All For None: NCAA Tourney Glass Slipper Still Doesn't Fit on William & Mary
March 10th, 2014 - 21:19
After a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer in the CAA Tournament championship game misfired, the NCAA Tournament remained little more than "Never Never Land" for William & Mary plus the following four other schools never to participate in the national championship tournament despite being designated as major colleges since the late 1940s (number of coaches during that span in parentheses):
School (# of Coaches) Best Season Army (17) 22-6 in 1969-70 The Citadel (13) 20-7 in 1978-79 Northwestern (13) 20-14 in 2009-10 and 2010-11 St. Francis NY (11) 23-5 in 1953-54 William & Mary (13) 24-10 in 1948-49