The USBL Series Hangover describes a curse that happens to most teams in the year after losing the USBL Series. It usually applies to the defending conference champs that have a bad record and miss the playoffs.
Teams that had the hangover[]
- 1976 Baltimore Wizards (80-82)
- 1978 Baltimore Wizards (74-88)
- 1984 Washington Senators (76-86)
- 1986 Charlotte Sox (79-83)
- 1989 Oakland Athletics (76-86)
- 1992 Baltimore Wizards (83-79)
- 1993 Chicago Sox (82-80)
- 1995 Houston Moon Pioneers (85-77)
- 1997 Philadelphia Americans (76-86)
- 1998 San Francisco Steel (68-94)
- 2001 Miami Sharks (80-82)
- 2004 Chicago Sox (82-80)
- 2008 St. Louis Redbirds (89-73)
- 2009 Dallas Rangers (77-85)
- 2011 New Orleans Seawolves (86-76)
- 2012 Dallas Rangers (78-84)
- 2014 Arkansas Naturals (84-78)
- 2016 New Orleans Seawolves (86-76)
- 2019 Oklahoma City Thunder (81-81)
- 2020 Hampton Falls Apples (80-82)
- 2021 New Orleans Seawolves (76-86)
- 2022 St. Louis Redbirds (82-80)
- 2024 Memphis Titans (89-73)
Non-applicable teams[]
- 1971 New York Liberties (83-79, lost Division Series)
- 1972 Miami Sharks (94-68, lost Conference Series)
- 1973 San Francisco Steel (85-77, won USBL Series)
- 1974 New York Liberties (85-77, lost Division Series)
- 1975 San Francisco Steel (77-85, lost Conference Series)
- 1977 Miami Sharks (97-65, lost Division Series)
- 1979 New York Liberties (93-69, lost Conference Series)
- 1980 Los Angeles Bobcats (92-70, lost Division Series)
- 1981 Miami Sharks (103-59, lost USBL Series)
- 1982 Miami Sharks (93-69, lost Conference Series)
- 1983 Houston Moon Pioneers (95-67, lost Division Series)
- 1985 Baltimore Wizards (85-77, lost Division Series)
- 1987 Kansas City Lions (105-57, lost Division Series)
- 1988 San Antonio Alamos (86-76, lost Division Series)
- 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates (89-74, lost Division Series)
- 1991 Baltimore Wizards (97-65, lost USBL Series)
- 1994 Washington Senators (93-69, lost Division Series)
- 1996 Baltimore Wizards (98-64, lost Division Series)
- 1999 Boston Braves (89-73, lost Division Series)
- 2000 Kansas City Lions (99-63, lost Division Series)
- 2002 Houston Moon Pioneers (104-58, lost Conference Series)
- 2003 Kansas City Lions (109-53, lost Division Series)
- 2005 New Orleans Seawolves (97-65, lost Conference Series)
- 2006 Miami Sharks (92-70, lost Conference Series)
- 2007 Philadelphia Americans (85-77, lost Division Series)
- 2010 New Orleans Seawolves (96-66, lost USBL Series)
- 2013 Los Angeles Bobcats (106-56, lost Conference Series)
- 2015 New Orleans Seawolves (100-62, lost USBL Series)
- 2017 Kansas City Lions (115-47, lost USBL Series)
- 2018 Kansas City Lions (90-72, lost Division Series)
- 2023 New Orleans Seawolves (102-60, lost Division Series)
- 2025 New York Patriots (92-70, lost Conference Series)
- 2026 St. Louis Redbirds