SI ranks the Top 20 college basketball programs

[aughnanure]

My 20 best programs would be:

1. Louisville
2. Kansas
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
6. Duke
7. UConn
8. Ohio State
9. Michigan State
10. Butler

11. Syracuse
12. UCLA
13. Michigan
14. Marquette
15. West Virginia
16. Villanova
17. VCU
18. Arizona
19. Xavier
20. Pitt

Honorable Mention (Alphabetical Order):
Baylor
BYU
Georgetown
Gonzaga
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas State
Memphis
Missouri
Purdue
Tennessee
Texas
Wichita State
Wisconsin

What is this? Your top 20 for 2014 only?

No way should VCU be above or even near Gonzaga, Kansas State, Memphis, Indiana, Purdue, Georgetown, Zona, Xavier, Pitt or Wisconsin if we're actually going to rank programs.

[GumbyDamnit!]

I won't ask BillM what is the criteria for your list b/c I am sure that it will start a sh!tstorm (if you haven't already by putting Gtwn way behind Butler, WVU, Pitt, Xavier & VCU).

[whiteandblue77]

In no particular order, I'm guessing these teams in bold will def. be in the Top 20. So with 17 spots that seem solid, I guess 3 will come from the others. I'm thinking Marq. may have been "jobbed" on this... But if they had a more recent FF that prob would have helped. But your beef is valid.

SEC:
Kentucky
Florida

Big 12:
Kansas
Texas?
Kansas St.?

Big 10:
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio State
Michigan
Mich State
Wisconsin?
Purdue?

PAC 12:
Arizona
UCLA?

A-10:
VCU?

ACC:
Duke
UNC
Syracuse
Notre Dame? (just b/c they're ND)

AAC:
UConn
Lousiville
Temple?
Memphis?

West Coast:
Gonzaga

Big East:
G'town
Nova

As a conference overall (other than the Big 10 and ACC), I really like what we all bring to the table vs. the other leagues out there.

My 20 best programs would be:

1. Louisville
2. Kansas
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
6. Duke
7. UConn
8. Ohio State
9. Michigan State
10. Butler

11. Syracuse
12. UCLA
13. Michigan
14. Marquette
15. West Virginia
16. Villanova
17. VCU
18. Arizona
19. Xavier
20. Pitt

Honorable Mention (Alphabetical Order):
Baylor
BYU
Georgetown
Gonzaga
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas State
Memphis
Missouri
Purdue
Tennessee
Texas
Wichita State
Wisconsin

Good one.

[muwarrior69]

These pre-season rankings are not worth the ink they're written with. Let's play the games.

[Daffron24]

These pre-season rankings are not worth the ink they're written with. Let's play the games.

Agreed. Talk to me when the season starts.

[Bill Marsh]

These pre-season rankings are not worth the ink they're written with. Let's play the games.

So, what do you want to talk about during the offseason?

[nathanhm]

I won't ask BillM what is the criteria for your list b/c I am sure that it will start a sh!tstorm (if you haven't already by putting Gtwn way behind Butler, WVU, Pitt, Xavier & VCU).

Honestly after I saw Louisville #1, I just ignored the rest of the list.

Arguments can be made for UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Duke - at #1 - thats it.

[Westbrook36]

I won't ask BillM what is the criteria for your list b/c I am sure that it will start a sh!tstorm (if you haven't already by putting Gtwn way behind Butler, WVU, Pitt, Xavier & VCU).

Honestly after I saw Louisville #1, I just ignored the rest of the list.

Arguments can be made for UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Duke - at #1 - thats it.

Kansas says hello.

[nathanhm]

I won't ask BillM what is the criteria for your list b/c I am sure that it will start a sh!tstorm (if you haven't already by putting Gtwn way behind Butler, WVU, Pitt, Xavier & VCU).

Honestly after I saw Louisville #1, I just ignored the rest of the list.

Arguments can be made for UCLA, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Duke - at #1 - thats it.

Kansas says hello.

Kansas & Indiana are elite programs as well but their resume doesn't stack up the same way as the the four schools I mentioned.

[MUBoxer]

Kansas & Indiana are elite programs as well but their resume doesn't stack up the same way as the the four schools I mentioned.

Sure Kansas has the 3rd best winning percentage, 2nd most wins, 14 final fours and has been to the championship game 9 times, longest NCAA tournament streak, longest winning seasons streak. But I agree about IU