1. 1999 Florida A&M:
started season 1-13, finished regular season 8-18, RPI 263, strength of
schedule: 305, final record: 12-19, lost to Duke 99-58 in 1st
round of NCAA tournament
2. 1998 Prairie View:
strength of schedule: 271, final record: 12-17, lost to Kansas 110-52 in 1st
round of NCAA tournament
3. 1991 Georgia State:
finished 5th in conference during regular season, final record:
16-15, lost to Arkansas 117-76 in 1st round of NCAA tournament
4. 2005 Alabama A&M:
started season 1-8, finished regular season 13-13, RPI: 231, strength of
schedule: 273, final record: 16-13, lost play-in game to Oakland 79-69
5. 1987 Fairfield:
finished 7th in the MAAC, finished regular season 12-15, lost to
Indiana 92-58 in 1st round of NCAA tournament
6. 2005 Oakland: started
season 0-7, finished regular season 9-18, RPI: 194, beat Alabama A&M in
play-in game and then lost to UNC 96-68 in 1st round of NCAA
tournament
7. 1992 Eastern
Illinois: finished 4th in conference during regular season, final
record: 17-14, lost to Indiana 94-55 in 1st round of NCAA
tournament
8. 2003 Texas Southern:
started season 13-12, then won last 5 games against teams without an RPI in
the top-200, RPI: 217, final record: 18-13, lost play-in game to North
Carolina-Asheville (whose final record was 15-17) 92-84 in OT
9. 1996 Central Florida:
finished with an 11-19 record, 6-10 in the Atlantic Sun, won just 3 home
games all season, lost to UMASS 92-70 in 1st round of NCAA
tournament.
