North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Texas Southern Tigers: Game Highlights
Eleven HBCUs have won 17 games in DI men's basketball tournament history. Here's what you need to know.
School breakdown
| # of Wins | HBCU |
|---|---|
| 3 | Alcorn State, Texas Southern |
| 2 | Hampton, Norfolk State |
| 1 | Coppin State, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Howard North Carolina A&T, Southern, Alabama State |
Conference breakdown
The SWAC has won nine DI men's basketball tournament games, edging MEAC which has eight.
| # of Wins | Conference |
|---|---|
| 9 | SWAC |
| 8 | MEAC |
Complete history
Here's the complete history of every HBCU win during March Madness.
| year | HBCU | Opponent | Round | Score | Bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 16 Howard | No. 16 UMBC | First Four | 86-83 | View Bracket |
| 2025 | No. 16 Alabama State | No. 16 Saint Francis | First Four | 70-68 | View Bracket |
| 2024 | No. 16 Grambling State | No. 16 Montana State | First Four | 88-81 | View Bracket |
| 2022 | No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | First Four | 76-67 | View Bracket | |
| 2021 | No. 16 Mt. St. Mary's | First Four | 60-52 | View Bracket | |
| No. 16 Appalachian State | First Four | 54-53 | View Bracket | ||
| 2018 | No. 16 N.C. Central | First Four | 64-46 | View Bracket | |
| 2015 | No. 16 Manhattan | First Four | 74-64 | View Bracket | |
| 2013 | No. 16 North Carolina A&T | No. 16 Liberty | First Four | 73-72 | View Bracket |
| 2012 | No. 2 Missouri | 1st | 86-84 | View Bracket | |
| 2004 | No. 16 Florida A&M | No. 16 Lehigh | Opening | 72-57 | View Bracket |
| 2001 | No. 2 Iowa State | 1st | 58-57 | View Bracket | |
| 1997 | No. 15 Coppin State | No. 2 South Carolina | 1st | 78-65 | View Bracket |
| 1993 | No. 13 Southern | No. 4 Georgia Tech | 1st | 93-78 | View Bracket |
| 1984 | Alcorn State | Houston Baptist | Preliminary | 79-60 | View Bracket |
| 1983 | Alcorn State | Xavier | Preliminary | 81-75 | View Bracket |
| 1980 | No. 8 Alcorn State | No. 9 South Alabama | 1st | 70-62 | View Bracket |
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