Key Highlights
- 19 RedHawks improved to 30–0, moving one step closer to completing the first perfect regular season in Mid-American Conference history. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe victory is also a rare feat in the broader landscape of college basketball history.
- By winning Tuesday night, Travis Steele’s squad became only the fourth team this century to enter March with an unblemished record.
- They joined an elite short list featuring 2004 Saint Joseph’s, 2014 Wichita State, and 2015 Kentucky — and became the first to accomplish the feat since 2021 Gonzaga.
- The RedHawks will look to complete the perfect run at Ohio. Here is the exclusive list the RedHawks joined with the win Tuesday night. MORE: SN's Bracketology 5.0Teams in last 20 years to enter March undefeatedBy entering March without a single loss, the 2025–26 Miami (OH) RedHawks have joined one of the most exclusive circles in modern college basketball history.
- In the last 20 years, only three other teams have successfully navigated the entire regular season and entered the final month of the schedule with a perfect record. TeamSeasonRecord Entering MarchTournament FinishFinal RecordMiami (OH)2025–2629–0TBD30–0 (Active)Gonzaga2020–2124–0Lost in National Championship31–1Kentucky2014–1529–0Lost in Final Four38–1Wichita State2013–1431–0Lost in Round of 3235–1None of the previous teams have gone on to win the championship. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDECOURCY: Why expanding the NCAA field is pointlessTeams to go undefeated in regular seasonSince Indiana's legendary 1976 perfect season, only a handful of teams have managed to reach the postseason without a loss. TeamSeasonConferencePostseason ResultFinal RecordMiami (OH)2025–26MACTBD30–0 (Active)Gonzaga2020–21WCCLost National Championship31–1Kentucky2014–15SECLost Final Four38–1Wichita State2013–14MVCLost Round of 3235–1Saint Joseph's2003–04Atlantic 10Lost Elite Eight30–2UNLV1990–91Big WestLost Final Four34–1Indiana State1978–79MVCLost National Championship33–1Alcorn State1978–79SWACLost NIT Second Round28–1Rutgers1975–76Atlantic 10Lost Final Four31–2MORE: Undefeated teams in college basketball historyMiami-Ohio next gameNext up for the RedHawks is a regular season finale against their rival, the Ohio Bobcats.