The Real Prestige Rankings: Part V

Old Dominion gets the top spot in the conference with seven tournament appearances, including two first round victories.  VCU is second with also two first round victories, but only four total appearances.  George Mason gets third on the heels of their Final Four appearance in 2006.  George Mason has no other tournament victories in the time period, but they do have four other tournament appearances.

UNC Wilmington is a team that could easily be up with the rest of the conference leaders in the standings.  UNCW lost a close game to No. 8 seeded George Washington in 2006 as a No. 9 seed after blowing a big first half lead, and also lost on a last second shot to NO. 6 seeded Maryland in 2003 as a No. 11 seed.

William & Mary is the only team in this conference without a tournament appearance in the past 24 seasons.  They were very close last season however, as they lost to George Mason in the conference championship game.

Top 50 Teams:

30) Ohio State Buckeyes – Total Points:  440

• 1 Championship Game Appearance, 1 Final Four Appearance, 1 Elite Eight Appearance, 1 Sweet Sixteen Appearance, 13 Missed Tournaments
• ESPN Rank: 27

Even though they tie for the most missed tournaments for teams in the top 30, the Buckeyes have had plenty of tournament success.

Amazingly, Ohio State has only lost one first round game.  That came in 2001 when they were upset by No. 12 seeded Utah State as a No. 5 seed. 

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