IlliniKrush Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 College Bball thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 ISU with most tourney appearances of any team outside the top 50. Yay for tall midgetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 WEll it was in the recruitng thread. I assume KU will be top 5 with UNC, Duke and UCONN and UCLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 ESPN's favorite Duke will be in 1st by a pretty good margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well, Duke has pretty much sucked the last few years and I could not be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Illinois comes in at #23. For some reason ESPN fails to include 2 or 3 conference titles in their calculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 looking more closely at the scoring, I have to laugh that an NIT Title gets you 2 pts, but NCAA Berth gets you 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 University of Texas - Pan American Broncs #268 ahead of powerhouse Northwestern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'd rather just win the main title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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