Dead Teams Walking: Brown and Colgate Never Have Reached 20-Win Plateau

New Hampshire, after reaching the 20-win plateau for the first time in school history in 2015-16, duplicated the feat again in 2016-17. After UNH shed a big blemish on its hoops resume, Brown and Colgate remained as the only long-time NCAA Division I schools never to be part of a 20-win season at the major-college level. Harvard and Northwestern reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in school annals in 2009-10.

Following is a summary of how Brown and Colgate have been mired in mediocrity as the only institutions never to post a 20-win campaign despite participating at the NCAA Division I level more than 60 years:

School Most Victories (Season/Coach) Sizing Up Recent State of Longstanding Futility
Brown 19-10 (2007-08/Craig Robinson) two winning records in last 13 years
Colgate 18-10 (1992-93/Jack Bruen) and 18-14 (2007-08/Emmett Davis) three winning records in last 22 years