Kansas among basketball giants

Kansas joins Kentucky and North Carolina in reaching 2,000 victories. Kentucky picked up its 2,000th victory against Drexel in December and North Carolina recently snagged its 2,000th victory against Miami on March 2.

The Kansan takes a look at the top programs in the history of college basketball, ranked by a point system that considers tournament appearances, championships and all-time top 10 finishes. The fewer the points, the better. Let the debates begin.

Kentucky

6 points

All-time victories: 2,017 (NCAA rank: 1)

Winning percentage: .760 (1)

NCAA tournament appearances: 50 (1)

NCAA championships: 7 (2)

All-time AP top 10 finishes: 39 (1)

North Carolina

10 points

All-time victories: 2,000 (NCAA rank: 2)

Winning percentage: .736 (2)

NCAA tournament appearances: 41 (2)

NCAA championships: 5 (3)

All-time AP top 10 finishes: 31 (2)

Kansas

18 points

All-time victories: 2,000 (NCAA rank: 2)

Winning percentage: .715 (3)

NCAA tournament appearances: 38 (4)

NCAA championships: 3 (T-4)

All-time AP top 10 finishes: 22 (5)

UCLA

20 points

All-time victories: 1,685 (NCAA rank: 8)

Winning percentage: .695 (5)

NCAA tournament appearances: 41 (T-2)

NCAA championships: 11 (1)

All-time AP top 10 finishes: 23 (4)

Duke

22 points

All-time victories: 1,903 (NCAA rank: 4)

Winning percentage: .698 (4)

NCAA tournament appearances: 33 (7)

NCAA championships: 3 (T-4)

All-time AP top 10 finishes: 28 (3)

— Edited by Kelly Gibson

 

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