Monday, March 30, 2015

Ranking the top 25 NCAA men's basketball teams of all time

(updated through the end of calendar year 2016)

Let's look at some categories, and then add the rankings together.

Championships (weighted 2x)


1) UCLA (11) - 50 points
2) Kentucky (8) - 48 points
3) North Carolina (5) - 46 points
3) Indiana (5) - 46 points
3) Duke (5) - 46 points
6) UConn (4) - 40 points
7) Louisville (3) - 38 points
7) Kansas (3) - 38 points 
9) Florida (2) - 34 points
9) Michigan State (2) - 34 points
9) NC State (2) - 34 points
9) Cincinnati (2) - 34 points
9) Oklahoma State (2) - 34 points
9) San Francisco (2) - 34 points

9) Villanova (2) - 34 points
16) Syracuse (1) - 20 points
16) Utah (1) - 20 points
16) Arizona (1) - 20 points
16) Georgetown (1) - 20 points
16) Ohio State (1) - 20 points
16) Marquette (1) - 20 points
16) Oregon (1) - 20 points
16) Wisconsin (1) - 20 points
16) Stanford (1) - 20 points
16) Wyoming (1) - 20 points
16) Holy Cross (1) - 20 points
16) CCNY (1) - 20 points
16) La Salle (1)  - 20 points
16) California (1) - 20 points
16) Loyola Ill. (1) - 20 points
16) UTEP (1) - 20 points
16) Maryland (1) - 20 points
16) Michigan (1)  - 20 points
16) Arkansas (1) - 20 points
16) UNLV (1) - 20 points

Total Wins


1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) Kansas - 24 points
3) North Carolina - 23 points
4) Duke - 22 points

5) Temple - 21 points
6) Syracuse - 20 points
7) Notre Dame - 19 points
8) UCLA - 18 points
9) St. John's - 17 points
10) Indiana - 16 points
11) Louisville - 15 points

12) BYU - 14 points
13) Utah - 13 points
14) Illinois - 12 points
15) Texas - 11 points
16) Arizona - 10 points
17) Washington - 9 points
18) Pennsylvania - 8 points
19) Western Kentucky - 7 points
20) Cincinnati - 6 points
21) Purdue - 5 points 
22) Oregon State - 4 points
23) West Virginia - 3 points
24) Princeton - 2 points 
25) Villanova - 1 point

Winning percentage


1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points
3) Kansas - 23 points
4) Duke - 22 points
5) UCLA - 21 points
6) Syracuse - 20 points
7) Louisville - 19 points

8) Western Kentucky - 18 points
9) Arizona - 17 points
10) Notre Dame - 16 points
11) St. John's  - 15 points
12) Illinois - 14 points
13) Villanova - 13 points
14) Utah - 12 points
15) UConn - 11 points
16) Murray State - 10 points
17) Temple - 9 points
18) Indiana - 8 points
19) Arkansas - 7 points
20) Cincinnati - 6 points
21) Missouri State - 5 points
22) Purdue - 4 points
23) Texas - 3 points
24) BYU - 2 points
25) NC State - 1 point

Tournament Appearances


1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points

3) Kansas - 23 points
3) UCLA - 23 points
5) Louisville - 21 points
6) Duke - 20 points
7) Indiana - 19 points
8) Villanova - 18 points
8) Notre Dame - 18 points

10) Syracuse - 16 points
11) Texas - 15 points
12) UConn - 14 points
12) Temple - 14 points
14) Arizona - 12 points
14) Marquette - 12 points
16) Michigan State - 10 points
16) Arkansas - 10 points
16) Georgetown - 10 points
16) Cincinnati - 10 points
16) Illinois - 10 points
16) Oklahoma - 10 points
22) Utah - 4 points
22) BYU - 4 points
24) St. John's - 2 points
24) Kansas State - 2 points

Final Fours


1) UNC - 25 points
2) Kentucky - 24 points
2) UCLA - 24 points
4) Duke - 22 points
5) Kansas - 21 points
6) Louisville - 20 points
6) Ohio State - 20 points
8) Michigan State - 18 points
9) Indiana - 17 points
10) Cincinnati - 16 points
10) Oklahoma State - 16 points
10) Arkansas - 16 points

10) Syracuse - 16 points
14) Connecticut - 12 points
14) Georgetown - 12 points

14) Florida - 12 points
14) Houston - 12 points
14) Illinois - 12 points
14) Michigan - 12 points
14) Oklahoma - 12 points
21) Arizona - 5 points
21) Kansas State - 5 points

21) LSU - 5 points
21) UNLV - 5 points
21) Utah - 5 points
21) Villanova - 5 points

21) Wisconsin - 5 points

Tournament Wins


1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points
3) Duke - 23 points
4) UCLA - 22 points
5) Kansas - 21 points
6) Louisville - 20 points
7) Indiana - 19 points
8) Syracuse - 18 points
9) Michigan State - 17 points
10) Connecticut - 16 points

11) Villanova - 15 points
12) Ohio State - 14 points
13) Arizona - 13 points
14) Michigan - 12 points
15) Georgetown - 11 points
16) Cincinnati - 10 points
17) Florida - 9 points
18) Arkansas - 8 points
18) Marquette - 8 points
18) Maryland - 8 points
18) Oklahoma - 8 points
22) Illinois - 4 points
23) Oklahoma State - 3 points
24) Utah - 3 points
25) NC State - 2 points
25) Notre Dame - 2 points

Tournament Win Percentage (min. 25 games)


1) Duke - 25 points
2) North Carolina - 24 points

3) UCLA - 23 points
4) Michigan - 22 points
5) Florida - 21 points

6) Kentucky - 20 points
7) Kansas - 19 points
8) Michigan State - 18 points
9) UConn - 17 points
10) Indiana - 16 points
11) Ohio State - 15 points
12) Louisville - 14 points
13) UNLV - 13 points
14) Wisconsin - 12 points

15) Syracuse - 11 points
16) Arizona - 10 points
17) Maryland - 9 points
18) Georgetown - 8 points
19) Villanova - 7 points
20) Memphis - 6 points
21) Cincinnati - 5 points
22) Butler - 4 points
23) San Francisco - 3 points
24) Seton Hall - 2 points
25) Oklahoma State - 1 point
25) Oregon - 1 point

Composite rankings (adding points for all lists)


1) Kentucky - 192
2) UNC - 190

3) UCLA - 181
4) Duke - 180
5) Kansas - 169
6) Louisville - 147
7) Indiana - 141
8) Syracuse - 121
9) UConn - 110

10) Michigan State - 97
11) Villanova - 93
12) Arizona - 87
12) Cincinnati - 87

14) Florida - 76
15) Ohio State - 69
16) Michigan - 66
17) Georgetown - 61
17) Arkansas - 61
19) Utah - 57
20) Notre Dame - 55
21) Oklahoma State - 54
22) Illinois - 52
23) Temple - 44
24) Marquette - 40
25) UNLV - 38

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