kansas (second best all around tradition, great argument could be made for being #1)
north carolina (i'd rather not put them on this list (lol). but same argument could be made as with kansas. i'm just being biased with the 3 slot)
UCLA (wooden era cannot be overlooked but doesn't quantify top 3 status IMO)
indiana (w/o bob knight, hoosiers may not make top 10)
duke (see indiana only out of top 25 w/o the K as coach)
Honestly top three could interchange depending on perspective. UCLA wouldn't be what they are without wooden just as the scenerio with Indiana and Duke but i think they would still be a great program because its LA and great recruits would flock regardless.
Indiana needs to bring itself back and they will be right there with the top 3
Duke has too short of a history. Love to see what happens in the post K era
Kentucky, KU, and Carolina are all neck and neck in tradition i.e. wins, fans, titles, arena, sustained success, coaching, coaching tree etc.
Ku- Phog Allen, Dr. Naismith, Roy Williams, and Bill Self and they have a fair share of NCAA titles. If 4 is a fair share then so is 3, right?
This is a debate never to be agreed on, but KU is in the top 5 all time and the current Champs so i'll take that over the rest at the present time and be a very happy Jayhawk.
UCLA dominated 40 years ago and i rank them #1 for that, but i wasn't even alive so it really wouldn't do much for me personally.
kansas (second best all around tradition, great argument could be made for being #1)
north carolina (i'd rather not put them on this list (lol). but same argument could be made as with kansas. i'm just being biased with the 3 slot)
UCLA (wooden era cannot be overlooked but doesn't quantify top 3 status IMO)
indiana (w/o bob knight, hoosiers may not make top 10)
duke (see indiana only out of top 25 w/o the K as coach)
Honestly top three could interchange depending on perspective. UCLA wouldn't be what they are without wooden just as the scenerio with Indiana and Duke but i think they would still be a great program because its LA and great recruits would flock regardless.
Indiana needs to bring itself back and they will be right there with the top 3
Duke has too short of a history. Love to see what happens in the post K era
Kentucky, KU, and Carolina are all neck and neck in tradition i.e. wins, fans, titles, arena, sustained success, coaching, coaching tree etc.
Most programs exist in a scenario in which you remove a single coach's tenure and they don't seem to be so good. Without Dean Smith North Carolina wouldn't be in this argument either. Without Rupp Kentucky falls considerably farther. The fact of the matter is that these coaches were there and they did make those tournaments, win those championships, and keep their respective schools on top. It is ludicrous to try to compare them any other way. For this reason UCLA and Kentucky have be top 2, no question about it. Then Indiana, Kansas, UNC, and Duke exist on a second tier, all extremely close to teach other.
indiana (w/o bob knight, hoosiers may not make top 10)
Perhaps, but Hall of Famer, Branch McCracken does have two titles, too. And he played at Indiana for another Hall of Famer, Everett Dean. Who's also in the baseball hall of fame?
