[last updated 3.29.24 - KT]
 The Big West Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament History
School App. Won Lost Pct 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FF RR
Long Beach State* (70-71-72-73-77-93-95-07-12-24) 10 7 11 .389 0 0 0 0 0 2
UC Santa Barbara (88-90-02--10-11-21-23) 7 1 7 .125 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawai'i (72-94-01-02-06) 5 1 5 .167 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal State Fullerton (78-08-81-22) 4 2 4 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1
UC Irvine (15-19) 2 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
CSUN (01-09) 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC Davis (17) 1 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
CSU Bakersfield (16) 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal Poly (14) 1 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
UC San Diego (25) 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Big West (since 1970) 60 35 60 .368 1 0 2 0 3 3
- compiled records for current membership only; game-by-game records for all Big West representatives below; * including vacated games from 1971-73
 
 NCAA Year-by-Year Results
2025
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 Michigan L 65-68
2024
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Arizona L 65-85
2023
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Baylor L 56-74
2022
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 2 Duke L 61-78
2021
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 5 Creighton L 62-63
2019
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Kansas State W 70-64
2nd Rd. No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 12 Oregon L 73-54
2018
East Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 2 Purdue L 48-74
2017
Midwest Regional
First Four UC Davis vs. North Carolina Central W 67-63
1st Rd. No. 16 UC Davis vs. No. 1 Kansas L 62-100
2016
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 California W 77-66
2nd Rd. No. 13 Hawai'i vs. No. 5 Maryland L 60-73
2015
East Regional
2nd Rd. No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Louisville L 55-57
2014
Midwest Regional
First Four Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern W 81-69
2nd Rd. No. 16 Cal Poly vs. No. 1 Wichita State L 37-64
2013
East Regional
2nd Rd. No. 15 Pacific vs. No. 2 Miami L 49-78
2012
West Regional
2nd Rd. No. 12 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 New Mexico L 68-75
2011
Southeast Regional
2nd Rd. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 2 Florida L 51-79
2010
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 2 Ohio State L 51-68
2009
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 CSUN vs. No. 2 Memphis L 70-81
2008
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 14 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 3 Wisconsin L 56-71
2007
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 Tennessee L 86-121
2006
Minneapolis Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 Pacific vs. No. 4 Boston College L 76-88 (2OT)
2005
Alburquerque Regional
1st Rd. No. 8 Pacific vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh W 79-71
2nd Rd. No. 8 Pacific vs. No. 1 Washington L 79-97
Chicago Regional
1st Rd. No. 14 Utah State vs. No. 3 Arizona L 53-66
2004
St. Louis Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 Pacific vs. No. 5 Providence W 66-58
2nd Rd. No. 12 Pacific vs. No. 4 Kansas L 63-78
2003
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 15 Utah State vs. No. 2 Kansas L 61-64
2002
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Arizona L 81-86
2001
East Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 Utah State vs. No. 5 Ohio State W 77-68 (OT)
2nd Rd. No. 12 Utah State vs. No. 4 UCLA L 50-75
2000
South Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 Utah State vs. No. 5 Connecticut L 67-75
1999
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 14 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 Kentucky L 60-82
1998
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 Utah State vs. No. 4 Kentucky L 60-82
1997
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 Pacific vs. No. 4 St. Joseph's L 65-75
1996
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 16 San Jose State vs. No. 1 Kentucky L 72-110
1995
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 Long Beach State vs. No. 4 Utah L 64-76
1994
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 13 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State L 55-65
1993
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 11 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 Illinois L 72-75
East Regional
1st Rd. No. 7 New Mexico State vs. No. 10 Nebraska W 93-79
2nd Rd. No. 7 New Mexico State vs. No. 2 Cincinatti L 55-92
1992
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 New Meixco State vs. No. 5 DePaul W 81-73
2nd Rd. No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 13 Louisiana-Lafayette W 81-73
R-SF No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 1 UCLA L 78-85
1991
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 16 Montana W 99-65
No. 6 New Mexico State vs. No. 11 Creighton L 56-64
2nd Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Georgetown W 62-54
R-SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 4 Utah W 83-66
R-F No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 3 Seton Hall W 77-65
Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.)
SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 2 Duke L 77-79
1990
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 16 Arkansas-Little Rock W 102-72
No. 6 New Mexico State vs. No. 11 Loyola Marymount L 92-111
2nd Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Ohio State W 76-65
R-SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 12 Ball State W 69-67
R-F No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 11 Loyola Marymount W 131-101
Southeast Regional
1st Rd. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 8 Houston W 70-66
2nd Rd. No. 9 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 1 Michigan State L 58-62
Final Four (Denver, Colo.)
SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech W 90-81
F No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 3 Duke W 103-73
1989
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 13 Idaho W 68-56
2nd Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 12 DePaul W 85-70
R-SF No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 1 Arizona W 68-67
R-F No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 3 Seton Hall L 61-84
1988
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 13 Southwest Missouri State W 54-50
2nd Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 5 Iowa L 86-104
Southeast Regional
1st Rd. No. 10 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 7 Maryland L 82-92
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt L 77-80
1987
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 16 Idaho State W 95-70
2nd Rd. No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 9 Kansas State W 80-61
R-SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 12 Wyoming W 92-78
R-F No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 1 Iowa W 84-81
Final Four (New Orleans, La.)
SF No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 1 Indiana L 93-97
1986
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 13 Louisiana-Monroe W 74-51
2nd Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 5 Maryland W 70-64
R-SF No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 8 Auburn L 63-70
1985
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 13 San Diego State W 85-80
2nd Rd. No. 4 UNLV vs. No. 12 Kentucky L 61-64
1984
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 5 UNLV vs. No. 12 Princeton W 68-56
2nd Rd. No. 5 UNLV vs. No. 4 UTEP W 73-60
R-SF No. 5 UNLV vs. No. 1 Georgetown L 48-62
Mideast Regional
1st Rd. No. 7 Fresno State vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech L 56-66
1983
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 10 Utah State vs. No. 7 Iowa L 59-64
West Regional
2nd Rd. No. 3 UNLV vs. No. 6 North Carolina State L 70-71
1982
West Regional
2nd Rd. No. 4 Fresno State vs. No. 5 West Virginia W 50-46
R-SF No. 4 Fresno State vs. No. 1 Georgetown L 40-58
1981
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 6 Fresno State No. 11 Northeastern L 53-55
1980
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 11 Utah State vs. No. 6 Clemson L 73-76
Midwest Regional
1st Rd. No. 12 San Jose State vs. No. 5 Missouri L 51-61
1979
West Regional
1st Rd. No. 10 Utah State vs. USC L 67-86
2nd Rd. No. 6 Pacific vs. No. 3 Marquette L 48-73
1978
West Regional
1st Rd. Cal State Fullerton vs. New Mexico W 90-85
R-SF Cal State Fullerton vs. San Francisco W 75-72
R-F Cal State Fullerton vs. Arkansas L 58-61
1977
West Regional
1st Rd. Long Beach State vs. Idaho State L 72-83
1976
West Regional
1st Rd. San Diego State vs. UCLA L 64-74
1975
West Regional
1st Rd. San Diego State vs. UNLV L 80-90
1974
West Regional
1st Rd. Cal State LA vs. Dayton L 80-88
1973
West Regional
1st Rd. Long Beach State vs. Weber State W 88-75
R-SF Long Beach State vs. San Francisco L 77-67
1972
West Regional
1st Rd. Long Beach State vs. BYU W 95-90 (OT)
R-SF Long Beach State vs. San Francisco W 75-55
R-F Long Beach State vs. UCLA L 57-73
1971
West Regional
1st Rd. Long Beach State vs. Weber State W 77-66
R-SF Long Beach State vs. Pacific W 78-65
R-F Long Beach State vs. UCLA L 55-57
1970
West Regional
1st Rd. Long Beach State vs. Weber State W 92-73
R-SF Long Beach State vs. UCLA L 65-88
Cons. Long Beach State vs. Santa Clara L 86-89