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-> For the purpose of this exercise, we don’t care what happened in the 1970s or 80s, or even the 90s or 2000s — that’s ancient history to a potential recruit in 2021. Tradition is nice, but it’s more important to establish a tradition of consistent winning in the last decade, and especially in the last five years. Our ultimate goal here is to identify the programs in the best shape right now, with an eye toward the next five to 10 years. <-
26. Connecticut
2022 Rank: 29.2019 Rank: 36.
2017 Rank: 57.
2015 Rank: 60.
If we’re being honest, has anyone outside of maybe Tony Vitello done a better job with the program than UConn skipper Jim Penders and his coaching staff? The Huskies have been on quite a roll the past few seasons, going 35-26 overall with a super regional appearance last season, making a regional two seasons ago with a 44-17 overall record, and of course making yet another super regional appearance three seasons ago with a 50-16 overall record. Finally, the Huskies went 34-19 with another NCAA tournament appearance in ’21 following the pandemic cancellation season. UConn has earned the right to be called the ‘Program of the Northeast’ and now has a top-notch facility to go with a highly successful program. If I’m a non-power conference coach looking for ‘the’ model, I’m taking a trip to. Storrs, Conn., to see what the Huskies are doing on a daily basis. –Kendall Rogers