Comments on: CBB: The Top 31 College Basketball Programs of the Last 31 Years (The Top Ten)

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By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:22 +0000

Great post! Thanks for this. I love thinking about the old teams. There's no way these current teams could hang with some of those older teams. I found a pretty extensive 64-team bracket on a site. Good stuff. I found your article searching for more opinions on the best team. Nice!

If you want to check out the 64-team bracket. It’s enjoyable if nothing else: http://www.tchuddle.com/2011/04/the-greatest-ncaa-division-i-men%e2%80%99s-basketball-tournament-teams-ever-champion/

By: oops you screwed up

oops you screwed up — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:17:20 +0000

Okay, how about we look at PROGRAMS and not just championships...

1. UNC... as much as I hate to admit it
2. UK... strong argument for #1 as a PROGRAM
3. Duke... quite an accomplishment for a smallish school
4. Kansas... good consistency, history, and winning %... if forgettable overall
5. Louisville... under-performed a bit? maybe, but, c'mon, it's Louisville
6. UConn... sure they have a grotesque fan-base, but they are definitely a top-ten program
7. IU... the Hoosiers have had a rough go of it lately, but we're going back 31 years right?

List stops here if we are talking PROGRAMS. Honorable mention: Syracuse, Memphis, Arizona and if I'm being generous maybe Maryland. BTW who compiles a garbage list like this?

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:50:11 +0000

Knight did not leave, he was fired by the insidious Miles Brand. We have lost the in-state recruiting battle over the past 10 years due to Mike Davis's inability to recruit Indiana's top talent, and the disastrous hire of Kelvin Sampson which created more instability. Hopefully Crean can turn our in-state wealth of basketball talent into contenders again.

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:38:56 +0000

Interesting to see how teams have continued or discontinued their success over these years. As always, and as long as Coach K is leading the program, I don't see Duke going anywhere on this list. Love to hate em, got that right. Wish Indiana could pull it together...they lost a lot with the departure of Knight, and Crean has much to prove. Hope to see the Big Ten add more to this list in the future!

By: Cort Fornero

Cort Fornero — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:39:55 +0000

No UNLV? They haven't had a better 31 years than Alabama? Even in the "down" years between Tark and Kruger they still put together some pretty decent teams.

By: Neil Paine

Neil Paine — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:12:14 +0000

I think this methodology rewards consistency as much as anything else. Some of those years UCLA had under Lavin, Walt Hazzard, and Howlund (his first few years with Lavin's players, before he started going to Final Fours with his own guys) were not good relative to a program like Oklahoma, who went to fewer Final Fours but whose down years were not as, well, down.

By: marparker

marparker — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:40:44 +0000

Must have had some really down years in Westwood if they are not in the top 10 with multiple final four appearances over that span.