Where Clemson Stands in March Madness Pain Index

Where does Clemson’s loss in the men’s NCAA Tournament rank on ESPN’s list of those that hurt the most?

ESPN released a men’s March Madness Pain Index, breaking down every team’s exit into eight different tiers.

Clemson suffered a first-round NCAA Tourney exit for the second straight season. This year, the eighth-seeded Tigers fell to No. 9 seed Iowa by a score of 67-61 in the South Regional at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla. on March 20.

In ESPN’s March Madness Pain Index, which ranks the losses from most painful (No. 1) to least painful (No. 52), Clemson ranks No. 13 among the 52 teams that have been eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are categorized in the tier of…