The Bluest of the Blue Bloods?

[Cartierfor3]

UCLA won 10 of 11 titles in a 12-year span.  They don't have the consistency that programs like KU, Kentucky, and UNC have. 

or the tradition

[PowercatPat]

I can't believe they think KU has the best bball program of all time. KU has 3 national championships, and helms titles do not count- KU fans are the only ones that count them. UCLA has almost 4 times as many national titles as KU. UCLA, UK, and UNC are all historically better than KU.

[ben ji]

Three consecutive final fours from 2006-08.  Pretty inconsistent

They didn't even make the NIT last year.

  The 11 national titles are invalidated then.  Tear down the banners!!! 

Was there a category for at least making the NIT last year?  Are we sure its weighted enough?

It's really not surprising that you're most impressed with the program that had a decade of dominance.  I'm sure they even made a DVD for it. 

Burn

[ChiComCat]

Three consecutive final fours from 2006-08.  Pretty inconsistent

They didn't even make the NIT last year.

  The 11 national titles are invalidated then.  Tear down the banners!!! 

Was there a category for at least making the NIT last year?  Are we sure its weighted enough?

It's really not surprising that you're most impressed with the program that had a decade of dominance.  I'm sure they even made a DVD for it. 

I'm impressed with a program that wins 11 NC no matter when they do it.  Its still 11 NCs.  But come up with your reason to discounts everyones accomplishments that are that much greater than your own.  Its entertaining.

[Dugout DickStone]

Three consecutive final fours from 2006-08.  Pretty inconsistent

They didn't even make the NIT last year.

Three consecutive final fours from 2006-08.  Pretty inconsistent

Ben is a basketball noob.

[Dirty Deeds]

Don't forget your Power Towel, Ben.  Will come in handy cleaning up the load you launch on your tummy tonight.

[ChiComCat]

I also like how Helms/real NCs in the same year dont count.  Good thing performing in the tourny proves nothing I guess

[06wildcat]

Quick... name another program besides KU basketball that hasn't had a "down" year in the past 20+ years.  

Quick... name several programs besides KU who have had multiple "down" years in the past 20 years but still have more than 1 national title in that span.

 


KU has two national titles in the past 20+ years.  

FYI, every school that has more than one championship has two in the past 20+ years.  go cats.

Do all of them have seven Final Fours?  

[Immaculate1]

The numbers don't lie. Kentucky is the best. The only thing KU has on Kentucky is that they handed them their worst loss ever.

Aside from that, I'd say KU and UNC are fighting for 3rd.

Duke isn't even in the all time top 5.

[Immaculate1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_basketball#Cumulative_All_Time_Statistics

That's all you really need to see....

[Cire]

What a bunch of homers

[OregonSmock]

The numbers don't lie. Kentucky is the best. The only thing KU has on Kentucky is that they handed them their worst loss ever.

Aside from that, I'd say KU and UNC are fighting for 3rd.

Duke isn't even in the all time top 5.

I mostly agree, but here's how I see it:


1.  Kentucky
2.  Kansas/UNC
4.  UCLA
5.  Duke

[Stevesie60]

 

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I'm going to make some calls in the upcoming weeks to see if we can bring together the goEMAW championship committee in for a special session to analyze this question.

[ChiComCat]

I'm going to make some calls in the upcoming weeks to see if we can bring together the goEMAW championship committee in for a special session to analyze this question.

Are you calling for a goEMAW BLUE-ribbon panel to decide the BLUEst of the BLUE bloods?

[Trim]

I'm going to make some calls in the upcoming weeks to see if we can bring together the goEMAW championship committee in for a special session to analyze this question.

Are you calling for a goEMAW BLUE-ribbon panel to decide the BLUEst of the BLUE bloods?

You know it.

[Emo EMAW]

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/02/26/after-years-spent-on-life-support-term-mid-major-finally-dies-in-college/?intcmp=obnetwork

Mid-major had been on life support for nearly a decade as schools such as George Mason, VCU, Butler and Wichita State crashed the Final Four. What had been the bastion of blue bloods such as North Carolina, Kentucky and Duke was thrown open to schools with tiny enrollments and modest fan bases, yet enough talent to shake up the college basketball establishment.

[eastcat]

1. Kentucky
2. UCLA
3. Indiana
3. UNC
4. Duke
5. San Francisco/Cincinnati/NC State/oSu/UConn/KU