(11-19-2020 08:18 PM)schmolik Wrote:  CBS Sports ranked their best teams

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...-all-time/

1. Kentucky
2. North Carolina
3. Duke
4. UCLA
5. Kansas

Solid breakdown of programs, with quality metrics in rankings creating tiers. My one critique would be the usage of conference championships be weighted as heavily. For example, Western Kentucky, which has one recognized Final Four/Elite Eight appearance in 1940, has a whopping 33 conference championships between the Ohio Valley and Sun Belt going back to the 30's, which easily bumps them into the top-25.

Conversely, many basketball programs were independent for long periods including, but not limited to, Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Villanova, Seton Hall, St. John's, Providence, Marquette, Notre Dame, DePaul, Dayton, Xavier, Memphis, Cincinnati and Louisville. Even others like Miami, Virginia Tech and West Virginia were independent for a number of years.

In my opinion, many programs were unfairly penalized for not being in a conference, thus being able to compete for a conference championship which artificially inflated a number of other programs' rankings.