The article I posted on the other thread. By the way, I didn't even notice the thread changed.
Duke Named Top Men’s Basketball Program Since 1984-85 By ESPN.com
07/25/2008 - Duke Sports Information
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke University men’s basketball program grabbed the top spot in the ESPN.com Prestige Rankings on Friday, July 25. The Blue Devils garnered 538 points (90 more than third place finisher North Carolina) in ESPN.com numerical method of ranking the best Division I programs since 1984-85. The NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85, making it the first time a national champion had to win six tournament games to cut down the nets. Prior to that season even the top conferences in the country only received one bid to the NCAA Tournament.
During the 24-year stretch, Duke has posted NCAA-highs with three national championships (1991, 1992 & 2001), 10 NCAA Tournament No. 1 seeds, 10 Final Fours, 17 Sweet Sixteen appearances, 69 NCAA Tournament wins, 12 first team All-Americas and 25 All-Americas. The Blue Devils, who own a 672-166 record since the 1984-85 season, are also tied for first in the NCAA with 21 conference titles (11 regular-season & 10 tournament), eight 30+ win seasons and 11 NBA top-10 selections over that span.
ESPN.com provided the following assessment of Duke since the 1984-85 season: By any measure of success, Duke is king of the hill in college basketball in the 64-team era of the NCAA tournament. Besides the three national titles, Duke is No. 1 among all basketball programs with 69 NCAA tournament wins, 12 first team All-Americans, 11 top-10 NBA picks, 10 No. 1 seeds and seven title game appearances. An easy selection in any format for No. 1.
A complete listing of the top 300 teams in the Prestige Rankings can be found at
www.espn.go.com.