No. 1 Baylor fell in an overtime thriller to No. 8 UNC in the second round of the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament on Saturday afternoon, ending the program’s hopes of a repeat as national champions.
However, the Bears are far from the first of the previous year’s title-winner to stumble during the first weekend of next Big Dance. In fact, what happened to Baylor on Saturday has become somewhat of a normal occurrence in recent years.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Baylor became the the fifth straight defending champion to get bounced in the first two rounds of the ensuing tournament.