List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball


The following is a list of games ordered vacated or forfeited by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in college basketball. The list does not include forfeits imposed by individual conferences.
As a private association, the NCAA only changes its own records to reflect forfeits or vacations that its own Committee on Infractions has ordered, and not for sanctions imposed by individual conferences.

Most games vacated and forfeited

In some cases, NCAA sanctions covered multiple years. The incidents resulting in the largest number of vacated and/or forfeited games are as follows:
  1. Louisville: 123 regular-season and tournament wins and 3 tournament losses vacated, covering four seasons. This includes the Cardinals' 2012 Final Four appearance and 2013 national title, making them the first Division I basketball program of either sex forced to vacate a national title. See 2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal.
  2. Stephen F. Austin: 117 regular season and tournament wins from 2014 to 2019 due to an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes.
  3. Michigan: 113 regular season and tournament wins and 4 tournament losses vacated covering six of eight seasons between 1992 and 1999. See University of Michigan basketball scandal.
  4. Syracuse: 106 regular season wins from 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2012. See Syracuse University athletics scandal.
  5. Ohio State: 82 regular season and tournament wins and 31 regular season and tournament losses vacated covering four seasons from 1999 to 2002. See Jim O'Brien and NCAA Violations.
  6. Fresno State: 49 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss vacated covering three seasons from 1999 to 2001. See Tarkanian and the NCAA.
  7. BYU: 42 regular-season wins, 3 NIT wins, and 2 NIT losses vacated, covering the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.
  8. St. John's: 46 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss vacated covering four seasons from 2001 to 2004.
  9. New Mexico State: 40 regular season and tournament wins and 24 regular season and tournament losses vacated covering 5 seasons 1992–1994 and 1997–1998.
  10. Memphis: 38 regular season and tournament wins vacated from the 2008 season. See John Calipari era.
  11. Hawaii: 36 regular-season wins vacated covering the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
  12. FIU: 32 regular season wins vacated covering four seasons from 2003 to 2006.
  13. Louisiana: 31 wins and 2 tournament losses vacated from the 2004 and 2005 seasons. See Major violations.
  14. California: 28 regular season wins forfeited and 1 regular season loss vacated from the 1995 and 1996 season.
  15. Georgia Southern: Vacated 27 regular season wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
  16. Minnesota: 24 regular season wins forfeited from the 1977 season.
  17. Florida State: Vacated 22 regular season and NIT wins.
  18. Southern California: 21 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss vacated from the 2008 season. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.
  19. Arizona: 19 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss vacated from the 2008 season.
  20. Purdue: 19 regular season and tournament wins and 1 tournament loss vacated from the 1996 season.
  21. Siena: Vacated 46 wins from 2015 to 2018 season.
In addition to vacating and forfeiting games, the NCAA has the power to issue other forms of sanctions. The harshest sanction is a ban on a school's competing in a sport for at least one year. Sometimes referred to as the NCAA's death penalty, this sanction has been imposed twice against college basketball programs: the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program for the 1952–53 season; and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program for the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons.

Vacated and forfeited games

SchoolCoachYearActual W–LAdjusted W–LGames Affected
AlabamaWimp Sanderson1986–8728–526–4Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
ArizonaLute Olson1998–9922–722–6Vacated 1 tournament loss
ArizonaKevin O'Neill2007–0819–150–14Vacated 19 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
Arizona St.Bill Frieder1994–9524–922–8Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Austin PeayLake Kelly1972–7322–721–5Vacated 1 tournament win and 2 tournament losses
BYUDave Rose2015–1626–111–10Vacated 22 regular-season wins, 3 NIT wins, and 1 NIT loss
BYUDave Rose2016–1722–110–10Vacated 22 regular-season wins and 1 NIT loss
CaliforniaTodd Bozeman1994–9513–140–27Forfeited 13 regular season wins
CaliforniaTodd Bozeman1995–9617–112–25Forfeited 15 regular season wins, vacated 1 regular season loss
ClemsonCliff Ellis1989–9026–924–8Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
ConnecticutJim Calhoun1995–9632–330–2Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
DePaulJoey Meyer1985–8618–1316–12Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
DePaulJoey Meyer1986–8728–326–2Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
DePaulJoey Meyer1987–8822–821–7Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
DePaulJoey Meyer1988–8921–1220–11Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
FIUDonnie Marsh2002–038–211–21Vacated 7 regular season wins
FIUDonnie Marsh2003–045–220–22Vacated 5 regular season wins
FIUSergio Rouco2004–0513–170–17Vacated 13 regular season wins
FIUSergio Rouco2005–068–201–20Vacated 7 regular season wins
FloridaNorm Sloan1986–8723–1121–10Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
FloridaNorm Sloan1987–8823–1222–11Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
Florida StateLeonard Hamilton2006–0722–130–13Vacated 20 regular season wins and 2 NIT wins
Fresno StateJerry Tarkanian1998–9921–121–12Vacated 20 regular season wins
Fresno StateJerry Tarkanian1999–200024–1012–9Vacated 12 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
Fresno StateJerry Tarkanian2000–126–79–7Vacated 17 regular season wins
GeorgiaHugh Durham1984–8522–921–8Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
GeorgiaJim Harrick2001–0222–1021–9Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
Jeff Price2007–0820–120–12Vacated 20 regular season wins
Jeff Price2008–098–221–22Vacated 7 regular season wins
IonaJim Valvano1979–8029–528–4Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
IUPUIRon Hunter2003–0421–113–11Vacated 18 regular season wins
KentuckyEddie Sutton1987–8827–625–5Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Long Beach St.Jerry Tarkanian1970–7124–522–4Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Long Beach St.Jerry Tarkanian1971–7225–423–3Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Long Beach St.Jerry Tarkanian1972–7326–324–2Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Long Beach St.Larry Reynolds2005–0618–120–12Vacated 18 regular season wins
LouisianaBerly Shipley1971–7225–423–3Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
LouisianaBerly Shipley1972–7324–523–3Vacated 1 tournament win and 2 tournament losses
LouisianaJessie Evans2003–0420–96–8Vacated 14 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
LouisianaRobert Lee2004–0520–113–10Vacated 17 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
LouisvilleRick Pitino2011–1230–100–9Vacated 26 regular-season wins, 4 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss
LouisvilleRick Pitino2012–1335–50–5Vacated 29 regular-season wins and 6 tournament wins
LouisvilleRick Pitino2013–1431–60–5Vacated 29 regular-season wins, 2 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss
LouisvilleRick Pitino2014–1527–90–8Vacated 24 regular-season wins, 3 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss
Loyola MarymountRon Jacobs1979–8014–1414–13Vacated 1 tournament loss
MarshallRick Huckabay1986–8725–625–5Vacated 1 tournament loss
MarylandBob Wade1987–8818–1317–12Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MassachusettsJohn Calipari1995–9635–231–1Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MemphisDana Kirk1981–8224–523–4Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MemphisDana Kirk1982–8323–822–7Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MemphisDana Kirk1983–8426–724–6Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MemphisDana Kirk1984–8531–427–3Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MemphisDana Kirk1985–8628–627–5Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MemphisJohn Calipari2007–0838–20–1Vacated 33 regular season wins, 5 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss
Miami Jerry Pierson1988–8913–155–23Forfeited 8 regular season wins
MichiganSteve Fisher1991–9225–924–8Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MichiganSteve Fisher1992–9331–50–4Vacated 26 regular season wins, 5 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MichiganSteve Fisher1995–9621–111–10Vacated 20 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
MichiganSteve Fisher1996–9724–110–11Vacated 19 regular season wins and 5 NIT wins
MichiganBrian Ellerbe1997–9825–90–8Vacated 24 regular season wins, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss
MichiganBrian Ellerbe1998–9912–190–19Vacated 12 regular season wins
MinnesotaBill Musselman1971–7218–717–6Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MinnesotaJim Dutcher1976–7724–30–27Forfeited 24 regular season wins
MinnesotaClem Haskins1993–9422–1321–12Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
MinnesotaClem Haskins1994–9519–1320–11Vacated 1 tournament loss
MinnesotaClem Haskins1995–9619–1320–10Vacated 1 NIT win and 1 NIT loss
MinnesotaClem Haskins1996–9735–531–4Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
MinnesotaClem Haskins1997–9820–1515–15Vacated 5 NIT wins
MissouriNorm Stewart1993–9428–425–3Vacated 3 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
New Mexico St.Neil McCarthy1991–9225–823–7Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
New Mexico St.Neil McCarthy1992–9326–825–7Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
New Mexico St.Neil McCarthy1993–9423–823–7Vacated 1 tournament loss
New Mexico St.Neil McCarthy1996–9719–90–0Vacated 19 regular season wins and 9 regular season losses
New Mexico St.Lou Henson1997–9818–120–0Vacated 18 regular season wins and 12 regular season losses
Ohio St.Jim O'Brien1998–9927–91–1Vacated 22 regular season wins, 7 regular season losses, 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Ohio St.Jim O'Brien1999–200023–711–3Vacated 11 regular season wins, 3 regular season losses, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss
Ohio St.Jim O'Brien2000–0120–110–0Vacated 20 regular season wins, 10 regular season losses, and 1 tournament loss
Ohio St.Jim O'Brien2001–0224–80–0Vacated 23 regular season wins, 7 regular season losses, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss
Oregon St.Ralph Miller1975–7618–93–24Forfeited 15 regular season wins
Oregon St.Ralph Miller1979–8026–426–3Vacated 1 tournament loss
Oregon St.Ralph Miller1980–1126–226–1Vacated 1 tournament loss
Oregon St.Ralph Miller1981–8225–523–4Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
PurdueGene Keady1995–9626–67–23Forfeited 18 regular season wins; vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss
Jan van Breda Kolff2002–0313–141–14Vacated 12 regular season wins
Mike Jarvis2000–0114–155–15Vacated 9 regular season wins
Mike Jarvis2001–0220–127–11Vacated 13 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
Mike Jarvis2002–0321–131–13Vacated 20 regular season wins
Mike Jarvis2003–046–212–21Vacated 4 regular season wins
Saint Joseph'sJack Ramsay1960–6125–522–4Vacated 3 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Southeast Mo. St.Scott Edgar2007–0812–191–19Vacated 11 regular season wins
Stephen F. AustinBrad Underwood2014–1529–517–1Vacated 29 regular season wins
Stephen F. AustinBrad Underwood2015–1628–618–0Vacated 28 regular season and tournament wins
Stephen F. AustinKyle Keller2016–1718–1512–6Vacated 18 regular season wins
Stephen F. AustinKyle Keller2017–1828–714–4Vacated 28 regular season wins
Stephen F. AustinKyle Keller2018–1914–167–11Vacated 14 regular season wins
SyracuseJim Boeheim2004–0527–712-7Vacated 15 regular season and tournament wins
SyracuseJim Boeheim2005–0623–120-12Vacated 23 regular season and tournament wins
SyracuseJim Boeheim2006–0724–112-11Vacated 22 regular season and NIT wins
SyracuseJim Boeheim2010–1127–820-8Vacated 7 regular season and tournament wins
SyracuseJim Boeheim2011–1234–30-3Vacated 34 regular season and tournament wins
Texas TechJames Dickey1995–9630–228–1Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
UCLALarry Brown1979–8022–1017–9Vacated 5 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
UCLASteve Lavin1998–9922–922–8Vacated 1 tournament loss
USCTim Floyd2007–0821–120–11Vacated 21 regular season wins and 1 tournament loss
VillanovaJack Kraft1970–7127–723–6Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss
Western KentuckyJohnny Oldham1970–7124–620–5Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss