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[QUOTE="thebigeast44, post: 261912, member: 885"]
Here's the list of McDAA's since 1977 and the list of NCAA champions all time:
 
[url]http://statsheet.com/bhsb/mcplayers_by_college[/url]
 
[url]http://espn.go.com/high-school/boys-basketball/story/_/id/7549076/2012-mcdonald-all-american-game-boys-rosters[/url]
 
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Champions[/url]
 
I've included the second link as the first link has not updated for 2012 yet.
 
IMHO, I do not agree with the OP's thought that this is a good way to determine our tournament success. There are too many other factors involved.
 
However, one fact is true: in the last 30+ years only one team has won a national championship without a McDonald's AA and that was Maryland in 2002. So if you want to win one, you had better have at least one and preferably more McDAA's on your roster. And there is a major correlation with the schools that are high on the list of McDAA's recruited and those teams that have won championships.
 
JB managed to get to the championship game twice having only one McDAA on his team. I can just imagine what he could have done if SU was able to attract the number of McDAA's the elite schools attract. One can dream, one can dream...
 
Let's Go Orange!!!
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