Greatest College Basketball Programs In Each State

[AllAbout5]

Hi so I know we’re all trying to find new things to do during this unprecedented time so I thought it would be fun if you guys listed, in your opinion, the greatest program in each state. I was wondering about this earlier and want your opinions on it.

 

[JimHurley]

UConn in Connecticut

 

[bendm]

CT-UConn
RI- PC
NY- SJU
NJ- Hall
PA- Nova
DC- Gtown
OH- Xavier
IN- Butler
IL- Depaul
WI-Marquette
NE-Creighton

 

[imno1]

UConn in Connecticut

Women right?

 

[Palatine]

Rhode Island - Brown.

 

[MTHusky]

St. Joes

 

[BlueMAB]

CT-UConn
RI- PC
NY- SJU
NJ- Hall
PA- Nova
DC- Gtown
OH- Xavier
IN- Butler
IL- Depaul
WI-Marquette
NE-Creighton

Nicely played.

 

[QDOG5]

Butler over Indiana ?
I live in Illinois and would rank Illinois higher than DePaul
Cincy over Xavier for sure Ohio State and Cincy is much more debatable
St Johns vs. Syracuse I think Syracuse wins that argument

 

[QDOG5]

I missed the joke @WingU-Conn My bad

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I messed the joke @WingU-Conn My bad

There's a meme for that.

I'm hoping we get back to Best in New York again soon.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Great thread.

Alabama - Auburn
California - UCLA
Georgia - Georgia Tech
DC - Georgetown
Idaho - Boise State
Massachusetts - Boston College
Missouri - Saint Louis
Nebraska - Creighton
Nevada - UNLV
New Hampshire - Dartmouth (fun fact, Dartmouth was nationally ranked once in the 57-58 season and that was the only time a school from New Hampshire was ranked)
New Jersey- Seton Hall
New York - St. John’s (for real, yes, I hate Syracuse, so even though there's bias, St. John’s has more history)
Ohio - Ohio State (tough one, very close to pick Cincy)
Pennsylvania - Villanova
Tennessee - Memphis
Washington - Gonzaga
Wisconsin - Marquette

University of…Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

…State: Lousiana, Michigan, Mississippi, South Dakota

 

[selles]

Great thread.

Alabama - Auburn
California - UCLA
Georgia - Georgia Tech
DC - Georgetown
Idaho - Boise State
Massachusetts - Boston College
Missouri - Saint Louis
Nebraska - Creighton
Nevada - UNLV
New Hampshire - Dartmouth (fun fact, Dartmouth was nationally ranked once in the 57-58 season and that was the only time a school from New Hampshire was ranked)
New Jersey- Seton Hall
New York - St. John’s (for real, yes, I hate Syracuse, so even though there's bias, St. John’s has more history)
Ohio - Ohio State (tough one, very close to pick Cincy)
Pennsylvania - Villanova
Tennessee - Memphis
Washington - Gonzaga
Wisconsin - Marquette

University of…Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

…State: Lousiana, Michigan, Mississippi, South Dakota

Nice work. I agree with all except Massachusetts, where the correct answer is "NONE".

 

[CTBasketball]

I would argue Massachusetts is Holy Cross and not BC.

 

[pj]

Connecticut - UConn
Rhode Island - UConn (when playing PC)
Massachusetts - UConn (when playing BC)
New York - UConn (when playing in MSG)

 

[Caronimo]

Nice work. I agree with all except Massachusetts, where the correct answer is "NONE".

Harvard

 

[UConnKev]

New Mexico- New Mexico State

 

[ucp990411]

Women right?

Different sport

 

[ucp990411]

Texas - UConn. Three national championships won there.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I would argue Massachusetts is Holy Cross and not BC.

I thought about it, but all of their glory was in the 40's-50's.

 

[UKemba15]

ECU is the best school in the great state of East Carolina.

 

[ucp990411]

I thought about it, but all of their glory was in the 40's-50's.

At least they have won a championship. Other schools in Mass have won nothing.

 

[bfs3]

Butler over Indiana ?
I live in Illinois and would rank Illinois higher than DePaul
Cincy over Xavier for sure Ohio State and Cincy is much more debatable
St Johns vs. Syracuse I think Syracuse wins that argument

I accidentally stumbled upon some Syracuse trolls on Twitter today. There are more than a few psychopaths who devote their entire lives to some of the most ridiculous UConn bashing. Making weird memes with warts that make no sense at all. It really is concerning. We outperform them for 30 years and we have a few losing seasons and they now devote their lives telling us this. I will die before I say anything positive about Syracuse University, even if I’m asked to list the best hoops program in that city I won’t do it. 4>1.

 

[bendm]

I will die before I say anything positive about Syracuse University

referring to them as sewer-cuse is a good start

 

[uconnyankee]

Nice work. I agree with all except Massachusetts, where the correct answer is "NONE".

I think you could make the case for Holy Cross. They at least have a NC on their resume, and have produced some NBA HoFer's.

 

[UCSouth]

Butler over Indiana ?
I live in Illinois and would rank Illinois higher than DePaul
Cincy over Xavier for sure Ohio State and Cincy is much more debatable
St Johns vs. Syracuse I think Syracuse wins that argument

They were all Big East teams

 

[Kemba Time]

I will die before I say anything positive about Syracuse University, even if I’m asked to list the best hoops program in that city I won’t do it. 4>1.

You don’t have to. This game forever decided who is the best hoops program in that city: No. 25 Syracuse loses stunner to D-II Le Moyne

 

[UConnTrumbull]

NY: CCNY

 

[Hugo]

I thought about it, but all of their glory was in the 40's-50's.

But they did win 2 nat'l championships. One an NCAA, which was before the existing NCAA so in reality an NIT, plus another NIT. Throw in a final 4 and they have a richer tradition than BCU. Plus 2 all-americans and future NBA hall of famers in Cousy and Heinshon.

 

[A10 fan]

I think you could make the case for Holy Cross. They at least have a NC on their resume, and have produced some NBA HoFer's.

Holy Cross for sure. They also won The NIT in 1954, and you can make a strong argument that they were better than NCAA Champion LaSalle. 1954 was probably the last year where you could really make that case. The NIT champs for the next decade or so were still usually Top 10 teams, but the NCAA Champs were clearly better. Not the case in 54.