If you make a little stretch for Kansas, it’s an all blue blood Final Four.

[Zissou]

Kansas is close enough

 

[8893]

Thank you for your interest in Connecticut basketball.

 

[shizzle787]

It might actually pay off to root for Kansas the rest of the way. Their title may be vacated.

 

[Devland]

It might actually pay off to root for Kansas the rest of the way. Their title may be vacated.

Like Villanova's final four was in 1971?

 

[gtcam]

Before there was Villanova there was already a Kansas in mens basketball
Nova is definitely the lightweight in this final four fight if you are ranking bluebloods

 

[UCLJ0211]

Kansas has more NCAA wins than any other program.

 

[storrsroars]

Kansas is close enough

This is like having a list of the half dozen greatest pop artists of all time and including Adele or Bruno Mars while leaving out Michael Jackson or Elvis.

 

[Palatine]

Kansas has more blueblood than Nova.

 

[John]

Nova is a Bud Light living in a Guinness world.

 

[Umami Zen]

Nova's program is the cleanest of the remaining four.. Tribute to them and the BE.

 

[Tenspro2002]

At this point I mostly care about Duke not winning.

After that I guess I'm rooting for Nova, but Justin Moore's injury really takes the wind out of those sails.

 

[Cuse Socks]

The 4 blue bloods are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.
Villanova, UConn, MSU and Arizona are in my tier 2 blue bloods.
and the historical honorable mentions are UCLA and Indiana.

 

[Cuse Socks]

The 4 blue bloods are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.
Villanova, UConn, MSU and Arizona are in my tier 2 blue bloods.
and the historical honorable mentions are UCLA and Indiana.

With that said, Arizona is hanging by a thread with Gonzaga waiting in the wings

 

[Zissou]

Kansas has more NCAA wins than any other program.

And one of the lowest titles to wins ratios of past champions

 

[Zissou]

Before there was Villanova there was already a Kansas in mens basketball

Nova was in the first Final Four. 1939

 

[UChusky916]

It might actually pay off to root for Kansas the rest of the way. Their title may be vacated.

Feel free to cold take me here... but I can almost guarantee that when the Duke/Kansas championship game happens, there's NO WAY the NCAA will let Kansas beat Duke.

You thought Duke got favorable calls throughout the year? Just wait until this final. The NCAA doesn't want to have the title vacated, and they want Coach K to have the fairytale ending. Book it.

 

[Palatine]

Since we compete with Nova for recruits, gotta go with Kansas.

 

[Zissou]

The 4 blue bloods are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.
Villanova, UConn, MSU and Arizona are in my tier 2 blue bloods.
and the historical honorable mentions are UCLA and Indiana.

Arizona, MSU? Do titles matter?

Here are your first tier blue bloods of the modern era, 1980 to present, not updated for this years Final Fours, adding to the counts.

 

[8893]

Arizona, MSU? Do titles matter?

Here are your first tier blue bloods of the modern era, 1980 to present, not updated for this years Final Fours, adding to the counts.

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What are the asterisks for?

 

[uconngb]

What are the asterisks for?

Years Nova should have won but got robbed

 

[CL82]

The 4 blue bloods are Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UNC.
Villanova, UConn, MSU and Arizona are in my tier 2 blue bloods.
and the historical honorable mentions are UCLA and Indiana.

What makes Duke a blue blood? Slightly older recent success? Nova is definitely not a blue blood, but our Wildcat friend knows that.

The phrase “blueblood” is the Roshack test of college basketball. It means whatever people want it to mean. Old time programs that were good half century ago? Most NCAA championships? Most consistent winning percentage? No one really knows.

 

[CL82]

Arizona, MSU? Do titles matter?

Here are your first tier blue bloods of the modern era, 1980 to present, not updated for this years Final Fours, adding to the counts.

View attachment 74940

I think you’ve made a mistake. According to the NCAA record books Louisville did not win a championship in 2013.

 

[Zissou]

What makes Duke a blue blood? Slightly older recent success? Nova is definitely not a blue blood, but our Wildcat friend knows that.

The phrase “blueblood” is the Roshack test of college basketball. It means whatever people want it to mean. Old time programs that were good half century ago? Most NCAA championships? Most consistent winning percentage? No one really knows.

That’s why it’s an interesting discussion topic.

UConn is a blue blood in my book simply for winning 4 titles in 5 tries in the modern era. Duke is almost universally considered a blue blood, but also only had title success in the modern era, all under K.

Arizona only has 1 title! Not in the same tier as UConn (or Nova).

 

[Umami Zen]

Takeaway from chart.. Don't want to play BE teams in the FF and/or in the Title game.

 

[Zissou]

What are the asterisks for?

They aren’t stars for good behavior