ESPN's 50 most prestigious basketball programs of the 64 team field era

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-26-2008, 09:56 AM

ESPN - Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85 - Men's College Basketball

And believe it or not, we have no right to complain because they used objective criteria.

Teams in bold won a NC during this time. Teams in italics did not have a losing season.

50: Charleston
49: Iowa
48: UT-Chattanooga
47: The But
46: BYU
45: Sconnie
44: Pitt
43: WKU
42: UMass
41: LSU
40: Princeton
39: Tulsa
38: Wake
37: Mizzou
36: St. John's
35: Bama
34: Penn
33: Georgia Tech
32: Okie State
31: Nova
30: Murray State
29: Purdue
28: Maryland
27: THE University of Ohio State
26: Gonzaga
25: Stanford
24: Utah
23: Illinois
22: Michigan
21: Florida
20: Temple
19: Cincy
18: Texas
17: Xavier
16: Louisville
15: Arkansas
14: Memphis
13: Indiana
12: Oklahoma
11: Sparty
10: Georgetown
9: Cuse
8: UNLV
7: UCLA
6: UConn
5: Zona
4: Kentucky
3: Carolina
2: Kansas
1: Guess.....

(But since it was objective I can't complain). -CSM

Maximum Spider · 07-26-2008, 11:16 AM

Number 1 is Duke, Isn't it?

**Crazyswordsman** · 07-26-2008, 11:43 AM

^Well, duh.

I find it interesting that Cuse and Zona are the only two teams (other than Dook) in the era to have a NC AND not have a losing season. I'm still waiting for this home-and-home. -CSM

07-26-2008, 09:56 AM	#1
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	ESPN's 50 most prestigious basketball programs of the 64 team field era ESPN - Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85 - Men's College Basketball And believe it or not, we have no right to complain because they used objective criteria. Teams in bold won a NC during this time. Teams in italics did not have a losing season. 50: Charleston 49: Iowa 48: UT-Chattanooga 47: The But 46: BYU 45: Sconnie 44: Pitt 43: WKU 42: UMass 41: LSU 40: Princeton 39: Tulsa 38: Wake 37: Mizzou 36: St. John's 35: Bama 34: Penn 33: Georgia Tech 32: Okie State 31: Nova 30: Murray State 29: Purdue 28: Maryland 27: THE University of Ohio State 26: Gonzaga 25: Stanford 24: Utah 23: Illinois 22: Michigan 21: Florida 20: Temple 19: Cincy 18: Texas 17: Xavier 16: Louisville 15: Arkansas 14: Memphis 13: Indiana 12: Oklahoma 11: Sparty 10: Georgetown 9: *Cuse* 8: UNLV 7: UCLA 6: UConn 5: *Zona* 4: Kentucky 3: Carolina 2: Kansas 1: *Guess.....* (But since it was objective I can't complain). -CSM

07-26-2008, 11:16 AM	#2
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	Number 1 is Duke, Isn't it?

07-26-2008, 11:43 AM	#3
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	^Well, duh. I find it interesting that Cuse and Zona are the only two teams (other than Dook) in the era to have a NC AND not have a losing season. I'm still waiting for this home-and-home. -CSM