Stanford

Heartbreak#5623.6

Atlantic Coast · Palo Alto, San Francisco-San Jose, California

NCAA titles: 1942

The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #562

The Numb · CBB, 1942

3.6

Heartbreak

#562

of 1,138 clubs

#48

in CBB

2.2

agony · 1.3 despair

The clocks

CBB since 19425.2
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1648-1268

All-time

0.565

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#13 Stanford 78-80 Siena

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

1989 · Mar 16, 1989 · First Round

2.20

Game Score

#10 Stanford 85-86 #5 Kentucky (OT)

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Final Four

1998 · Mar 28, 1998 · Final Four

1.94

Game Score

#1 Stanford 67-70 Alabama

KeyArena, Seattle, Washington

2004 · Mar 20, 2004 · Second Round

1.89

Game Score

#7 Stanford 74-82 Gonzaga

KeyArena, Seattle, Washington

1999 · Mar 13, 1999 · Second Round

1.86

Game Score

#3 Stanford 53-60 North Carolina

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

2000 · Mar 19, 2000 · Second Round

1.76

Game Score

Stanford 60-57 #10 Kansas

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri

2014 · Mar 23, 2014 · Second Round

1.75

Game Score

#2 Stanford 73-87 #11 Maryland

Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California

Elite Eight

2001 · Mar 24, 2001 · Regional Finals

1.71

Game Score

#21 Stanford 72-66 #9 Wake Forest

McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona

1997 · Mar 16, 1997 · Second Round

1.57

Game Score

#10 Stanford 82-81 #25 Marquette (OT)

Honda Center, Los Angeles, California

2008 · Mar 22, 2008 · Second Round

1.53

Game Score

#21 Stanford 77-82 #2 Utah (OT)

San Jose Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California

Sweet 16

1997 · Mar 20, 1997 · Regional Semifinals

1.52

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 16, 1989	1989	First Round	#13 Stanford 78-80 Siena Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	2.20
2	Mar 28, 1998	1998	Final Four	#10 Stanford 85-86 #5 Kentucky (OT) Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Final Four	1.94
3	Mar 20, 2004	2004	Second Round	#1 Stanford 67-70 Alabama KeyArena, Seattle, Washington	1.89
4	Mar 13, 1999	1999	Second Round	#7 Stanford 74-82 Gonzaga KeyArena, Seattle, Washington	1.86
5	Mar 19, 2000	2000	Second Round	#3 Stanford 53-60 North Carolina Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama	1.76
6	Mar 23, 2014	2014	Second Round	Stanford 60-57 #10 Kansas Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	1.75
7	Mar 24, 2001	2001	Regional Finals	#2 Stanford 73-87 #11 Maryland Arrowhead Pond, Los Angeles, California Elite Eight	1.71
8	Mar 16, 1997	1997	Second Round	#21 Stanford 72-66 #9 Wake Forest McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.57
9	Mar 22, 2008	2008	Second Round	#10 Stanford 82-81 #25 Marquette (OT) Honda Center, Los Angeles, California	1.53
10	Mar 20, 1997	1997	Regional Semifinals	#21 Stanford 77-82 #2 Utah (OT) San Jose Arena, San Francisco-San Jose, California Sweet 16	1.52

Season by season

2027 · Stanford

Atlantic Coast

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Stanford

Atlantic Coast

Record

20-13

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#60

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Stanford

Atlantic Coast

Record

21-14

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#77

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2024 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

14-18

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#91

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

14-19

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#69

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

16-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#96

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

14-13

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#60

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

20-12

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#42

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

15-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#94

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

19-16

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

14-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#87

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Stanford

Pacific-12

Record

15-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#80

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Stanford	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2026	Stanford	20-13	Atlantic Coast	9-9		#60
2025	Stanford	21-14	Atlantic Coast	11-9		#77		NIT
2024	Stanford	14-18	Pacific-12	8-12		#91
2023	Stanford	14-19	Pacific-12	7-13		#69
2022	Stanford	16-16	Pacific-12	8-12		#96
2021	Stanford	14-13	Pacific-12	10-10		#60
2020	Stanford	20-12	Pacific-12	9-9		#42
2019	Stanford	15-16	Pacific-12	8-10		#94
2018	Stanford	19-16	Pacific-12	11-7		#79		NIT
2017	Stanford	14-17	Pacific-12	6-12		#87
2016	Stanford	15-15	Pacific-12	8-10		#80
2015	Stanford	24-13	Pacific-12	9-9		#40		NIT
2014	Stanford	23-13	Pacific-12	10-8		#33	10	Sweet 16
2013	Stanford	19-15	Pacific-12	9-9		#48		NIT
2012	Stanford	26-11	Pacific-12	10-8		#33		NIT
2011	Stanford	15-16	Pacific-10	7-11		#86
2010	Stanford	14-18	Pacific-10	7-11		#95
2009	Stanford	20-14	Pacific-10	6-12		#49
2008	Stanford	28-8	Pacific-10	13-5	#10	#17	3	Sweet 16
2007	Stanford	18-13	Pacific-10	10-8		#53	11	NCAA tournament
2006	Stanford	16-14	Pacific-10	11-7		#60		NIT
2005	Stanford	18-13	Pacific-10	11-7		#64	8	NCAA tournament
2004	Stanford	30-2	Pacific-10 ★ ◆	17-1	#1	#16	1	NCAA tournament
2003	Stanford	24-9	Pacific-10	14-4	#18	#33	4	NCAA tournament
2002	Stanford	20-10	Pacific-10	12-6	#24	#12	8	NCAA tournament
2001	Stanford	31-3	Pacific-10 ★	16-2	#2	#3	1	Elite Eight
2000	Stanford	27-4	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#3	#1	1	NCAA tournament
1999	Stanford	26-7	Pacific-10 ★	15-3	#7	#8	2	NCAA tournament
1998	Stanford	30-5	Pacific-10	15-3	#10	#10	3	Final Four
1997	Stanford	22-8	Pacific-10	12-6	#21	#9	6	Sweet 16
1996	Stanford	20-9	Pacific-10	12-6		#26	9	NCAA tournament
1995	Stanford	20-9	Pacific-10	10-8		#37	10	NCAA tournament
1994	Stanford	17-11	Pacific-10	10-8		#49		NIT
1993	Stanford	7-23	Pacific-10	2-16		#136
1992	Stanford	18-11	Pacific-10	10-8		#21	12	NCAA tournament
1991	Stanford	20-13	Pacific-10	8-10		#26		NIT
1990	Stanford	18-12	Pacific-10	9-9		#52		NIT
1989	Stanford	26-7	Pacific-10	15-3	#13	#12	3	NCAA tournament
1988	Stanford	21-12	Pacific-10	11-7		#40		NIT
1987	Stanford	15-13	Pacific-10	9-9		#93
1986	Stanford	14-16	Pacific-10	8-10		#105
1985	Stanford	11-17	Pacific-10	3-15		#145
1984	Stanford	19-12	Pacific-10	8-10		#92
1983	Stanford	14-14	Pacific-10	6-12		#80
1982	Stanford	7-20	Pacific-10	2-16		#153
1981	Stanford	9-18	Pacific-10	5-13		#143
1980	Stanford	7-19	Pacific-10	5-13		#130
1979	Stanford	12-15	Pacific-10	6-12		#84
1978	Stanford	13-14	Pacific-8	3-11		#113
1977	Stanford	11-16	Pacific-8	3-11		#135
1976	Stanford	9-18	Pacific-8	3-11		#84
1975	Stanford	12-14	Pacific-8	6-8		#28
1974	Stanford	11-14	Pacific-8	5-9		#33
1973	Stanford	14-11	Pacific-8	7-7		#42
1972	Stanford	10-15	Pacific-8	5-9		#75
1971	Stanford	6-20	Pacific-8	2-12		#105
1970	Stanford	5-20	Pacific-8	2-12		#95
1969	Stanford	8-17	Pacific-8	4-10		#75
1968	Stanford	10-15	AAWU	5-9		#68
1967	Stanford	15-11	AAWU	7-7		#73
1966	Stanford	13-12	AAWU	8-6		#58
1965	Stanford	15-8	AAWU	9-5		#35
1964	Stanford	15-10	AAWU	9-6		#17
1963	Stanford	16-9	AAWU ★	7-5		#11
1962	Stanford	16-6	Big Five	8-4		#20
1961	Stanford	7-17	Big Five	3-9		#68
1960	Stanford	11-14	Big Five	4-7		#38
1959	Stanford	15-9	Pacific Coast	10-6		#71
1958	Stanford	12-13	Pacific Coast	7-9		#61
1957	Stanford	11-15	Pacific Coast	7-9		#77
1956	Stanford	18-6	Pacific Coast	10-6		#51
1955	Stanford	16-8	Pacific Coast	7-5		#24
1954	Stanford	13-10	Pacific Coast	3-9		#43
1953	Stanford	6-17	Pacific Coast	2-10		#90
1952	Stanford	19-9	Pacific Coast	6-6		#49
1951	Stanford	12-14	Pacific Coast	5-7		#58
1950	Stanford	11-14	Pacific Coast	3-9		#77
1949	Stanford	19-9	Pacific Coast	5-7
1948	Stanford	15-11	Pacific Coast	3-9
1947	Stanford	15-16	Pacific Coast	5-7
1946	Stanford	6-18	Pacific Coast	0-12
1943	Stanford	10-11	Pacific Coast	4-4
1942	Stanford	28-4	Pacific Coast ★	11-1				Champion	National
1941	Stanford	21-5	Pacific Coast	10-2
1940	Stanford	14-9	Pacific Coast	6-6
1939	Stanford	16-9	Pacific Coast	6-6
1938	Stanford	21-3	Pacific Coast ★	10-2
1937	Stanford	25-2	Pacific Coast ★	10-2
1936	Stanford	22-7	Pacific Coast ★	8-4
1935	Stanford	9-17	Pacific Coast	4-8
1934	Stanford	8-12	Pacific Coast	5-7
1933	Stanford	9-18	Pacific Coast	3-8
1932	Stanford	6-14	Pacific Coast	2-9
1931	Stanford	8-9	Pacific Coast	3-6
1930	Stanford	10-9	Pacific Coast	2-7
1929	Stanford	13-6	Pacific Coast	6-3
1928	Stanford	8-13	Pacific Coast	1-8
1927	Stanford	9-9	Pacific Coast	3-2
1926	Stanford	10-6	Pacific Coast	3-2
1925	Stanford	10-3	Pacific Coast	1-3
1924	Stanford	10-5	Pacific Coast	3-5
1923	Stanford	12-4	Pacific Coast	5-3
1922	Stanford	8-7	Pacific Coast	4-6
1921	Stanford	15-3	Pacific Coast ★	8-3
1920	Stanford	12-3	Pacific Coast ★	9-1
1919	Stanford	9-3	Pacific Coast	0-2
1918	Stanford	11-4	Independent
1917	Stanford	8-8	Pacific Coast	0-6
1916	Stanford	2-9	Independent
1915	Stanford	4-5	Independent
1914	Stanford	7-5	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

8 AP All-American selections.

Brook Lopez2008

Josh Childress2004

Casey Jacobsen2002

Casey Jacobsen2001

Mark Madsen2000

Brevin Knight1997

Adam Keefe1992

Todd Lichti1989

Year	Player
2008	Brook Lopez
2004	Josh Childress
2002	Casey Jacobsen
2001	Casey Jacobsen
2000	Mark Madsen
1997	Brevin Knight
1992	Adam Keefe
1989	Todd Lichti

NBA first-round picks

45 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Ebuka Okorie2026

Last college yr: 2026

Ziaire Williams2021

Last college yr: 2021

Josh Huestis2014

Last college yr: 2014

Josh Huestis2014

Last college yr: 2013

Josh Huestis2014

Last college yr: 2012

Josh Huestis2014

Last college yr: 2011

Brook Lopez2008

Last college yr: 2008

Robin Lopez2008

Last college yr: 2008

Brook Lopez2008

Last college yr: 2007

Robin Lopez2008

Last college yr: 2007

Josh Childress2004

Last college yr: 2004

Josh Childress2004

Last college yr: 2003

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2026	Ebuka Okorie	2026
2021	Ziaire Williams	2021
2014	Josh Huestis	2014
2014	Josh Huestis	2013
2014	Josh Huestis	2012
2014	Josh Huestis	2011
2008	Brook Lopez	2008
2008	Robin Lopez	2008
2008	Brook Lopez	2007
2008	Robin Lopez	2007
2004	Josh Childress	2004
2004	Josh Childress	2003
2002	Curtis Borchardt	2002
2002	Casey Jacobsen	2002
2004	Josh Childress	2002
2001	Jason Collins	2001
2002	Curtis Borchardt	2001
2002	Casey Jacobsen	2001
2000	Mark Madsen	2000
2001	Jason Collins	2000
2002	Curtis Borchardt	2000
2002	Casey Jacobsen	2000
2000	Mark Madsen	1999
2001	Jason Collins	1999
2000	Mark Madsen	1998
2001	Jason Collins	1998
1997	Brevin Knight	1997
2000	Mark Madsen	1997
1997	Brevin Knight	1996
1997	Brevin Knight	1995
1997	Brevin Knight	1994
1992	Adam Keefe	1992
1992	Adam Keefe	1991
1992	Adam Keefe	1990
1989	Todd Lichti	1989
1992	Adam Keefe	1989
1989	Todd Lichti	1988
1989	Todd Lichti	1987
1989	Todd Lichti	1986
1975	Rich Kelley	1975
1975	Rich Kelley	1974
1975	Rich Kelley	1973
1950	George Yardley	1950
1950	George Yardley	1949
1950	George Yardley	1948

The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #562▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #562