A few years back 94chem created the thread below to look at programs across the history of the NCAAT and came up with the following scoring system:

https://texags.com/forums/7/topics/2943507/1

1979 - present:

• 1 point for tourney appearance
• 1 point for sweet 16
• 5 points for final 4
• 10 points for championship
• points for season are cumulative (e.g. 17 points for winning it all)

1959 - '78:

• 1 point for tourney appearance
• 2 points for a Final 4
• 5 points for championship
• points cumulative for season (e.g. 8 points for winning it all)

1939 - '58

• 1 point for tourney appearance
• 3 points for championship
• points cumulative for season (e.g. 4 points for winning it all)

I propose that for this exercise, vacated appearances and titles still count.
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I've updated through the 2024 season, and have created the graph below. I'll update the thread with some breakdowns/trends across the different NCAAT eras.



https://alienart.io/projects/67b2da65d2daa28cea297bfc/embed

1939 - 1958

1959 - 1978

Similar... https://texags.com/forums/7/topics/3527696/replies/69654052

There is another article that is based on a point system. Example is 50 points for national championship since 1960; 10 points for Elite 8 appearances and so on. https://gojoebruin.com/2023/07/26/college-basketball-ranking-the-nine-blue-blood-programs/2

Does this factor in that the NIT tourney used to be more prestigious than the NCAA tourney?

I'm nearly 70 and that hasn't been the case in my lifetime.