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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Programs #9-10

Honorable Mention: UCONN 382, Ohio State 373, Arkansas 367


10. Arizona: 387
The Wildcats are carried by NBA players scoring 122 in putting players in the NBA draft. The Wildcats have been to 25 straight NCAA tournaments before missing the tournament this season and 28 overall. The Wildcats have 15 points as a #1 seed (1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, and 2003). The Wildcats have won 11 PAC 10 conference championships. They have been to four final fours and won one national championship. Even though UCLA has been the class of the PAC 10 Lute Olsen did a good job of making the Wildcats the number two program in the conference. The cherry on top is the 1997 national championship.


9. Syracuse: 408
The Orange, formerly the Orangemen, have been a pretty consistent program over time. Coach Jim Boeheim took the Orange to new heights with their only national championship in 2003. Of course, NBA star Carmelo Anthony had something to do with that. Anthony is one of the 57 NBA draft picks that have came through the school along with 1990 number one pick Derrick Coleman. The 'Cuse also has made 19 Sweet 16 appearances and been to four final fours. The tough Big East conference has not been kind to Syracuse as they have some of the fewest conference championships of the top 10 of all-time with eight.

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