21.   But the Trojans hung around for just three games, eliminated after consecutive losses to eventual-champion LSU and Florida State.

22.   But the chemistry of a team can be a fragile thing, and two consecutive disappointing losses will test what the Knicks are made of.

23.   But with their fifth consecutive loss Sunday night they finally touched ground zero.

24.   By November, Williams sat on the sideline at Baylor witnessing a fourth consecutive loss and decided then and there that he was off to the NFL.

25.   Conference leader Oregon looms next Saturday, and the specter of three consecutive losses is too terrifying to contemplate right now.

26.   Consecutive losses to Denver and the Clippers, following too closely on the heels of defeats by Miami and Chicago, left the Lakers in navel-gazing mode.

27.   Consecutive losses to Seattle, Portland and Utah have the Lakers looking primed for no better than a second-round exit.

28.   Consecutive losses weigh on the mind like water torture.

29.   Despite consecutive losses to Utah and Navy that came down to the final play of each game, Harvey says SMU is still a confident team.

30.   Despite four consecutive losses, USC has no plan to fire embattled coach Paul Hackett before the end of the season, according to sources.