University Southern California Trojans
NCAA Tournament History
March 17, 2001 | Men's Basketball
ADOLPH RUPP
1942 - beat Illinois 46-44, lost to Dartmouth 47-28. Final Four.
1945 - lost to Ohio State 45-37, beat Tufts 66-56.
1948 - beat Columbia 76-53, beat Holy Cross 60-52, beat Baylor 58-42.
NCAA champion.
1949 - beat Villanova 85-72, beat Illinois 76-47, beat Oklahoma A&M
46-36.
NCAA champion.
1951 - beat Louisville 79-68, beat St. John's 59-43, beat Illinois
76-74,
beat Kansas State 68-58. NCAA champion.
1952 - beat Penn State 82-54, lost to St. John's 64-57.
1955 - lost to Marquette 79-71, beat Penn State 84-59.
1956 - beat Wayne State, Mich. 84-64, lost to Iowa 89-77.
1957 - beat Pittsburgh 98-92, lost to Michigan State 80-68.
1958 - beat Miami, Ohio 94-70, beat Notre Dame 89-56, beat Temple
61-60,
beat Seattle 84-72. NCAA champion.
1959 - lost to Louisville 76-61, beat Marquette 98-69.
1961 - beat Morehead State 71-64, lost to Ohio State 87-74.
1962 - beat Butler 81-60, lost to Ohio State 74-64.
1964 - lost to Ohio University 85-69, lost to Loyola, Ill. 100-91.
1966 - beat Dayton 86-79, beat Michigan 84-77, beat Duke 83-79, lost to
Texas Western 72-65. NCAA runnerup.
1968 - beat Marquette 107-89, lost to Ohio State 82-81.
1969 - lost to Marquette 81-74, beat Miami, Ohio 72-71.
1970 - beat Notre Dame 109-99, lost to Jacksonville 106-100.
1971 - lost to Western Kentucky 107-83, lost to Marquette 91-74.
1972 - beat Marquette 85-69, lost to Florida State 73-54.
JOE B. HALL
1973 - beat Austin Peay 106-100, OT, lost to Indiana 72-65.
1975 - beat Marquette 76-54, beat Central Michigan 90-73, beat Indiana
92-90, beat Syracuse 95-79, lost to UCLA 92-85. NCAA runnerup.
1977 - beat Princeton 72-58, beat VMI 93-78, lost to North Carolina
79-72.
1978 - beat Florida State 85-76, beat Miami, Ohio 91-69, beat Michigan
State
52-49, beat Arkansas 64-59, beat Duke 94-88. NCAA champion.
1980 - beat Florida State 97-78, lost to Duke 55-54.
1981 - lost to Alabama-Birmingham 69-62.
1982 - lost to Middle Tennessee State 50-44.
1983 - beat Ohio University 57-40, beat Indiana 64-59, lost to
Louisville 80-68, OT.
1984 - beat Brigham Young 93-68, beat Louisville 72-67, beat Illinois
54-51, lost to Georgetown 53-40. Final Four.
1985 - beat Washington 66-58, beat UNLV 64-61, lost to St. John's
86-70.
EDDIE SUTTON
1986 - beat Davidson 75-55, beat Western Kentucky 71-64, beat Alabama
68-63, lost to LSU 59-57.
1987 - lost to Ohio State 91-77.
1988 - beat Southern University 99-84, beat Maryland 90-81, lost to
Villanova 80-74.
RICK PITINO
1992 - beat Old Dominion 88-69, beat Iowa State 106-98, beat
Massachusetts 87-77, lost to Duke 104-103, OT.
1993 - beat Rider 96-52, beat Utah 83-62, beat Wake Forest 103-69, beat
Florida State 106-81, lost to Michigan 81-78, OT. Final Four.
1994 - beat Tennessee State 83-70, lost to Marquette 75-63.
1995 - beat Mount St. Mary's, Md. 113-67, beat Tulane 82-60, beat
Arizona State 97-73, lost to North Carolina 74-61.
1996 - beat San Jose State 110-72, beat Virginia Tech 84-60, beat Utah
101-70, beat Wake Forest 83-63, beat Massachusetts 81-74, beat Syracuse
76-67. NCAA champion.
1997 - beat Montana 92-54, beat Iowa 75-69, beat St. Joseph's 83-68,
beat Utah 72-59, beat Minnesota 78-69. lost to Arizona 84-79, OT. NCAA runnerup.
TUBBY SMITH
1998 - beat South Carolina State 82-67, beat Saint Louis 88-61, beat
UCLA 94-68, beat Duke 86-84, beat Stanford 86-85, OT, beat Utah 78-69.
NCAA champion.
1999 - beat New Mexico State 82-60, beat Kansas 92-88, OT, beat Miami,
Ohio 58-43, lost to Michigan State 73-66.
2000 - beat St. Bonaventure 85-80, 2OT, lost to Syracuse 52-50.
2001 - beat Holy Cross 72-68, beat Iowa 92-79.
