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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