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Message: [QUOTE="RobCWhatUp, post: 876458, member: 190"] I was always under the assumption that these things happened in a cycle, so I decided to look up the winningest programs from the 80s, 90s, and 00s. What I found interesting was that there were 4 schools that showed up in the 80s and 90s but not in the 00s (Nebraska, FSU, Miami, and PSU); only 2 schools showed up in the 90s and 00s (Florida and Ohio St); 2 schools showed up in the 80s and then again in 00s (Oklahoma and Georgia). A team that is not a power conference is also in the top 3 each decade and no team shows up in all 3 decades. While a majority of these schools are the big time schools we are talking about, there are some that are able to peek though. I also believe we see new names in the 00s because of conference realignment and I am sure we will see newer names when we look at the 10s in the year 2020 (wow! Talk about looking ahead). I think to make a solid run to the playoffs for a mid level team (like a Syracuse, Missouri, etc) it would take a down year from a major team, those one or two game changers that decide to go to a mid-level school, and a lot of luck. I don't think a reduction in scholarship is the answer either with only a 4 team playoff. Just not enough seats at the table to see major changes. The parity in college basketball showed because 64, then 65, and now 68 teams make the post season tournament. Those are a lot of teams for an elite team to get through every year, hence why I think we have seen more teams breakthrough over the last few years. [B]80s -[/B] 1. Nebraska: 103-20-0 .837 2. Miami (FL): 98-20-0 .831 3. BYU: 102-26-0 .797 4. Oklahoma: 91-25-2 .780 5. Clemson: 86-25-4 .765 6. Penn State: 89-27-2 .763 7. Georgia: 88-27-4 .756 8. (tie) Florida State: 87-28-3 .750 [B]90s - [/B] 1. Florida State: 109-13-1 .(890) 2. Nebraska: 108-16-1 (.868) 3. Marshall: 114-25-0 (.820) 4. Florida: 102-22-1 (.820) 5. Tennessee: 99-22-2 (.813) 6. Penn State: 97-26-0 (.789) 7. Michigan: 93-26-3 (.775) 8. Miami (FL): 92-27-0 (.773) 9. Texas A&M: 94-28-2 (.766) 10. Ohio State: 91-30-3 (.746) [B] 00s -[/B] 1. Boise State: 112-17 (.868) 2. Texas: 110-19 (.853) 3. Oklahoma: 110-24 (.821) 4. Ohio State: 102-25 (.803) 5. Southern California: 88-26 (.772) (reflects victories lost in the 2004 and 2005 seasons) 6. Florida: 100-30 (.769) 7. TCU: 95-29 (.766) 8. LSU: 99-31 (.762) 9. Georgia: 98-31 (.760) 10. Virginia Tech: 99-32 (.756) [B][/B] [/QUOTE]

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