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Left out
The road to the Final Four is not always a smooth journey. Here is a look at six teams from mid-major conferences to go undefeated in league conference competition only to sit home come tourney time after not winning their conference championships since at-large bids were issued to schools other than conference champions after 1975 for mid-major conferences.
| School
| League Record
| Conf. Tourney Setback
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| Lafayette '78 | 10-0 in ECC/W
| Lost to Temple, 71-70 |
| American '81 | 11-0 in ECC/E
| Lost to St. Joseph's, 63-60 |
| Temple '82 | 11-0 in ECC/E |
Lost to Drexel, 61-55 |
| William & Mary '83 | 9-0 in Colonial
| Lost to James Madison, 41-38 |
| Coppin State '94 | 16-0 in MEAC
| Lost to Morgan State, 61-60 |
| Davidson '96 | 14-0 in Southern
| Lost to Western Carolina, 69-60 |
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