15 Best Teams That Did Not Win the NCAA Tournament
These teams were dominant, but none were able to win it all in the NCAA Tournament
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Gonzaga entered the 2021 NCAA Tournament with an opportunity to make history by going undefeated but the heavy favorites fell to Baylor in the national championship game. As great a season as the Bulldogs had up to that point, they will always be remembered for the one loss, and they aren't alone.
In fact, the 2020-21 Gonzaga Bulldogs barely make the list of the 15 best college basketball teams whose paths to championship glory were cut off by the single-elimination, one-and-done roadblock that is March Madness.
The first week of the NCAA Tournament has come and gone, and we have cut down the field to the Sweet 16. Northern Iowa, Stephen F. Austin and Middle Tennessee tried their best to play the role of Cinderella, but the clock has struck midnight on the mid-majors, as the Sweet 16 has turned into a battle of the college basketball big boys — including a record six ACC teams.
Day one of the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament brought us a smattering of exciting upsets and fantastic finishes. From Arkansas-Little Rock's double overtime rally against Purdue to Yale's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, college basketball fans got to enjoy the type of moments that make March Madness so captivating. And that was just on Thursday.