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Here is how they ranked the Sun Belt:

30. Western Kentucky
T-86. South Alabama
93. Louisiana-Monroe
T-114. Arkansas-Little Rock
T-124. Middle Tennessee
132. Louisiana-Lafayette
T-154. Troy
T-193. Arkansas State
T-242. North Texas
T-247. Florida Atlantic
278. Florida International


http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketba...0-rankings
I'm more interested in the next 50 years.
the order seems about right
(08-24-2012 11:30 PM)Tiguar Wrote: [ -> ]the order seems about right

The only one that surprised me was ULM's ranking, were they good in basketball at one point?
(08-24-2012 11:47 PM)tyler90wm Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-24-2012 11:30 PM)Tiguar Wrote: [ -> ]the order seems about right

The only one that surprised me was ULM's ranking, were they good in basketball at one point?

Yes they were at one point

Men's Basketball Conference Championships (19)

2007$, 1997, 1996, 1996*, 1994, 1993, 1993*, 1992* 1991, 1991*, 1990, 1990*, 1986, 1986*, 1982*, 1980, 1979*, 1965, 1962


Street & Smith Top 100 All-Time Men's Collegiate Basketball Program
21 Consecutive Winning Seasons (1961-82) -- 35 Winning Seasons in Past 46 years
12 Conference Championships
Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances and Two NIT Invitations
All-Time Winning Percentage of .554
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Winning Percentage of .745
NCAA's All-Time Career Block Leader Wojciech Myrda -- 535
78 All-Conference Players, 12 Conference Players of the Year and 17 All-Americans
(08-25-2012 12:58 AM)TexasWarhawkBrother Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-24-2012 11:47 PM)tyler90wm Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-24-2012 11:30 PM)Tiguar Wrote: [ -> ]the order seems about right

The only one that surprised me was ULM's ranking, were they good in basketball at one point?

Yes they were at one point

Men's Basketball Conference Championships (19)

2007$, 1997, 1996, 1996*, 1994, 1993, 1993*, 1992* 1991, 1991*, 1990, 1990*, 1986, 1986*, 1982*, 1980, 1979*, 1965, 1962


Street & Smith Top 100 All-Time Men's Collegiate Basketball Program
21 Consecutive Winning Seasons (1961-82) -- 35 Winning Seasons in Past 46 years
12 Conference Championships
Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances and Two NIT Invitations
All-Time Winning Percentage of .554
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Winning Percentage of .745
NCAA's All-Time Career Block Leader Wojciech Myrda -- 535
78 All-Conference Players, 12 Conference Players of the Year and 17 All-Americans

MT played them back in the 70s and 80s a few times, IIRC, so I kept up with them. They had a really good player around that time, I want to say the name Calvin Natt(?)...
A more accurate comparison would be of the modern era or past 5 or so years.
Calvin Natt is correct
(08-25-2012 10:41 AM)MG61 Wrote: [ -> ]A more accurate comparison would be of the modern era or past 5 or so years.

Pick whatever years you want. ESPN did.
(08-25-2012 04:53 PM)SOT1977 Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-25-2012 10:41 AM)MG61 Wrote: [ -> ]A more accurate comparison would be of the modern era or past 5 or so years.

Pick whatever years you want. ESPN did.

Why didn't I think of that ?03-banghead You're really on the ball today !01-ncaabbs
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