1980 UCLA Bruins
Rich Clarkson/ NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Rich Clarkson/ NCAA Photos via Getty Images
The UCLA Bruins are basketball royalty, but their 1980 run was a unique story. They’d been reeling ever since a historic run of success ended in 1975, and the eighth-seeded Bruins weren’t expected to make much noise in 1980.
However, even during this down period, UCLA managed to shock the world by advancing all the way to the Final Four, eventually losing to Louisville in the semifinals.