Program history
USC
in the tournament.
USC appears in 21 tournaments in this archive, between 1940 and 2023, with an all-time record of 16–22. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1954 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 2–5. 4 of its 13 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2017, when an 11th seed beat the 6th-seeded SMU 66–65. The reverse happened in 2002: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded UNC Wilmington 93–89.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 2007 to 2009. Its longest absence ran 18 years, between 1961 and 1979.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as an 11th.
- 21 Appearances
- 16–22 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | — | 20–3 | Sam Barry | Pacific Coast (S) | round of 8 |
| 1954 | — | 19–14 | Forrest Twogood | Pacific Coast | National Fourth Place |
| 1960 | — | 16–11 | Forrest Twogood | AAWU | First round |
| 1961 | — | 21–8 | Forrest Twogood | AAWU | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1979 | 7 | 20–9 | Bob Boyd | Pacific-10 Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1982 | 9 | 19–9 | Stan Morrison | Pacific-10 Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 8 | 19–10 | Stan Morrison | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Illinois State, 55–58 |
| 1991 | 10 | 19–10 | George Raveling | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Florida State, 72–75 |
| 1992 | 2 | 24–6 | George Raveling | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Georgia Tech, 78–79 |
| 1997 | 11 | 17–11 | Henry Bibby | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Illinois, 77–90 |
| 2001 | 6 | 24–10 | Henry Bibby | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Duke, 69–79 |
| 2002 | 4 | 22–10 | Henry Bibby | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to UNC Wilmington, 89–93 (OT) |
| 2007 | 5 | 25–12 | Tim Floyd | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to North Carolina, 64–74 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0–11 | Tim Floyd | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Kansas State, 67–80 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22–13 | Tim Floyd | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Michigan State, 69–74 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19–15 | Kevin O'Neill | Pacific-10 Conference | lost in the opening round to VCU, 46–59 |
| 2016 | 8 | 21–13 | Andy Enfield | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Providence, 69–70 |
| 2017 | 11 | 26–10 | Andy Enfield | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Baylor, 78–82 |
| 2021 | 6 | 25–8 | Andy Enfield | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the regional final to Gonzaga, 66–85 |
| 2022 | 7 | 26–8 | Andy Enfield | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Miami (FL), 66–68 |
| 2023 | 10 | 22–11 | Andy Enfield | Pac-12 Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan State, 62–72 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–5 |
| Round of 64 | 8–10 |
| Round of 32 | 3–2 |
| Round of 8 | 0–3 |
| Semifinal | 3–2 |
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