Program history
Stanford
in the tournament.
Stanford appears in 17 tournaments in this archive, between 1942 and 2014, with an all-time record of 22–16. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 1942.
4 of its 7 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2014, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Kansas 60–57. The reverse happened in 1989: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Siena 80–78.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 11, from 1995 to 2005. Its longest absence ran 47 years, between 1942 and 1989.
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.
- 17 Appearances
- 22–16 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | — | 28–4 | Everett Dean | Pacific Coast (S) | opening round |
| 1989 | 3 | 26–7 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Siena, 78–80 |
| 1992 | 12 | 18–11 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Alabama, 75–80 |
| 1995 | 10 | 20–9 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Second round to Massachusetts, 53–75 |
| 1996 | 9 | 21–8 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Massachusetts, 74–79 |
| 1997 | 6 | 22–8 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Utah, 77–82 (OT) |
| 1998 | 3 | 30–5 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the National Semifinal to Kentucky, 85–86 (OT) |
| 1999 | 2 | 26–7 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Gonzaga, 74–82 |
| 2000 | 1 | 27–4 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to North Carolina, 53–60 |
| 2001 | 1 | 31–3 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Maryland, 73–87 |
| 2002 | 8 | 20–10 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Kansas, 63–86 |
| 2003 | 4 | 24–9 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Connecticut, 74–85 |
| 2004 | 1 | 30–2 | Mike Montgomery | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Alabama, 67–70 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18–13 | Trent Johnson | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Mississippi State, 70–93 |
| 2007 | 11 | 18–13 | Trent Johnson | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Louisville, 58–78 |
| 2008 | 3 | 28–8 | Trent Johnson | Pac-10 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Texas, 62–82 |
| 2014 | 10 | 23–13 | Johnny Dawkins | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Dayton, 72–82 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–0 |
| Round of 64 | 12–4 |
| Round of 32 | 5–7 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–4 |
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