Overcoming Adversity: UConn's Four Titlists Lost 10 Games by Double Digits

Connecticut's four NCAA champions lost a total of 10 pre-tourney games by double figures. One sizable setback this season (81-48 at Louisville) set a standard for widest margin of defeat for an eventual national kingpin. The following seven NCAA titlists lost a regular-season contest away from home by more than 20 points:

NCAA Champion	Margin	Pre-NCAA Playoff Defeat	Result
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
UCLA '75	22	at Washington	103-81
Duke '91	22	at Charlotte vs. North Carolina	96-74
Maryland '02	21	at Duke	99-78