--- description: These photos show the pain of a season-ending defeat. title: These photos show the pain of season-ending defeat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fbadebb0581f491/698689401eebf73241370406/march-madness-sad-losers-photos-001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NCAA Tournament](/tag/ncaa-tournament/) ## NCAA Tournament Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # March Sadness: One Shining Moment Fades Away by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2014 9:28 PM CUT  Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith rests on the floor of the locker room after losing to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Connecticut won 63-53. Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith rests on the floor of the locker room after losing to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Connecticut won 63-53.Eric Gay—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2014 9:28 PM CUT  Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith rests on the floor of the locker room after losing to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Connecticut won 63-53. Eric Gay—AP  Iowa State Cyclones forward Dustin Hogue sighs after a play during the second half against the Connecticut Huskies in the semifinals of the east regional of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City, March 28, 2014\. Connecticut won 81-76. Adam Hunger—USA Today Sports/Reuters  Tai Webster of the Nebraska Cornhuskers sits on the bench with teammates after a play in the first half against the Baylor Bears during the second round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at AT&T Center, March 21, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. Baylor defeated Nebraska 74-60. Tom Pennington—Getty Images  Wisconsin guard Josh Gasser sits dejected in the locker room after losing to Kentucky 74-73 at their NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. David J. Phillip—AP  N.C. State Wolfpack's Beejay Anya hugs Ralston Turner after time expired during Saint Louis Billkens' 83-80 overtime victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., March 20, 2014. Ethan Hyman—Raleigh News & Observer/MCT/Getty Images  The Massachusetts Minutemen sit on the bench in the second half during their 86-67 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PNC Arena on March 21, 2014 in Raleigh, N.C. Grant Halverson—Getty Images  Creighton head coach Greg McDermott hugs his son Doug McDermott as he leaves the game during the final moments of their third-round loss to Baylor in the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 23, 2014, in San Antonio. Baylor won 85-55. David J. Phillip—AP  Jermaine Marshall of the Arizona State Sun Devils hides his face during their 87-85 loss to the Texas Longhorns during the second round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at BMO Harris Bradley Center on March 20, 2014 in Milwaukee. Jonathan Daniel—Getty Images  Aaron Craft of the Ohio State Buckeyes lies on the court after losing to the Dayton Flyers 60-59 in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the First Niagara Center on March 20, 2014 in Buffalo, New York. Jared Wickerham—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/52158/ncaa-march-madness-loss-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/52158/ncaa-march-madness-loss-photos/"},"headline":"March Sadness: One Shining Moment Fades Away","datePublished":"2014-04-07T21:28:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:29.328Z","description":"Every year, only one team in the NCAA Tournament can walk away with the National Championship, leaving 67 losing squads in its wake. 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