Hey, did you know Northwestern is the only major power conference team to never make the NCAA Tournament? Oh you did? Does that happen to be the obsession of every Northwestern basketball fan? It does? Who would’ve thought?!
In all seriousness, this year’s Northwestern team is, as they say, actually good. Wins over Texas, Wake Forest and Dayton, coupled with admirable performances against Butler and Notre Dame, have fans and bracketologists alike thinking about the possibility of the Wildcats playing in the Big Dance.
But Northwestern lost those games to Butler and Notre Dame, both of which were winnable.