Where does Northern Iowa's meltdown rank in tournament history?
Most people were likely turning the channel as Northern Iowa held a 12-point lead over Texas A&M with 31 seconds to play Sunday.
Those same people were kicking themselves just minutes later.
The Panthers had no answer for the swarming pressure of the Aggies, turning the ball over four times and losing the advantage on a last-second layup. Texas A&M would eventually prevail in double overtime, sending Northern Iowa home with a crushing loss.
How does Sunday's collapse rank with these other epic comebacks in recent tournament history?
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 UCLA, 2006 Sweet Sixteen
Gonzaga led UCLA 42-29 at half in this heavyweight tilt for a berth in the Elite Eight. The Bruins whittled the lead down to nine with three minutes remaining, and reeled off an 8-0 run with their pressing defense. With a one-point lead with under 20 seconds to play, Bulldogs center J.P. Batista was stripped by Jordan Farmar, who found Luc Richard Mbah a Moute underneath for the game-clinching layup. The comeback will forever be immortalized for the picture of Gonzaga star Adam Morrison crying on the court.
No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 1 Illinois, 2005 Elite Eight
Top-seeded Illinois faced No. 3 Arizona in an Elite Eight matchup played in the Illini's home state. 95 percent of the arena were supporting the home team, but you wouldn't have known it with the way the Wildcats took off in the second half. The lead eventually reached 15 with just four minutes to play, before Deron Williams and Luther Head ripped off a 20-5 run, including Williams game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime. Arizona couldn't recover and Illinois took the contest in the extra frame.
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 1 Memphis, 2008 National Title Game
John Calipari's Memphis squad ranked 339th out of 341 teams in the country in free throw shooting, making a paltry 59 percent. It would prove to be the Tigers demise in the 2008 National Championship game against Kansas. Holding a nine-point lead with just over two minutes to play, Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts both missed free throws down the stretch, and Mario Chalmers clutch 3-pointer sent the game to overtime. The Jayhawks never trailed in the extra frame, giving Bill Self his first national title.
No. 14 Iona vs. No. 14 BYU, 2012 Play-in game
Iona and BYU battled for the No. 14 seed in the 2012 NCAA tournament in an epic play-in game. The Gaels jumped out to a big 15-point halftime lead, which quickly stretched to 25 early in the second half. BYU shutout the nation's top-scoring team for nine minutes, 20 seconds, ripping off a 17-0 run to cut the deficit to one, and closed things out on a Noah Hartsock triple with just over two minutes to play. As amazing as this comeback was, it may not have even been the best in the arena that night.
No. 16 Western Kentucky vs. No. 16 Mississippi Valley State, 2012 Play-in game
The game that preceded the Iona-BYU thriller was incredible in its own right. President Obama was on hand as Mississippi Valley State built a 16-point lead with five minutes to play in this 2012 NCAA tournament play-in game. A furious rally from Western Kentucky's vaunted full-court press brought them to within two points in the last minute. T.J. Price was the hero on a 3-point play to provide the winning basket in a historic victory for the Hilltoppers program.