California University in the university most of where the gang attended school in Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Though fictionalized, the school was loosely based on UC Berkeley. The school was based in the Bay Area area (which is referenced a few times during the show's run). In Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 3 Episode 5 BIG SCREECH ON CAMPUS, Screech would lead a delegation of the new class of Bayside students to his old alma mater.