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The Heartbreak Index3.6 · #558

The Blessed · CBB, 1940

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1764-1299

All-time

0.576

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

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

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#18 USC 89-93 NC-Wilmington (OT)

Arco Arena II, Sacramento, California

2002 · Mar 14, 2002 · First Round

1.78

Game Score

USC 80-76 #9 Kentucky

First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sweet 16

2001 · Mar 22, 2001 · Regional Semifinals

1.66

Game Score

USC 66-65 #11 SMU

BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2017 · Mar 17, 2017 · First Round

1.55

Game Score

#8 USC 78-79 Georgia Tech

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1992 · Mar 21, 1992 · Second Round

1.43

Game Score

USC 74-71 #7 Boston College

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York

2001 · Mar 17, 2001 · Second Round

1.40

Game Score

USC 69-79 #1 Duke

First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elite Eight

2001 · Mar 24, 2001 · Regional Finals

1.28

Game Score

#23 USC 64-74 #4 North Carolina

Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey

Sweet 16

2007 · Mar 23, 2007 · Regional Semifinals

1.25

Game Score

#24 USC 66-85 #1 Gonzaga

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Elite Eight

2021 · Mar 30, 2021 · Regional Finals

1.25

Game Score

#23 USC 87-68 #11 Texas

Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington

2007 · Mar 18, 2007 · Second Round

1.17

Game Score

#22 USC 66-68 Miami (FL)

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina

2022 · Mar 18, 2022 · First Round

1.16

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 14, 2002	2002	First Round	#18 USC 89-93 NC-Wilmington (OT) Arco Arena II, Sacramento, California	1.78
2	Mar 22, 2001	2001	Regional Semifinals	USC 80-76 #9 Kentucky First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sweet 16	1.66
3	Mar 17, 2017	2017	First Round	USC 66-65 #11 SMU BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma	1.55
4	Mar 21, 1992	1992	Second Round	#8 USC 78-79 Georgia Tech Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1.43
5	Mar 17, 2001	2001	Second Round	USC 74-71 #7 Boston College Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York	1.40
6	Mar 24, 2001	2001	Regional Finals	USC 69-79 #1 Duke First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elite Eight	1.28
7	Mar 23, 2007	2007	Regional Semifinals	#23 USC 64-74 #4 North Carolina Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	1.25
8	Mar 30, 2021	2021	Regional Finals	#24 USC 66-85 #1 Gonzaga Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Elite Eight	1.25
9	Mar 18, 2007	2007	Second Round	#23 USC 87-68 #11 Texas Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington	1.17
10	Mar 18, 2022	2022	First Round	#22 USC 66-68 Miami (FL) Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina	1.16

Season by season

2027 · USC

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · USC

Big Ten

Record

18-14

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#72

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · USC

Big Ten

Record

17-18

Conf record

7-13

—

SRS

#57

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

15-18

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

22-11

Conf record

14-6

—

SRS

#39

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

26-8

Conf record

14-6

#22

SRS

#42

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

25-8

Conf record

15-5

#24

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Elite Eight

2020 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

22-9

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#53

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

16-17

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#74

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

24-12

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#46

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

26-10

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#52

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2016 · USC

Pacific-12

Record

21-13

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#41

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	USC	0-0	Big Ten
2026	USC	18-14	Big Ten	7-13		#72
2025	USC	17-18	Big Ten	7-13		#57
2024	USC	15-18	Pacific-12	8-12		#73
2023	USC	22-11	Pacific-12	14-6		#39	10	NCAA tournament
2022	USC	26-8	Pacific-12	14-6	#22	#42	7	NCAA tournament
2021	USC	25-8	Pacific-12	15-5	#24	#7	6	Elite Eight
2020	USC	22-9	Pacific-12	11-7		#53
2019	USC	16-17	Pacific-12	8-10		#74
2018	USC	24-12	Pacific-12	12-6		#46		NIT
2017	USC	26-10	Pacific-12	10-8		#52	11	NCAA tournament
2016	USC	21-13	Pacific-12	9-9		#41	8	NCAA tournament
2015	USC	12-20	Pacific-12	3-15		#132
2014	USC	11-21	Pacific-12	2-16		#128
2013	USC	14-18	Pacific-12	9-9		#84
2012	USC	6-26	Pacific-12	1-17		#165
2011	USC	19-15	Pacific-10	10-8		#53	11	NCAA tournament
2010	USC	16-14	Pacific-10	8-10		#67
2009	USC	22-13	Pacific-10 ◆	9-9		#27	10	NCAA tournament
2008	USC	21-12	Pacific-10	11-7		#28	6	NCAA tournament
2007	USC	25-12	Pacific-10	11-7	#23	#37	5	Sweet 16
2006	USC	17-13	Pacific-10	8-10		#76
2005	USC	12-17	Pacific-10	5-13		#105
2004	USC	13-15	Pacific-10	8-10		#114
2003	USC	13-17	Pacific-10	6-12		#74
2002	USC	22-10	Pacific-10	12-6	#18	#15	4	NCAA tournament
2001	USC	24-10	Pacific-10	11-7		#17	6	Elite Eight
2000	USC	16-14	Pacific-10	9-9		#33
1999	USC	15-13	Pacific-10	7-11		#45		NIT
1998	USC	9-19	Pacific-10	5-13		#125
1997	USC	17-11	Pacific-10	12-6		#27	11	NCAA tournament
1996	USC	11-19	Pacific-10	4-14		#121
1995	USC	7-21	Pacific-10	2-16		#109
1994	USC	16-12	Pacific-10	9-9		#96		NIT
1993	USC	18-12	Pacific-10	9-9		#67		NIT
1992	USC	24-6	Pacific-10	15-3	#8	#34	2	NCAA tournament
1991	USC	19-10	Pacific-10	10-8		#31	10	NCAA tournament
1990	USC	12-16	Pacific-10	6-12		#93
1989	USC	10-22	Pacific-10	2-16		#82
1988	USC	7-21	Pacific-10	5-13		#175
1987	USC	9-19	Pacific-10	4-14		#110
1986	USC	11-17	Pacific-10	5-13		#110
1985	USC	19-10	Pacific-10 ★	13-5		#48	8	NCAA tournament
1984	USC	11-20	Pacific-10	6-12		#130
1983	USC	17-11	Pacific-10	11-7		#66
1982	USC	19-9	Pacific-10	13-5		#33	9	NCAA tournament
1981	USC	14-13	Pacific-10	9-9		#62
1980	USC	12-15	Pacific-10	5-13		#88
1979	USC	20-9	Pacific-10	14-4		#31	7	NCAA tournament
1978	USC	14-13	Pacific-8	7-7		#71
1977	USC	6-20	Pacific-8	2-12		#102
1976	USC	11-16	Pacific-8	0-14		#66
1975	USC	18-8	Pacific-8	8-6		#13
1974	USC	24-5	Pacific-8	11-3	#17	#16
1973	USC	18-10	Pacific-8	9-5		#29		NIT
1972	USC	16-10	Pacific-8	9-5		#24
1971	USC	24-2	Pacific-8	12-2	#5	#2
1970	USC	18-8	Pacific-8	9-5	#20	#15
1969	USC	15-11	Pacific-8	8-6		#33
1968	USC	18-8	AAWU	11-3		#16
1967	USC	13-12	AAWU	6-8		#45
1966	USC	13-13	AAWU	6-8		#43
1965	USC	14-12	AAWU	8-6		#27
1964	USC	10-16	AAWU	6-9		#54
1963	USC	20-9	AAWU	6-6		#29
1962	USC	14-11	Big Five	5-7		#14
1961	USC	21-8	Big Five ★	9-3	#7	#13		Sweet 16
1960	USC	16-11	Big Five	5-7		#10		NCAA tournament
1959	USC	15-11	Pacific Coast	8-8		#63
1958	USC	12-13	Pacific Coast	8-8		#58
1957	USC	16-12	Pacific Coast	9-7		#75
1956	USC	14-12	Pacific Coast	9-7		#39
1955	USC	14-11	Pacific Coast	5-7		#16
1954	USC	19-14	Pacific Coast ★	8-4	#11	#35		Final Four
1953	USC	17-5	Pacific Coast	7-5		#22
1952	USC	16-14	Pacific Coast	4-8		#53
1951	USC	21-6	Pacific Coast	8-4	#19	#11
1950	USC	16-8	Pacific Coast	7-5		#48
1949	USC	14-10	Pacific Coast	8-4
1948	USC	14-10	Pacific Coast	7-5
1947	USC	10-14	Pacific Coast	2-10
1946	USC	14-7	Pacific Coast	8-4
1945	USC	15-9	Pacific Coast	2-2
1944	USC	8-12	Pacific Coast	1-5
1943	USC	23-5	Pacific Coast	7-1
1942	USC	12-8	Pacific Coast	7-5
1941	USC	15-10	Pacific Coast	6-6
1940	USC	20-3	Pacific Coast ★	10-2				Final Four
1939	USC	20-5	Pacific Coast	9-3
1938	USC	17-9	Pacific Coast	6-6
1937	USC	19-6	Pacific Coast	8-4
1936	USC	14-12	Pacific Coast	8-4
1935	USC	20-6	Pacific Coast ★	11-1
1934	USC	16-8	Pacific Coast	9-3
1933	USC	18-5	Pacific Coast	10-1
1932	USC	10-12	Pacific Coast	8-3
1931	USC	8-8	Pacific Coast	5-4
1930	USC	15-5	Pacific Coast ★	7-2
1929	USC	16-6	Pacific Coast	2-7
1928	USC	22-4	Pacific Coast ★	6-3
1927	USC	10-8	Pacific Coast	0-6
1926	USC	4-8	Pacific Coast	0-6
1925	USC	14-4	Independent
1924	USC	15-4	Pacific Coast	4-4
1923	USC	5-12	Pacific Coast	2-6
1922	USC	7-5	Pacific Coast	1-3
1921	USC	10-4	Independent
1920	USC	8-2	Independent
1919	USC	3-8	Independent
1918	USC	0-2	Independent
1917	USC	8-12	Independent
1916	USC	5-15	Independent
1915	USC	3-6	Independent
1914	USC	5-7	Independent
1913	USC	13-2	Independent
1912	USC	9-5	Independent
1911	USC	12-8	Independent
1910	USC	21-3	Independent
1909	USC	8-3	Independent
1908	USC	3-3	Independent
1907	USC	6-5	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

8 AP All-American selections.

Evan Mobley2021

Sam Clancy2002

Harold Miner1992

Gus Williams1975

Paul Westphal1971

John Rudometkin1962

John Rudometkin1961

Bill Sharman1950

Year	Player
2021	Evan Mobley
2002	Sam Clancy
1992	Harold Miner
1975	Gus Williams
1971	Paul Westphal
1962	John Rudometkin
1961	John Rudometkin
1950	Bill Sharman

NBA first-round picks

32 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Isaiah Collier2024

Last college yr: 2024

Evan Mobley2021

Last college yr: 2021

Onyeka Okongwu2020

Last college yr: 2020

Kevin Porter Jr.2019

Last college yr: 2019

Nikola Vučević2011

Last college yr: 2011

Nikola Vučević2011

Last college yr: 2010

DeMar DeRozan2009

Last college yr: 2009

Taj Gibson2009

Last college yr: 2009

Nikola Vučević2011

Last college yr: 2009

O.J. Mayo2008

Last college yr: 2008

Taj Gibson2009

Last college yr: 2008

Nick Young2007

Last college yr: 2007

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Isaiah Collier	2024
2021	Evan Mobley	2021
2020	Onyeka Okongwu	2020
2019	Kevin Porter Jr.	2019
2011	Nikola Vučević	2011
2011	Nikola Vučević	2010
2009	DeMar DeRozan	2009
2009	Taj Gibson	2009
2011	Nikola Vučević	2009
2008	O.J. Mayo	2008
2009	Taj Gibson	2008
2007	Nick Young	2007
2009	Taj Gibson	2007
2007	Nick Young	2006
2007	Nick Young	2005
1997	Rodrick Rhodes	1997
1992	Harold Miner	1992
1992	Harold Miner	1991
1992	Harold Miner	1990
1990	Bo Kimble	1986
1979	Cliff Robinson	1979
1979	Cliff Robinson	1978
1975	John Lambert	1975
1975	John Lambert	1974
1975	John Lambert	1973
1972	Paul Westphal	1972
1972	Paul Westphal	1971
1972	Paul Westphal	1970
1968	Bill Hewitt	1968
1968	Bill Hewitt	1967
1948	Jack Nichols	1946
1948	Jack Nichols	1945

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