The Colorado Buffaloes were 21-6 with a resume that included a neutral site over likely 1-seed Dayton, away wins over bubble teams Arizona State, Clemson and USC, and home wins over Oregon and Stanford. That’s not exactly sterling, but the Buffs were looking at a potential 4- or 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament, which would have been their highest seed in program history.
Since then, the Buffs have lost four straight, at home to UCLA, and on the road to California, Stanford and Utah. None of those are damning losses, but the accumulation of tough losses has worn down the team’s psyche.