Chumps Before Champs: Most-Lopsided Defeats for Eventual NCAA Kingpins

Villanova also lost a regular-season game by 23 points when the Wildcats captured the 1985 NCAA crown. Following are the eight NCAA titlists losing a pre-NCAA playoff contest away from home by more than 20 points:

Champion (Losing Margin)	Pre-NCAA Playoff Defeat Away From Home
Connecticut '14 (33)	at Louisville (81-48)
UCLA '65 (27)	at Illinois (110-83)
North Carolina '93 (26)	at Wake Forest (88-62)
Villanova '85 (23)	at Pittsburgh (85-62)
Villanova '16 (23)	vs. Oklahoma (78-55) at Hawaii
UCLA '75 (22)	at Washington (103-81)
Duke '91 (22)	at Charlotte vs. North Carolina (96-74)
Maryland '02 (21)	at Duke (99-78)