Stanford Cardinal
Program Rating
1.93
Rating
#7
National Rank
2026-2027
As of Season
Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.
Core Rotation by Season
| Season | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | B1 | B2 | B3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 |
Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.
Season History
| Season | Coach | Record | Win % | PPG | DPPG | Margin | Elo | Pyth | Adj PPG | Adj Opp PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | Kate Paye |
1-1
ESPN results + NCAA results |
50.0% | 78.0 | 69.0 | +9.0 | 1091 (#109) | 32.0% (#166) | 55.8 (#229) | 66.8 (#229) |
| 2025-2026 | Kate Paye |
21-14
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records |
60.0% | 70.5 | 63.2 | +7.3 | 1120 (#106) | 95.5% (#46) | 72.8 (#46) | 56.2 (#46) |
| 2024-2025 | Kate Paye |
16-15
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records |
51.6% | 72.7 | 69.3 | +3.4 | 1105 (#105) | 94.1% (#48) | 75.7 (#49) | 60.7 (#49) |
| 2023-2024 | Tara VanDerveer |
30-6
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records |
83.3% | 77.5 | 60.0 | +17.5 | 1379 (#25) | 99.7% (#5) | 82.7 (#7) | 52.1 (#7) |
| 2022-2023 | Tara VanDerveer |
29-6
ESPN results + coach season records |
82.9% | 76.1 | 58.2 | +17.9 | 1369 (#18) | 99.6% (#5) | 80.9 (#4) | 50.1 (#4) |
| 2021-2022 | Tara VanDerveer |
32-4
ESPN results + coach season records |
88.9% | 73.5 | 56.8 | +16.7 | 1496 (#2) | 99.7% (#4) | 79.3 (#3) | 48.2 (#3) |
| 2020-2021 | Tara VanDerveer |
31-2
ESPN results + coach season records |
93.9% | 77.7 | 53.7 | +24.0 | 1708 (#1) | 99.9% (#2) | 83.9 (#1) | 47.1 (#1) |
| 2019-2020 | Tara VanDerveer |
27-6
ESPN results + coach season records |
81.8% | 73.3 | 60.2 | +13.1 | 1558 (#7) | 99.3% (#6) | 77.0 (#7) | 51.1 (#7) |
| 2018-2019 | Tara VanDerveer |
31-5
ESPN results + coach season records |
86.1% | 74.1 | 60.9 | +13.2 | 1595 (#8) | 99.4% (#8) | 77.7 (#8) | 50.7 (#8) |
| 2017-2018 | Tara VanDerveer |
24-11
ESPN results + coach season records |
68.6% | 68.7 | 62.7 | +6.0 | 1485 (#16) | 98.3% (#17) | 73.4 (#18) | 52.3 (#18) |
| 2016-2017 | Tara VanDerveer |
32-6
ESPN results + coach season records |
84.2% | 71.7 | 56.5 | +15.2 | 1607 (#6) | 99.6% (#7) | 76.9 (#9) | 48.0 (#9) |
| 2015-2016 | Tara VanDerveer |
27-8
ESPN results + coach season records |
77.1% | 68.8 | 56.0 | +12.8 | 1453 (#14) | 99.2% (#9) | 73.3 (#9) | 48.5 (#9) |
| 2014-2015 | Tara VanDerveer |
26-10
ESPN results + coach season records |
72.2% | 69.3 | 60.5 | +8.8 | 1429 (#19) | 97.4% (#17) | 72.7 (#18) | 53.1 (#18) |
| 2013-2014 | Tara VanDerveer |
33-4
ESPN results + coach season records |
89.2% | 76.7 | 60.2 | +16.5 | 1558 (#6) | 99.4% (#5) | 80.9 (#7) | 52.4 (#7) |
| 2012-2013 | Tara VanDerveer |
33-3
ESPN results + coach season records |
91.7% | 70.5 | 51.9 | +18.6 | 1574 (#5) | 99.6% (#5) | 73.3 (#6) | 45.5 (#6) |
| 2011-2012 | Tara VanDerveer |
35-2
ESPN results + coach season records |
94.6% | 76.0 | 55.3 | +20.7 | 1641 (#3) | 99.8% (#4) | 79.3 (#4) | 47.1 (#4) |
| 2010-2011 | Tara VanDerveer |
33-3
ESPN results + coach season records |
91.7% | 79.3 | 55.5 | +23.8 | 1558 (#6) | 99.9% (#3) | 82.6 (#3) | 46.4 (#3) |
| 2009-2010 | Tara VanDerveer |
36-2
ESPN results + coach season records |
94.7% | 76.1 | 53.9 | +22.2 | 1439 (#4) | 99.9% (#2) | 80.5 (#2) | 45.4 (#2) |
| 2008-2009 | Tara VanDerveer |
33-5
ESPN results + coach season records |
86.8% | 76.1 | 55.8 | +20.3 | 1567 (#5) | 99.8% (#2) | 80.5 (#2) | 49.0 (#2) |
| 2007-2008 | Tara VanDerveer |
35-4
ESPN results + coach season records |
89.7% | 75.1 | 56.4 | +18.7 | 1630 (#4) | 99.5% (#5) | 78.8 (#5) | 49.9 (#5) |
| 2006-2007 | Tara VanDerveer |
29-5
ESPN results + coach season records |
85.3% | 71.3 | 57.1 | +14.2 | 1452 (#12) | 99.0% (#10) | 73.4 (#11) | 50.2 (#11) |
| 2005-2006 | Tara VanDerveer |
26-8
ESPN results + coach season records |
76.5% | 78.6 | 62.9 | +15.7 | 1368 (#16) | 99.2% (#8) | 80.6 (#8) | 54.7 (#8) |
| 2004-2005 | Tara VanDerveer |
32-3
coach season records |
91.4% | - | - | - | 1386 (#6) | 99.8% (#2) | 79.6 (#1) | 48.2 (#1) |
| 2003-2004 | Tara VanDerveer |
27-7
coach season records |
79.4% | - | - | - | 1465 (#16) | 96.8% (#5) | - | - |
| 2002-2003 | Tara VanDerveer |
27-5
coach season records |
84.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001-2002 | Tara VanDerveer |
32-3
coach season records |
91.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000-2001 | Tara VanDerveer |
19-11
coach season records |
63.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999-2000 | Tara VanDerveer |
21-9
coach season records |
70.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998-1999 | Tara VanDerveer |
18-12
coach season records |
60.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997-1998 | Tara VanDerveer |
21-6
coach season records |
77.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996-1997 | Tara VanDerveer |
34-2
coach season records |
94.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995-1996 |
Amy Tucker Marianne Stanley |
Incomplete game history | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-1995 | Tara VanDerveer |
30-3
coach season records |
90.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993-1994 | Tara VanDerveer |
25-6
coach season records |
80.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992-1993 | Tara VanDerveer |
26-6
coach season records |
81.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991-1992 | Tara VanDerveer |
30-3
coach season records |
90.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990-1991 | Tara VanDerveer |
26-6
coach season records |
81.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989-1990 | Tara VanDerveer |
32-1
coach season records |
97.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988-1989 | Tara VanDerveer |
28-3
coach season records |
90.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987-1988 | Tara VanDerveer |
27-5
coach season records |
84.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986-1987 | Tara VanDerveer |
14-14
coach season records |
50.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985-1986 | Tara VanDerveer |
13-15
coach season records |
46.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984-1985 | Dotty McCrea |
9-19
coach season records |
32.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NCAA Tournament (1994-present)
| Season | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) NC State | L | 67-77 | - | 2024-03-29 |
| 2023-2024 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Iowa State | W | 87-81 | OT | 2024-03-24 |
| 2023-2024 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Norfolk State | W | 79-50 | - | 2024-03-22 |
| 2022-2023 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Mississippi | L | 49-54 | - | 2023-03-19 |
| 2022-2023 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Sacred Heart | W | 92-49 | - | 2023-03-17 |
| 2021-2022 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) Connecticut | L | 58-63 | - | 2022-04-01 |
| 2021-2022 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Texas | W | 59-50 | - | 2022-03-27 |
| 2021-2022 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Maryland | W | 72-66 | - | 2022-03-25 |
| 2021-2022 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Kansas | W | 91-65 | - | 2022-03-20 |
| 2021-2022 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Montana State | W | 78-37 | - | 2022-03-18 |
| 2020-2021 | Championship | (-) Stanford | (-) Arizona | W | 54-53 | - | 2021-04-04 |
| 2020-2021 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) South Carolina | W | 66-65 | - | 2021-04-02 |
| 2020-2021 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Louisville | W | 78-63 | - | 2021-03-30 |
| 2020-2021 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Missouri State | W | 89-62 | - | 2021-03-28 |
| 2020-2021 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Oklahoma State | W | 73-62 | - | 2021-03-23 |
| 2020-2021 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Utah Valley | W | 87-44 | - | 2021-03-21 |
| 2018-2019 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Notre Dame | L | 68-84 | - | 2019-04-01 |
| 2018-2019 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Missouri State | W | 55-46 | - | 2019-03-30 |
| 2018-2019 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Brigham Young | W | 72-63 | - | 2019-03-25 |
| 2018-2019 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) UC Davis | W | 79-54 | - | 2019-03-23 |
| 2017-2018 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Louisville | L | 59-86 | - | 2018-03-23 |
| 2017-2018 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Florida Gulf Coast | W | 90-70 | - | 2018-03-19 |
| 2017-2018 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Gonzaga | W | 82-68 | - | 2018-03-17 |
| 2016-2017 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) South Carolina | L | 53-62 | - | 2017-03-31 |
| 2016-2017 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Notre Dame | W | 76-75 | - | 2017-03-26 |
| 2016-2017 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Texas | W | 77-66 | - | 2017-03-24 |
| 2016-2017 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Kansas State | W | 69-48 | - | 2017-03-20 |
| 2016-2017 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) New Mexico State | W | 72-64 | - | 2017-03-18 |
| 2015-2016 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Washington | L | 76-85 | - | 2016-03-27 |
| 2015-2016 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Notre Dame | W | 90-84 | - | 2016-03-25 |
| 2015-2016 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) South Dakota State | W | 66-65 | - | 2016-03-21 |
| 2015-2016 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) San Francisco | W | 85-58 | - | 2016-03-19 |
| 2014-2015 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Notre Dame | L | 60-81 | - | 2015-03-27 |
| 2014-2015 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Oklahoma | W | 86-76 | - | 2015-03-23 |
| 2014-2015 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Cal State Northridge | W | 73-60 | - | 2015-03-21 |
| 2013-2014 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) Connecticut | L | 56-75 | - | 2014-04-06 |
| 2013-2014 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) North Carolina | W | 74-65 | - | 2014-04-01 |
| 2013-2014 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Penn State | W | 82-57 | - | 2014-03-30 |
| 2013-2014 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Florida State | W | 63-44 | - | 2014-03-24 |
| 2013-2014 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) South Dakota | W | 81-62 | - | 2014-03-22 |
| 2012-2013 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Georgia | L | 59-61 | - | 2013-03-30 |
| 2012-2013 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Michigan | W | 73-40 | - | 2013-03-26 |
| 2012-2013 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Tulsa | W | 72-56 | - | 2013-03-24 |
| 2011-2012 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) Baylor | L | 47-59 | - | 2012-04-01 |
| 2011-2012 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Duke | W | 81-69 | - | 2012-03-26 |
| 2011-2012 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) South Carolina | W | 76-60 | - | 2012-03-24 |
| 2011-2012 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) West Virginia | W | 72-55 | - | 2012-03-19 |
| 2011-2012 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Hampton | W | 73-51 | - | 2012-03-17 |
| 2010-2011 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) Texas A&M | L | 62-63 | - | 2011-04-03 |
| 2010-2011 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Gonzaga | W | 83-60 | - | 2011-03-28 |
| 2010-2011 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) North Carolina | W | 72-65 | - | 2011-03-26 |
| 2010-2011 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) St. John's (NY) | W | 75-49 | - | 2011-03-21 |
| 2010-2011 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) UC Davis | W | 86-59 | - | 2011-03-19 |
| 2009-2010 | Championship | (-) Stanford | (-) Connecticut | L | 47-53 | - | 2010-04-06 |
| 2009-2010 | Final Four | (-) Stanford | (-) Oklahoma | W | 73-66 | - | 2010-04-04 |
| 2009-2010 | Elite 8 | (-) Stanford | (-) Xavier | W | 55-53 | - | 2010-03-29 |
| 2009-2010 | Sweet 16 | (-) Stanford | (-) Georgia | W | 73-36 | - | 2010-03-27 |
| 2009-2010 | 2nd Round | (-) Stanford | (-) Iowa | W | 96-67 | - | 2010-03-22 |
| 2009-2010 | 1st Round | (-) Stanford | (-) UC Riverside | W | 79-47 | - | 2010-03-20 |