NCAA Basketball: 25 most successful programs of the 21st century

NCAA basketball has seen some awesome years from several programs in recent years. Here are some of the most successful programs of the 21st century.

Success in college basketball is determined by a number of factors. While regular season success is obviously incredibly important and competing for conference titles matters, the most commonly used determinate for success in the sport is play in the NCAA Tournament. Because of this, several programs have emerged as the best of the best in terms of NCAA basketball programs.

In this article, I will break down each of my top-25 programs in terms of accomplishments during the century. While regular season success will certainly play a factor, making deep runs in the Big Dance is also incredibly important as is the idea of consistently showing the ability to reach the NCAA Tournament.

So, with all of this considered, let’s dive in! (As a warning, here are a few disclaimers in regards to the piece: First, all AP All-Americans are from first, second, or third teams. In addition, all stats were found via Sports-Reference. Lastly, as voted on Twitter, vacated results are included in the rankings.)

Here is a list of those teams that just narrowly missed out on making the list (not every considered team is included here): Illinois, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Wichita State, VCU, Georgetown, Purdue, and Oklahoma State.