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Arizona not on the list?

Top 10 Best College Basketball Schools

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I stopped reading at #10. Article lost all cred.

Clickbait slideshows are the worst.

lol...once I saw Indiana at 9 and Cuse at 8, especially with their "bright futures" criteria, I knew this guy was full of shit.

The term "hack" come to mind.

CalStateTempe wrote:lol...once I saw Indiana at 9 and Cuse at 8, especially with their "bright futures" criteria, I knew this guy was full of shit.

Saying Jim Boeheim has a bright future invokes more theological issues than you usually see raised in sports articles.

Actual top 10:

1. UK
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. UNC
5. Villanova (moved them up because of what happened this year)
6. AZ
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Syracuse
10. Wisconsin

Beachcat97 wrote:Actual top 10:

1. UK
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. UNC
5. Villanova (moved them up because of what happened this year)
6. AZ
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Syracuse
10. Wisconsin

Villanova and not UCLA? Dude. Also, Wisconsin over Louisville?

Make those changes and I could take it.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Actual top 10:

1. UK
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. UNC
5. Villanova (moved them up because of what happened this year)
6. AZ
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Syracuse
10. Wisconsin

Villanova and not UCLA? Dude. Also, Wisconsin over Louisville?

Make those changes and I could take it.

Compare home attendance for Villanova and UCLA. Sorry but I can't call a school a "basketball school" when the majority of its games happen at a half-empty arena. And I actually think Wisconsin is a terrific basketball school. It's not a knock on Louisville, just an acknowledgement of where the Badgers have gotten to.

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Actual top 10:

1. UK
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. UNC
5. Villanova (moved them up because of what happened this year)
6. AZ
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Syracuse
10. Wisconsin

Villanova and not UCLA? Dude. Also, Wisconsin over Louisville?

Make those changes and I could take it.

Compare home attendance for Villanova and UCLA. Sorry but I can't call a school a "basketball school" when the majority of its games happen at a half-empty arena. And I actually think Wisconsin is a terrific basketball school. It's not a knock on Louisville, just an acknowledgement of where the Badgers have gotten to.

http://www.vuhoops.com/villanova-basket ... attendance" target="_blank

http://www.bruinsnation.com/administrat ... eve-alford" target="_blank

UCLA and Nova are basically identical. UCLA was higher and recently dipped below Nova.

If you guys want to argue that UCLA is as good a basketball school as Villanova, go right ahead.

Arizona has been a top-ten program for 30 years, the only hiccup being the two years encompassing the end of the Lute era and Miller's first year. No legitimate list would keep Arizona out of the top-ten.

Beachcat97 wrote:Actual top 10:

1. UK
2. Duke
3. Kansas
4. UNC
5. Villanova (moved them up because of what happened this year)
6. AZ
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Syracuse
10. Wisconsin

Top 4 are givens. Arizona because I'm a strong homer. So that leaves 5 spots.

I think Michigan State belongs in there. Over Villanova, Uconn, Indiana, Syracuse & Wisconsin. Florida is worth mentioning, but I think they have fallen since Billy D. left the Gators.

So here's my 10:

1. Arizona (because I'm a Wildcat)
2. Kansas
3. UK
4. Duke
5. UNC
6. Michigan State
7. UConn
8. Indiana
9. Wisconsin
10. Louisville

Almost put Syracuse over Louisville.

I don't think Dylan is getting enough love.

Just rem watched a game from 2014-2015 season. We were so incredibly stacked that year! Hope we can get back to that level sooner than later.

One way to rank the top basketball programs in a more-or-less unbiased manner is to look at how many times they have finished in the top 25 of the final AP poll. In the "Modern Era" of college basketball (1986-present) here is how the top programs, using that criteria, rank.

28 Duke
27 Kansas
25 North Carolina
23 Arizona
23 Kentucky
23 Syracuse
18 Louisville
17 Michigan State
16 Connecticut
16 Oklahoma
16 UCLA
15 Georgetown

KaibabKat wrote:One way to rank the top basketball programs in a more-or-less unbiased manner is to look at how many times they have finished in the top 25 of the final AP poll. In the "Modern Era" of college basketball (1986-present) here is how the top programs, using that criteria, rank.

28 Duke
27 Kansas
25 North Carolina
23 Arizona
23 Kentucky
23 Syracuse
18 Louisville
17 Michigan State
16 Connecticut
16 Oklahoma
16 UCLA
15 Georgetown

That's a good metric. And honestly, those three ahead of us are the only ones who've performed at a higher level than us, consistently, over the given time period.

Beachcat97 wrote:

KaibabKat wrote:One way to rank the top basketball programs in a more-or-less unbiased manner is to look at how many times they have finished in the top 25 of the final AP poll. In the "Modern Era" of college basketball (1986-present) here is how the top programs, using that criteria, rank.

28 Duke
27 Kansas
25 North Carolina
23 Arizona
23 Kentucky
23 Syracuse
18 Louisville
17 Michigan State
16 Connecticut
16 Oklahoma
16 UCLA
15 Georgetown

That's a good metric. And honestly, those three ahead of us are the only ones who've performed at a higher level than us, consistently, over the given time period.

Sadly you could argue that Arizona has underperformed.

We need to have that one year when the bracket breaks in our favor.

Beachcat97 wrote:

KaibabKat wrote:One way to rank the top basketball programs in a more-or-less unbiased manner is to look at how many times they have finished in the top 25 of the final AP poll. In the "Modern Era" of college basketball (1986-present) here is how the top programs, using that criteria, rank.

28 Duke
27 Kansas
25 North Carolina
23 Arizona
23 Kentucky
23 Syracuse
18 Louisville
17 Michigan State
16 Connecticut
16 Oklahoma
16 UCLA
15 Georgetown

That's a good metric. And honestly, those three ahead of us are the only ones who've performed at a higher level than us, consistently, over the given time period.

Michigan state, Louisville, Kentucky and uconn have easily outperformed us.

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Michigan state, Louisville, Kentucky and uconn have easily outperformed us.[/quote]

Since '86?

Absolutely. Uconn has 4 titles. Michigan state has at least 3-4 more final fours, Kentucky has 3 titles and more final fours, Louisville has 2 titles

I think you can easily say that UA under Miller has bother overachieved and underachieved.

UA is group 2 of college basketball programs.

UCLA Kansas Kentucky Louisville Indiana Duke and UNC are group 1. UA with Georgetown Florida UCONN Villanova and Michigan State in group 2.