Oklahoma State has a proud basketball history, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1945 and 1946 under coach Henry Iba. The Cowboys compete in the Big 12 and have produced legends including Bob Kurland, the first player to regularly dunk, and have reached the Final Four six times overall.
The Cowboys nickname reflects Oklahoma's ranching and frontier heritage, honoring the cowboy culture that defined the state's identity in the American West.
Winning back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1945 and 1946 under Henry Iba, featuring Bob Kurland, who is credited with pioneering the dunk and the goaltending rule.
Bob Kurland of Oklahoma State is credited as the first player to regularly dunk the basketball, and his dominance led directly to the NCAA adopting the goaltending rule.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1783–1283 (.582 winning percentage) across 113 recorded seasons dating back to 1907-08. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1945, 1946) and reached 6 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 19-14 | 6-12 (Big 12) | Steve Lutz | |
| 2024-25 | 17-18 | 7-13 (Big 12) | Steve Lutz | |
| 2023-24 | 12-20 | 4-14 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2022-23 | 20-16 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2021-22 | 15-15 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2020-21 | 21-9 | 11-7 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | AP #11 |
| 2019-20 | 18-14 | 7-11 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2018-19 | 12-20 | 5-13 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2017-18 | 21-15 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Michael Boynton | |
| 2016-17 | 20-13 | 9-9 (Big 12) | Brad Underwood | |
| 2015-16 | 12-20 | 3-15 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | |
| 2014-15 | 18-14 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | AP #22 |
| 2013-14 | 21-13 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | AP #5 |
| 2012-13 | 24-9 | 13-5 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | AP #13 |
| 2011-12 | 15-18 | 7-11 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | |
| 2010-11 | 20-14 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | |
| 2009-10 | 22-11 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | |
| 2008-09 | 23-12 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Travis Ford | |
| 2007-08 | 17-16 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Sean Sutton | |
| 2006-07 | 22-13 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Sean Sutton | AP #9 |
| 2005-06 | 17-16 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 2004-05 | 26-7 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #3 |
| 2003-04 | 31-4 | 14-2 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #4 |
| 2002-03 | 22-10 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #9 |
| 2001-02 | 23-9 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #5 |
| 2000-01 | 20-10 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 1999-00 | 27-7 | 12-4 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #8 |
| 1998-99 | 23-11 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #11 |
| 1997-98 | 22-7 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Eddie Sutton | AP #25 |
| 1995-96 | 17-10 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 1994-95 | 27-10 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Eddie Sutton | AP #14 |
| 1993-94 | 24-10 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Eddie Sutton | AP #8 |
| 1992-93 | 20-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Eddie Sutton | AP #19 |
| 1990-91 | 24-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Eddie Sutton | AP #12 |
| 1989-90 | 17-14 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Leonard Hamilton | AP #21 |
| 1988-89 | 17-13 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Leonard Hamilton | |
| 1987-88 | 14-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Leonard Hamilton | |
| 1986-87 | 8-20 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Leonard Hamilton | |
| 1985-86 | 15-13 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1984-85 | 12-16 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1983-84 | 13-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1982-83 | 24-7 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | AP #18 |
| 1981-82 | 15-12 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1980-81 | 18-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1979-80 | 10-17 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Paul Hansen | |
| 1978-79 | 12-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Jim Killingsworth | |
| 1977-78 | 10-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Jim Killingsworth | |
| 1975-76 | 10-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Guy Strong | |
| 1974-75 | 10-16 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Guy Strong | |
| 1973-74 | 9-17 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Guy Strong | |
| 1972-73 | 7-19 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Sam Aubrey | |
| 1971-72 | 4-22 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Sam Aubrey | |
| 1970-71 | 7-19 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Sam Aubrey | |
| 1969-70 | 14-12 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1968-69 | 12-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1967-68 | 10-16 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1966-67 | 7-18 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1965-66 | 4-21 | 2-12 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1964-65 | 20-7 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1963-64 | 15-10 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1962-63 | 16-9 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1961-62 | 14-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1959-60 | 10-15 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | |
| 1958-59 | 11-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Hank Iba | AP #20 |
| 1957-58 | 21-8 | Big 8 | Hank Iba | AP #6 |
| 1956-57 | 17-9 | 8-6 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #10 |
| 1955-56 | 18-9 | 8-4 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #19 |
| 1954-55 | 12-13 | 5-5 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #11 |
| 1953-54 | 24-5 | 9-1 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #4 |
| 1952-53 | 23-7 | 8-2 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #5 |
| 1951-52 | 19-8 | 7-3 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #13 |
| 1950-51 | 29-6 | 12-2 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #1 |
| 1949-50 | 18-9 | 7-5 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #19 |
| 1948-49 | 23-5 | 9-1 (MVC) | Hank Iba | AP #2 |
| 1947-48 | 27-4 | 10-0 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1946-47 | 24-8 | 8-4 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1945-46 | 31-2 | 12-0 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1944-45 | 27-4 | MVC | Hank Iba | |
| 1943-44 | 27-6 | MVC | Hank Iba | |
| 1942-43 | 14-10 | 7-3 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1941-42 | 20-6 | 9-1 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1940-41 | 18-7 | 8-4 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1939-40 | 26-3 | 12-0 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1938-39 | 19-8 | 11-3 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1937-38 | 25-3 | 13-1 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1936-37 | 20-3 | 11-1 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1935-36 | 16-8 | 8-4 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1934-35 | 9-9 | 5-7 (MVC) | Hank Iba | |
| 1933-34 | 4-14 | 1-9 (MVC) | Puny James | |
| 1932-33 | 5-12 | 3-7 (MVC) | Puny James | |
| 1931-32 | 4-15 | 2-6 (MVC) | Puny James | |
| 1930-31 | 7-9 | 5-3 (MVC) | George Rody | |
| 1929-30 | 1-15 | 0-8 (MVC) | George Rody | |
| 1928-29 | 1-14 | 0-4 (MVC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1927-28 | 11-7 | 11-7 (MVC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1926-27 | 8-9 | 6-6 (MVC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1925-26 | 9-9 | 5-7 (MVC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1924-25 | 15-3 | 12-2 (SWC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1923-24 | 14-6 | 9-5 (SWC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1922-23 | 12-11 | 7-8 (SWC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1921-22 | 5-16 | 1-4 (SWC) | John Maulbetsch | |
| 1920-21 | 2-9 | Ind | James Pixlee | |
| 1919-20 | 1-12 | Ind | James Pixlee | |
| 1918-19 | 5-5 | Ind | Earl Pritchard | |
| 1917-18 | 6-10 | 1-4 (SWC) | Earl Pritchard | |
| 1916-17 | 11-4 | Ind | John Griffith | |
| 1915-16 | 7-8 | Ind | John Griffith | |
| 1914-15 | 10-4 | Ind | Paul Davis | |
| 1912-13 | 3-6 | Ind | Paul Davis | |
| 1911-12 | 2-6 | Ind | Paul Davis | |
| 1909-10 | 3-3 | Ind | William Schreiber | |
| 1908-09 | 1-2 | Ind | William Schreiber | |
| 1907-08 | 2-3 | Ind | Boyd Hill |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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