Few would have seen it coming last season when Robert Morris busted down the door to the NCAA Tournament just one year after finishing 10-22. The Colonials turned their fortunes in a hurry, as they won the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles, earning a No. 15 seed in the Big Dance.

In their first March Madness appearance since 2015, Robert Morris pushed No. 2 seed Alabama late into the second half before the Crimson Tide escaped with a stressful victory. Though it didn't win a game in the tournament, Robert Morris was absolutely an example of a mid-major program that popped.

As the 2025-26 season creeps closer, we are on the hunt for mid-major teams that could do the same this season. To fit the bill of a mid-major team that "pops," you don't necessarily have to inc

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