On Wednesday, February 14, 2001, a very talented Maryland men's basketball team lost at home to Florida State, a school that finished the season 9-21 overall and 4-12 in ACC play. The boos were loud and overwhelming from a Cole Field House crowd that had just watched their team hit rock bottom, losing for the fifth time in the last six games.
Maryland began the 2000-2001 season with lofty expectations as the nation's No. 5 team, but some early struggles saw the Terps drop as low as 20 in the AP Top 25 before ascending back to No.