POINTS. NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: (L-R) Darius Miller #1, Anthony Davis #23, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist #14, Terrence Jones #3 and Marquis Teague #25 of the Kentucky Wildcats walk on the court in the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. If you know your NCAA men’s basketball history, you know about the ’55-56 San Francisco Dons. - Page 8 1949-1950 CCNY Beavers However, it was the undefeated 1966-67 season that tops our list. Check out our picks for the top 10 NCAA basketball teams to ever hit the court. Here is a list of the top 10 teams that have come through Champaign. Much like ’71-73, this could easily be about the ’66-68 squads that lost a total of one game in two years. Nolan Richardson had a team that could not only unleash his "40 minutes of hell" but also had a ton of talent that was tough to stop offensively. The 1990-91 Blue Devils shook off that 30-point loss to the Runnin’ Rebels and had a phenomenal season, posting a record of 32-7. The Aggies (22-1) beat then-No. This was the first year the Olympics allowed NBA players to compete in the Games. Let’s start our countdown of the 25 greatest college basketball teams with the only team to win two championships in one season, the 1950 CCNY Beavers. Record since 1938-39: 1,256-982 | Regular-season titles: 6 NCAA Tournaments: 26 | Final Fours: 1 THIRTY. In addition the list features several different regions. Guards Lucius Allen and Mike Warren were no joke either, combining for 28 points per game. But the Webfoots were a pedestrian 179-105 (.630) through the decade. Here are the college basketball teams with the best records ever, including undefeated college basketball teams North Carolina (1956-57), UCLA (4 times) and Indiana (1975-76). Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was unstoppable all season, averaging 29 points and 15.5 rebounds per game. UCLA grabbed the title after a 79-64 win over Dayton in the final. Unfortunately, we’re months away from a brand-new NCAA men’s basketball season. Louisiana Tech won the first-ever NCAA title in women's college basketball in 1982 (and another in 1988), appeared in the finals six times, and reached the Final Four 10 times. Alongside the future five-time NBA MVP were James Worthy and Sam Perkins. Best Team Ever, college basketball edition (Yahoo Sports illustration) 1972-73 UCLA vs. 2002-03 Syracuse. What would it take for the Rays to consistently contend for titles in Tampa Bay? Both teams recorded 30-0 records, taking home the National Championship. This isn’t a sign of disrespect to elite teams that didn’t win it all like the 1991 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels or the Houston Cougars of the early 1980s but a title is a key separator in this list. Check out our picks for the top 10 NCAA basketball teams to ever hit the court. 10. 1991 UNLV team is easily my favorite college basketball team of all time & also the best team in my opinion.. People seem to forget that "Champions" is not the same as "Best Team".. Duke beat UNLV, but luckily for Duke, they only had to win that particular game to … Under head coach Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV went 35-5 and was seventh in the nation in points per game. 1 UCLA (30-0) Bill Walton set a school record with 506 rebounds. RANKED: 25 Best Men’s College Basketball Teams Of All-Time Highlighted by a remarkable title-game performance from Jack Givens, Kentucky claimed its fifth National Championship and first since 1958. On the other side we have Coach K, who is the winningest coach in college basketball history with 1,157 wins. Ranking the 25 best college basketball teams of all time that have represented some of the greatest champions in NCAA basketball history. In 2018, it’s not hard to see why a college basketball program coached by Dean Smith and featuring James Worthy, Sam Perkins, and a freshman Michael Jordan as its leading scorers would have a lot of success. However, it wasn’t that cut-and-dry back then. Oregon basketball: 3 starting lineup options for 2020-21 season, Former Kentucky Star Tyrese Maxey Signs with LeBron James' Agent, Rich Paul, NCAA basketball: Ranking the 25 best college basketball coaches ever, Wisconsin basketball: 3 starting lineup options for 2020-21 season, NCAA basketball rivalries: Ranking the top 25 college basketball rivalries. The ’71-72 team was a scoring monster, averaging the nation’s third best points-per-game at 94.6. 26-50 68. SB Nation Reacts: A Look At The Top 50 Greatest College Basketball Teams Ever (And More) Everything from John Wooden’s UCLA squads to the modern era of UCONN women’s basketball. Like this 1991-92 Duke team, UCLA was also the preseason No. We’re doing single season teams here, but this could easily be a discussion about the 1971-1973 Bruins. Georgetown won just one title, in 1984, but from 1982-1987 it was one of the best teams college basketball had to offer.