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Isaiah J. Downing- USA TODAY Sports Did you know Northwestern has never made the NCAA Tournament? First, a poem. One Shining Moment O ye of unfulfilled dreams! Ye of springs spent at home, Those unknowing of lustrous moments nor nets cut down. We raise a glass to you, o luckless ones! For there lies in the heart of the season A chance to shed the missteps of years past. Break loose of your chains! For through the forests and hills echoes an altruisim: This. Is. March. Now let's get into it. For years at Sippin' On Purple, our SB Nation Northwestern predecessor, our good friend Rodger Sherman would track the hapless members of an elite group: the teams that have never once been to the NCAA Tournament. We will try to carry forward his memory here at Inside NU. Did you know that Northwestern is one of those teams who have never made the NCAA Tournament? You might not have heard, but it's true! Northwestern is the only power conference team to never have made college basketball's premier event. This elite group shrunk a year ago though. Two non-power conference teams made their first ever NCAA Tournaments. UC- Irvine and its large adult center Mamadou N' Diaye went dancing, as did Buffalo. Congrats to them I guess. That must be cool for them. Going to an NCAA Tournament. Neat. Jerks. There are now but five schools that have had a Division I basketball program since the inception of the tournament in 1939. Joining Northwestern are William & Mary, Army, The Citadel, and St. Francis ( NY). Let's take a quick look at our oldest friends. William & Mary Last year, it looked like the Tribe were going to get to the big show after snagging the top seed in the Colonial. This year, despite being led by the ruthlessly efficient Omar Prewitt and his 18 points per game, William & Mary sit in 5th place in the conference and will open the Colonial tournament against 4th-seeded James.
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