Coach John Wooden, UCLA, winner of 10 National Championships. Photo circa 1972, by Associated Students of UCLA, 1972 Southern Campus (UCLA yearbook), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
| School | Location | Nickname | Colors | Conference | Team | Tournament Final Four Appearances | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University | Pomona | Mustangs | Green-Gold | Big West | Men | --- | --- |
| Women | --- | --- | |||||
| California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach | The Beach* | Black-Gold | Big West | Men | --- | --- |
| Women | 1987(1), 1988(1) | --- | |||||
| California State University, Northridge |
Northridge (Los Angeles) | Matadors | Red-White-Black | Big West | Men | --- | --- |
| Women | --- | --- | |||||
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Lions | Crimson-Blue | West Coast | Men | --- | --- |
| Women | --- | --- | |||||
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | Waves | Blue-Orange | West Coast | Men | ---(2) | --- |
| Women | --- | --- | |||||
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles | Bruins | Blue-Gold | Pac-12† | Men | (All NCAA)(1) 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980(3), 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021 | (All NCAA)(1) 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 |
| Women | 1975(4), 1976(4), 1977(4), 1978(5), 1979(5), 2011(6), 2015(6) | 1978(5), 2015(6) | |||||
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Trojans | Cardinal-Gold | Pac-12† | Men | 1940(1), 1954(1) | --- |
| Women | 1981(5), 1983(1), 1984(1), 2011(6) | 1983(1), 1984(1) |
* The team nickname was changed from "49ers" to "The Beach" after the 2018-2019 season.
† UCLA and USC joins the Big Ten Conference in September 2024.
(1) NCAA Tournament
(2) As of 2021, Pepperdine had 13 appearances in the NCAA Tournament without reaching a Final Four.
(3) Due to recruiting and financial violations involving players, the NCAA later sanctioned UCLA by declaring its second place finish in the 1980 NCAA Tournament forfeited. The team was also placed on probation for two years and barred from postseason play in 1982.
(4) Final Two - National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT)
(5) Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Tournament
(6) Final Two - Women's National Invitational Tournament
UCLA holds the record for the longest winning streak for any Division I college men's basketball team. UCLA won 88 games straight games from 1971 to 1974.
Counting 18, UCLA has the second highest number of NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances. It also holds the record for consecutive Final Four appearances, with ten appearances from 1967 to 1976.
