New Mexico State also has had a lot of tournament success, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1992 and a first-round victory in 1993. Louisiana Tech has had the same success, but only with three less tournament appearances.
Utah State has also been one of the better teams in the WAC since 1985. Their tournament success is a little below some of the other teams, but their other accolades were enough to have them tied for first place with New Mexico State in the ESPN rankings for this conference.
Utah State has seven tournament appearances but only one tournament win in this time period.
Fresno State is the only other team in the WAC with a tournament victory.
Top 50 Teams
25) Stanford Cardinal – Total Points: 466
- 1 Final Four Appearance, 1 Elite Eight Appearance, 2 Sweet 16 Appearances, 9 Missed Tournaments
- ESPN Rank: 25
Stanford has been one of the most consistent college basketball teams in the last 24 years. It is their consistency that puts them in the top 25 rather than their top finishes.
The Cardinal only has one Final Four appearance, which came in 1998, as a No. 3 seed. They lost by one point to Kentucky, who went on to win the championship.
Stanford could be much higher in the rankings, but from 1985 to 1994, they had only two tournament appearances and zero tournament victories. Since then, they have only missed qualifying for one tournament, and have only lost two of their first-round games.
Stanford did make the Sweet 16 for the first time in four seasons this past year, but their team may have difficulty returning to that point next season after the loss of Brook and Robin Lopez to the NBA draft.
24) Michigan Wolverines – Total Points: 475
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