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  • WeWant9
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2025
    • 840
    #1

    OT: 15 greatest college bball teams

    These are always subjective, but I enjoy reading them; especially when UK is involved in it.

    #2. 1996 Kentucky

    "They ranked No. 2 in steals and turnovers forced, and they were top 30 in blocks, and they won by an average of 22 points per game."

    #15. 2012 Kentucky

    "It took a buzzer-beating shot from Indiana’s Christian Watford and a weary performance by the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament championship game to keep them from joining the elite group of undefeated champions. But this was less a perfect team than a frightening one."

    SN 140: Ranking the greatest college basketball teams of all time, from UCLA to Kentucky | Sporting News
    https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/sn-140-ranking-greatest-college-basketball-teams-all-time-ucla-kentucky/d57493d38f5081a3406901e8
    As part of our SN 140 celebration, we asked a panel of Hall of Fame basketball writers to select the top 15 college teams of all time. Spoiler alert: UCLA did well in the rankings.
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    • Semi-OldEvilleCat
      Junior Member
      • Jul 2025
      • 33
      #2
      I guess they had to leave off the 2015 team since they didn't win a NC, but finishing 38-1 seems pretty damn great to me.
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        • TrueblueCATfan
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2014
          • 13650
          #3
          Originally posted by Semi-OldEvilleCat
          I guess they had to leave off the 2015 team since they didn't win a NC, but finishing 38-1 seems pretty damn great to me.
          I agree...couldn't believe it isn't on there

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            • UKHoops01
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2026
              • 319
              #4
              Originally posted by Semi-OldEvilleCat
              I guess they had to leave off the 2015 team since they didn't win a NC, but finishing 38-1 seems pretty damn great to me.
              If they sealed the deal and won the natty that year they most likely rise from #15 to #1!
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                • Pete Hogwallop
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2025
                  • 1165
                  #5
                  Originally posted by UKHoops01

                  If they sealed the deal and won the natty that year they most likely rise from #15 to #1!
                  I would still have voted for the '96 team over 2015. I feel like people forget the several close games the 2015 team had the last half of the season and the post season.

                  I'd say 1996 would beat them 6-7 times out of 10. Especially with Pitino coaching.

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                    • UKHoops01
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2026
                      • 319
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Pete Hogwallop

                      I would still have voted for the '96 team over 2015. I feel like people forget the several close games the 2015 team had the last half of the season and the post season.

                      I'd say 1996 would beat them 6-7 times out of 10. Especially with Pitino coaching.
                      It's close. The depth is pretty equal, top talent (with KAT, Booker, etc.) might lie with the 2015 team while coaching (Pitino) definitely lies with the '96 team. Since the '96 team sealed the deal while the 2015 team didn't, it's a moot point.

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                        • WeWant9
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2025
                          • 840
                          #7
                          I loved the 2015 team, but I agree that I think 1996 would beat them. I would probably say 2012 UK beats them, too.

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                            • Pete Hogwallop
                              Senior Member
                              • Jul 2025
                              • 1165
                              #8
                              Originally posted by WeWant9
                              I loved the 2015 team, but I agree that I think 1996 would beat them. I would probably say 2012 UK beats them, too.
                              I would say 2012 would beat 2015 also.

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