# 2013–14 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2013–14 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by third year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 22–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play for a tie for a second-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament to Washington State. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before getting defeated by Baylor in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2013* 8:30 pm | No. 9 | Vanguard | W 91–62 | – | Haas Pavilion (1,204) Berkeley, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm | No. 9 | Long Beach State | W 70–51 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion (1,084) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/10/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | No. 2 Duke | L 58–70 | 1–1 | Haas Pavilion (10,771) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/15/2013* 4:00 pm | No. 10 | at George Washington | L 72–75 | 1–2 | Smith Center (1,014) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/17/2013* 12:00 pm | No. 10 | at Georgetown | W 67–52 | 2–2 | McDonough Gymnasium (481) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/24/2013* 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | Northwestern | W 65–51 | 3–2 | Haas Pavilion (2,049) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/29/2013* 7:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Wake Forest Nugget Classic semifinals | W 84–61 | 4–2 | Lawlor Events Center (1,252) Reno, NV |
| 11/30/2013* 8:00 pm | No. 21 | vs. Idaho Nugget Classic championship | W 59–55 | 5–2 | Lawlor Events Center (950) Reno, NV |
| 12/07/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 20 | Pacific | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,761) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 22 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 70–51 | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,836) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/22/2013* 10:30 am, ESPN | No. 21 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Maggie Dixon Classic | L 47–80 | 7–3 | Madison Square Garden (5,468) New York City, NY |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 23 | Lafayette | W 77–60 | 8–3 | Haas Pavilion (1,769) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/03/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | Oregon State | W 72–63 | 9–3 (1–0) | Haas Pavilion (1,643) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/05/2014 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | Oregon | W 101–98 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (2–0) | Haas Pavilion (2,071) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/10/2014 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 17 Colorado | W 57–55 | 11–3 (3–0) | Coors Events Center (2,432) Boulder, CO |
| 01/12/2014 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at Utah | W 68–59 | 12–3 (4–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (811) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/17/2014 12:00 pm | No. 15 | at No. 19 Arizona State | L 59–68 | 12–4 (4–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (4,077) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/20/2014 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | at Arizona | W 79–64 | 13–4 (5–1) | McKale Center (1,154) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/24/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | USC | L 70–77 | 13–5 (5–2) | Haas Pavilion (1,699) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/26/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | UCLA | W 69–53 | 14–5 (6–2) | Haas Pavilion (2,060) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/30/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | at No. 4 Stanford | L 64–70 | 14–6 (6–3) | Maples Pavilion (4,228) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | No. 4 Stanford | L 64–79 | 14–7 (6–4) | Haas Pavilion (5,715) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/07/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | at Washington | W 70–65 | 15–7 (7–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,782) Seattle, WA |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | at Washington State | W 87–70 | 16–7 (8–4) | Beasley Coliseum (693) Pullman, WA |
| 02/14/2014 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 22 | Arizona | W 65–49 | 17–7 (9–4) | Haas Pavilion (1,390) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/16/2014 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 22 | No. 15 Arizona State | W 74–63 | 18–7 (10–4) | Haas Pavilion (2,241) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/21/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at UCLA | W 77–72 | 19–7 (11–4) | Pauley Pavilion (2,381) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/23/2014 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at USC | W 76–67 | 20–7 (12–4) | Galen Center (1,060) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/27/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | Washington State | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (13–4) | Haas Pavilion (1,688) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/01/2014 5:30 pm, P12N | No. 18 | Washington | L 65–70 | 21–8 (13–5) | Haas Pavilion (3,900) Berkeley, CA |
| 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | vs. Washington State Quarterfinals | L 83–91 | 21–9 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | vs. Fordham First Round | W 64–63 | 22–9 | Ferrell Center (N/A) Waco, TX |
| 03/24/2014* 6:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 6 Baylor Second Round | L 56–75 | 22–10 | Ferrell Center (5,648) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| Coaches | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |