July 21, 200817 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3481014 Don't really know where else to put this, espn.com is counting down the top 50 basketball programs since 84-85 season. It uses a point scoring system, so this is pretty objective.
July 22, 200817 yr QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 06:05 PM) College Bball thread? Why? This is a pretty specific subject, it deserves its own thread. There are plenty of different opinions on the best programs out there(Jimbo's Drinker definitely included) I was glad to see SIU at 53, but dissapointed to see WKU above them.
July 22, 200817 yr ISU with most tourney appearances of any team outside the top 50. Yay for tall midgetry.
July 22, 200817 yr WEll it was in the recruitng thread. I assume KU will be top 5 with UNC, Duke and UCONN and UCLA
July 23, 200817 yr Illinois comes in at #23. For some reason ESPN fails to include 2 or 3 conference titles in their calculation.
July 23, 200817 yr looking more closely at the scoring, I have to laugh that an NIT Title gets you 2 pts, but NCAA Berth gets you 1.
July 23, 200817 yr Did you know? Wisconsin would be near the Top 10 of this list if it went back only a decade. All things considered, this is not a bad historical ranking for a program that went without an NCAA tournament appearance between 1948 and 1993. Pretty remarkable for a team that prior to 1993 hadnt been in the tournament for 45 years.
July 23, 200817 yr QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:24 PM) looking more closely at the scoring, I have to laugh that an NIT Title gets you 2 pts, but NCAA Berth gets you 1. I'd say that winning the NIT is more impressive than losing in the first round.
July 23, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) I'd say that winning the NIT is more impressive than losing in the first round. And it is a title and not just a bid. You still have to win 4 or 5 games in a row. And the competition can be better at times.
July 23, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:50 PM) I'd say that winning the NIT is more impressive than losing in the first round. says the Iowa state fan. Remember that ESPN also does the NIT coverage, of course they are going to make it look important.
July 23, 200817 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) I'd say that winning the NIT is more impressive than losing in the first round. In theory, the NIT winner would be the 66 ranked team in the nation. I think 2 versus 1 point seems fair.
July 23, 200817 yr QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:59 PM) In theory, the NIT winner would be the 66 ranked team in the nation. I think 2 versus 1 point seems fair. You'd be able to rank them over quite a few of the low major automatic qualifiers as well.
July 25, 200817 yr Top 10 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3501739 3 teams from the BEAST Duke and UNC went 1 and 2 shockingly
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