The NCAA Tournament is rapidly approaching, and a handful of major programs, including North Carolina and Iowa, have had abysmal seasons against Quad 1 competition. Four power conference (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) teams are winless against Quad 1 competition in seven or more tries, while another four have just one win in 10+ losses as March Madness promises to deliver once again in 2025.
The ACC has endured arguably its worst season in modern history, and some of its proudest programs made this list. Duke leads all ACC teams with six wins against Quad 1 competition, but its 6-3 record is just 15th-best in the nation. Five ACC teams rank in the bottom 20 nationally (364 teams).
Quad 1 wins are determined based on game location and the opponent’s NET ranking: Home No. 1-30, Neutral No. 1-50 and Away No. 1-75. The NET ranking replaced RPI before the 2018-19 season as the primary sorting tool for evaluating teams. Virginia had the worst Quad 1 record of any NCAA Tournament team last season at 2-7 (.222).
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Here are the teams with the worst Quad 1 records in college basketball as March Madness approaches (minimum, seven Quad 1 games):
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