I wanted to find out who the "true" college basketball BLUE BLOODS are.
I went through the past ten years of NCAA tournaments and awarded pts on the following scale:
17 pts for every title won
10 pts for every runner-up
6 pts for making it to the Final 4
4 points for making it to the Elite 8
3 points for making it to the Sweet 16
2 points for making it to the second round
Results are as follows;
1. Villanova 51
2. North Carolina 49
3. Kansas 42
4. Gonzaga 41
5. Duke 40
6. Michigan 37
7. Kentucky 29
8. Virginia 28
9. Baylor 27
10. Louisville 26
Wisconsin 26
12. Michigan State 25
13. Oregon 23
14. Florida 20
Syracuse 20
16. UConn 19
Texas Tech 19
18. UCLA 18
19. Arizona 17
20. Wichita State 15
Houston 15
22. Oklahoma 13
Iowa State 13
Purdue 13
25. Florida State 12
Notre Dame 12
Ohio State 12
Arkansas 12
29. Butler 11
Xavier 11
West Virginia 11
32. Tennessee 10
Auburn 10
Miami (FL) 10
35. Maryland 9
Loyola Chicago 9
Creighton 9
38. Iowa 8
39. San Diego State 7
40. Dayton 6
Indiana 6
South Carolina 6
Cincinnati 6
Texas A&M 6
USC 6
Memphis 6
Illinois 6
48. Utah 5
LSU 5
Alabama 5
Providence 5
52. Marquette 4
Harvard 4
Saint Louis 4
VCU 4
Stephen F. Austin 4
Northern Iowa 4
Middle Tennessee 4
Rhode Island 4
Kansas State 4
Minnesota 4
Buffalo 4
Oregon State 4
Texas 4
Saint Mary's 4
Murray State 4
Saint Peter's 4
68. La Salle 3
Florida Gulf Coast 3
Stanford 3
N.C. State 3
Nevada 3
Clemson 3
Virginia Tech 3
Oral Roberts 3
76. California 2
Temple 2
Ole Miss 2
Colorado State 2
Mercer 2
North Dakota State 2
Pittsburgh 2
UAB 2
Georgetown 2
Georgia State 2
Little Rock 2
Yale 2
St. Joseph's 2
Hawai'i 2
Northwestern 2
Seton Hall 2
Marshall 2
UMBC 2
Wofford 2
Washington 2
UC Irvine 2
Liberty 2
UCF 2
Rutgers 2
Oklahoma State 2
North Texas 2
Abilene Christian 2
Colorado 2
Ohio 2
Richmond 2
TCU 2
New Mexico State 2
I went through the past ten years of NCAA tournaments and awarded pts on the following scale:
17 pts for every title won
10 pts for every runner-up
6 pts for making it to the Final 4
4 points for making it to the Elite 8
3 points for making it to the Sweet 16
2 points for making it to the second round
Results are as follows;
1. Villanova 51
2. North Carolina 49
3. Kansas 42
4. Gonzaga 41
5. Duke 40
6. Michigan 37
7. Kentucky 29
8. Virginia 28
9. Baylor 27
10. Louisville 26
Wisconsin 26
12. Michigan State 25
13. Oregon 23
14. Florida 20
Syracuse 20
16. UConn 19
Texas Tech 19
18. UCLA 18
19. Arizona 17
20. Wichita State 15
Houston 15
22. Oklahoma 13
Iowa State 13
Purdue 13
25. Florida State 12
Notre Dame 12
Ohio State 12
Arkansas 12
29. Butler 11
Xavier 11
West Virginia 11
32. Tennessee 10
Auburn 10
Miami (FL) 10
35. Maryland 9
Loyola Chicago 9
Creighton 9
38. Iowa 8
39. San Diego State 7
40. Dayton 6
Indiana 6
South Carolina 6
Cincinnati 6
Texas A&M 6
USC 6
Memphis 6
Illinois 6
48. Utah 5
LSU 5
Alabama 5
Providence 5
52. Marquette 4
Harvard 4
Saint Louis 4
VCU 4
Stephen F. Austin 4
Northern Iowa 4
Middle Tennessee 4
Rhode Island 4
Kansas State 4
Minnesota 4
Buffalo 4
Oregon State 4
Texas 4
Saint Mary's 4
Murray State 4
Saint Peter's 4
68. La Salle 3
Florida Gulf Coast 3
Stanford 3
N.C. State 3
Nevada 3
Clemson 3
Virginia Tech 3
Oral Roberts 3
76. California 2
Temple 2
Ole Miss 2
Colorado State 2
Mercer 2
North Dakota State 2
Pittsburgh 2
UAB 2
Georgetown 2
Georgia State 2
Little Rock 2
Yale 2
St. Joseph's 2
Hawai'i 2
Northwestern 2
Seton Hall 2
Marshall 2
UMBC 2
Wofford 2
Washington 2
UC Irvine 2
Liberty 2
UCF 2
Rutgers 2
Oklahoma State 2
North Texas 2
Abilene Christian 2
Colorado 2
Ohio 2
Richmond 2
TCU 2
New Mexico State 2