The saddest list you'll ever try to rank.......

Posted on: March 21, 2025 at 16:12:09 CT

This includes only "good" teams and does not include teams that just choked 1 game away at the end...2012.

Biggest MUBB Collapses Since 1980


year…….losses/final games……..AP rank at start of collapse…...notes

2025…….6/8…………………….14…………………………….top 4 “Worst” all time NCAA loss

2017……..5/7…………………….N/A………………….……….lost 1st round x2

2014……..5/9…………………….N/A…………………………..had been #21, lost 2nd round x2

2013……..3/4……………………..N/A…………………………..had been #7, lost 2nd round, lost 1st round

2011……..5/6……………………..20…………………………….had been #9, lost 2nd round, lost 1st round

2010……..4/6……………………..N/A………………………….lost 1st round, lost 2nd round

2001……..5/8……………………..N/A………………………….lost 2nd round x2

2000…….5/7……………………...N/A………………………….lost 2nd round, lost 1st round

1999…….4/6……………………...22…………………………….weakest B12 ever, lost 1st round x2

1995…….6/8……………………...9……………………………...had UCLA beat

1993…….8/12…………………….N/A…………………………..Won Big 8 Tourney, lost 1st round

1992…….5/6 & 6/9……………….6……………………………..lost 1st round, lost 2nd round

1990…….4/5……………………...1……………………………..UNI

1988…….6/9……………………...15…………………………….lost 2nd round, lost 1st round

1986…….9/14……………………..N/A…………………………..lost 1st round x2

1981…….2/2……………………...N/A…………………………...lost 2nd round, Lamar



rough, quick take
1990
2025
1981
1995
1988
1992 & 93 kind of cluster together
2010-2014 cluster together