The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.
As of the end of the 2015âÂÂ16 season, the Gauchos have an all-time record of 699âÂÂ581. They previously played in the SCWIAC from 1972âÂÂ1976, the SCAA from 1976âÂÂ1981, Independent status from 1981âÂÂ1983, and the PCAA from 1983âÂÂ1987 before it rebranded as the Big West Conference in 1987. UCSB has the most Big West Conference tournament titles with 14, with 11 regular season titles in addition. advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 after beating Colorado 76âÂÂ49 and Houston 56âÂÂ52. They lost 63âÂÂ57 to Connecticut to end their run.
UC Santa Barbara has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament fourteen times. They have a record of 7âÂÂ14.