# 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 (NCAA) 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, with all schools involved being Division I and all teams involved being men's teams unless otherwise indicated:
* Northern Colorado: 153 games (151 regular-season, 2 postseason) vacated, covering all results from 2010 to 2015.
* Louisville: 126 games (123 regular-season and tournament wins and 3 tournament losses) vacated, covering four seasons (2011–2015). 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.
* Stephen F. Austin: 117 regular-season and tournament wins from 2014 to 2019 due to an administrative error in certifying eligibility for student-athletes.
* Michigan: 117 games (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 (also ).
* Ohio State, men: 113 games (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.
* Southern, women: 109 wins vacated, covering all results from 2009 to 2015.
* Syracuse: 106 regular-season wins from 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2012. See Syracuse University athletics scandal.
* Arizona: 70 games (69 regular and tournament season wins and 1 tournament loss) vacated from the 2007–08, 2016–17 and 2017–18 season.
* Saginaw Valley State, men (D-II): 69 games (65 regular-season wins and 4 NCAA tournament wins) vacated, covering four seasons from 2014 to 2018.
* New Mexico State: 64 games (40 regular-season and tournament wins and 24 regular-season and tournament losses) vacated covering 5 seasons 1992–1994 and 1997–1998. See Neil McCarthy scandal.
* Ohio State, women: 55 games (52 wins and 3 losses) vacated from 2016–17 to 2018–19.
* Fresno State: 50 games (49 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss) vacated covering three seasons from 1999 to 2001. See Tarkanian and the NCAA.
* BYU: 47 games (42 regular-season wins, 3 NIT wins, and 2 NIT losses) vacated, covering the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.
* St. John's: 47 games (46 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss) vacated covering four seasons from 2001 to 2004.
* Siena: Vacated 46 wins from 2015 to 2018 seasons.
* Minnesota: 42 games (including 24 regular-season wins forfeited from the 1977 season). See University of Minnesota basketball scandal.
* Memphis: 39 games (38 regular-season and tournament wins and one tournament loss) vacated from the 2008 season. See John Calipari era and Derrick Rose.
* Hawaiʻi: 36 regular-season wins vacated covering the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
* Thomas More, women (D-III): 33 games—27 regular-season and 6 NCAA tournament wins, including the national championship, from the 2014–15 season.
* Louisiana-Lafayette: 33 games (31 wins and 2 tournament losses) vacated from the 2004 and 2005 seasons. See Major violations.
* FIU: 32 regular-season wins vacated covering four seasons from 2003 to 2006.
* California: 29 games (28 regular-season wins forfeited and 1 regular-season loss) vacated from the 1995 and 1996 season.
* Georgia Southern: Vacated 27 regular-season wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
* Saginaw Valley State, women (D-II): 23 regular-season wins vacated, covering the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.
* Florida State, men: Vacated 22 games (20 regular-season and 2 NIT wins) from the 2006–07 season.
* Florida State, women: Vacated 20 regular-season and 2 NCAA tournament wins from the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.
* USC: 21 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss vacated from the 2008 season. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.
* Purdue: 19 regular-season and tournament wins and 1 tournament loss vacated from the 1996 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: (1) the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program for the 1952–53 season; and (2) the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program (then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana) for the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons.

## Vacated and forfeited games

Unless indicated otherwise, teams listed here are Division I men's teams, and the following information is from Sports-Reference.
| School | Coach | Year | Actual W–L | Adjusted W–L | Games Affected |
| Alabama | Wimp Sanderson | 1986–87 | 28–5 | 26–4 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Arizona | Lute Olson | 1998–99 | 22–7 | 22–6 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| Arizona | Kevin O'Neill | 2007–08 | 19–15 | 0–14 | Vacated 19 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Arizona | Sean Miller | 2016–17 | 32–5 | 0–5 | Vacated 30 regular-season and 2 tournament wins |
| Arizona | Sean Miller | 2017–18 | 27–8 | 9–8 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins |
| Arizona State | Bill Frieder | 1994–95 | 24–9 | 22–8 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Auburn | Cliff Ellis | 1994–95 | 16–13 | 0–29 | Forfeited 16 regular-season wins |
| Austin Peay | Lake Kelly | 1972–73 | 22–7 | 21–5 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 2 tournament losses |
| BYU | Dave Rose | 2015–16 | 26–11 | 1–10 | Vacated 22 regular-season wins, 3 NIT wins, and 1 NIT loss |
| BYU | Dave Rose | 2016–17 | 22–11 | 0–10 | Vacated 22 regular-season wins and one NIT loss |
| California | Todd Bozeman | 1994–95 | 13–14 | 0–27 | Forfeited 13 regular-season wins |
| California | Todd Bozeman | 1995–96 | 17–11 | 2–25 | Forfeited 15 regular-season wins; vacated one regular-season loss |
| Clemson | Cliff Ellis | 1989–90 | 26–9 | 24–8 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| UConn | Jim Calhoun | 1995–96 | 32–3 | 30–2 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| DePaul | Joey Meyer | 1985–86 | 18–13 | 16–12 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| DePaul | Joey Meyer | 1986–87 | 28–3 | 26–2 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| DePaul | Joey Meyer | 1987–88 | 22–8 | 21–7 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| DePaul | Joey Meyer | 1988–89 | 21–12 | 20–11 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| FIU | Donnie Marsh | 2002–03 | 8–21 | 1–21 | Vacated 7 regular-season wins |
| FIU | Donnie Marsh | 2003–04 | 5–22 | 0–22 | Vacated 5 regular-season wins |
| FIU | Sergio Rouco | 2004–05 | 13–17 | 0–17 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins |
| FIU | Sergio Rouco | 2005–06 | 8–20 | 1–20 | Vacated 7 regular-season wins |
| Florida | Norm Sloan | 1986–87 | 23–11 | 21–10 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Florida | Norm Sloan | 1987–88 | 23–12 | 22–11 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Florida State (men) | Leonard Hamilton | 2006–07 | 22–13 | 0–13 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins and 2 NIT wins |
| Florida State (women) | Sue Semrau | 2006–07 | 24–10 | 8–10 | Vacated 14 regular-season and two tournament wins |
| Florida State (women) | Sue Semrau | 2007–08 | 19–14 | 13–14 | Vacated six regular-season wins |
| Fresno State | Jerry Tarkanian | 1998–99 | 21–12 | 1–12 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| Fresno State | Jerry Tarkanian | 1999–2000 | 24–10 | 12–9 | Vacated 12 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Fresno State | Jerry Tarkanian | 2000–01 | 26–7 | 9–7 | Vacated 17 regular-season wins |
| Georgia | Hugh Durham | 1984–85 | 22–9 | 21–8 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Georgia | Jim Harrick | 2001–02 | 22–10 | 21–9 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Georgia Southern | Jeff Price | 2007–08 | 20–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| Georgia Southern | Jeff Price | 2008–09 | 8–22 | 1–22 | Vacated seven regular-season wins |
| Hawaii | Gib Arnold | 2012–13 | 17–15 | 1–15 | Vacated 16 regular-season wins |
| Hawaii | Gib Arnold | 2013–14 | 20–11 | 0–11 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| Iona | Jim Valvano | 1979–80 | 29–5 | 28–4 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| IUPUI | Ron Hunter | 2003–04 | 21–11 | 3–11 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins |
| Kentucky | Eddie Sutton | 1987–88 | 27–6 | 25–5 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Long Beach State | Jerry Tarkanian | 1970–71 | 24–5 | 22–4 | Vacated two tournament wins and one tournament loss |
| Long Beach State | Jerry Tarkanian | 1971–72 | 25–4 | 23–3 | Vacated two tournament wins and one tournament loss |
| Long Beach State | Jerry Tarkanian | 1972–73 | 26–3 | 24–2 | Vacated two tournament wins and one tournament loss |
| Long Beach State | Larry Reynolds | 2005–06 | 18–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins |
| Louisiana | Beryl Shipley | 1971–72 | 25–4 | 23–3 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Louisiana | Beryl Shipley | 1972–73 | 24–5 | 23–3 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 2 tournament losses |
| Louisiana | Jessie Evans | 2003–04 | 20–9 | 6–8 | Vacated 14 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Louisiana | Robert Lee | 2004–05 | 20–11 | 3–10 | Vacated 17 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Louisville | Rick Pitino | 2011–12 | 30–10 | 0–9 | Vacated 26 regular-season wins, 4 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss |
| Louisville | Rick Pitino | 2012–13 | 35–5 | 0–5 | Vacated 29 regular-season wins and 6 tournament wins, including national championship |
| Louisville | Rick Pitino | 2013–14 | 31–6 | 0–5 | Vacated 29 regular-season wins, 2 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss |
| Louisville | Rick Pitino | 2014–15 | 27–9 | 0–8 | Vacated 24 regular-season wins, 3 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss |
| Loyola Marymount | Ron Jacobs | 1979–80 | 14–14 | 14–13 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| Manhattan | Bob Delle Bovi | 1987–88 | 7–23 | 7–23 | Forfeited 1 game against Drexel (record unaffected) |
| Marshall | Rick Huckabay | 1986–87 | 25–6 | 25–5 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| Maryland | Bob Wade | 1987–88 | 18–13 | 17–12 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Massachusetts | John Calipari | 1995–96 | 35–2 | 31–1 | Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | Dana Kirk | 1981–82 | 24–5 | 23–4 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | Dana Kirk | 1982–83 | 23–8 | 22–7 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | Dana Kirk | 1983–84 | 26–7 | 24–6 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | Dana Kirk | 1984–85 | 31–4 | 27–3 | Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | Dana Kirk | 1985–86 | 28–6 | 27–5 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Memphis | John Calipari | 2007–08 | 38–2 | 0–1 | Vacated 33 regular-season wins, 5 tournament wins, and 1 tournament loss |
| Miami (OH) | Jerry Pierson | 1988–89 | 13–15 | 5–23 | Forfeited 8 regular-season wins |
| Michigan | Steve Fisher | 1991–92 | 25–9 | 24–8 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Michigan | Steve Fisher | 1992–93 | 31–5 | 0–4 | Vacated 26 regular-season wins, five tournament wins, and one tournament loss |
| Michigan | Steve Fisher | 1995–96 | 21–11 | 1–10 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins and one tournament loss (gained one forfeited win) |
| Michigan | Steve Fisher | 1996–97 | 24–11 | 0–11 | Vacated 19 regular-season wins and 5 NIT wins |
| Michigan | Brian Ellerbe | 1997–98 | 25–9 | 0–8 | Vacated 24 regular-season wins, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss |
| Michigan | Brian Ellerbe | 1998–99 | 12–19 | 0–19 | Vacated 12 regular-season wins |
| Minnesota | Bill Musselman | 1971–72 | 18–7 | 17–6 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Minnesota | Jim Dutcher | 1976–77 | 24–3 | 0–27 | Forfeited 24 regular-season wins |
| Minnesota | Clem Haskins | 1993–94 | 22–13 | 21–12 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Minnesota | Clem Haskins | 1994–95 | 19–13 | 20–11 | Vacated 1 tournament loss (gained 1 forfeited win) |
| Minnesota | Clem Haskins | 1995–96 | 19–13 | 20–10 | Vacated 1 NIT win and 1 NIT loss (gained 2 forfeited wins) |
| Minnesota | Clem Haskins | 1996–97 | 35–5 | 31–4 | Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Minnesota | Clem Haskins | 1997–98 | 20–15 | 15–15 | Vacated 5 NIT wins |
| Missouri | Norm Stewart | 1993–94 | 28–4 | 25–3 | Vacated 3 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 1991–92 | 25–8 | 23–7 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 1992–93 | 26–8 | 25–7 | Vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 1993–94 | 23–8 | 23–7 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| New Mexico State | Neil McCarthy | 1996–97 | 19–9 | 0–0 | Vacated 19 regular-season wins and 9 regular-season losses |
| New Mexico State | Lou Henson | 1997–98 | 18–12 | 0–0 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins and 12 regular-season losses |
| Northern Colorado | B. J. Hill | 2010–11 | 21–11 | 0–0 | Vacated 21 regular-season wins, 10 regular-season losses, and one tournament loss |
| Northern Colorado | B. J. Hill | 2011–12 | 9–19 | 0–0 | Vacated nine regular-season wins and 19 regular-season losses |
| Northern Colorado | B. J. Hill | 2012–13 | 13–18 | 0–0 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins and 18 regular-season losses |
| Northern Colorado | B. J. Hill | 2013–14 | 18–14 | 0–0 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins, 13 regular-season losses, and one CIT loss |
| Northern Colorado | B. J. Hill | 2014–15 | 15–15 | 0–0 | Vacated 15 regular-season wins and 15 regular-season losses |
| Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | 1998–99 | 27–9 | 1–1 | Vacated 22 regular-season wins, 7 regular-season losses, 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | 1999–2000 | 23–7 | 11–3 | Vacated 11 regular-season wins, 3 regular-season losses, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss |
| Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | 2000–01 | 20–11 | 0–0 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins, 10 regular-season losses, and 1 tournament loss |
| Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | 2001–02 | 24–8 | 0–0 | Vacated 23 regular-season wins, 7 regular-season losses, 1 tournament win, and 1 tournament loss |
| Oregon State | Ralph Miller | 1975–76 | 18–9 | 3–24 | Forfeited 15 regular-season wins |
| Oregon State | Ralph Miller | 1979–80 | 26–4 | 26–3 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| Oregon State | Ralph Miller | 1980–81 | 26–2 | 26–1 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| Oregon State | Ralph Miller | 1981–82 | 25–5 | 23–4 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Purdue | Gene Keady | 1995–96 | 26–6 | 7–23 | Forfeited 18 regular-season wins; vacated 1 tournament win and 1 tournament loss |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII men) | Randy Baruth | 2014–15 | 21–9 | 0–9 | Vacated 20 regular-season and one tournament wins |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII men) | Randy Baruth | 2015–16 | 25–8 | 0–8 | Vacated 22 regular-season and three tournament wins |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII men) | Randy Baruth | 2016–17 | 17–11 | 0–11 | Vacated 17 regular-season wins |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII men) | Randy Baruth | 2017–18 | 12–17 | 6–17 | Vacated six regular-season wins |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII women) | Jamie Pewinski | 2013–14 | 14–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 14 regular-season wins |
| Saginaw Valley State (DII women) | Jamie Pewinski | 2014–15 | 9–19 | 0–19 | Vacated nine regular-season wins |
| St. Bonaventure | Jan van Breda Kolff | 2002–03 | 13–14 | 1–14 | Vacated 12 regular-season wins |
| St. John's | Mike Jarvis | 2000–01 | 14–15 | 5–15 | Vacated 9 regular-season wins |
| St. John's | Mike Jarvis | 2001–02 | 20–12 | 7–11 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| St. John's | Mike Jarvis | 2002–03 | 21–13 | 1–13 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| St. John's | Mike Jarvis | 2003–04 | 6–21 | 2–21 | Vacated 4 regular-season wins |
| Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | 1960–61 | 25–5 | 22–4 | Vacated 3 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Savannah State | Horace Broadnax | 2013–14 | 13–19 | 0–19 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins |
| Savannah State | Horace Broadnax | 2014–15 | 9–22 | 6–22 | Vacated three regular-season wins |
| Savannah State | Horace Broadnax | 2017–18 | 15–17 | 5–17 | Vacated 10 regular-season wins |
| SMU | Larry Brown | 2013–14 | 27–10 | 0–10 | Vacated 23 regular-season and four NIT wins |
| Southeast Missouri State | Scott Edgar | 2007–08 | 12–19 | 1–19 | Vacated 11 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2009–10 | 23–9 | 0–9 | Vacated 23 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2010–11 | 20–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2011–12 | 13–13 | 0–13 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2012–13 | 13–17 | 0–17 | Vacated 13 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2013–14 | 20–8 | 0–8 | Vacated 20 regular-season wins |
| Southern (women) | Sandy Pugh | 2014–15 | 19–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 19 regular-season wins |
| Stephen F. Austin | Brad Underwood | 2014–15 | 29–5 | 0–5 | Vacated 29 regular-season wins |
| Stephen F. Austin | Brad Underwood | 2015–16 | 28–6 | 0–6 | Vacated 28 regular-season and tournament wins |
| Stephen F. Austin | Kyle Keller | 2016–17 | 18–15 | 0–15 | Vacated 18 regular-season wins |
| Stephen F. Austin | Kyle Keller | 2017–18 | 28–7 | 0–7 | Vacated 28 regular-season wins |
| Stephen F. Austin | Kyle Keller | 2018–19 | 14–16 | 0–16 | Vacated 14 regular-season wins |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 2004–05 | 27–7 | 12–7 | Vacated 15 regular-season and tournament wins |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 2005–06 | 23–12 | 0–12 | Vacated 23 regular-season and tournament wins |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 2006–07 | 24–11 | 2–11 | Vacated 22 regular-season and NIT wins |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 2010–11 | 27–8 | 20–8 | Vacated 7 regular-season and tournament wins |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | 2011–12 | 34–3 | 0–3 | Vacated 34 regular-season and tournament wins |
| Texas Tech | James Dickey | 1995–96 | 30–2 | 28–1 | Vacated 2 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Thomas More (DIII women) | Jeff Hans | 2014–15 | 33–0 | 0–0 | Vacated 27 regular-season and six tournament wins, including national championship |
| UCLA | Larry Brown | 1979–80 | 22–10 | 17–9 | Vacated 5 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| UCLA | Steve Lavin | 1998–99 | 22–9 | 22–8 | Vacated 1 tournament loss |
| USC | Tim Floyd | 2007–08 | 21–12 | 0–11 | Vacated 21 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Villanova | Jack Kraft | 1970–71 | 27–7 | 23–6 | Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |
| Western Kentucky | Johnny Oldham | 1970–71 | 24–6 | 20–5 | Vacated 4 tournament wins and 1 tournament loss |