(09-18-2020 01:44 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Is UCLA still a Blueblood or just an elite team?

I'm kinda torn...they have great history but haven't done much lately and they draw crap at Pauley Pavilion.

I still believe in UCLA as a blue-blood, although I’m not convinced that Indiana is there. (for the record, there is no question about UK, KU, UNC and DU being the elite of the elite)

UCLA still gets consistently good recruits...which is a sign of excellent facilities, coaching and visibility. They were consistently achieving stellar results under Ben Howland...which was only within the past decade.

On the other hand, Indiana is only making the tournament 50% of the time this century. The Hoosiers have only been a 1, 2 or 3 seed (teams that compete for championships) once in the past 25 years. After multiple generations of having mediocre results, the blood lines are fading.