The Top Ten Most Prestigious College Basketball Programs

A few days ago we had a blog about ESPN’s search for the “most prestigious” college basketball program. It’s the slow part of the year for college basketball, so us hoops writers are all struggling to come up with things to write about. Bear with us. Anyways, the rankings were devised on a points basis, with good things like NCAA appearances and NBA draft picks earning certain points, with other things, such as losing seasons and NCAA penalties accruing negative points. Today they came out with the top ten on the list.

The cover of the story on the front page of ESPN’s college basketball home page says that the Duke Blue Devils are the most prestigious team, so I don’t feel bad spoiling the news. Were you expecting some other team? The rankings take into consideration everything from 1983 on, as that was the year that the NCAA Tournament began. Duke’s Coach K era has been in full swing, with few years of any lag, from the early 1980s ‘til now. Check out the list to see if your favorite team made the list’s top ten. Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you all back here on Monday.

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Posted in General on July 25, 2008

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