Program history
Oregon State
in the tournament.
Oregon State appears in 18 tournaments in this archive, between 1947 and 2021, with an all-time record of 15–19. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1963 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 6–7. 2 of its 7 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2021, when a 12th seed beat the 4th-seeded Oklahoma State 80–70. The reverse happened in 1980: as a 2nd seed it lost to the 10th-seeded Lamar 81–77.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 1962 to 1964. Its longest absence ran 26 years, between 1990 and 2016. It has met Seattle 4 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as a 12th.
- 18 Appearances
- 15–19 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | — | 28–5 | Slats Gill | Pacific Coast | Regional third place |
| 1949 | — | 24–12 | Slats Gill | Pacific Coast | Fourth Place |
| 1955 | — | 22–8 | Slats Gill | Pacific Coast | Regional Runner-up |
| 1962 | — | 24–5 | Slats Gill | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1963 | — | 22–9 | Slats Gill | Independent | Fourth Place |
| 1964 | — | 25–4 | Slats Gill | Independent | First round |
| 1966 | — | 21–7 | Paul Valenti | AAWU | Regional Runner-up |
| 1975 | — | 18–12 | Ralph Miller | Pacific-8 | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1980 | 2 | 26–4 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1981 | 1 | 26–2 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1982 | 2 | 25–5 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | Regional Runner-up |
| 1984 | 6 | 22–7 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 10 | 22–9 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Notre Dame, 70–79 |
| 1988 | 12 | 20–11 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Louisville, 61–70 |
| 1989 | 6 | 22–8 | Ralph Miller | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Evansville, 90–94 |
| 1990 | 5 | 22–7 | Jim Anderson | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the First round to Ball State, 53–54 |
| 2016 | 7 | 19–13 | Wayne Tinkle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to VCU, 67–75 |
| 2021 | 12 | 20–13 | Wayne Tinkle | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Houston, 61–67 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 6–7 |
| Round of 64 | 5–8 |
| Round of 32 | 1–0 |
| Round of 8 | 0–3 |
| Semifinal | 3–1 |
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