UNC worst March Madness losses: Where collapse vs. VCU ranks among Tar Heels' worst NCAA Tournament defeats
North Carolina's long and proud history of March success hasn't happened without a few painful losses.
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North Carolina entered the back half of the season with hopes of a Final Four run after knocking off rival Duke, but those hopes went up in smoke with a first-round loss to VCU. | Those hopes were arguably erased even earlier. A season-ending injury to star freshman Caleb Wilson limited the Tar Heels' ceiling, but Hubert Davis hoped his team was talented enough to at least win a game or two in the NCAA Tournament.
Instead, North Carolina is one-and-done after blowing a 19-point lead to the Rams. Losing to a double-digit seed is rare in Tar Heels history, and such a collapse is even rarer. Here's a look at where Thursday's loss to VCU ranks among the worst March Madness losses in North Carolina history.
MARCH MADNESS HQ: Live NCAA bracket | TV schedule | Latest news and more UNC worst March Madness losses 1. Weber State, 1999 first round North Carolina doesn't have quite as many ugly first round losses as other blue bloods, but the worst came in 1999 when the Tar Heels' season was ended by No. 14 Weber State.