History doesn’t lie

[TOMCATS1990]

For the past 20 seasons a team ranked in the top 12 in this AP Poll has won the Title. Kentucky is in the Top 12. One of these teams will win it.

Tennessee
Auburn
Iowa St
Duke
Kentucky
Marquette
Alabama
Gonzaga
Florida
Kansas
Purdue
Oregon

 

[BlueSince92]

Mark Twain literally said there’s lies, damned lies, and statistics. Still better to be inside this group than outside it.

 

[know1]

What about before the past 20 seasons? Because 20 seasons isn't really that long in the history of college basketball.

 

[Farsight]

I woke up and had a dream about a final four last night, I don't know who won.

The final four was.

Duke vs. Marquette
Kentucky vs Iowa State

I woke up because Billy Packer was calling the game... and I didn't want to hear his kentucky hate lol

 

[simnalecho]

I woke up and had a dream about a final four last night, I don't know who won.

The final four was.

Duke vs. Marquette
Kentucky vs Iowa State

I woke up because Billy Packer was calling the game... and I didn't want to hear his kentucky hate lol

I can still hear Al McGuire tell Billy that he should spell his last name pACCker on a live brodcast.

 

[megablue]

For the past 20 seasons a team ranked in the top 12 in this AP Poll has won the Title. Kentucky is in the Top 12. One of these teams will win it.

Tennessee
Auburn
Iowa St
Duke
Kentucky
Marquette
Alabama
Gonzaga
Florida
Kansas
Purdue
Oregon

I assume you're talking about the rankings at the end of the regular season, right before the tournament, correct ??

 

[chroix]

What about before the past 20 seasons? Because 20 seasons isn't really that long in the history of college basketball.

I bet somewhere from year 21-25 the idea falls apart. Glad we’re in the group but like you said 20 years ago is Keith Bogans and Tayshaun time. Not ancient history.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

I can still hear Al McGuire tell Billy that he should spell his last name pACCker on a live brodcast.

“You better call time out LSU!”
Al McGuire

 

[jedwar]

I assume you're talking about the rankings at the end of the regular season, right before the tournament, correct ??

I believe it's the week 6 AP poll that folks are basing this off of.

 

[HeismaNole]

This sport has had very little parity when it comes to winning it all. It has tons of it getting to the final four.

Of the last 33 tournaments, Duke, UNC, UConn, and Kansas have won 20 of them. That’s pretty crazy. The 2019 and 2021 seasons were the only times someone new won the title since the Florida teams 19 years ago.

 

[TFCats11]

So no uCONn 3-Pete for Hurley? Will he cry again? Poor little man baby 🥲

 

[BBNinSC]

I believe it's the week 6 AP poll that folks are basing this off of.

That’s the way I heard it. Week 6 AP poll, for the past 20 seasons, the eventual national champion was ranked in the top 12.

 

[CRZ4UK]

I woke up and had a dream about a final four last night, I don't know who won.

The final four was.

Duke vs. Marquette
Kentucky vs Iowa State

I woke up because Billy Packer was calling the game... and I didn't want to hear his kentucky hate lol

I will never forget him and Jim Nance going back and fourth during the Duke comeback. Jim kept saying they are out of timeouts and tubby is pushing hard. Billy said…. We need to regroup. Yes we.
Another rebound Jim says…. Packer whines.. Well they are takin bad shots Jim. He was about to cry.
It’s a running joke in our family when something is going wrong someone say….. Well, your takin bad shot Jim. Lol

 

[rudedogky1969]

Its actually 35 of the last 36 years. That's a pretty decent cross-section!

https://sports.yahoo.com/early-marc...the-mens-national-championship-183300046.html

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I saw this on BarStool.. one of their top guys, Reags, is a big UK fan.. probably posts here I bet! lol.

He included Uconn because you can't count them out yet, not after winning back to back titles.. and I would agree.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

I woke up and had a dream about a final four last night, I don't know who won.

The final four was.

Duke vs. Marquette
Kentucky vs Iowa State

I woke up because Billy Packer was calling the game... and I didn't want to hear his kentucky hate lol

Duke and UK probably won. And then Billy was up in arms over Ka-Nipple rolling over Brandon Garrison’s back during a loose ball and pretending to be pinned during the title game.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Interesting to see that Syracuse was the last team to be outside the top12, and kind of wild that they didn't even make it into the top25 until mid January. But it's worth noting that they had a borderline NBA HOFer in Melo, and they had a very nice location for the first 4 games... 5 hours from Boston for game 1 and 2, and then 2 hours away from Albany for games 3 and 4. It's pretty wild that the ONE time Albany gets the Sweet16 location, is the one time Syracuse has a legit chance at the title.

 

[MegaBlue05]

The average over this time is 4.8.

We’re ranked 5. Hmmmmmm.

 

[anonymous_2011]

I'd be happy with one(1) NCAA win this season but a Final Four would be amazing.

 

[kywildcat41035]

For the past 20 seasons a team ranked in the top 12 in this AP Poll has won the Title. Kentucky is in the Top 12. One of these teams will win it.

Tennessee
Auburn
Iowa St
Duke
Kentucky
Marquette
Alabama
Gonzaga
Florida
Kansas
Purdue
Oregon

I thought I had heard that somewhere so I brought that up in one of the AP ranking threads yesterday. I just wasn't sure on the amount of years it went back thank you for the clarification!

 

[onearmedjesus]

Duke and UK probably won. And then Billy was up in arms over Ka-Nipple rolling over Brandon Garrison’s back during a loose ball and pretending to be pinned during the title game.

Well, that would be fair; Garrison has a little bit of Magloire in him.

 

[Rush2112 UK]

I will never forget him and Jim Nance going back and fourth during the Duke comeback. Jim kept saying they are out of timeouts and tubby is pushing hard. Billy said…. We need to regroup. Yes we.
Another rebound Jim says…. Packer whines.. Well they are takin bad shots Jim. He was about to cry.
It’s a running joke in our family when something is going wrong someone say….. Well, your takin bad shot Jim. Lol

Also during that game, there was a sequence in the 2nd half where UK missed several shots and kept getting the rebound. After 3-4, Packer screamed "nobody can get the ball!"

SOMEBODY was getting the ball... it just wasn't his Duke boys.

He was a world-class SOB.

 

[AzubuikeandFitch]

That’s the way I heard it. Week 6 AP poll, for the past 20 seasons, the eventual national champion was ranked in the top 12.

This was discussed on the field of 68 podcast.

 

[TeoJ]

I can still hear Al McGuire tell Billy that he should spell his last name pACCker on a live brodcast.

Or Billy if I hear one more thing about the ACC.

 

[jeffky]

For the past 20 seasons a team ranked in the top 12 in this AP Poll has won the Title. Kentucky is in the Top 12. One of these teams will win it.

Tennessee
Auburn
Iowa St
Duke
Kentucky
Marquette
Alabama
Gonzaga
Florida
Kansas
Purdue
Oregon

I will narrow it to 6
Kentucky
Kansas
Duke
Auburn
Gonzaga
Alabama

 

[Myotis]

I will narrow it to 6
Kentucky
Kansas
Duke
Auburn
Gonzaga
Alabama

There’s a decent chance Kentucky will have beaten every one of those teams except Kansas before the NCAA tournament