Could Duke...

[ceaser150]

In the 1996 NCAA's, Duke was an 8 seed and lost by 15 to 9 seed Eastern Michigan in the First Round. This is also the year that Princeton beat defending National Champion UCLA 43-41 in the first round. Kentucky beat Syracuse in the National Championship game 76-67.

And I believe in 1995, they missed out on an NCAA and NIT bid. That was the year Coach K took most of the year off because of a back injury, although some believe he just knew the team was terrible and used that as an excuse to avoid criticism.

[unigriff]

like i said, i cant remember the last time they were lower than a 3... What were they in Laetners "The Shot" 93?

[BCPanther]

Laetner's team was a 3...

[DancerHall Cat]

Duke was a #3 in 1993. However, that team did not have Christian Laetner. He was a rookie in the NBA. In 1992, he hit the shot against Kentucky. Duke was a #1 seed.

[tcondon]

Duke Tourney seeds since the field expanded to 64/65 teams...

2006 (1) Lost in Sweet 16 to (4) LSU
2005 (1) Lost in Sweet 16 to (5) Michigan State
2004 (1) Lost in Final 4 to (2) UConn
2003 (3) Lost in Sweet 16 to (2) Kansas
2002 (1) Lost in Sweet 16 to (5) Indiana
2001 (1) Won National Championship
2000 (1) Lost in Sweet 16 to (5) Florida
1999 (1) Lost in National Championship (1) UConn
1998 (1) Lost in Elite 8 to (2) Kentucky
1997 (2) Lost in 2nd Round (10) Providence
1996 (8) Lost in 1st Round (9) Eastern Michigan
1995 No Tournament
1994 (2) Lost in National Championship (1) Arkansas
1993 (3) Lost in 2nd Round (6) Cal
1992 (1) Won National Championship
1991 (2) Won National Championship
1990 (3) Lost in National Championship (1) UNLV
1989 (2) Lost in Final 4 (3) Seton Hall
1988 (2) Lost in Final 4 (6) Kansas
1987 (5) Lost in Sweet 16 (1) Indiana
1986 (1) Lost in National Championship (2) Louisville

[UNIPNTHR]

Drake Tourney seeds

You mean Duke?

[pantherclaw]

1995 No Tournament

They weren't in the tourney or there wasen't a tourney?

[DancerHall Cat]

They weren't in the tourney or there wasen't a tourney?

Please tell me you are joking.

[pantherclaw]

Uhhhh no. Im sorry all-knowing Dancerhall Cat that i don't know waht the happened in 1995 along duke b-ball and NCAA tourney history. Please have mercy on me.

[DancerHall Cat]

Uhhhh no. Im sorry all-knowing Dancerhall Cat that i don't know waht the happened in 1995 along duke b-ball and NCAA tourney history. Please have mercy on me.

I apoligize for my lack of consideration. In 1995 the powers that be in the NCAA decided not to have a Men's basketball tournament. Due to the OJ Simpson trial, the popularity of Forest Gump, and a nation-wide tour in which Coolio would perform "Gangsta Paradise" in 34 U.S cites most of America was in agreement that March Madness would be too much to handle.

[pantherclaw]

Thank you for your informative post. Now to be serious, i didn't know what happened in 1995, so next time don't be a jerk. I consulted my almanac, and discovered that alas it wasen't for those reasons, but that Duke did have a crappy season. For future reference don't be a jerk, b/c ya never know what people do and don't know. Like i said before, i am not a great follower of Duke b-ball or what went on surrounding the NCAA men's b-ball season so didn't know what went on, hence why i asked a compltely serious question.