NCAA TEAM TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Gamecocks have appeared in NCAAs 26 times in the event’s 35-year existence. USC’s best showing came in the first NCAA Championship in 1982 when it reached the quarterfinals after defeating Florida and 2009 after upending Washington. South Carolina has made a total of six Sweet 16 appearances with the last coming in 2009. Carolina has made the tournament field 22 consecutive times and gone to at least the second round 19 times in those 22 appearances. South Carolina’s 22 consecutive NCAA appearances is tied for the 11th longest active streak in the nation and the Gamecocks’ 26 NCAA appearances are the tied for the 13th most in the country.
1982 Salt Lake City, Utah (Championships)
Round of 16: def. Florida, 5-4
Quarterfinals: lost Southern California, 1-8
1983 Albuquerque, N.M. (Championships)
Round of 16: lost Indiana, 2-7
1988 Los Angeles, Calif. (Championships)
Round of 20: lost BYU, 4-5
1990 Gainesville, Fla. (Championships)
Round of 20: def. William & Mary, 6-0
Round of 16: lost UCLA, 0-6
1995 Malibu, Calif. (Championships)
Round of 20: def. BYU, 5-2
Round of 16: lost Georgia, 0-5
1996 Columbia, S.C. (Regionals)
Quarterfinals: def. Florida State, 5-2
Semifinals: lost Clemson, 4-5
1997 South Bend, Ind. (Regionals)
Quarterfinals: def. Marquette, 5-3
Semifinals: def. Indiana, 5-2
Final: lost Wisconsin, 3-5
1998 Knoxville, Tenn. (Regionals)
Quarterfinals: def. N.C. State, 5-2
Semifinals: lost Vanderbilt, 0-5
1999 Columbia, S.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Furman, 5-1
Round of 32: def. Wake Forest, 5-2
Gainesville, Fla. (Championships)
Round of 16: lost Georgia, 1-5
2000 South Bend, Ind. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Western Michigan, 5-1
Round of 32: lost Notre Dame, 1-5
2001 Tempe, Ariz. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Florida State, 4-1
Round of 32: lost Arizona State, 2-4
2002 Columbia, S.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Hampton, 4-1
Round of 32: lost VCU, 1-4
2003 Durham, N.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Pennsylvania, 4-3
Round of 32: lost Duke, 0-4
2004 Clemson, S.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Wake Forest, 4-1
Round of 32: lost Clemson, 1-4
2005 Athens, Ga. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Nebraska, 4-0
Round of 32: lost Georgia, 0-4
2006 Chapel Hill, N.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: lost Wake Forest, 1-4
2007 Coral Gables, Fla. (Regionals)
Round of 64: lost Wichita State, 3-4
2008 Athens, Ga. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. VCU, 4-3
Round of 32: lost Georgia, 0-4
2009 Knoxville, Tenn. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Wake Forest, 4-0
Round of 32: def. Tennessee, 4-3
College Station, Texas (Championships)
Round of 16: def. Washington, 4-0
Quarterfinals: lost Georgia, 3-4
2010 Tallahassee, Fla. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. TCU, 4-2
Round of 32: lost Florida State, 0-4
2011 Gainesville, Fla. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Arizona, 4-2
Round of 32: lost Florida, 0-4
2012 Durham, N.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. TCU, 4-1
Round of 32: lost Duke, 0-4
2013 Coral Gables, Fla. (Regionals)
Round of 64: lost Purdue, 3-4
2014 Durham, N.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Ohio State, 4-1
Round of 32: lost Duke, 0-4
2015 Charlottesville, Va. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Princeton, 4-3
Round of 32: lost Virginia, 2-4
2016 Columbia, S.C. (Regionals)
Round of 64: def. Winthrop, 4-2
Round of 32: lost Georgia Tech, 0-4