Oregon State

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Pacific-12 · Corvallis, Portland, Oregon

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The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1902

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of 1,138 clubs

#63

in CBB

2.3

agony · 0.7 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19027.1
First CBB final appearance since 19021.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1963 · playoff run died early, 2021 · fell one round short, 1949 · playoff run died early, 1982

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1862-1463

All-time

0.560

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#2 Oregon State 48-50 Kansas State

Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

1981 · Mar 14, 1981 · Second Round

2.04

Game Score

#22 Oregon State 53-54 Ball State

Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1990 · Mar 15, 1990 · First Round

1.93

Game Score

#5 Oregon State 77-81 Lamar

Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1980 · Mar 8, 1980 · Second Round

1.78

Game Score

Oregon State 90-94 Evansville (OT)

McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona

1989 · Mar 17, 1989 · First Round

1.59

Game Score

#10 Oregon State 83-71 Seattle

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

1955 · Mar 11, 1955 · Second Round

1.55

Game Score

Oregon State 65-61 San Francisco

George Albert Smith Field House, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

1963 · Mar 15, 1963 · Second Round

1.50

Game Score

#4 Oregon State 45-69 #6 Georgetown

Marriott Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

Elite Eight

1982 · Mar 20, 1982 · Regional Finals

1.43

Game Score

#6 Oregon State 57-61 Seattle

McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon

1964 · Mar 10, 1964 · First Round

1.42

Game Score

#17 Oregon State 62-64 West Virginia

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

1984 · Mar 15, 1984 · First Round

1.27

Game Score

Oregon State 71-81 #3 Indiana

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Sweet 16

1975 · Mar 20, 1975 · Regional Semifinals

1.27

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 14, 1981	1981	Second Round	#2 Oregon State 48-50 Kansas State Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	2.04
2	Mar 15, 1990	1990	First Round	#22 Oregon State 53-54 Ball State Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.93
3	Mar 8, 1980	1980	Second Round	#5 Oregon State 77-81 Lamar Dee Events Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.78
4	Mar 17, 1989	1989	First Round	Oregon State 90-94 Evansville (OT) McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.59
5	Mar 11, 1955	1955	Second Round	#10 Oregon State 83-71 Seattle Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon	1.55
6	Mar 15, 1963	1963	Second Round	Oregon State 65-61 San Francisco George Albert Smith Field House, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.50
7	Mar 20, 1982	1982	Regional Finals	#4 Oregon State 45-69 #6 Georgetown Marriott Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Elite Eight	1.43
8	Mar 10, 1964	1964	First Round	#6 Oregon State 57-61 Seattle McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon	1.42
9	Mar 15, 1984	1984	First Round	#17 Oregon State 62-64 West Virginia Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama	1.27
10	Mar 20, 1975	1975	Regional Semifinals	Oregon State 71-81 #3 Indiana University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio Sweet 16	1.27

Season by season

2027 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Oregon State

West Coast

Record

17-16

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#146

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Oregon State

West Coast

Record

20-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#78

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

13-19

Conf record

5-15

—

SRS

#121

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

11-21

Conf record

5-15

—

SRS

#158

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

3-28

Conf record

1-19

—

SRS

#174

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Oregon State

Pacific-12 ◆

Record

20-13

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#51

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2020 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

18-13

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#69

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

18-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#81

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

16-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#85

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

5-27

Conf record

1-17

—

SRS

#215

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Oregon State

Pacific-12

Record

19-13

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#59

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Oregon State	0-0	Pacific-12
2026	Oregon State	17-16	West Coast	9-9		#146
2025	Oregon State	20-13	West Coast	10-8		#78
2024	Oregon State	13-19	Pacific-12	5-15		#121
2023	Oregon State	11-21	Pacific-12	5-15		#158
2022	Oregon State	3-28	Pacific-12	1-19		#174
2021	Oregon State	20-13	Pacific-12 ◆	10-10		#51	12	Elite Eight
2020	Oregon State	18-13	Pacific-12	7-11		#69
2019	Oregon State	18-13	Pacific-12	10-8		#81
2018	Oregon State	16-16	Pacific-12	7-11		#85
2017	Oregon State	5-27	Pacific-12	1-17		#215
2016	Oregon State	19-13	Pacific-12	9-9		#59	7	NCAA tournament
2015	Oregon State	17-14	Pacific-12	8-10		#88
2014	Oregon State	16-16	Pacific-12	8-10		#87
2013	Oregon State	14-18	Pacific-12	4-14		#87
2012	Oregon State	21-15	Pacific-12	7-11		#60
2011	Oregon State	11-20	Pacific-10	5-13		#136
2010	Oregon State	14-18	Pacific-10	8-10		#108
2009	Oregon State	18-18	Pacific-10	7-11		#95
2008	Oregon State	6-25	Pacific-10	0-18		#222
2007	Oregon State	11-21	Pacific-10	3-15		#148
2006	Oregon State	13-18	Pacific-10	5-13		#140
2005	Oregon State	17-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#117		NIT
2004	Oregon State	12-16	Pacific-10	6-12		#130
2003	Oregon State	13-15	Pacific-10	6-12		#110
2002	Oregon State	12-17	Pacific-10	4-14		#103
2001	Oregon State	10-20	Pacific-10	4-14		#104
2000	Oregon State	13-16	Pacific-10	5-13		#81
1999	Oregon State	13-14	Pacific-10	7-11		#93
1998	Oregon State	13-17	Pacific-10	3-15		#102
1997	Oregon State	7-20	Pacific-10	3-15		#122
1996	Oregon State	4-23	Pacific-10	2-16		#169
1995	Oregon State	9-18	Pacific-10	6-12		#91
1994	Oregon State	6-21	Pacific-10	2-16		#163
1993	Oregon State	13-14	Pacific-10	9-9		#68
1992	Oregon State	15-16	Pacific-10	7-11		#70
1991	Oregon State	14-14	Pacific-10	8-10		#82
1990	Oregon State	22-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#22	#27	5	NCAA tournament
1989	Oregon State	22-8	Pacific-10	13-5		#18	6	NCAA tournament
1988	Oregon State	20-11	Pacific-10	12-6		#43	12	NCAA tournament
1987	Oregon State	19-11	Pacific-10	10-8		#47		NIT
1986	Oregon State	12-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#101
1985	Oregon State	22-9	Pacific-10	12-6		#51	10	NCAA tournament
1984	Oregon State	22-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#17	#53	6	NCAA tournament
1983	Oregon State	20-11	Pacific-10	12-6		#38		NIT
1982	Oregon State	25-5	Pacific-10 ★	16-2	#4	#1	2	Elite Eight
1981	Oregon State	26-2	Pacific-10 ★	17-1	#2	#2	1	NCAA tournament
1980	Oregon State	26-4	Pacific-10 ★	16-2	#5	#20	2	NCAA tournament
1979	Oregon State	18-10	Pacific-10	11-7		#13		NIT
1978	Oregon State	16-11	Pacific-8	9-5		#94
1977	Oregon State	16-13	Pacific-8	8-6		#71
1976	Oregon State	18-9	Pacific-8	10-4		#20
1975	Oregon State	19-12	Pacific-8	10-4	#18	#19		Sweet 16
1974	Oregon State	13-13	Pacific-8	6-8		#31
1973	Oregon State	15-11	Pacific-8	6-8		#25
1972	Oregon State	18-10	Pacific-8	9-5		#26
1971	Oregon State	12-14	Pacific-8	4-10		#60
1970	Oregon State	10-16	Pacific-8	4-10		#54
1969	Oregon State	12-14	Pacific-8	5-9		#87
1968	Oregon State	12-13	AAWU	5-9		#42
1967	Oregon State	14-14	AAWU	8-6		#103
1966	Oregon State	21-7	AAWU ★	12-2		#33		Elite Eight
1965	Oregon State	16-10	AAWU	7-7		#49
1964	Oregon State	25-4	Independent		#6	#5		NCAA tournament
1963	Oregon State	22-9	Independent			#19		Final Four
1962	Oregon State	24-5	Independent			#29		Elite Eight
1961	Oregon State	14-12	Independent			#35
1960	Oregon State	15-11	Independent			#60
1959	Oregon State	13-13	Pacific Coast	7-9		#80
1958	Oregon State	20-6	Pacific Coast ★	12-4		#13
1957	Oregon State	11-15	Pacific Coast	6-10		#67
1956	Oregon State	8-18	Pacific Coast	5-11		#95
1955	Oregon State	22-8	Pacific Coast ★	15-1	#10	#27		Elite Eight
1954	Oregon State	19-10	Pacific Coast	11-5		#26
1953	Oregon State	11-18	Pacific Coast	6-10		#67
1952	Oregon State	9-19	Pacific Coast	3-13		#72
1951	Oregon State	14-18	Pacific Coast	6-10		#52
1950	Oregon State	13-14	Pacific Coast	8-8		#64
1949	Oregon State	24-12	Pacific Coast ★	12-4				Final Four
1948	Oregon State	21-13	Pacific Coast	10-6
1947	Oregon State	28-5	Pacific Coast ★	13-3				NCAA tournament
1946	Oregon State	13-11	Pacific Coast	10-6
1945	Oregon State	20-8	Pacific Coast	10-6
1944	Oregon State	8-16	Pacific Coast	5-11
1943	Oregon State	19-9	Pacific Coast	8-8
1942	Oregon State	18-9	Pacific Coast	11-5
1941	Oregon State	19-9	Pacific Coast	9-7
1940	Oregon State	27-11	Pacific Coast	12-4
1939	Oregon State	13-11	Pacific Coast	6-10
1938	Oregon State	17-16	Pacific Coast	6-14
1937	Oregon State	11-15	Pacific Coast	5-11
1936	Oregon State	16-9	Pacific Coast	10-6
1935	Oregon State	19-9	Pacific Coast	12-4
1934	Oregon State	14-10	Pacific Coast	7-9
1933	Oregon State	21-6	Pacific Coast ★	12-4
1932	Oregon State	12-12	Pacific Coast	8-8
1931	Oregon State	19-9	Pacific Coast	9-7
1930	Oregon State	14-13	Pacific Coast	7-9
1929	Oregon State	12-8	Pacific Coast	4-6
1928	Oregon State	15-16	Pacific Coast	4-6
1927	Oregon State	14-11	Pacific Coast	4-6
1926	Oregon State	18-6	Pacific Coast	6-4
1925	Oregon State	29-8	Pacific Coast	7-2
1924	Oregon State	20-5	Pacific Coast	6-2
1923	Oregon State	19-7	Pacific Coast	4-4
1922	Oregon State	21-2	Pacific Coast	10-2
1921	Oregon State	6-17	Pacific Coast	2-14
1920	Oregon State	7-12	Pacific Coast	5-7
1919	Oregon State	3-13	Pacific Coast	3-9
1918	Oregon State	15-0	Independent
1917	Oregon State	11-7	Pacific Coast	7-6
1916	Oregon State	16-5	Pacific Coast ★	5-3
1915	Oregon State	10-10	Independent
1914	Oregon State	10-8	Independent
1913	Oregon State	15-7	Independent
1912	Oregon State	16-3	Independent
1911	Oregon State	3-5	Independent
1910	Oregon State	9-7	Independent
1909	Oregon State	10-1	Independent
1908	Oregon State	7-4	Independent
1907	Oregon State	17-1	Independent
1906	Oregon State	10-0	Independent
1905	Oregon State	5-3	Independent
1904	Oregon State	7-3	Independent
1903	Oregon State	5-1	Independent
1902	Oregon State	1-2	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

6 AP All-American selections.

Gary Payton1990

A.C. Green1985

Lester Conner1982

Steve Johnson1981

Ray Blume1980

Mel Counts1964

Year	Player
1990	Gary Payton
1985	A.C. Green
1982	Lester Conner
1981	Steve Johnson
1980	Ray Blume
1964	Mel Counts

NBA first-round picks

43 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jared Cunningham2012

Last college yr: 2012

Jared Cunningham2012

Last college yr: 2011

Jared Cunningham2012

Last college yr: 2010

Corey Benjamin1998

Last college yr: 1998

Corey Benjamin1998

Last college yr: 1997

Brent Barry1995

Last college yr: 1995

Brent Barry1995

Last college yr: 1994

Scott Haskin1993

Last college yr: 1993

Brent Barry1995

Last college yr: 1993

Scott Haskin1993

Last college yr: 1992

Brent Barry1995

Last college yr: 1992

Scott Haskin1993

Last college yr: 1991

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2012	Jared Cunningham	2012
2012	Jared Cunningham	2011
2012	Jared Cunningham	2010
1998	Corey Benjamin	1998
1998	Corey Benjamin	1997
1995	Brent Barry	1995
1995	Brent Barry	1994
1993	Scott Haskin	1993
1995	Brent Barry	1993
1993	Scott Haskin	1992
1995	Brent Barry	1992
1993	Scott Haskin	1991
1990	Gary Payton	1990
1993	Scott Haskin	1990
1990	Gary Payton	1989
1990	Gary Payton	1988
1987	Jose Ortiz	1987
1990	Gary Payton	1987
1987	Jose Ortiz	1986
1985	A.C. Green	1985
1985	A.C. Green	1984
1988	Rick Berry	1984
1985	A.C. Green	1983
1982	Lester Conner	1982
1985	A.C. Green	1982
1981	Steve Johnson	1981
1982	Lester Conner	1981
1981	Steve Johnson	1980
1981	Steve Johnson	1979
1981	Steve Johnson	1978
1981	Steve Johnson	1977
1972	Freddie Boyd	1972
1972	Freddie Boyd	1971
1970	Gary Freeman	1970
1972	Freddie Boyd	1970
1970	Gary Freeman	1969
1970	Gary Freeman	1968
1964	Mel Counts	1964
1964	Mel Counts	1963
1964	Mel Counts	1962
1958	Dave Gambee	1958
1958	Dave Gambee	1957
1958	Dave Gambee	1956

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

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