The California Golden Bears compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 1708–1318 (.564 winning percentage) across 114 recorded seasons dating back to 1907-08. The program has won 1 NCAA national championship (1959) and reached 2 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21-11 | 9-9 (ACC) | Mark Madsen | |
| 2024-25 | 14-19 | 6-14 (ACC) | Mark Madsen | |
| 2023-24 | 13-19 | 9-11 (Pac-12) | Mark Madsen | |
| 2022-23 | 3-29 | 2-18 (Pac-12) | Mark Fox | |
| 2021-22 | 12-20 | 5-15 (Pac-12) | Mark Fox | |
| 2020-21 | 9-20 | 3-17 (Pac-12) | Mark Fox | |
| 2019-20 | 14-18 | 7-11 (Pac-12) | Mark Fox | |
| 2018-19 | 8-23 | 3-15 (Pac-12) | Wyking Jones | |
| 2017-18 | 8-24 | 2-16 (Pac-12) | Wyking Jones | |
| 2016-17 | 21-13 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Cuonzo Martin | AP #25 |
| 2015-16 | 23-11 | 12-6 (Pac-12) | Cuonzo Martin | AP #14 |
| 2014-15 | 18-15 | 7-11 (Pac-12) | Cuonzo Martin | |
| 2013-14 | 21-14 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Mike Montgomery | |
| 2012-13 | 21-12 | 12-6 (Pac-12) | Mike Montgomery | |
| 2011-12 | 24-10 | 13-5 (Pac-12) | Mike Montgomery | AP #20 |
| 2010-11 | 18-15 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Mike Montgomery | |
| 2009-10 | 24-11 | 13-5 (Pac-10) | Mike Montgomery | AP #13 |
| 2008-09 | 22-11 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Mike Montgomery | AP #22 |
| 2007-08 | 17-16 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 2006-07 | 16-17 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 2005-06 | 20-11 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 2004-05 | 13-16 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 2003-04 | 13-15 | 9-9 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 2002-03 | 22-9 | 13-5 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | AP #18 |
| 2001-02 | 23-9 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | AP #21 |
| 2000-01 | 20-11 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 1999-00 | 18-15 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 1998-99 | 22-11 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | AP #25 |
| 1997-98 | 12-15 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | |
| 1996-97 | 23-9 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Ben Braun | AP #25 |
| 1993-94 | 22-8 | 13-5 (Pac-10) | Todd Bozeman | AP #6 |
| 1992-93 | 21-9 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli,Todd Bozeman | AP #19 |
| 1991-92 | 10-18 | 4-14 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1990-91 | 13-15 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1989-90 | 22-10 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1988-89 | 20-13 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1987-88 | 9-20 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1986-87 | 20-15 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1985-86 | 19-10 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Lou Campanelli | |
| 1984-85 | 13-15 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1983-84 | 12-16 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1982-83 | 14-14 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1981-82 | 14-13 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1980-81 | 13-14 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1979-80 | 8-19 | 3-15 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1978-79 | 6-21 | 4-14 (Pac-10) | Dick Kuchen | |
| 1977-78 | 11-16 | 4-10 (Pac-8) | Dick Edwards | |
| 1976-77 | 12-15 | 7-7 (Pac-8) | Dick Edwards | |
| 1974-75 | 17-9 | 7-7 (Pac-8) | Dick Edwards | |
| 1973-74 | 9-17 | 3-11 (Pac-8) | Dick Edwards | |
| 1972-73 | 11-15 | 4-10 (Pac-8) | Dick Edwards | |
| 1971-72 | 13-16 | 6-8 (Pac-8) | Jim Padgett | |
| 1970-71 | 16-9 | 8-6 (Pac-8) | Jim Padgett | |
| 1969-70 | 11-15 | 5-9 (Pac-8) | Jim Padgett | |
| 1968-69 | 12-13 | 4-10 (Pac-8) | Jim Padgett | AP #15 |
| 1967-68 | 16-9 | 7-7 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1966-67 | 17-10 | 6-8 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1965-66 | 9-16 | 4-10 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1964-65 | 8-15 | 4-10 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1963-64 | 13-14 | 8-7 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1962-63 | 13-11 | 4-8 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1961-62 | 8-17 | 2-10 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1960-61 | 13-9 | 5-7 (AAWU) | Rene Herrerias | |
| 1959-60 | 28-2 | 11-1 (AAWU) | Pete Newell | AP #2 |
| 1958-59 | 25-4 | 14-2 (PCC) | Pete Newell | AP #11 |
| 1957-58 | 19-9 | 12-4 (PCC) | Pete Newell | AP #19 |
| 1956-57 | 21-5 | 14-2 (PCC) | Pete Newell | AP #12 |
| 1955-56 | 17-8 | 10-6 (PCC) | Pete Newell | |
| 1954-55 | 9-16 | 1-11 (PCC) | Pete Newell | |
| 1953-54 | 17-7 | 6-6 (PCC) | Nibs Price | AP #14 |
| 1952-53 | 15-10 | 9-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | AP #14 |
| 1951-52 | 17-13 | 6-6 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1950-51 | 16-16 | 3-9 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1949-50 | 10-17 | 4-8 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1948-49 | 14-19 | 1-11 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1947-48 | 25-9 | 11-1 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1946-47 | 20-11 | 8-4 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1945-46 | 30-6 | 11-1 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1944-45 | 7-8 | 1-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1943-44 | 7-3 | 4-0 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1942-43 | 9-15 | 1-7 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1941-42 | 11-19 | 4-8 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1940-41 | 15-12 | 6-6 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1939-40 | 15-17 | 5-7 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1938-39 | 24-8 | 9-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1937-38 | 18-11 | 8-4 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1936-37 | 17-10 | 4-8 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1935-36 | 13-16 | 6-6 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1934-35 | 11-14 | 5-7 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1933-34 | 19-7 | 8-4 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1932-33 | 18-7 | 8-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1931-32 | 16-8 | 8-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1930-31 | 12-10 | 6-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1929-30 | 9-8 | 6-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1928-29 | 17-3 | 9-0 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1927-28 | 9-6 | 6-3 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1926-27 | 17-0 | 5-0 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1925-26 | 14-0 | 5-0 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1924-25 | 11-4 | 3-1 (PCC) | Nibs Price | |
| 1923-24 | 14-4 | 5-3 (PCC) | Earl Wright | |
| 1922-23 | 12-6 | 5-3 (PCC) | Earl Wright | |
| 1921-22 | 19-6 | 10-4 (PCC) | Earl Wright | |
| 1920-21 | 19-4 | 8-3 (PCC) | Earl Wright | |
| 1919-20 | 8-5 | 5-5 (PCC) | William Hollender | |
| 1918-19 | 6-3 | 2-2 (PCC) | William Hollender | |
| 1917-18 | 8-2 | Ind | Walter Christie | |
| 1916-17 | 15-1 | 5-1 (PCC) | Ben Cherrington | |
| 1915-16 | 11-5 | 5-3 (PCC) | (unknown) Kilduff | |
| 1914-15 | 6-0 | Ind | ||
| 1913-14 | 2-0 | Ind | ||
| 1912-13 | 2-0 | Ind | ||
| 1911-12 | 2-0 | Ind | ||
| 1908-09 | 10-0 | Ind | ||
| 1907-08 | 1-0 | Ind |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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