List of Akron Zips men's basketball seasons

The Akron Zips college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Akron in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio since 1983.

Seasons Conference division champions Conference champions* Conference tournament champions† Postseason berth‡

Season Head coach Conference Season results Conference tournamentresult Postseason result Final AP Poll Overall Conference Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish Buchtel College 1901–02 No Coach Independent 2 2 .500 — — — — — — — 1902–03 Independent 4 4 .500 — — — — — — — 1903–04 Independent 3 7 .300 — — — — — — — 1904–05 Earl Williams Independent 8 6 .571 — — — — — — — 1905–06 Independent 6 7 .462 — — — — — — — 1906–07 Independent 5 2 .714 — — — — — — — 1907–08 Independent 4 5 .444 — — — — — — — 1908–09 Dwight Bradley Independent 1 0 1.000 — — — — — — — Walter East Independent 5 7 .417 — — — — — — — 1909–10 Clarence Weed Independent 5 3 .625 — — — — — — — 1910–11 Frank Haggerty Independent 8 4 .667 — — — — — — — 1911–12 Independent 6 3 .667 — — — — — — — 1912–13 Independent 7 1 .875 — — — — — — — 1913–14 Independent 6 6 .500 — — — — — — — Akron Zips 1914–15 Frank Haggerty Independent 3 9 .250 — — — — — — — 1915–16 Fred Sefton Independent 5 5 .500 — — — — — — — 1916–17 Independent 14 2 .875 — — — — — — — 1917–18 Independent 9 4 .692 — — — — — — — 1918–19 Independent 14 0 1.000 — — — — — — — 1919–20 Independent 12 2 .857 — — — — — — — 1920–21 Independent 11 2 .846 — — — — — — — 1921–22 Independent 5 8 .385 — — — — — — — 1922–23 Independent 12 1 .923 — — — — — — — 1923–24 Ohio Athletic 10 3 .769 9 3 .750 6th — — — 1924–25 James Coleman Ohio Athletic 8 5 .615 8 5 .615 6th — — — 1925–26 Fred Sefton Ohio Athletic 6 7 .462 6 4 .600 6th — — — 1926–27 Ohio Athletic 7 6 .538 7 5 .583 7th — — — 1927–28 Red Blair Ohio Athletic 8 5 .615 7 5 .583 7th — — — 1928–29 Ohio Athletic 12 3 .800 12 2 .857 2nd — — — 1929–30 Ohio Athletic 11 3 .786 10 3 .769 2nd — — — 1930–31 Ohio Athletic 4 9 .308 3 8 .272 10th — — — 1931–32 Ohio Athletic 8 7 .533 7 7 .500 6th — — — 1932–33 Ohio Athletic 11 3 .786 10 3 .769 3rd — — — 1933–34 Ohio Athletic 15 1 .938 14 1 .933 1st* — — — 1934–35 Ohio Athletic 12 3 .800 12 3 .800 2nd — — — 1935–36 Ohio Athletic 7 5 .583 8 6 .571 10th — — — 1936–37 Paul Bixler Independent 8 5 .615 — — — — — — — 1937–38 Independent 13 5 .722 — — — — — — — 1938–39 Independent 10 5 .667 — — — — — — — 1939–40 Thomas Dowler Independent 9 14 .391 — — — — — — — 1940–41 Russell Beichly Independent 13 6 .684 — — — — — — — 1941–42 Independent 15 3 .833 — — — — — — — 1942–43 Independent 18 4 .818 — — — — — NAIA first round‡ — 1943–44 Independent 10 5 .667 — — — — — — — 1944–45 Ohio Athletic 21 2 .913 12 0 1.000 1st* — — — 1945–46 Ohio Athletic 19 5 .792 11 2 .846 1st* — — — 1946–47 Ohio Athletic 17 10 .630 9 3 .750 2nd — — — 1947–48 Ohio Athletic 15 9 .625 7 5 .583 8th — — — 1948–49 Ohio Athletic 16 6 .727 5 4 .556 6th Champion† — — 1949–50 Ohio Athletic 16 9 .640 4 1 .800 2nd — — — 1950–51 Ohio Athletic 3 20 .130 1 5 .167 11th — — — 1951–52 Ohio Athletic 4 20 .167 2 7 .222 12th — — — 1952–53 Ohio Athletic 17 7 .708 10 1 .909 1st* — — — 1953–54 Ohio Athletic 10 11 .476 7 4 .636 6th — — — 1954–55 Ohio Athletic 17 5 .773 9 4 .692 5th — — — 1955–56 Ohio Athletic 18 5 .783 11 1 .917 1st* — — — 1956–57 Ohio Athletic 18 7 .720 9 3 .750 4th — — — 1957–58 Ohio Athletic 20 6 .769 12 0 1.000 1st* — NCAA DII Regional Finalist‡ — 1958–59 Ohio Athletic 21 2 .913 10 1 .909 2nd — — — 1959–60 Tony Laterza Ohio Athletic 17 8 .680 8 3 .727 3rd Finalist — — 1960–61 Ohio Athletic 18 7 .720 9 3 .750 3rd Finalist — — 1961–62 Ohio Athletic 18 6 .750 10 4 .714 4th Finalist — — 1962–63 Ohio Athletic 22 3 .880 12 2 .857 3rd Finalist — — 1963–64 Ohio Athletic 24 7 .774 11 3 .785 3rd Champion† NCAA DII National Finalist‡ — 1964–65 Ohio Athletic 21 7 .750 12 2 .857 1st* Champion† NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ — 1965–66 Ohio Athletic 24 4 .857 11 2 .846 1st* Champion† NCAA DII semifinals‡ — 1966–67 Independent 20 5 .800 — — — — — NCAA DII Regional Finalists‡ — 1967–68 Independent 14 12 .538 — — — — — — — 1968–69 Wyatt Webb Independent 8 18 .308 — — — — — — — 1969–70 Independent 12 11 .522 — — — — — — — 1970–71 Independent 20 6 .769 — — — — — NCAA DII first round‡ — 1971–72 Independent 26 5 .839 — — — — — NCAA DII National Finalist‡ — 1972–73 Independent 22 5 .815 — — — — — NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ — 1973–74 Independent 18 6 .750 — — — — — — — 1974–75 Independent 20 9 .689 — — — — — NCAA DII Quarterfinals‡ — 1975–76 Alex Adams Independent 10 14 .417 — — — — — — — 1976–77 Ken Cunningham Independent 13 12 .520 — — — — — — — 1977–78 Mid-Continent 9 18 .333 1 6 .143 — — — — 1978–79 Mid-Continent 10 17 .370 2 8 .200 — — — — 1979–80 Independent 10 14 .417 — — — — — — — 1980–81 Bob Rupert Ohio Valley 8 18 .308 5 9 .357 6th — — — 1981–82 Ohio Valley 7 19 .269 3 13 .188 8th — — — 1982–83 Ohio Valley 14 15 .482 7 7 .500 4th Finalist — — 1983–84 Ohio Valley 8 19 .296 3 11 .214 8th — — — 1984–85 Bob Huggins Ohio Valley 12 14 .462 6 8 .429 6th — — — 1985–86 Ohio Valley 22 8 .733 10 4 .714 1st* Champion† NCAA first round‡ — 1986–87 Ohio Valley 21 9 .700 9 5 .643 2nd Semifinals NIT first round‡ — 1987–88 Independent 21 7 .750 — — — — — — — 1988–89 Independent 21 8 .724 — — — — — NIT first round‡ — 1989–90 Coleman Crawford Independent 16 12 .571 — — — — — — — 1990–91 Mid-Continent 15 13 .536 6 10 .375 7th Quarterfinals — — 1991–92 Mid-Continent 16 12 .571 10 6 .625 2nd Quarterfinals — — 1992–93 Mid-American 8 18 .308 3 15 .167 10th — — — 1993–94 Mid-American 8 18 .308 2 16 .111 10th — — — 1994–95 Mid-American 8 18 .308 4 14 .222 9th — — — 1995–96 Dan Hipsher Mid-American 3 23 .115 0 18 .000 10th — — — 1996–97 Mid-American 8 18 .308 6 12 .333 9th — — — 1997–98 Mid-American 17 10 .630 13 5 .722 1st-East* Quarterfinals — — 1998–99 Mid-American 18 9 .667 12 6 .667 3rd-East Quarterfinals — — 1999–00 Mid-American 17 11 .607 11 7 .611 3rd-East first round — — 2000–01 Mid-American 12 16 .429 9 9 .500 6th-East first round — — 2001–02 Mid-American 10 21 .323 5 13 .278 7th-East Quarterfinals — — 2002–03 Mid-American 14 14 .500 9 9 .500 3rd-East first round — — 2003–04 Mid-American 13 15 .464 7 11 .389 5th-East first round — — 2004–05 Keith Dambrot Mid-American 19 10 .655 11 7 .611 4th-East Quarterfinals — — 2005–06 Mid-American 23 10 .670 14 4 .778 2nd-East semifinals NIT second round‡ — 2006–07 Mid-American 26 7 .788 13 3 .813 1st-East* Finalist — — 2007–08 Mid-American 24 11 .686 11 6 .647 2nd-East Finalist NIT second round‡ — 2008–09 Mid-American 23 13 .639 10 6 .625 3rd-East Champion† NCAA first round‡ — 2009–10 Mid-American 24 11 .686 12 4 .750 2nd-East Finalist CBI first round — 2010–11 Mid-American 23 13 .639 9 7 .600 T-3rd-East Champion† NCAA second round‡ — 2011–12 Mid-American 22 12 .647 13 3 .813 1st-East Finalist NIT first round‡ — 2012–13 Mid-American 26 7 .788 14 2 .875 T-1st-East Champion† NCAA second round‡ — 2013–14 Mid-American 21 13 .618 12 6 .667 2nd-East semifinals CIT first round‡ — 2014–15 Mid-American 21 14 .600 9 9 .500 4th-East semifinals — — 2015–16 Mid-American 26 9 .743 13 5 .722 1st-East Finalist NIT first round‡ — 2016–17 Mid-American 27 9 14 4 1st-East Finalist NIT second round‡ — 2017–18 John Groce Mid-American 14 18 6 12 6th-East Quarterfinals — — 2018–19 Mid-American 17 16 8 10 4th-East Quarterfinals — — 2019–20 Mid-American 24 7 14 4 1st-East Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — — 2020–21 Mid-American 15 8 12 6 T-3rd Semifinals — — 2021–22 Mid-American 24 10 14 6 T-3rd Champion† NCAA First round‡ — 2022–23 Mid-American 22 11 13 5 3rd Semifinals — — 2023–24 Mid-American 24 11 13 5 T-2nd Champions† NCAA First round‡ — 2024–25 Mid-American 28 7 17 1 1st* Champions† NCAA First round‡ —2025-26 Mid-American 29 7 17 1 1st* Champions† NCAA 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament — Notes

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