Mississippi State and South Carolina upset the status quo over the weekend.
The Bulldogs knocked off UConn, breaking its 111-game winning streak Friday and South Carolina won the national championship Sunday.
But, their road to these accomplishments wasn’t easy.
Four years ago, Mississippi State was coming off three straight losing seasons. They had little former glory — unlike Texas Tech, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its national title under Marsha Sharp next season.
South Carolina had three straight NITs before Dawn Staley took over the program. Then the Gamecocks had two straight losing seasons before slowly working their way into a national powerhouse.