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 | None | None |
| Women | None | None | |||||
| California State University, Long Beach |
Long Beach | The Beach* | Black-Gold | Big West | Men | None | None |
| Women | 1987(1), 1988(1) | None | |||||
| California State University, Northridge |
Northridge (Los Angeles) | Matadors | Red-White-Black | Big West | Men | None | None |
| Women | None | None | |||||
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | Lions | Crimson-Blue | West Coast | Men | None | None |
| Women | None | None | |||||
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | Waves | Blue-Orange | West Coast | Men | None(2) | None |
| Women | None | None | |||||
| 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, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021 | (All NCAA)(1) 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 |
| Women | 1975(3), 1976(3), 1977(3), 1978(4), 1979(4), 2011(5), 2015(5) | 1978(4), 2015(5) | |||||
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Trojans | Cardinal-Gold | Pac-12 | Men | 1940(1), 1954(1) | None |
| Women | 1981(4), 1983(1), 1984(1), 2011(5) | 1983(1), 1984(1) |
* The team nickname was changed from "49ers" to "The Beach" after the 2018-2019 season.
(1) NCAA Tournament
(2) As of 2021, Pepperdine had 13 appearances in the NCAA Tournament without reaching a Final Four.
(3) Final Two - National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT)
(4) Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Tournament
(5) 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.
UCLA holds the record for the second highest number of NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances.
