San Francisco

Heartbreak#7682.3

West Coast · San Francisco, San Francisco-San Jose, California

NCAA titles: 1955, 1956

The Heartbreak Index2.3 · #768

The Blessed · CBB, 1956

2.3

Heartbreak

#768

of 1,138 clubs

#79

in CBB

1.8

agony · 0.6 despair

The clocks

CBB since 19565.5
CBB final appearance since 19561.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1957 · playoff run died early, 1974 · playoff run died early, 1973 · playoff run died early, 1965

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1528-1098

All-time

0.582

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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San Francisco 72-76 #1 UCLA

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Elite Eight

1964 · Mar 14, 1964 · Regional Finals

2.29

Game Score

#4 San Francisco 67-69 #18 Seattle

Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California

1958 · Mar 14, 1958 · Second Round

1.97

Game Score

San Francisco 93-101 #2 UCLA

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

Elite Eight

1965 · Mar 13, 1965 · Regional Finals

1.97

Game Score

#1 San Francisco 92-77 #18 Utah

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Elite Eight

1956 · Mar 17, 1956 · Regional Finals

1.96

Game Score

#20 San Francisco 39-54 #1 UCLA

Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

1973 · Mar 17, 1973 · Regional Finals

1.79

Game Score

#11 San Francisco 72-75 CSU-Fullerton

University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1978 · Mar 16, 1978 · Second Round

1.76

Game Score

#20 San Francisco 77-67 #3 Long Beach State

Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

1973 · Mar 15, 1973 · Second Round

1.75

Game Score

#1 San Francisco 83-71 #4 Iowa

McGaw Hall, Chicago, Illinois

National Title

1956 · Mar 23, 1956 · Championship Game

1.74

Game Score

#11 San Francisco 68-64 #16 North Carolina

University Activity Center, Phoenix, Arizona

1978 · Mar 11, 1978 · First Round

1.66

Game Score

San Francisco 50-46 #13 California

Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon

Elite Eight

1957 · Mar 16, 1957 · Regional Finals

1.64

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 14, 1964	1964	Regional Finals	San Francisco 72-76 #1 UCLA Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Elite Eight	2.29
2	Mar 14, 1958	1958	Second Round	#4 San Francisco 67-69 #18 Seattle Cow Palace, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.97
3	Mar 13, 1965	1965	Regional Finals	San Francisco 93-101 #2 UCLA George Albert Smith Field House, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah Elite Eight	1.97
4	Mar 17, 1956	1956	Regional Finals	#1 San Francisco 92-77 #18 Utah Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Elite Eight	1.96
5	Mar 17, 1973	1973	Regional Finals	#20 San Francisco 39-54 #1 UCLA Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	1.79
6	Mar 16, 1978	1978	Second Round	#11 San Francisco 72-75 CSU-Fullerton University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico	1.76
7	Mar 15, 1973	1973	Second Round	#20 San Francisco 77-67 #3 Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California	1.75
8	Mar 23, 1956	1956	Championship Game	#1 San Francisco 83-71 #4 Iowa McGaw Hall, Chicago, Illinois National Title	1.74
9	Mar 11, 1978	1978	First Round	#11 San Francisco 68-64 #16 North Carolina University Activity Center, Phoenix, Arizona	1.66
10	Mar 16, 1957	1957	Regional Finals	San Francisco 50-46 #13 California Gill Coliseum, Portland, Oregon Elite Eight	1.64

Season by season

2027 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

17-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#110

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

25-10

Conf record

13-5

—

SRS

#67

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2024 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

23-11

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#67

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2023 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

20-14

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#92

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

24-10

Conf record

10-6

—

SRS

#28

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

11-14

Conf record

4-9

—

SRS

#92

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

22-12

Conf record

9-7

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

21-10

Conf record

9-7

—

SRS

#70

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

22-17

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#141

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

20-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#107

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · San Francisco

West Coast

Record

15-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#194

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	San Francisco	0-0	West Coast
2026	San Francisco	17-16	West Coast	8-10		#110
2025	San Francisco	25-10	West Coast	13-5		#67		NIT
2024	San Francisco	23-11	West Coast	11-5		#67		NIT
2023	San Francisco	20-14	West Coast	7-9		#92
2022	San Francisco	24-10	West Coast	10-6		#28	10	NCAA tournament
2021	San Francisco	11-14	West Coast	4-9		#92
2020	San Francisco	22-12	West Coast	9-7		#79
2019	San Francisco	21-10	West Coast	9-7		#70
2018	San Francisco	22-17	West Coast	9-9		#141
2017	San Francisco	20-13	West Coast	10-8		#107
2016	San Francisco	15-15	West Coast	8-10		#194
2015	San Francisco	14-18	West Coast	7-11		#119
2014	San Francisco	21-12	West Coast	13-5		#89		NIT
2013	San Francisco	15-16	West Coast	7-9		#127
2012	San Francisco	20-14	West Coast	8-8		#140
2011	San Francisco	19-15	West Coast	10-4		#131
2010	San Francisco	12-18	West Coast	7-7		#194
2009	San Francisco	11-19	West Coast	3-11		#228
2008	San Francisco	10-21	West Coast	5-9		#234
2007	San Francisco	13-18	West Coast	8-6		#154
2006	San Francisco	11-17	West Coast	7-7		#147
2005	San Francisco	17-14	West Coast	6-8		#125		NIT
2004	San Francisco	17-14	West Coast	7-7		#174
2003	San Francisco	15-14	West Coast	9-5		#126
2002	San Francisco	13-15	West Coast	8-6		#147
2001	San Francisco	12-18	West Coast	5-9		#187
2000	San Francisco	19-9	West Coast	7-7		#88
1999	San Francisco	12-18	West Coast	4-10		#173
1998	San Francisco	19-11	West Coast ◆	7-7		#69	14	NCAA tournament
1997	San Francisco	16-13	West Coast	9-5		#145
1996	San Francisco	15-12	West Coast	8-6		#139
1995	San Francisco	10-19	West Coast	4-10		#176
1994	San Francisco	17-11	West Coast	8-6		#80
1993	San Francisco	19-12	West Coast	8-6		#151
1992	San Francisco	13-16	West Coast	4-10		#148
1991	San Francisco	12-17	West Coast	4-10		#224
1990	San Francisco	8-20	West Coast	4-10		#196
1989	San Francisco	16-12	West Coast	8-6		#145
1988	San Francisco	13-15	West Coast	5-9		#136
1987	San Francisco	16-12	West Coast	6-8		#150
1986	San Francisco	7-21	West Coast	2-12		#243
1982	San Francisco	25-6	West Coast	11-3		#47	9	NCAA tournament
1981	San Francisco	24-7	West Coast ★	11-3		#57	9	NCAA tournament
1980	San Francisco	22-7	West Coast ★	11-5		#52
1979	San Francisco	22-7	West Coast ★	12-2	#12	#19	4	Sweet 16
1978	San Francisco	23-6	West Coast ★	12-2	#11	#22		Sweet 16
1977	San Francisco	29-2	West Coast ★	14-0	#8	#11		NCAA tournament
1976	San Francisco	22-8	West Coast	9-3		#35		NIT
1975	San Francisco	19-7	West Coast	9-5		#41
1974	San Francisco	19-9	West Coast ★	12-2		#27		Elite Eight
1973	San Francisco	23-5	West Coast ★	12-2	#20	#14		Elite Eight
1972	San Francisco	20-8	West Coast ★	13-1		#49		Sweet 16
1971	San Francisco	10-16	West Coast	8-6		#129
1970	San Francisco	15-11	West Coast	9-5		#111
1969	San Francisco	7-18	West Coast	3-11		#159
1968	San Francisco	16-10	West Coast	10-4		#84
1967	San Francisco	13-12	West Coast	7-7		#107
1966	San Francisco	22-6	West Coast	11-3		#30		NIT
1965	San Francisco	24-5	West Coast ★	13-1		#14		Elite Eight
1964	San Francisco	23-5	West Coast ★	12-0		#40		Elite Eight
1963	San Francisco	18-9	West Coast ★	10-2		#33		Sweet 16
1962	San Francisco	10-15	West Coast	4-8		#135
1961	San Francisco	17-11	West Coast	8-4		#104
1960	San Francisco	9-16	West Coast	5-7		#113
1959	San Francisco	6-20	West Coast	3-9		#136
1958	San Francisco	25-2	West Coast ★	12-0	#4	#9		Sweet 16
1957	San Francisco	21-7	West Coast ★	12-2		#42		Final Four
1956	San Francisco	29-0	West Coast ★	14-0	#1	#3		Champion	National
1955	San Francisco	28-1	West Coast ★	12-0	#1	#1		Champion	National
1954	San Francisco	14-7	West Coast	8-4		#88
1953	San Francisco	10-11	West Coast	6-2		#72
1952	San Francisco	11-13	Independent			#61
1951	San Francisco	9-17	Independent			#89
1950	San Francisco	19-7	Independent		#12	#27		NIT
1949	San Francisco	25-5	Independent		#8			NIT
1948	San Francisco	13-11	Independent
1947	San Francisco	13-14	Independent
1946	San Francisco	9-12	Independent
1944	San Francisco	8-11	Independent
1943	San Francisco	13-9	Independent
1942	San Francisco	14-10	Independent
1941	San Francisco	2-13	Independent
1940	San Francisco	9-8	Independent
1939	San Francisco	7-10	Northern California	4-4
1938	San Francisco	10-12	Northern California	3-5
1937	San Francisco	10-7	Independent
1936	San Francisco	11-9	Independent
1935	San Francisco	7-14	Independent
1934	San Francisco	8-5	Independent
1933	San Francisco	10-7	Independent
1932	San Francisco	11-5	Independent
1931	San Francisco	12-6	Independent
1930	San Francisco	9-4	Independent
1929	San Francisco	21-2	Independent
1928	San Francisco	16-5	Independent
1927	San Francisco	8-7	Independent
1926	San Francisco	8-6	Independent
1925	San Francisco	4-8	Independent
1924	San Francisco	14-4	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

8 AP All-American selections.

Quintin Dailey1982

Bill Cartwright1979

Bill Cartwright1977

Mike Farmer1958

Bill Russell1956

K.C. Jones1956

Bill Russell1955

Don Lofgran1950

Year	Player
1982	Quintin Dailey
1979	Bill Cartwright
1977	Bill Cartwright
1958	Mike Farmer
1956	Bill Russell
1956	K.C. Jones
1955	Bill Russell
1950	Don Lofgran

NBA first-round picks

28 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Quintin Dailey1982

Last college yr: 1982

Quintin Dailey1982

Last college yr: 1981

Quintin Dailey1982

Last college yr: 1980

Bill Cartwright1979

Last college yr: 1979

James Hardy1978

Last college yr: 1978

Winford Boynes1978

Last college yr: 1978

Bill Cartwright1979

Last college yr: 1978

James Hardy1978

Last college yr: 1977

Winford Boynes1978

Last college yr: 1977

Bill Cartwright1979

Last college yr: 1977

James Hardy1978

Last college yr: 1976

Winford Boynes1978

Last college yr: 1976

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1982	Quintin Dailey	1982
1982	Quintin Dailey	1981
1982	Quintin Dailey	1980
1979	Bill Cartwright	1979
1978	James Hardy	1978
1978	Winford Boynes	1978
1979	Bill Cartwright	1978
1978	James Hardy	1977
1978	Winford Boynes	1977
1979	Bill Cartwright	1977
1978	James Hardy	1976
1978	Winford Boynes	1976
1979	Bill Cartwright	1976
1965	Ollie Johnson	1965
1965	Ollie Johnson	1964
1965	Ollie Johnson	1963
1958	Mike Farmer	1958
1958	Mike Farmer	1957
1956	Bill Russell	1956
1958	Mike Farmer	1956
1956	Bill Russell	1955
1956	Bill Russell	1954
1950	Joe McNamee	1950
1950	Don Lofgran	1950
1950	Joe McNamee	1949
1950	Don Lofgran	1949
1950	Joe McNamee	1948
1950	Joe McNamee	1947

The Heartbreak Index2.3 · #768▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index2.3 · #768