Program history
San Diego State
in the tournament.
San Diego State appears in 17 tournaments in this archive, between 1975 and 2025, with an all-time record of 13–17. It has reached the title game once — 2023 — without winning it.
2 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2023, when a 5th seed beat the 1st-seeded Alabama 71–64. The reverse happened in 2013: as a 7th seed it lost to the 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 81–71.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 6, from 2010 to 2015. Its longest absence ran 17 years, between 1985 and 2002.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as a 13th.
- 17 Appearances
- 13–17 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | — | 14–13 | Tim Vezie | Pacific Coast | Round of 32 |
| 1976 | — | 16–13 | Tim Vezie | Pacific Coast | Round of 32 |
| 1985 | 13 | 23–8 | Smokey Gaines | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to UNLV, 80–85 |
| 2002 | 13 | 21–12 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Illinois, 64–93 |
| 2006 | 11 | 24–9 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Indiana, 83–87 |
| 2010 | 11 | 25–9 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Tennessee, 59–62 |
| 2011 | 2 | 34–3 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Connecticut, 67–74 |
| 2012 | 6 | 26–8 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to NC State, 65–79 |
| 2013 | 7 | 23–11 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Florida Gulf Coast, 71–81 |
| 2014 | 4 | 31–5 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Arizona, 64–70 |
| 2015 | 8 | 27–9 | Steve Fisher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Duke, 49–68 |
| 2018 | 11 | 22–11 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Houston, 65–67 |
| 2021 | 6 | 23–5 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Syracuse, 62–78 |
| 2022 | 8 | 23–9 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Creighton, 69–72 (OT) |
| 2023 | 5 | 32–7 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the championship game to UConn, 59–76 |
| 2024 | 5 | 26–11 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to UConn, 52–82 |
| 2025 | 11 | 21–10 | Brian Dutcher | Mountain West Conference | lost in the opening round to North Carolina, 68–95 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–1 |
| Round of 64 | 6–10 |
| Round of 32 | 4–2 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 2–3 |
| Final | 0–1 |
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