ESPN's 50 in 50... 35-50

[IWB]

Ok, if you haven't seen it, ESPN is rolling out their 50 in 50 rankings. The 50 best teams over the last fifty years. They break down their ranks by decade, list the top 5 players of all time etc. Here is their point system. Not bad, gives points for each step of tourney, all Americans etc. Only thing I have a problem with is awarding 2 points for players taken in the first 10 of the NBA draft. Why? This is college, not the draft.

This is pretty cool, so here is the list, will update as they do - thoughts? Personally I am shocked Weber is so high, BC & St. John's are so low. will be interesting to see where MU ends up.

1 - North Carolina
2 - UCLA
3 - Kentucky
4 - Duke
5 - Kansas
6 - Louisville
7 - Indiana
8 - Syracuse
9 - Connecticut
10 - Arizona
11 - Michigan State
12 - Georgetown
13 - Michigan
14 - UNLV
15 - Ohio State
16 - Villanova
17 - Marquette
18 - Temple
19 - Memphis
20 - t Purdue
20 - t Utah
22 - t Princeton
22 - t Pennsylvania
24 - Cincinnati
25 - Arkansas
26 - Texas
27 - Maryland
28 - Murray State
29 - Notre Dame
30 - Western Kentucky
31 - t Gonzaga
31 - t Oklahoma
33 - Illinois
34 - Xavier
35 - Houston
36 - BYU
37 - Missouri
38 - Kansas State
39 - Weber State
40 - t Florida
40 - t St. John's
40 - t St. Joe's
43 - NC State
44 - Davidson
45 - DePaul
46 - UTEP
47 - Alabama
48 - LSU
49 - San Francisco
50 - Boston College

[ge1974]

Let me a take a stab at the final 25:
1) UCLA
2) Kentucky
3) North Carolina
4) Duke
5) Kansas
6) Indiana
7) Louisville
8) Michigan State
9) Arizona
10) UCONN
11) Ohio State
12) Georgetown
13) Syracuse
14) Marquette
15) Villanova
16) Michigan
17) Florida
18) Memphis
19) UNLV
20) Temple
21) Cincinnati
22) Penn
23) OK State
24) Iowa

[IWB]

Pennsylvania at #22?? GE you were spot on.

[ge1974]

Yes. Penn won a lot of IVY titles, were often ranked in the TOP 25 and mad the Final Four 1979. Like Marquette, they also had an undefeated regular season in 1970-71 led by Corky Calhoun. I wonder whether or not Princeton makes it. They had a Final Four team in 1965 with Bill Bradley.

[CaribouJim]

I'm surprised that Penn is so high and that Cinci so low, but Cinci had their Oscar run before '62 correct? Same with Ohio State I think. I agree with ge1974 that MU will be in that neighborhood. If you could somehow vaporize the Dukiet (who was one of my brothers' RA at BC) era, MU would be sitting even more impressively.

I think Michigan will be a little higher as well.

[IWB]

I believe Oscar's last year was the year before this started.

[CaribouJim]

Yes. Penn won a lot of IVY titles, were often ranked in the TOP 25 and mad the Final Four 1979. Like Marquette, they also had an undefeated regular season in 1970-71 led by Corky Calhoun. I wonder whether or not Princeton makes it. They had a Final Four team in 1965 with Bill Bradley.

Still ain't buying Penn although I do remember Corky Calhoun very well and that '79 team too. Did they have a consolation game that year or was '78 the last year for that? It would have been against DePaul.

[kneelb4zerg]

Where's Wisconsin? Oh right, this is based on 50 years, not 10.

[IWB]

Here is an odd one in the Princeton file.....

Fun Fact: In the common draft era (since 1965), Princeton has as many top-10 picks (two) as Marquette.

Why is that a fun fact? Why compare Princeton to MU?

[CaribouJim]

Here is an odd one in the Princeton file.....

Fun Fact: In the common draft era (since 1965), Princeton has as many top-10 picks (two) as Marquette.

Why is that a fun fact? Why compare Princeton to MU?

Well the two top 10 picks are Butch as 10th in '78 and DWade as 6th in '03.

As far as your quiz, Princeton offered me a full academic scholarship and MU an athletic scholarship, but I turned both down??

I'm going to say we have the exact # of wins in those 50 years?