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Rank the Top 25 Best Basketball Coaching Positions in America

1. UCLA
2. Kentucky
3. Indiana
4. Kansas
5. Duke
6. UNC
7. Louisville
8. Michigan State
9. Syracuse
10. Arizona
11. Georgetown
12. Ohio State
13. UCONN
14. Cincinnati
15. Michigan
16. NC State
17. Temple
18. UNLV
19. Villanova
20. Texas
21. Arkansas
22. Illinois
23. Oklahoma State
24. Marquette
25. Utah
 
1. Kentucky
2. North Carolina
3. UCLA
4. Kansas
5. Duke
6. Indiana
7. Louisville
8. Michigan State
9. Arizona
10. Georgetown
11. Syracuse
12. Michigan
13. Ohio State
14. Texas
15. Maryland
16. NCSU
17. Marquette
18. Villanova
19. Butler
20. Xavier
21. UConn
22. Wake Forest
23. Pittsburgh
24. Memphis
25. Wisconsin
 
TBR said:
Okie State also an eye-brow raiser.
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Well, I see that they are actually on most people's lists, why? I would think they would be the poster child for why programs like Florida and Ohio State shouldn't be on the list. No real success before or after Sutton.
 
TBR said:
Well, I see that they are actually on most people's lists, why? I would think they would be the poster child for why programs like Florida and Ohio State shouldn't be on the list. No real success before or after Sutton.
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OSU and UF have some of the most lucrative athletic departments in the country. A little different than Ok St.
 
Oklahoma State Cowboys
2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team


University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Conference Big 12
Location Stillwater, OK
Head coach Travis Ford (4th year)
Arena Gallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 13,611)
Nickname Cowboys
Colors Black and Orange


Uniforms

NCAA Tournament champions
1945, 1946

NCAA Tournament Final Four
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1995, 2004

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1995, 2000, 2004

NCAA Tournament appearances
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013

Conference tournament champions
1983, 1995, 2004, 2005

Conference regular season champions
1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1991, 2004
 
Deacfreak07 said:
OSU and UF have some of the most lucrative athletic departments in the country. A little different than Ok St.
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Well, Oklahoma State does have Pickens, but that's why I put OSU on my list and didn't put Oklahoma State on it (meant to put Florida towards the bottom but forgot).
 
TBR said:
Well, Oklahoma State does have Pickens, but that's why I put OSU on my list and didn't put Oklahoma State on it (meant to put Florida towards the bottom but forgot).
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Pickens has a ton of cash, but OSU, Texas, and UF just print money.
 
So you're all saying we are a top 25 program and [Redacted] was the best we could do?


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Good question. Found difficulty placing Florida, Wisconsin, Maryland and UCONN. After the first 6 or 7, it's not really that clear. Any of the "honorable mention" schools are programs that are top-25 caliber jobs but aren't there consistently. Some of those schools in the 20-25 range could certainly be lower, but I think they have a bit higher ceiling due to facilities and/or recruiting grounds with a top coach. History not quite as a big of factor in the list below.


The Blue Bloods
1) North Carolina
2) Kentucky
3) Kansas
4) Indiana
5) UCLA
6) Duke

The All-Stars
7) Michigan State
8) Louisville
9) Florida
10) Ohio State
11) Arizona
12) Syracuse
13) UCONN

Quality Programs
14) Georgetown
15) Pittsburgh
16) Marquette
17) Gonzaga
18) Wisconsin
19) Maryland

Strong Potential, but inconsistent
20) Texas
21) Georgia Tech
22) Virginia
23) Villanova
24) St. John's
25) Missouri

Close to Glory (no particular order)
NC State
Wake Forest
Notre Dame
Illinois
UNLV
Xavier
Oklahoma State
Temple
Oregon
USC
 
TBR said:
Well, I see that they are actually on most people's lists, why? I would think they would be the poster child for why programs like Florida and Ohio State shouldn't be on the list. No real success before or after Sutton.
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Henry Iba says hello.

ZING.

But seriously, Oklahoma State has been recruiting well for the better part of a decade, has the tradition, and has the financial backing to be good. In a lot of ways, Sean Sutton (total turd) and Travis Ford (mediocrity defined) have wasted some of Ok. State's potential.
 
1. UNC
2. Duke
3. Kentucky
4. Kansas
5. Indiana
6. Louisville
7. UCLA
8. Arizona
9. Syracuse
10. Michigan State
11. Ohio State
12. Florida
13. UConn
14. Georgetown
15. Texas
16. Wisconsin
17. Maryland
18. Marquette
19. Gonzaga
20. Virginia
21. Villanova
22. Xavier
23. UNLV
24. Notre Dame
25. NC State
 
PaddyWF said:
Good question. Found difficulty placing Florida, Wisconsin, Maryland and UCONN. After the first 6 or 7, it's not really that clear. Any of the "honorable mention" schools are programs that are top-25 caliber jobs but aren't there consistently. Some of those schools in the 20-25 range could certainly be lower, but I think they have a bit higher ceiling due to facilities and/or recruiting grounds with a top coach. History not quite as a big of factor in the list below.


The Blue Bloods
1) North Carolina
2) Kentucky
3) Kansas
4) Indiana
5) UCLA
6) Duke

The All-Stars
7) Michigan State
8) Louisville
9) Florida
10) Ohio State
11) Arizona
12) Syracuse
13) UCONN

Quality Programs
14) Georgetown
15) Pittsburgh
16) Marquette
17) Gonzaga
18) Wisconsin
19) Maryland

Strong Potential, but inconsistent
20) Texas
21) Georgia Tech
22) Virginia
23) Villanova
24) St. John's
25) Missouri

Close to Glory (no particular order)
NC State
Wake Forest
Notre Dame
Illinois
UNLV
Xavier
Oklahoma State
Temple
Oregon
USC
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Probably the list closest to the one I'd have, save the St. John's pick.
 
Hard to see GTown/UConn/Marquette/Nova as a Top 15 coaching position with realignment
 
People who think UCLA is a top coaching position are living in the past. No one in LA or California gives a shit about college basketball, they have shitty facilities, they can't recruit the east coast.
 
freakadeac said:
Hard to see GTown/UConn/Marquette/Nova as a Top 15 coaching position with realignment
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Catholic 7 will be fine in terms of realignment. They won't have big football money, but they will continue to be the bell cows for programs that are bringing in increasingly valuable TV deals for just basketball. They will still get plenty of teams in the tournament.
 
freakadeac said:
Hard to see GTown/UConn/Marquette/Nova as a Top 15 coaching position with realignment
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G'town, Marquette and Nova are in a major bball conference.

Marquette and Nova have storied pasts going back about half a century each. They are top programs and pay very, very well.

UConn and G'Town are moire about having a great a coach without one they could fall by the wayside. UConn not having a decent conference could hurt.
 
Seems like Duke/UK/Kansas/UNC would be the easy top 4 in some order. Duke has been the most successful of those four over the last 20 years. The rest probably fluctuates every year. I don't buy that UCLA belongs in that category, despite their rich history.
 
I don't care what anyone says, Wake And NC State are Top 25 positions. They are NC ACC schools. We may living int he shadow of the blues, but we are Tobacco Road. It doesn't get much better.
 
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