rthomas
03-27-2008, 09:24 AM
A friend of mine sent me this today.
Parity in college basketball.
Okay, quick quiz.
What teams have been to the sweet sixteen each year for the past four years? Think, think.
Can't think of any? You're right - there are none. Zip.
Only five teams have been there three of the past four years:
WVU, Villanova, UCLA, North Carolina, and Memphis.
Ten other teams have been there twice since 2005:
Wisconsin, Washington, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan State, Louisville, Kansas, Georgetown, Florida, and Duke.
There's been only one trip to the sweet sixteen in the same period of time for such storied programs as:
Stanford, Pitt, Ohio State, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Connecticut, and Arizona.
Parity in college basketball.
Okay, quick quiz.
What teams have been to the sweet sixteen each year for the past four years? Think, think.
Can't think of any? You're right - there are none. Zip.
Only five teams have been there three of the past four years:
WVU, Villanova, UCLA, North Carolina, and Memphis.
Ten other teams have been there twice since 2005:
Wisconsin, Washington, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan State, Louisville, Kansas, Georgetown, Florida, and Duke.
There's been only one trip to the sweet sixteen in the same period of time for such storied programs as:
Stanford, Pitt, Ohio State, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Connecticut, and Arizona.