Best NCAA Tourney Programs This Century

[omniorange]

I thought it might be fun to rank the Best NCAA Tourney Programs this century, beginning with the 2000 tourney through this year. The scoring system is similar to the NCAA units system where a program receives 1 point for making the tournament then 1 point for each win. However, the units end once a program reaches the Final Four. In this instance, a program earns 1 additional point for reaching the the championship game and 2 additional points for winning it all, to give slightly more weight to champions.

This is the list I came up with of those who finished with at least 20 points or more.

Edited list due to discrepancies found by orangefan.

Second edit for a Pitt fan on another board who caught that I left out Texas all together.

01. North Carolina - 65
02. Duke - 64
02. Kansas - 64
04. Michigan State - 60
05. Kentucky - 57
06. Florida - 52
07. Wisconsin - 51
08. Connecticut - 48
09. Arizona - 46
10. Gonzaga - 44
11. Louisville - 43
12. Syracuse - 42
13. UCLA - 40
14. Xavier - 36
15. Texas - 34
15. Villanova - 34
17. Maryland - 32
17. Ohio State - 32
19. Butler - 31
19. Oklahoma - 31
21. Pittsburgh - 29
22. Illinois - 28
23. Oregon - 27
23. West Virginia - 27
25. Memphis - 26
26. Indiana - 25
26. Notre Dame - 25
26. Purdue - 25
29. Cincinnati - 24
29. Marquette - 24
31. Oklahoma State - 23
32. Tennessee - 22
33. North Carolina State - 21
34. Georgetown - 20
34. Iowa State - 20
34. Michigan - 20
34. Stanford - 20

Cheers,
Neil

 

[bozophobe]

I'm surprised Pittsburgh comes out better than Indiana on that list, although I know the latter hasn't done much in a long time.

 

[Eric15]

Wisconsin doesn't get the respect it deserves in terms of being a high-level basketball program. It's a shame they weren't able to cash in a title in 2015.

 

[721Comstock]

I thought it might be fun to rank the Best NCAA Tourney Programs this century, beginning with the 2000 tourney through this year. The scoring system is similar to the NCAA units system where a program receives 1 point for making the tournament then 1 point for each win. However, the units end once a program reaches the Final Four. In this instance, a program earns 1 additional point for reaching the the championship game and 2 additional points for winning it all, to give slightly more weight to champions.

This is the list I came up with of those who finished with at least 20 points or more.

01. Duke - 64
01. Kansas - 64
01. North Carolina - 64
04. Michigan State - 60
05. Kentucky - 57
06. Florida - 52
07. Wisconsin - 51
08. Arizona - 46
09. Connecticut - 45
10. Gonzaga - 44
11. Louisville - 42
11. Syracuse - 42
13. UCLA - 39
14. Xavier - 36
15. Maryland - 32
15. Ohio State - 32
15. Villanova -32
18. Butler - 31
18. Oklahoma - 31
20. Pittsburgh - 29
21. Illinois - 28
22. Oregon - 27
22. West Virginia - 27
24. Memphis - 26
25. Indiana - 25
25. Notre Dame - 25
25. Purdue - 25
28. Cincinnati - 24
28. Marquette - 24
30. Oklahoma State - 23
31. Tennessee - 22
32. North Carolina State - 21
33. Georgetown - 20
33. Iowa State - 20
33. Michigan - 20
33. Stanford - 20

Cheers,
Neil

So, by yet another metric, we're in that 2nd half-dozen programs behind the Elite top 6.
Sounds about right.

 

[kirbivore]

Wisconsin doesn't get the respect it deserves in terms of being a high-level basketball program. It's a shame they weren't able to cash in a title in 2015.