CAL

2025–26 season

California

Golden Bears · ACC

Record: 22–12; Unranked in the AP poll
Projected seed: Out; Outside the projected field
Efficiency: +7.3; No. 75 in Division I
Home: Berkeley, CA; 6,015 mi from Indianapolis
National titles: 0; Still chasing the first

Statistical profile

Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games.

Efficiency

Offensive efficiency114.2

76th

Defensive efficiency102.3

82nd

Efficiency margin+11.9

81st

Pace69.1

70th

Strength of schedule+8.0

79th

Scoring & shooting

Points per game78.2

69th

Points allowed73.3

57th

Field goal %44.6%

43rd

Three-point %36.7%

90th

Three-point rate42.9%

67th

Free throw %78.0%

96th

Possessions

Rebounds per game34.7

40th

Offensive rebound %26.5%

11th

Defensive rebound %69.7%

55th

Assists per game13.9

53rd

Turnovers per game10.4

81st

Turnover rate15.0%

83rd

Defense & roster

Steals per game6.1

34th

Blocks per game3.0

38th

Opponent 3P %31.3%

88th

Average heightNaN′NaN″

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Program experienceNaN yrs

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Bench pointsNaN

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Strengths and weaknesses

Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.

StrengthReliable at the lineFree throw %: 78.0%96th
StrengthElite three-point shootingThree-point %: 36.7%90th
WeaknessFew second chancesOffensive rebound %: 26.5%11th
StrengthSmothers three-point shootersOpponent 3P %: 31.3%88th

Tournament history

Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who California beat and who ended the run.

Appearances

Record

4–8

Sweet 16s

Final Fours

Titles

20164Round of 64Lost to 13 Hawaiʻi 77–66. Bracket
201312Round of 32Beat 5 UNLV. Lost to 4 Syracuse 66–60. Bracket
201212First FourLost to 12 South Florida 65–54. Bracket
20108Round of 32Beat 9 Louisville. Lost to 1 Duke 68–53. Bracket
20097Round of 64Lost to 10 Maryland 84–71. Bracket
20067Round of 64Lost to 10 nc-state 58–52. Bracket
20038Round of 32Beat 9 nc-state. Lost to 1 Oklahoma 74–65. Bracket
20026Round of 32Beat 11 Penn. Lost to 3 Pitt 63–50. Bracket

Roster

Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.

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Season schedule

Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.

ATS overall

17–16

ATS as favorite

9–9

ATS as underdog

8–7

ATS neutral court

1–1

ATS vs. tournament teams

4–5

ATS vs. ranked teams

2–3

Over / under

14–19

22–12 in 34 games

Season schedule and results
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total	ATS	O/U
Nov 3	vsBAKCal State Bakersfield	W87–60	-15.5	146.5	Cover	Over
Nov 6	vsWSUWright State14	W77–67	-14.5	151.5	Miss	Under
Nov 10	vsFULCal State Fullerton	W93–65	-22.5	162.5	Cover	Under
Nov 13	@KANKansas State	L96–99	+6.75	164.5	Cover	Over
Nov 18	vsPREPresbyterian	W67–57	-19.75	145.5	Miss	Under
Nov 21	vsSACSacramento State	W91–67	-21.25	155	Cover	Over
Nov 25	NUCLAUCLA7	W80–72	+7.75	144.5	Cover	Over
Dec 2	vsUTAHUtah	W79–72	-8.25	151.25	Miss	Under
Dec 6	vsPACPacific	W67–61	-7.5	145	Miss	Under
Dec 9	vsDOMDominican (CA)	W93–71	—	—	—	—
Dec 13	vsNWENorthwestern State	W79–70	-19.25	144.75	Miss	Over
Dec 19	vsMORMorgan State	W97–50	-26.5	151.5	Cover	Under
Dec 21	vsCOLColumbia	W74–56	-8.75	153	Cover	Under
Dec 30	vsLOU#23Louisville6	L70–90	+8.5	161.25	Miss	Under
Jan 2	vsNOTNotre Dame	W72–71	-4	138	Miss	Over
Jan 7	@VIR#9Virginia3	L60–84	+13.75	148.25	Miss	Under
Jan 10	@VIRVirginia Tech	L75–78	+5.75	148.5	Cover	Over
Jan 14	vsDUKE#1Duke1	L56–71	+14.25	149.25	Miss	Under
Jan 17	vsUNC#21North Carolina6	W84–78	+6.75	150.75	Cover	Over
Jan 24	@STAStanford	W78–66	+4.75	146.25	Cover	Under
Jan 28	@FLOFlorida State	L61–63	+3.5	158	Cover	Under
Jan 31	@MIA#25Miami (FL)7	W86–85	+11.5	148.5	Cover	Over
Feb 4	vsGEOGeorgia Tech	W90–85	-8.5	151.5	Miss	Over
Feb 7	vsCLEClemson8	L55–77	+4.5	138	Miss	Under
Feb 11	@SYRSyracuse	L100–107OT	+6.25	148.75	Miss	Over
Feb 14	@BOSBoston College	W86–75	-3.75	140.75	Cover	Over
Feb 21	vsSTAStanford	W72–66	-1.75	149	Cover	Under
Feb 25	vsSMUSMU11	W73–69	+4.25	163.5	Cover	Under
Feb 28	vsPITTPittsburgh	L56–72	-7	143.5	Miss	Under
Mar 4	@GEOGeorgia Tech	W76–65	-2.25	155	Cover	Under
Mar 7	@WAKWake Forest	L73–80	+5.75	154.25	Miss	Under
Mar 11	NFLOFlorida State	L89–95	+2.5	154.5	Miss	Over
Mar 18	vsUICUIC	W91–73	-6.5	151.5	Cover	Over
Mar 22	vsSAISaint Joseph's	L75–76	-5.5	151.5	Miss	Under