Washington State Cougars @ California Golden Bears

Cal hosts Washington State to open season

Updated: Nov 1, 2026, 03:50 am

Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears

Berkeley, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal opens the season at home against Washington State.

Cal finished 21-15 overall a season ago while going 14-5 at home. The Golden Bears allowed opponents to score 63.8 points per game and shoot 40.2% from the field last season.

Washington State finished 3-10 on the road and 9-25 overall a season ago. The Cougars averaged 63.6 points per game last season, 29.2 in the paint, 12.4 off of turnovers and 4.6 on fast breaks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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