Alford, Steve

Nevada Viewing: Active Coaches Rank #65 of 350 Coach Score: 64.40

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

646–357

NCAA record

11–13

NCAA win%

0.458

Appearances

Average round

1.8 (Round of 64)

Current NCAA streak

0 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 0

Avg ATS margin

+0.34

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

Miles, Tim San Jose St.	17–4	21 games
Monson, Dan Eastern Washington	16–4	20 games
Rice, Leon Boise St.	11–9	20 games
Altman, Dana Oregon	9–9	18 games
Enfield, Andy SMU	10–6	16 games
Dutcher, Brian San Diego St.	2–13	15 games

Betting Trends

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53.5% cover rate · 160 games · last 5 seasons

5-season decay-weighted cover rate (most recent season weighted heaviest). Spread data from 2021–22 onward. HOT/COLD requires most recent season ≥ 10 games and >5 pts from weighted avg.

Cover %

53.5%

160 games

As Favorite

52.3%

109 games

As Underdog

52.9%

51 games

Recent Season

56.8%

2025-26

Current Season

56.8%

37 games · 2025-26

Covers the spread more often than not.

Season-by-season

Season	School	W	L	Win%	WAB	WAP	TASE	Seed	ATS	Furthest RoundNCAA	Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27	Nevada	0	0	0.000 0.00	—	—	—	—	—		Detroit, MI

►2025-26	Nevada	24	13	0.649 0.65	+1.8	+3.0	—	—	+1.23	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2024-25	Nevada	17	16	0.515 0.52	-3.1	-3.8	—	—	-1.85	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2023-24	Nevada	26	8	0.765 0.76	+6.3	+4.7	-0.58	#10	+1.61	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Phoenix, AZ

►2022-23	Nevada	22	11	0.667 0.67	+3.6	+3.4	-0.56	#11	+3.38	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Houston, TX

►2021-22	Nevada	13	18	0.419 0.42	-4.7	-3.4	—	—	-3.93	No NCAA	New Orleans, LA

►2020-21	Nevada	16	10	0.615 0.62	-0.4	+2.1	—	—	+1.54	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2019-20	Nevada	19	12	0.613 0.61	-0.5	—	—	—	—	COVID	Atlanta, GA

►2018-19	UCLA	7	6	0.538 0.54	-1.6	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Minneapolis, MN

►2017-18	UCLA	21	12	0.636 0.64	+3.1	—	-0.56	#11	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	San Antonio, TX

►2016-17	UCLA	31	5	0.861 0.86	+9.5	—	+0.21	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Phoenix, AZ

►2015-16	UCLA	15	17	0.469 0.47	-1.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2014-15	UCLA	22	14	0.611 0.61	+2.8	—	+1.44	#11	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Indianapolis, IN

►2013-14	UCLA	28	9	0.757 0.76	+7.7	—	+0.48	#4	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Arlington, TX

►2012-13	New Mexico	29	6	0.829 0.83	+11.2	—	-1.79	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Atlanta, GA

►2011-12	New Mexico	28	7	0.800 0.80	+6.7	—	-0.12	#5	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	New Orleans, LA

►2010-11	New Mexico	22	13	0.629 0.63	+1.9	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2009-10	New Mexico	30	5	0.857 0.86	+9.5	—	-0.79	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Indianapolis, IN

►2008-09	New Mexico	22	12	0.647 0.65	+2.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Detroit, MI

►2007-08	New Mexico	24	9	0.727 0.73	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2006-07	Iowa	17	14	0.548 0.55	+0.2	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Atlanta, GA

►2005-06	Iowa	25	9	0.735 0.74	+7.4	—	-1.79	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Indianapolis, IN

►2004-05	Iowa	21	12	0.636 0.64	+5.0	—	-0.58	#10	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	St. Louis, MO

►2003-04	Iowa	16	13	0.552 0.55	+0.7	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2002-03	Iowa	17	14	0.548 0.55	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	New Orleans, LA

►2001-02	Iowa	19	16	0.543 0.54	+2.2	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Atlanta, GA

►2000-01	Iowa	23	12	0.657 0.66	+6.0	—	+0.14	#7	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Minneapolis, MN

►1999-00	Iowa	14	16	0.467 0.47	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►1998-99	Southwest Missouri St.	22	11	0.667 0.67	—	—	—	—	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	St. Petersburg, FL

►1997-98	Southwest Missouri St.	16	16	0.500 0.50	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►1996-97	Southwest Missouri St.	24	9	0.727 0.73	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►1995-96	Southwest Missouri St.	16	12	0.571 0.57	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	East Rutherford, NJ

Abbreviations: R64=Round of 64, R32=Round of 32, S16=Sweet 16, E8=Elite 8, FF=Final Four, CG=Championship Game (runner-up or champion). 🏆 indicates a national title. Gold highlight = Final Four appearance or better.