We (Finally) Broke our Tie with San Francisco: Most Weeks Ranked #1

[tzznandrew]

UConn is now alone at 12 for most weeks ever ranked #1, at 30 total weeks. We've broken a the 15 year tie we had with San Francisco. Suck it Bill Russell.

Our last week at #1 tied us with San Francisco and Arizona. Since then, Arizona has built a lead on us and Gonzaga has passed us. But a good year or two and we can and should be in the Top 10 here.

Let's hold onto this. Next in our sights: UNLV.

1. Duke (145)
2. UCLA (134)
3. Kentucky (125)
4. UNC (113)
5. Kansas (76)
6. Indiana (54)
7. Cincinnati (45)
8. Gonzaga (42)
9. Arizona (39)
10. Ohio State (37)
11. UNLV (32)
12. UConn (30)
13. Losers: Everyone else.

 

[Husky68]

Don't show this list to Kobe.

 

[uconnfan68]

Don't show this list to Kobe.

Show him the trophies.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I prefer weeks ranked #1 between April-October

 

[UConnSwag11]

I think us not winning the Big East is longer than us not being #1

 

[UConnSwag11]

Don't show this list to Kobe.

They’ll raise a banner or make some shirts

 

[OceanDoggie]

Gonzaga at #8 is surprising to Me.

Also, any idea how many of Cincinnati's weeks are under Bob Huggins?

 

[tzznandrew]

Gonzaga at #8 is surprising to Me.

Also, any idea how many of Cincinnati's weeks are under Bob Huggins?

Gonzaga's is (largely) because of 2021: they were preseason #1 and then went undefeated into the title game. That's 17 weeks #1.

The thing is, the WCC is so mediocre that whenever they climb up, they can usually hold it for a while, both because their team is good and because the other teams aren't going to beat them.

Re: Huggins.

That 1999-2000 team with Kenyon Martin was #1 12 weeks.

He also had a pre-season #1 in 1996-1997 that held it for the first 3 polls. Ruben Patterson and Danny Fortson being the major players on that team (Levett and Martin were there but young).

 

[tzznandrew]

I think us not winning the Big East is longer than us not being #1

2011 in last BET.

2006 is the last regular season BE (tied with Nova that year). We also tied (with Boston College) for the title in 2005 and with Pitt in 2002.

1999 is the last year we won the Big East Regular Season outright.

 

[Palatine]

I prefer weeks ranked #1 between April-October

That's really the deal anyways. You get to enjoy it for basically a full year.

 

[OceanDoggie]

Gonzaga's is (largely) because of 2021: they were preseason #1 and then went undefeated into the title game. That's 17 weeks #1.

The thing is, the WCC is so mediocre that whenever they climb up, they can usually hold it for a while, both because their team is good and because the other teams aren't going to beat them.

Re: Huggins.

That 1999-2000 team with Kenyon Martin was #1 12 weeks.

He also had a pre-season #1 in 1996-1997 that held it for the first 3 polls. Ruben Patterson and Danny Fortson being the major players on that team (Levett and Martin were there but young).

Thanks.

FYI, Gilbert Arenas recently told a funny story about Danny Fortson during his NBA days.

 

[tzznandrew]

31 weeks now. Beat Xavier at home this Saturday (it will be a tough game!) and we tie UNLV.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I’m very invested in moving up this list. Give us all the accolades.

 

[nomar]

Amazing we kept winning without Big Dave in the lineup

UConn moved to the top of the poll last week for the first time in 15 years.

The Huskies opened the week with a lopsided win over No. 17 Creighton in David Clingan's return from a right foot injury. UConn then edged Villanova 66-65 in a physical game that had coach Dan Hurley talking about jujitsu, Muay Thai and UFC fighting.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

It would be nice if we tied San Francisco by repeating as National Champions
after a loss in Dec 1954 to UCLA and Wooden they won 55 consecutive games
They had a guy named Bill Russell and another guy name KC Jones some people might remember.

 

[Palatine]

UNLV is in our sights.

We have had this terrible habit of starting the conference 0-2 almost every year. This year it was 0-1. Viola!

 

[gtcam]

UConn is now alone at 12 for most weeks ever ranked #1, at 30 total weeks. We've broken a the 15 year tie we had with San Francisco. Suck it Bill Russell.

Our last week at #1 tied us with San Francisco and Arizona. Since then, Arizona has built a lead on us and Gonzaga has passed us. But a good year or two and we can and should be in the Top 10 here.

Let's hold onto this. Next in our sights: UNLV.

1. Duke (145)
2. UCLA (134)
3. Kentucky (125)
4. UNC (113)
5. Kansas (76)
6. Indiana (54)
7. Cincinnati (45)
8. Gonzaga (42)
9. Arizona (39)
10. Ohio State (37)
11. UNLV (32)
12. UConn (30)
13. Losers: Everyone else.

WTH??????????????????????????????

 

[brihman]

Yeah that interesting but the point remains that closing the gap between us and the top 5 would be another step in ending the Blue Blood debate once and for all.

 

[Poe]

A couple of other lists we’re climbing:

- 33rd all time in wins with 1,761, 5 wins behind Oregon and 8 behind Oklahoma

- 26th all time in win % at 63.9% (excludes defunct programs), right behind Notre Dame and Cincinnati at 64.0% and Illinois and Arkansas at 64.1%

 

[Matrim55]

- 26th all time in win % at 63.9% (excludes defunct programs), right behind Notre Dame

I mean, basically a defunct program at this point.

 

[Palatine]

A couple of other lists we’re climbing:

- 33rd all time in wins with 1,761, 5 wins behind Oregon and 8 behind Oklahoma

- 26th all time in win % at 63.9% (excludes defunct programs), right behind Notre Dame and Cincinnati at 64.0% and Illinois and Arkansas at 64.1%

This list has us #25 in wins with 1,800 at the end of last season, 2022/23. Princeton (#24) with 1,807 and Michigan State (#23) with 1,811 look catchable.

Our .640 win percentage ties us at #20 with Cinny.

List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[J187Money]

WTH??????????????????????????????

LMAO - I was going to say something. That was unnecessary

 

[Mike Honcho]

It would be nice if we tied San Francisco by repeating as National Champions
after a loss in Dec 1954 to UCLA and Wooden they won 55 consecutive games
They had a guy named Bill Russell and another guy name KC Jones some people might remember.

I just went to see USF get destroyed by Saint Mary's. Bill Cartwright was in attendance. Lovely gym, too.

 

[tzznandrew]

WTH??????????????????????????????

Bill Russell: great man, great player, didn't have the good sense to play for UConn and played for a clearly inferior college basketball program, historically speaking. He had great success in the northeast, but didn't have the good sense to play for UConn. Moron.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Gonzaga at #8 is surprising to Me.

Also, any idea how many of Cincinnati's weeks are under Bob Huggins?

About thirty of the weeks were 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63. I think they were number one for every week the won nc in 61 and 62 and were #1 for all of 62 and 63 before the lost their chance to three peat losing in nc game. It started when Oscar Robertson hit there but they got better in 61 the first year without him. He never won a national championship. Made it to one or two final fours.