Editing Big Sky Conference (section)

=== Men's basketball ===
{{See also|Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Season
!Regular-season<br />champion(s)
!Tournament<br />champion
!NCAA<br />seed
!Region
!Wins
!Advancement
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1963–64 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1964]]
|[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]]
|rowspan=12 align=center|''no tournament''
|align=center rowspan=15|
|align=center rowspan=4|
|align=center rowspan=4|
|rowspan=5|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1964–65 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1965]]
|[[1964–65 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1966]]
|[[1965–66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1966–67 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1967]]
|[[1966–67 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]], Montana State
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1968]]
|[[1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1968–69 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1969]]
|[[1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1969–70 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1970]]
|[[1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1971]]
|[[1970–71 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1972]]
|[[1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1972–73 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1973]]
|[[1972–73 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1973–74 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1974]]
|[[1973–74 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] &nbsp;<small>(playoff over [[1973–74 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]])</small>
|align=center|[[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1974–75 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1975]]
|[[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]<!--Women's team is "Lady Griz" (only Montana team so nicknamed).-->
|align=center|[[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1976]]
|[[1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], [[1975–76 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]], [[1975–76 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|Boise State
|align=center|[[1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region – Los Angeles|West]]
|align=center|0
|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1976–77 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1977]]
|[[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|Idaho State
|align=center|[[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|2
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|Round of 8
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1978]]
|[[1977–78 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|[[1977–78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|align=center|[[1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1978–79 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1979]]
|[[1978–79 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#Midwest region|Midwest]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1979–80 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1980]]
|[[1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=2|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1980–81 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1981]]
|[[1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center|7
|align=center|[[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1981–82 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1982]]
|[[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center style="background:#E6E8FA;"|3
|align=center|[[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 16
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1982–83 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1983]]
|Nevada, [[1982–83 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|9
|align=center|[[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=12|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1984]]
|Weber State
|[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|[[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1985]]
|[[1984–85 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team|Nevada]]
|Nevada
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1985–86 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings|1986]]
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]], Montana
|[[1985–86 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Houston, Texas|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1986–87 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1987]]
|Montana State
|[[1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1987–88 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1988]]
|[[1987–88 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|Boise State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1989]]
|[[1988–89 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|[[1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1990]]
|[[1989–90 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|Idaho
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Oakland, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1990–91 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1991]]
|[[1990–91 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|Montana
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1991–92 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1992]]
|[[1991–92 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1993]]
|[[1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]]
|[[1992–93 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional- Seattle, Washington|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1993–94 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1994]]
|Weber State, Idaho State
|[[1993–94 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1994–95 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1995]]
|[[1994–95 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Montana
|Weber State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama|Southeast]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1996]]
|Montana State
|Montana State
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Denver, Colorado|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=3|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1996–97 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1997]]
|Northern Arizona
|[[1996–97 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1997–98 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1998]]
|[[1997–98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]]
|Northern Arizona
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings|1999]]
|[[1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona|West]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2000]]
|Montana, Eastern Washington
|[[1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team|Northern Arizona]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Albuquerque, New Mexico|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=6|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2000–01 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2001]]
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]
| Cal State Northridge
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional — San Antonio, Texas|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2002]]
| Montana State
|[[2001–02 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional — Madison, Wisconsin|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2002–03 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2003]]
|[[2002–03 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
|Weber State
|align=center|12
|align=center|[[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2003–04 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2004]]
| [[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]]
| Eastern Washington
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Rutherford Regional|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2005]]
| [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]]
| [[2004–05 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Albuquerque Regional 4|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2005–06 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2006]]
| Northern Arizona
| [[2005–06 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|Midwest]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|Round of 32
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2006–07 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2007]]
| [[2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]], Northern Arizona
| Weber State
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|rowspan=19|
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2008]]
| [[2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]]
| Portland State
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Detroit, Michigan|Midwest]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2008–09 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2009]]
| Weber State
| [[2008–09 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team|Portland State]]
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2010]]
| [[2009–10 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Syracuse, New York|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2010–11 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2011]]
| [[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]]
| Northern Colorado
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2012]]
| [[2011–12 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Boston, Massachusetts|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2013]]
| [[2012–13 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Washington, D.C.|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2013–14 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2014]]
| [[2013–14 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Weber State
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2015]]
| [[2014–15 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]], [[2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|Eastern Washington
|align=center|13
|align=center|[[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#South Regional – Houston, Texas|South]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2016]]
| [[2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| Weber State
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East Regional – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2017]]
| [[2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball team|North Dakota]]
| North Dakota
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Jose, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2018]]
| [[2017–18 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Los Angeles, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2019]]
| [[2018–19 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|15
|align=center|[[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Anaheim, California|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2020]]
| [[2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|align=center|''[[2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|canceled]]''
|colspan=3 align=center|''[[2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|canceled]]''
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2021]]
| [[2020–21 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team|Southern Utah]]
| [[2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2022]]
| [[2021–22 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
| Montana State
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – San Francisco, CA|West]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2023]]
| [[2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
| [[2022–23 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY|East]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2024]]
| [[2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team|Eastern Washington]]
| [[2023–24 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|[[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#First Four – Dayton, Ohio|First Four]]
|align=center|0
|-
|align=center|[[Template:2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings|2025]]
| [[2024–25 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]], [[2024–25 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana]]
| Montana
|align=center|14
|align=center|[[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#East regional – Newark, New Jersey|East]]
|align=center|0
|}
* Prior to 1976, each NCAA regional had a [[Third place playoff|third place]] game (won 1969; lost 1972, 1975)
* The only Big Sky team to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament was [[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|1977]]
* The only Big Sky team to earn a bye in the NCAA tournament was [[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1982]]
* Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to have an at-large team in the NCAA tournament

==== Championships (by school) ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!School!! Member years!! Conference<br />titles !! Tournament<br />titles!!Last won
|-
|[[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]]||1963–present|| 22 || 10 || 2016
|-
|[[Montana Grizzlies basketball|Montana]]|| 1963–present || 13 || 12 || 2025
|-
|[[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]]||1963–present|| 6 || 5 || 2024
|-
|[[Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Washington]] ||1987–present|| 6 || 3 || 2024
|-
|[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball|Northern Arizona]]||1970–present|| 5 || 2 || 2007
|-
|[[Idaho Vandals men's basketball|Idaho]] || 1963–96, 2014–present || 4 || 4 || 1993
|-
|[[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State]]||1963–present|| 4 || 2||  1994
|-
|[[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]]||1970–96|| 3 || 4||1989
|-
|[[Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball|Nevada]]|| 1979–92 || 2 || 2 ||1985
|-
|[[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]]||1996–present|| 2 || 2 ||2009
|-
|[[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga]]||1963–79|| 2 || 0 ||1967
|-
|[[Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball|Northern Colorado]]||2006–present|| 2 || 1 || 2025
|-
|[[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]||1996–2001|| 1 || 1 || 2001
|-
|[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball|North Dakota]] || 2012–18 || 1 || 1 || 2017
|-
|[[Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball|Southern Utah]] || 2012–22 || 1 || 0 || 2021
|-
|[[Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball|Sacramento State]] || 1996–present || 0 || 0 || {{n/a}}
|}

====NCAA tournament====
Since [[1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region|1968]], the Big Sky champion has received a berth in the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]; the [[Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|conference tournament]] winner has been the representative since its introduction in [[1976 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament|1976]].

The best finish by a Big Sky team came in [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1977]], when the [[Idaho State Bengals men's basketball|Idaho State Bengals]] of [[Jim Killingsworth]] advanced to the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|Elite Eight]], with a one-point upset of [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] in the Sweet Sixteen in [[Marriott Center|Provo, Utah]]. Two days later, the Bengals led [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV]] by a point at halftime, but lost by seventeen and finished at {{nowrap|25–5.}}

Seeding was introduced in [[1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1979]] when it expanded to forty teams, and the highest seed granted a Big Sky team was in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1982]] in a 48-team bracket: ranked eighth in the [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|final polls]] with a {{nowrap|26–2}} record, the [[1981–82 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho Vandals]] under [[Don Monson]] were seeded third in the [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|West regional]]. After a first round bye, they beat [[Lute Olson]]'s [[1981–82 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] in nearby [[Beasley Coliseum|Pullman]] in overtime, but lost to second-seeded (and fourth-ranked) [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]] in the regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen), also played in Provo. (Idaho had defeated OSU by 22 points in December in the Far West Classic at [[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Portland]].)

Other Big Sky teams that advanced to regional semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) include the [[1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State Wildcats]] in [[1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1969]] and [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972]], when the total field was 25 teams, and the [[1974–75 Montana Grizzlies basketball team|Montana Grizzlies]] under [[Jud Heathcote]] in the 32-team field in [[1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1975]]. The Griz fell to heavily-favored [[1974–75 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] by just three points, who went on to win another title in [[John Wooden]]'s final year as head coach. (A&nbsp;year later, Heathcote was hired at [[1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]] with Monson as an assistant for the first two years; in his third season, the Spartans won the national title in [[1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|1979]].)

Since 1982, only three teams from the Big Sky have advanced within the NCAA tournament, and none past the round of 32. Weber State won in [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Southeast Regional – Birmingham, Alabama|1995]] and [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona|1999]], coached by [[Ron Abegglen]], and Montana in [[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Minneapolis Regional|2006]], led by alumnus [[Larry Krystkowiak]]. Prior to Idaho in 1982, the Big Sky had been seeded seventh (Weber State, 1979 & 1980; and [[1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]], 1981); the highest seed for the conference since 1982 is ninth (Weber State, [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#West region|1983]]), and the highest since expanding to 64 teams in [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]] is twelfth (Weber State in [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Midwest Regional – Minneapolis, Minnesota|2003]]; Montana in 2006).

Through 2025, the Big Sky has yet to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The first [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] appearance for the conference was [[1982–83 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team|Idaho]] in [[1983 National Invitation Tournament|1983]]; two Big Sky teams advanced to the NIT's round of 16: Weber State ([[1984 National Invitation Tournament|1984]]) and [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]] ([[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]]).