We're #10

[orangecuse]

Syracuse University is the 5th winningest (counting the 101 wins bogusly taken away) program in college basketball. Hopefully, we can get back to our accustomed winning ways so that we never drop out of the Top 10!

List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball - Wikipedia

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[Toga]

Or #12

 

[OrangeDW]

Or #12

Ehhh, if you rank almost solely on final fours and titles that’s fair.

If you factor overall consistency in more heavily, then programs that only played for 25 years(UConn), took an entire decade off from making the tourney(Michigan), or have had quite a few 3-5 year stretches where they stunk(Villanova) probably all drop below us.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I’d put Cuse, Arizona, and Michigan State ahead of Gonzaga brand wise.

Gonzaga is top dog currently in recruiting over Kentucky the last 2-3 years. If they had a title they are higher. Its brand not most historical success and when guys like Holmgren are picking you that means you have a brand.

 

[cuseinseattle]

144% THIS.

Gonzaga has done very well of late, but part of National #BRAND is sustained success over decades.

They’re a big fish in their meh,
non P5 conference.

The next time I see a random person wearing a Gonzaga T shirt will be the first.

I live in Seattle which is 4 hours from Spokane and you don't see many Gonzaga shirts here. Let alone nationally. They shouldn't be on the list. I'm not saying Indiana shouldn't be on the list but given the last 20 years it's surprising to me.

 

[DoctorBombay]

That's where we are.

Silly.

 

[OrangeDW]

That's where we are.

Nah. Indiana’s hey day was 70s-80s.

By most of the 90s they were a good program whose best years were in the past.

Basically Cuse has been better than them like 90% of the time since about 1995.

And even in their one fluke great year in 2013, we blew them off the court on our way to the final 4.