California

Heartbreak#5983.3

Atlantic Coast · Berkeley, San Francisco-San Jose, California

NCAA titles: 1959

The Heartbreak Index3.3 · #598

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1708-1319

All-time

0.564

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

California’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#2 California 77-69 #1 Cincinnati

Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Final Four

1960 · Mar 18, 1960 · Final Four

2.15

Game Score

#11 California 71-70 #10 West Virginia

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

National Title

1959 · Mar 22, 1959 · Championship Game

2.00

Game Score

California 82-77 #10 Duke

Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois

1993 · Mar 20, 1993 · Second Round

1.88

Game Score

#11 California 64-58 #5 Cincinnati

Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

Final Four

1959 · Mar 21, 1959 · Final Four

1.82

Game Score

#16 California 57-61 Wisconsin-Green Bay

Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1994 · Mar 17, 1994 · First Round

1.72

Game Score

#2 California 55-75 #3 Ohio State

Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California

National Title

1960 · Mar 19, 1960 · Championship Game

1.65

Game Score

#13 California 46-50 San Francisco

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Elite Eight

1957 · Mar 16, 1957 · Regional Finals

1.64

Game Score

#23 California 66-77 Hawaii

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

2016 · Mar 18, 2016 · First Round

1.63

Game Score

California 65-63 Indiana

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut

1990 · Mar 15, 1990 · First Round

1.53

Game Score

California 57-63 #4 North Carolina

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Sweet 16

1997 · Mar 21, 1997 · Regional Semifinals

1.48

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 18, 1960	1960	Final Four	#2 California 77-69 #1 Cincinnati Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California Final Four	2.15
2	Mar 22, 1959	1959	Championship Game	#11 California 71-70 #10 West Virginia Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky National Title	2.00
3	Mar 20, 1993	1993	Second Round	California 82-77 #10 Duke Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois	1.88
4	Mar 21, 1959	1959	Final Four	#11 California 64-58 #5 Cincinnati Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Final Four	1.82
5	Mar 17, 1994	1994	First Round	#16 California 57-61 Wisconsin-Green Bay Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.72
6	Mar 19, 1960	1960	Championship Game	#2 California 55-75 #3 Ohio State Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California National Title	1.65
7	Mar 16, 1957	1957	Regional Finals	#13 California 46-50 San Francisco Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Elite Eight	1.64
8	Mar 18, 2016	2016	First Round	#23 California 66-77 Hawaii Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington	1.63
9	Mar 15, 1990	1990	First Round	California 65-63 Indiana Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut	1.53
10	Mar 21, 1997	1997	Regional Semifinals	California 57-63 #4 North Carolina Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York Sweet 16	1.48

Season by season

2027 · California

Atlantic Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · California

Atlantic Coast

Record

22-12

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#63

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2025 · California

Atlantic Coast

Record

14-19

Conf record

6-14

—

SRS

#99

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · California

Pacific-12

Record

13-19

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#106

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · California

Pacific-12

Record

3-29

Conf record

2-18

—

SRS

#214

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · California

Pacific-12

Record

12-20

Conf record

5-15

—

SRS

#115

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · California

Pacific-12

Record

9-20

Conf record

3-17

—

SRS

#105

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · California

Pacific-12

Record

14-18

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#124

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · California

Pacific-12

Record

8-23

Conf record

3-15

—

SRS

#194

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · California

Pacific-12

Record

8-24

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#197

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · California

Pacific-12

Record

21-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#59

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2016 · California

Pacific-12

Record

23-11

Conf record

12-6

#23

SRS

#30

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	California	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2026	California	22-12	Atlantic Coast	9-9		#63		NIT
2025	California	14-19	Atlantic Coast	6-14		#99
2024	California	13-19	Pacific-12	9-11		#106
2023	California	3-29	Pacific-12	2-18		#214
2022	California	12-20	Pacific-12	5-15		#115
2021	California	9-20	Pacific-12	3-17		#105
2020	California	14-18	Pacific-12	7-11		#124
2019	California	8-23	Pacific-12	3-15		#194
2018	California	8-24	Pacific-12	2-16		#197
2017	California	21-13	Pacific-12	10-8		#59		NIT
2016	California	23-11	Pacific-12	12-6	#23	#30	4	NCAA tournament
2015	California	18-15	Pacific-12	7-11		#96
2014	California	21-14	Pacific-12	10-8		#55		NIT
2013	California	21-12	Pacific-12	12-6		#53	12	NCAA tournament
2012	California	24-10	Pacific-12	13-5		#26	12	NCAA tournament
2011	California	18-15	Pacific-10	10-8		#64		NIT
2010	California	24-11	Pacific-10 ★	13-5		#15	8	NCAA tournament
2009	California	22-11	Pacific-10	11-7		#30	7	NCAA tournament
2008	California	17-16	Pacific-10	6-12		#59		NIT
2007	California	16-17	Pacific-10	6-12		#71
2006	California	20-11	Pacific-10	12-6		#32	7	NCAA tournament
2005	California	13-16	Pacific-10	6-12		#121
2004	California	13-15	Pacific-10	9-9		#85
2003	California	22-9	Pacific-10	13-5		#42	8	NCAA tournament
2002	California	23-9	Pacific-10	12-6		#39	6	NCAA tournament
2001	California	20-11	Pacific-10	11-7		#27	8	NCAA tournament
2000	California	18-15	Pacific-10	7-11		#52		NIT
1999	California	22-11	Pacific-10	8-10		#39		NIT
1998	California	12-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#65
1997	California	23-9	Pacific-10	12-6		#12	5	Sweet 16
1996	California	17-11	Pacific-10	11-7		#39	12	NCAA tournament
1995	California	13-14	Pacific-10	5-13		#55
1994	California	22-8	Pacific-10	13-5	#16	#30	5	NCAA tournament
1993	California	21-9	Pacific-10	12-6		#34	6	Sweet 16
1992	California	10-18	Pacific-10	4-14		#93
1991	California	13-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#65
1990	California	22-10	Pacific-10	12-6		#44	9	NCAA tournament
1989	California	20-13	Pacific-10	10-8		#45		NIT
1988	California	9-20	Pacific-10	5-13		#140
1987	California	20-15	Pacific-10	10-8		#65		NIT
1986	California	19-10	Pacific-10	11-7		#71		NIT
1985	California	13-15	Pacific-10	5-13		#108
1984	California	12-16	Pacific-10	5-13		#120
1983	California	14-14	Pacific-10	7-11		#58
1982	California	14-13	Pacific-10	8-10		#85
1981	California	13-14	Pacific-10	5-13		#118
1980	California	8-19	Pacific-10	3-15		#142
1979	California	6-21	Pacific-10	4-14		#148
1978	California	11-16	Pacific-8	4-10		#62
1977	California	12-15	Pacific-8	7-7		#81
1976	California	12-14	Pacific-8	4-10		#85
1975	California	17-9	Pacific-8	7-7		#58
1974	California	9-17	Pacific-8	3-11		#103
1973	California	11-15	Pacific-8	4-10		#54
1972	California	13-16	Pacific-8	6-8		#65
1971	California	16-9	Pacific-8	8-6		#31
1970	California	11-15	Pacific-8	5-9		#56
1969	California	12-13	Pacific-8	4-10		#79
1968	California	16-9	AAWU	7-7		#63
1967	California	17-10	AAWU	6-8		#57
1966	California	9-16	AAWU	4-10		#96
1965	California	8-15	AAWU	4-10		#72
1964	California	13-14	AAWU	8-7		#53
1963	California	13-11	AAWU	4-8		#23
1962	California	8-17	Big Five	2-10		#92
1961	California	13-9	Big Five	5-7		#26
1960	California	28-2	Big Five ★	11-1	#2	#3		Final Four
1959	California	25-4	Pacific Coast ★	14-2	#11	#7		Champion	National
1958	California	19-9	Pacific Coast ★	12-4		#17		Elite Eight
1957	California	21-5	Pacific Coast ★	14-2	#13	#15		Elite Eight
1956	California	17-8	Pacific Coast	10-6		#57
1955	California	9-16	Pacific Coast	1-11		#41
1954	California	17-7	Pacific Coast	6-6		#25
1953	California	15-10	Pacific Coast	9-3		#19
1952	California	17-13	Pacific Coast	6-6		#45
1951	California	16-16	Pacific Coast	3-9		#34
1950	California	10-17	Pacific Coast	4-8		#74
1949	California	14-19	Pacific Coast	1-11
1948	California	25-9	Pacific Coast	11-1
1947	California	20-11	Pacific Coast	8-4
1946	California	30-6	Pacific Coast ★	11-1				Final Four
1945	California	7-8	Pacific Coast	1-3
1944	California	7-3	Pacific Coast ★	4-0
1943	California	9-15	Pacific Coast	1-7
1942	California	11-19	Pacific Coast	4-8
1941	California	15-12	Pacific Coast	6-6
1940	California	15-17	Pacific Coast	5-7
1939	California	24-8	Pacific Coast	9-3
1938	California	18-11	Pacific Coast	8-4
1937	California	17-10	Pacific Coast	4-8
1936	California	13-16	Pacific Coast	6-6
1935	California	11-14	Pacific Coast	5-7
1934	California	19-7	Pacific Coast	8-4
1933	California	18-7	Pacific Coast	8-3
1932	California	16-8	Pacific Coast ★	8-3
1931	California	12-10	Pacific Coast	6-3
1930	California	9-8	Pacific Coast	6-3
1929	California	17-3	Pacific Coast ★	9-0
1928	California	9-6	Pacific Coast	6-3
1927	California	17-0	Pacific Coast ★	5-0
1926	California	14-0	Pacific Coast ★	5-0
1925	California	11-4	Pacific Coast ★	3-1
1924	California	14-4	Pacific Coast ★	5-3
1923	California	12-6	Pacific Coast	5-3
1922	California	19-6	Pacific Coast	10-4
1921	California	19-4	Pacific Coast	8-3
1920	California	8-5	Pacific Coast	5-5
1919	California	6-3	Pacific Coast	2-2
1918	California	8-2	Independent
1917	California	15-1	Pacific Coast	5-1
1916	California	11-5	Pacific Coast ★	5-3
1915	California	6-0	Independent
1914	California	2-0	Independent
1913	California	2-0	Independent
1912	California	2-0	Independent
1909	California	10-0	Independent
1908	California	1-0	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

7 AP All-American selections.

Leon Powe2006

Ed Gray1997

Shareef Abdur-Rahim1996

Jason Kidd1994

Lamond Murray1994

Darral Imhoff1960

Larry Friend1957

Year	Player
2006	Leon Powe
1997	Ed Gray
1996	Shareef Abdur-Rahim
1994	Jason Kidd
1994	Lamond Murray
1960	Darral Imhoff
1957	Larry Friend

NBA first-round picks

24 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jaylon Tyson2024

Last college yr: 2024

Jaylen Brown2016

Last college yr: 2016

Ryan Anderson2008

Last college yr: 2008

Ryan Anderson2008

Last college yr: 2007

Ed Gray1997

Last college yr: 1997

Shareef Abdur-Rahim1996

Last college yr: 1996

Ed Gray1997

Last college yr: 1996

Jason Kidd1994

Last college yr: 1994

Lamond Murray1994

Last college yr: 1994

Jason Kidd1994

Last college yr: 1993

Lamond Murray1994

Last college yr: 1993

Lamond Murray1994

Last college yr: 1992

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Jaylon Tyson	2024
2016	Jaylen Brown	2016
2008	Ryan Anderson	2008
2008	Ryan Anderson	2007
1997	Ed Gray	1997
1996	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	1996
1997	Ed Gray	1996
1994	Jason Kidd	1994
1994	Lamond Murray	1994
1994	Jason Kidd	1993
1994	Lamond Murray	1993
1994	Lamond Murray	1992
1987	Kevin Johnson	1987
1987	Kevin Johnson	1986
1987	Kevin Johnson	1985
1987	Kevin Johnson	1984
1982	Mark McNamara	1982
1982	Mark McNamara	1981
1960	Darrall Imhoff	1960
1960	Darrall Imhoff	1959
1960	Darrall Imhoff	1958
1948	Chuck Hanger	1948
1948	Chuck Hanger	1947
1948	Chuck Hanger	1943

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