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Mid-major basketball: 10 of the biggest mid-major March Madness snubs

By Logan Butts

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 04: Landale (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 04: Landale (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 09: The Monmouth Hawks cheerleaders and mascot stand after their game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2017 in New York City. This photo is part of a photo essay on three sporting events in a fifteen hour time span at Madison Square Garden. The three sports were an NCAA college basketball game between The University of Kentucky vs Monmouth College, followed by an NHL hockey game between the New York Rangers against the New Jersey Devils, followed by a boxing match for the WBO Lightweight Title between Vasiliy Lomachenko against Guillermo Rigondeaux. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 09: The Monmouth Hawks cheerleaders and mascot stand after their game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2017 in New York City. This photo is part of a photo essay on three sporting events in a fifteen hour time span at Madison Square Garden. The three sports were an NCAA college basketball game between The University of Kentucky vs Monmouth College, followed by an NHL hockey game between the New York Rangers against the New Jersey Devils, followed by a boxing match for the WBO Lightweight Title between Vasiliy Lomachenko against Guillermo Rigondeaux. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

2015-16 Monmouth (28-8, 17-3 in the MAAC)

The media darlings with the world’s most entertaining bench actually had a better record the next season while still being snubbed (27-7, 18-2), but the 2015-16 squad had a stronger resume.

Yes, the Hawks lost in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament, but a 28-win team with wins over UCLA (on the road), USC, Georgetown (on the road), Notre Dame should have made it in.

Sadly, two-time MAAC Player of the Year Justin Robinson never got to experience March Madness.

2014-15 Murray State (29-6, 16-0, in the OVC)

Another team with an undefeated conference record, the Racers actually lost in the finals of their conference tournament on a last-second heave by the OVC’s other perennial favorite, Belmont, ending a 26-game win streak for Murray State.

The Racers had a future first-round draft pick in Cam Payne, nearly 30-wins, and no strong non-conference victories, which was ultimately their downfall.

They were a banked-in buzzer beater away from making the big dance.

2010-11 Harvard (23-7, 12-2 in the Ivy League)

The Crimson had a win over Colorado (and nearly at Michigan), but lost the Ivy League playoff by one point against Princeton.

Many pundits thought Harvard might make it in on a soft bubble, but a tough conference loss to Yale burst Tommy Amaker’s squad’s bubble.

Luckily for Ivy League Player of the Year Keith Wright, the Crimson made the tournament the next season, ending a decades-long drought.

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