 2-6 | Ind | Team Captains | |
| 1912-13 | 2-3 | Ind | Team Captains | |
| 1911-12 | 0-3 | Ind | William Gardiner |
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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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