Ranking Duke's worst NCAA tournament losses since its last title, including that collapse vs. UConn

Duke's March Madness run ended on Sunday at the Elite Eight, and what an ending it was. Despite the best efforts of Cameron Boozer, the Blue Devils blew a 15-point halftime lead, coughed up the ball in the final seconds and watched Braylon Mullins boot them out of the NCAA tournament . It was a painful loss, but it has company in Duke's oeuvre of mortifying March Madness exits.

This is a very proud program that has seen some of the best NBA prospects of the last decade come through its doors, with no title to show for it since they won it all in 2015 under Mike Krzyzewski. You can't do that without some games that make you want to crawl into a hole in the ground. Here's a list of the Blue Devils' worst NCAA tournament losses in the past 11 title-less years.

It's worth noting the Blue Devils didn't make the tournament in 2021 when they were 13-11 and had no tournament to play in for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of its losses (2016, 2018, 2023) were also as lower seeds and therefore not included. 6.

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