Miller and Deace discuss what has separated programs from being elite powers to regional powers and the ‘very now and then’ programs in this HN Podcast episode.
College Basketball’s 50-year Landscape
BLUE BLOODS (6)
Programs whose prolonged and proven elite status has stood the test of time.
Duke
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
North Carolina
UCLA
NATIONAL POWERS (15)
Programs that have attained elite status in multiple eras, or shown they can sustain elite status during one prolonged era.
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Florida
Georgetown
Louisville
Maryland
Memphis
Michigan
Michigan State
N.C. State
Oklahoma
Syracuse
UNLV
Villanova
REGIONAL POWERS (26)
Programs that have proven to be consistent winners, and/or capable of reaching elite status in an ideal situation.
Alabama
Butler
Cincinnati
Georgia Tech
Gonzaga
Houston
Illinois
Iowa
Iowa State
LSU
Marquette
Missouri
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Providence
Purdue
Stanford
St. John’s
Temple
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Xavier
CONTENDERS (25)
Programs that have demonstrated an ability to be competitive, but unable to achieve elite status or no longer able to sustain it.
Arizona State
Auburn
Boston College
BYU
Clemson
Colorado
Dayton
DePaul
Florida State
Georgia
Kansas State
Middle Tennessee
Mississippi
Murray State
New Mexico
Northern Iowa
Princeton
Southern Illinois
Tennessee
Texas A&M
USC
Vanderbilt
Washington
Weber State
Western Kentucky
FLASHERS (31)
Programs who have at some point achieved significant success beyond their traditional metric for an isolated moment.
Baylor
Bucknell
College of Charleston
Creighton
Florida-Gulf Coast
George Mason
George Washington
Harvard
Kent State
Long Beach State
Louisiana Tech
Loyola Marymount
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri State
Mississippi State
Nebraska
New Mexico State
Oregon
San Diego State
Seton Hall
SMU
Stephen F. Austin
St. Joseph’s
St. Louis
St. Mary’s
VCU
Wake Forest
Washington State
Wichita State
Wisconsin
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