15 Best Cinderella Teams In Sports History

Cinderella stories make sports great. From the overachievers to the underdogs to the middle-of-the road teams that got hot at the right time, these are the 15 fairy-tale endings in team-sports history that stand out.

When a group of athletes is able to come together and defy impossible odds, their exploits are forever cemented in sports scripture.

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[CatfishJohn]

10:26 AM on 02/27/2012

....Cinderella "sweeping up the ashes" = 4 super bowl losses in a row Buffalo Bills!

[duckzilla]

08:25 PM on 02/23/2012

i dont see how the 2008-09 saints didnt make this list . seriously. they were among the worst in the league almost their entire existance than come through and win a suberbowl

[Bruce Forbes]

07:00 PM on 02/23/2012

All these years later, I still remember Jimmy V. and his N.C.State team. I also remember the year Villanova beat Georgetown in the finals....that was a real Cinderella story, too.

[frank day]

02:28 PM on 02/23/2012

#1 NC State
#2 Jets over Colts
#3 US Hockey
#4 Rulon Gardner

[Bruce Forbes]

07:01 PM on 02/23/2012

That's a good list.

[George Picard]

08:48 PM on 02/23/2012

Its a team list so Gardner as amazing as he was is out.

How can you not list the US hockey team 1.

[frank day]

10:40 PM on 02/23/2012

Just basing it on what had the greatest emotional effect on me. Good point about Gardner, although he was part of a team.