Top basketball programs of all time?

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

At first, I thought about only putting up Ohio St over Syracuse. However, I think showing the other 3 programs emphasized that, while Syracuse is a very good program with a long history, there are a number of other programs who have attained more glory with much fewer appearances. Kind of compared it to what CU did in the Valley.

And that's the ultimate question. Do you reward efficiency--winning more titles in fewer appearances--or do you reward longevity even if it means fewer trophies? There has to be a balance between the two extremes, but I don't know where that is.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

And not a single 4 star or 5 star in the bunch! And I don't mind. I think he finds the right kind of players that know how to contribute to a team. This current batch is proof positive.

Check again.

[im4wsu]

Maybe a calculation could be made of ranking in the final AP poll every year (assign a value of 35 for years not listed in the "others receiving votes") and calculate the per year average rank and order the schools accordingly. oops, someone has done it already: http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mb...m#.UrNEaydiV0o

	Team	Conf	App*	Pct*	Avg RK	High RK
1	North Carolina	ACC	815	75.80%	7	1
2	Kentucky	SEC	795	74.00%	6.6	1
3	Duke	ACC	706	65.70%	6.3	1
4	UCLA	Pac-12	664	61.80%	7.9	1
5	Kansas	Big 12	657	61.10%	7.8	1
6	Louisville	American	556	51.70%	11.5	1
7	Indiana	Big Ten	532	49.50%	10.2	1
8	Syracuse	ACC	527	49.00%	11.6	1
9	Arizona	Pac-12	450	41.90%	10.2	1
10	Illinois	Big Ten	443	41.20%	11.4	1
68	Seton Hall (NJ)	Big East	96	8.90%	11.5	1
68	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	96	8.90%	11.5	1

[SHOCKvalue]

Maybe a calculation could be made of ranking in the final AP poll every year (assign a value of 35 for years not listed in the "others receiving votes") and calculate the per year average rank and order the schools accordingly. oops, someone has done it already: http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mb...m#.UrNEaydiV0o

	Team	Conf	App*	Pct*	Avg RK	High RK
1	North Carolina	ACC	815	75.80%	7	1
2	Kentucky	SEC	795	74.00%	6.6	1
3	Duke	ACC	706	65.70%	6.3	1
4	UCLA	Pac-12	664	61.80%	7.9	1
5	Kansas	Big 12	657	61.10%	7.8	1
6	Louisville	American	556	51.70%	11.5	1
7	Indiana	Big Ten	532	49.50%	10.2	1
8	Syracuse	ACC	527	49.00%	11.6	1
9	Arizona	Pac-12	450	41.90%	10.2	1
10	Illinois	Big Ten	443	41.20%	11.4	1
68	Seton Hall (NJ)	Big East	96	8.90%	11.5	1
68	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	96	8.90%	11.5	1

Let me help you complete the table, in a relevant sense:

#94 - Blowjays
T#96 - LOLoyola

According to total appearances, WSU has been in the AP poll almost twice as many times as Creighton. Someone want to forward this info to those dooshnozzles.

[im4wsu]

Bradley is #58 with 128 appearances. Oh how the mighty have fallen.