{"id":497,"date":"2024-02-22T19:06:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/?p=497"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:50:28","slug":"best-college-basketball-teams-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/2024\/02\/best-college-basketball-teams-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Best College Basketball Teams of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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March Madness, in the opinion of many, is the most riveting sports time of the year. The NCAA tournament\u00a0is a yearly battle ground to achieve legendary status. This is where the names of Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, Bill Walton, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Christian Laettner, Anthony Davis, and so many others captured amateur glory. Choosing the best college basketball team of all time is like selecting your favorite Bond character: there are many worthy candidates, and there is no definitive right answer. For this heavily debated topic, it is way too tricky to pick contenders without some guidelines to help as a filter. So to make this exercise a tad less grueling, here is the general criteria used for these teams: had to win the NCAA tournament, no more than five losses that season, at least one future NBA player on the roster, analysis of their tournament run, average margin of victory all season, and only one team allowed per school. Sorry to Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, and UCLA, who all had multiple championship squads getting consideration. In chronological order, here are some of the best college basketball teams of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Record:<\/strong> 29-0 (14-0, 1st in CBA MBB<\/a>)\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank:<\/strong> 1st in the Final AP Poll<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach:<\/strong> Phil Woolpert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS\/G:<\/strong> 72.2 (100th of 175)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PA\/G:<\/strong> 52.2 (2nd of 175)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SRS<\/a>:<\/strong> 18.03 (3rd of 166)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOS<\/a>:<\/strong> -1.34 (98th of 166)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\nNCAA Tournament<\/a>:<\/strong>\n
Won Far West Regional Semifinal (72-61<\/a>) versus UCLA<\/a>\n
Won Far West Regional Final (92-77<\/a>) versus Utah<\/a>\n
Won National Semifinal (86-68<\/a>) versus Southern Methodist<\/a>\n
Won National Final (83-71<\/a>) versus Iowa<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n

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