Have there ever been any teams in NCAA mens basketball to enter the tournament with a losing record?

Answer 1

Yes. Since the field turned to 64 there have been 6 teams with losing records. But the worst is the '67 Georgetown Hoyas who finished 9-16 and also another team in 2008 with a record of 16-20 the first school with 20 losses Coppin State University

Answer 2

* 1956 San Francisco Dons (29-0) * 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels (32-0) * 1964 UCLA Bruins (30-0) * 1967 UCLA Bruins (30-0) * 1972 UCLA Bruins (30-0) * 1973 UCLA Bruins (30-0) * 1976 Indiana Hoosiers (32-0) 1955-56 San Francisco 29-0

1956-57 North Carolina 32-0

1963-64 UCLA 30-0

1966-67 UCLA 30-0

1971-72 UCLA 30-0

1972-73 UCLA 30-0

The last one was Bob Knight's 1976 Indiana team that went 32-0 Other teams that have gone undefeated but not one the NCAA Championship: 1954 Kentucky (turned down NCAA tournament invitation), 1973 NC State (recruiting violations), 1979 Indiana State (lost in championship to Michigan State), 1991 UNLV (lost in national semi's to Duke).

Answer 3

Savannah State2004-2005(0-28)Prairie View1991-1992(0-28)The Citadel1954-1955(0-17)Baylor1944-1945(0-17)William & Mary1936-1937(0-18)Dartmouth1917-1918(0-26)

**minimum of 10 games

Answer 4

Yes