William & Mary is one of four original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament . When the NCAA split its classification into divisions in 1948 – 49 , William & Mary was classified as a Division I school . Of all Division I schools today that were charter members of this new classification , only William & Mary , The Citadel , Army , and St. Francis Brooklyn have never reached the NCAA Men 's Basketball Tournament at least once . The closest effort by the Tribe to reach the NCAA Tournament was a 75 – 74 loss in the 2014 CAA Tournament Final to Delaware . The Tribe also lost conference tournament championships in 1958 , 1961 , 1965 , 1975 , 1983 , 2008 , 2010 , and 2015 , now having gone 0 – 9 in NCAA Tournament berth-clinching games
2014 CAA Tournament Final
2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
William & Mary Tribe men's basketball