College Basketball Fanbase Tiers

[Cuse_NYC]

Per exclusivecbb on ig lol… I don’t agree with some of these, but I do agree our fans care as much as any.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

And thus began the Syracusefan civil war pitting basketball-onlys against fans of all Syracuse sports…..

 

[MikeSU02]

Per exclusivecbb on ig lol… I don’t agree with some of these, but I do agree our fans care as much as any.

I know these lists/posts are rage bait on purpose, but I'll take the first tier.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Random, but, Dayton should be higher. They live and breathe Dayton hoops.

 

[phreddie]

What do those top line schools all have in common?

Irrelevant football teams. :-(

 

[Orangezoo]

Gtown and Rutgers are way too high.. there is one more tier at the bottom reserved for them.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

What do those top line schools all have in common?

Irrelevant football teams. :-(

How is Gonzaga not in that row? They haven't had a football program since three years before Boeheim was even born.

 

[Buffalo]

UCLA as a die-hard is a joke. They get like 2,000 people a game with 15 million people within an hour of the arena.

 

[Chicago44s]

What do those top line schools all have in common?

Irrelevant football teams. :-(

In the 90’s I’d argue Football and Basketball were pretty close to even ground. As for the other teams on the top line I’m not sure they’ve ever achieved that level we once saw for both sports together.

 

[Marty McFly]

are you trying to tell me BC's fan base ( and I use that term loosely) aren't Superfans?!

 

[orange79]

are you trying to tell me BC's fan base ( and I use that term loosely) aren't Superfans?!

Of course he's not.

Both of them are certified Superfans™!

 

[OCESIP]

Another question which would be interesting to quantify is
how many college sports fans have turned to pro sports in light of NIL and the portal. I never thought I'd be in that category, but I've gotten to appreciate the skill level that the pro's bring to the table vs the semi pros at the college level. Still hope for the best for SU, but no longer a fan of college sports.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Another question which would be interesting to quantify is
how many college sports fans have turned to pro sports in light of NIL and the portal. I never thought I'd be in that category, but I've gotten to appreciate the skill level that the pro's bring to the table vs the semi pros at the college level. Still hope for the best for SU, but no longer a fan of college sports.

Right there with you.

 

[Eric15]

Random, but, Dayton should be higher. They live and breathe Dayton hoops.

Dayton legitimately could have won a national title in 2019-20. Dream season for them and they had their best player in program history (Obi Toppin). Such a shame for them that the season was cancelled.

 

[JeffCuse]

Not putting Arizona in Tier 1 is insane

 

[HoustonCuse]

What do those top line schools all have in common?

Irrelevant football teams. :-(

They are also 1 thru 5 on the all time wins list in college basketball…

 

[CuseTG2003]

Not putting Arizona in Tier 1 is insane

I think not putting Indiana and Louisville in Tier 1 is more egregious

 

[Eric15]

I think not putting Indiana and Louisville in Tier 1 is more egregious

I agree. I don't recall ever seeing an empty seat in Indiana's arena. And Louisville had decent crowds when they had single-digit win seasons recently. I might consider Michigan State on that first level also.

 

[JeffCuse]

I agree. I don't recall ever seeing an empty seat in Indiana's arena. And Louisville had decent crowds when they had single-digit win seasons recently. I might consider Michigan State on that first level also.

Perhaps. Never been there. But I have been to a few arizona games and the atmosphere is electric no matter who they are playing, and its all that matters in Tucson

 

[tbonezone]

would like to put the students court side where they're more visible during live broadcasts.

 

[Brooky03]

If I catch any of you cheering for the Syracuse cross country team, I swear to god..

 

[HyattsCuse]

Does that mean we are one of the “blue blood” fan bases? We made it!

 

[JeffCuse]

would like to put the students court side where they're more visible during live broadcasts.

I would like to get the seats on top of the court. Cannot stand that massive space between court and bulk of seats

 

[DomeHolmes]

I think not putting Indiana and Louisville in Tier 1 is more egregious

And purdue

 

[Cusefan95]

Indiana would have been Nothing Else Matters 25 years ago. Then a lot of things happened - their team got terrible, Malice at the Palace in 2004 hurt basketball generally, the Colts with Manning made football more popular...and now the football team is in the football championship game. As someone who stops by Crown Point fairly regularly to see family when work takes me to Chicago, the slow but steady change to Indiana sports culture over the last two decades has been apparent.