Here is an article from ESPN in 2008: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3501739
It counts down the most prestigious teams of the modern era. The modern era is defined as:
"when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams, making it the first time a national champion had to win six tournament games to cut down the nets. It was also the start of the fairest inclusion in the NCAA tournament: Before that season, even the best conferences got only one team in the field. And with the introduction of the 3-point line in 1985-86, the past 24 seasons can be considered the most modern era of college basketball."
Right after KU won it in 2008, the top 6 were:
The new top 4 since 1984-85:
• National title 25
• Title game loss 20
• National semifinal loss 15
• Elite Eight loss 10
• Best W-L record in conference's regular season 5
• 30-plus wins in a season 5
• Sweet 16 loss 5
• Conference tournament title 3
• AP first-team All-American 3
• Losing in NCAA second round 3
• Player in Top 10 of NBA draft 2
• NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed 2
• NIT title 2
• AP second-team All-American 2
• 20-29 wins in a season 1
• NCAA tournament berth 1
• Postseason NIT berth 1
• AP third-team All-American 1
• NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed -2
• Losing season -3
• Ban from NCAA tournament -3
Here is what I have for points earned since 2008:
Duke
National Championships (2): 50
Title game loss (0): 0
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (1) : 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (1): 5
30-plus wins in a season (5): 25
Sweet 16 loss (2): 10
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (3): 9
Losing in NCAA second round (0): 0
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (5): 10
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (2): 2
NCAA tournament berth (7): 7
Postseason NIT berth (0): 0
AP third-team All-American (1): 1
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (2): -4
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0
Total Points earned since 2008 = 138
Total Points earned since 1984-85 = 676
Kansas
National title (0): 0
Title game loss (1): 20
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (1): 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (7): 35
30-plus wins in a season (4): 20
Sweet 16 loss (2): 10
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (1): 3
Losing in NCAA second round (3): 9
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (4): 8
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (4): 8
20-29 wins in a season (3): 3
NCAA tournament berth (7): 7
Postseason NIT berth (0): 0
AP third-team All-American (4): 4
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0) : 0
Total points earned since 2008 = 146
Total points earned since 1984-85 = 601
UNC
National title (1): 25
Title game loss (0): 0
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (2): 20
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (3): 15
30-plus wins in a season (2): 10
Sweet 16 loss (1) : 5
Conference tournament title (0): 0
AP first-team All-American (1): 3
Losing in NCAA second round (2): 6
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (1): 2
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0 [Almost]
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (5): 5
NCAA tournament berth (6): 6
Postseason NIT berth (1): 1 [Why a NIT berth is worth the same as a NCAA tournament berth is beyond me.]
AP third-team All-American (1): 1
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0 [check back in a couple years]
Total points since 2008 = 103
Total points since 1984-85 = 551
Kentucky
National title (1): 25
Title game loss (1): 20
National semifinal loss (2): 30
Elite Eight loss (1): 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (3): 15
30-plus wins in a season (3): 15
Sweet 16 loss (0): 0
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (4): 12
Losing in NCAA second round (0): 0
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (9): 18
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (4): 4
NCAA tournament berth (5): 5
Postseason NIT berth (2): 2
AP third-team All-American (2): 2
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0 [But they do have a first-round loss in the NIT]
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0
Total points since 2008 = 171
Total points since 1984-85 = 549
It counts down the most prestigious teams of the modern era. The modern era is defined as:
"when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams, making it the first time a national champion had to win six tournament games to cut down the nets. It was also the start of the fairest inclusion in the NCAA tournament: Before that season, even the best conferences got only one team in the field. And with the introduction of the 3-point line in 1985-86, the past 24 seasons can be considered the most modern era of college basketball."
Right after KU won it in 2008, the top 6 were:
- Duke (538 points)
- KU (455)
- UNC (448)
- KY (378)
- Arizona (338)
- UCONN (292)
The new top 4 since 1984-85:
- Duke (676 points)
- KU (601)
- UNC (551)
- KY (549)
• National title 25
• Title game loss 20
• National semifinal loss 15
• Elite Eight loss 10
• Best W-L record in conference's regular season 5
• 30-plus wins in a season 5
• Sweet 16 loss 5
• Conference tournament title 3
• AP first-team All-American 3
• Losing in NCAA second round 3
• Player in Top 10 of NBA draft 2
• NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed 2
• NIT title 2
• AP second-team All-American 2
• 20-29 wins in a season 1
• NCAA tournament berth 1
• Postseason NIT berth 1
• AP third-team All-American 1
• NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed -2
• Losing season -3
• Ban from NCAA tournament -3
Here is what I have for points earned since 2008:
Duke
National Championships (2): 50
Title game loss (0): 0
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (1) : 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (1): 5
30-plus wins in a season (5): 25
Sweet 16 loss (2): 10
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (3): 9
Losing in NCAA second round (0): 0
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (5): 10
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (2): 2
NCAA tournament berth (7): 7
Postseason NIT berth (0): 0
AP third-team All-American (1): 1
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (2): -4
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0
Total Points earned since 2008 = 138
Total Points earned since 1984-85 = 676
Kansas
National title (0): 0
Title game loss (1): 20
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (1): 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (7): 35
30-plus wins in a season (4): 20
Sweet 16 loss (2): 10
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (1): 3
Losing in NCAA second round (3): 9
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (4): 8
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (4): 8
20-29 wins in a season (3): 3
NCAA tournament berth (7): 7
Postseason NIT berth (0): 0
AP third-team All-American (4): 4
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0) : 0
Total points earned since 2008 = 146
Total points earned since 1984-85 = 601
UNC
National title (1): 25
Title game loss (0): 0
National semifinal loss (0): 0
Elite Eight loss (2): 20
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (3): 15
30-plus wins in a season (2): 10
Sweet 16 loss (1) : 5
Conference tournament title (0): 0
AP first-team All-American (1): 3
Losing in NCAA second round (2): 6
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (1): 2
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0 [Almost]
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (5): 5
NCAA tournament berth (6): 6
Postseason NIT berth (1): 1 [Why a NIT berth is worth the same as a NCAA tournament berth is beyond me.]
AP third-team All-American (1): 1
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0 [check back in a couple years]
Total points since 2008 = 103
Total points since 1984-85 = 551
Kentucky
National title (1): 25
Title game loss (1): 20
National semifinal loss (2): 30
Elite Eight loss (1): 10
Best W-L record in conference's regular season (3): 15
30-plus wins in a season (3): 15
Sweet 16 loss (0): 0
Conference tournament title (3): 9
AP first-team All-American (4): 12
Losing in NCAA second round (0): 0
Player in Top 10 of NBA draft (9): 18
NCAA first-round win as a 12-16 seed (0): 0
NIT title (0): 0
AP second-team All-American (2): 4
20-29 wins in a season (4): 4
NCAA tournament berth (5): 5
Postseason NIT berth (2): 2
AP third-team All-American (2): 2
NCAA first-round loss to a 12-16 seed (0): 0 [But they do have a first-round loss in the NIT]
Losing season (0): 0
Ban from NCAA tournament (0): 0
Total points since 2008 = 171
Total points since 1984-85 = 549
