Which teams do you consider to be Blue Bloods?

[MarkCorrigan]

traditional blue bloods:

KU
Kentucky
Indiana
UCLA
UNC

Contemporary Blue Bloods:

Mich St
KU
Louisville
Kentucky
Duke
UNC

I would count UConn as a contemporary blue blood.

 

[CyJack13]

Florida is not a blue blood. They are a school who has had a nice run under a single coach, and are a top current program, but they are not a blue blood. They are not in the top 50 in total wins. Their 4 final fours ties them for 18th. They are tied for 9th in total NCAA Championships. They don't have any alums that have made a significant contribution to the game (ie Hall of Fame members) that I can find. Kentucky, Tennesse, LSU and Alabama have all won more conference championships. Iowa State has won as many conference championships as UF.

I think to be a "Blue Blood" requires a few criteria:

1. Success - ie total wins + conference championships + tournament success (final fours and titles).
2. Longevity - Have you been consistently at the top over multiple decades and with multiple coaches.
3. Contribution to the Game - Have you done things or produced people who have played a significant role in making the game of basketball what it is today (ie KU with Naismith inventing the game and Allen starting the NCAA and Olympic basketball tournament, Wooden's Dynasty, UK playing against Tex Western). Basically, in what way has your school left it's fingerprint on the game?).

Looking at those things have traditionally seen KU, UNC, UK, UCLA, Duke, and IU but I think with this past years win Louisville matches up as well.

Florida is new money, like Michigan State, UConn and Arizona.

 

[bringmagicback]

I dont see how this is a debate. You dont become a blueblood. You either are or are not. Kansas UNC Duke UK KU Indiana UCLA.

If Iowa State runs off 12 nat championships in a row, they still will never be a blue blood. End of story.

 

[TedKumsher]

I dont see how this is a debate. You dont become a blueblood. You either are or are not. Kansas UNC Duke UK KU Indiana UCLA.

If Iowa State runs off 12 nat championships in a row, they still will never be a blue blood. End of story.

So in 1798 UCLA was a blueblood? :unsure:

 

[bringmagicback]

So in 1798 UCLA was a blueblood? :unsure:

The term "blueblood" in reference to basketball is a relatively new term.

 

[TedKumsher]

The term "blueblood" in reference to basketball is a relatively new term.

So it was a one time anointing at some arbitrary point in time, with no possibility of change.

This just means in 10 years there will need to be a new term invented to replace the "blueblood" term.

Indiana has come dangerously close to losing their status.

 

[sheepplucker]

I have always just considered the teams that you know will get automatic dibs on the best players in the nation based on the schools history KU UK DUKE UNC

 

[bringmagicback]

So it was a one time anointing at some arbitrary point in time, with no possibility of change.

This just means in 10 years there will need to be a new term invented to replace the "blueblood" term

Yes and Yes

 

[sheepplucker]

the blood turns blue when the head is so big the blood cant stay oxygenated throughout the rest of the body.

 

[JohnnyFive]

I dont see how this is a debate. You dont become a blueblood. You either are or are not. Kansas UNC Duke UK KU Indiana UCLA.

If Iowa State runs off 12 nat championships in a row, they still will never be a blue blood. End of story.

You are correct. ISU would be red bloods.

 

[CloneState1028]

First of all, to be a "Blue" blood, your team colors need to have blue.

UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke count. Indiana - Sorry.

Drake, Utah State, Boise State, Florida, UCONN, Cal, etc. are the teams that are "Blue" "Bloods." Cubs fans, this is one thing you do have over Cards fans

 

[sheepplucker]

"There are six college hoops blue bloods, as we currently define them (in no particular order): Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, UCLA. They're the elite of the elite,"
that's from an ESPN article.

 

[bringmagicback]

First of all, to be a "Blue" blood, your team colors need to have blue.

UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke count. Indiana - Sorry.

Drake, Utah State, Boise State, Florida, UCONN, Cal, etc. are the teams that are "Blue" "Bloods." Cubs fans, this is one thing you do have over Cards fans

Wut?

 

[bringmagicback]

"There are six college hoops blue bloods, as we currently define them (in no particular order): Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, UCLA. They're the elite of the elite,"
that's from an ESPN article.

Ya, I think a large majority of cyfan missed college sports 101. Who doesnt know this?

 

[83Clone]

"There are six college hoops blue bloods, as we currently define them (in no particular order): Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, UCLA. They're the elite of the elite,"
that's from an ESPN article.

Followed closely by Lew uh vuhl

 

[Rural]

Let's divide this into true bluebloods and crooked as a dog's hind leg bluebloods.

 

[madcityCY]

First of all, to be a "Blue" blood, your team colors need to have blue.

UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke count. Indiana - Sorry.

Drake, Utah State, Boise State, Florida, UCONN, Cal, etc. are the teams that are "Blue" "Bloods." Cubs fans, this is one thing you do have over Cards fans

Uhhhh nope. You are being literal. the origin of the term "blue blood" has nothing to do with basketball (and good teams wearing blue). Basketball adopted the term to describe dynastic programs.

Or wait - you were trolling, right? I'm going to assume you're trolling. Dang it - I bit!

 

[HoopsTournament]

I look at tournament wins - The top 5 are blue bloods. KU has 25 more wins than the next on the list (Louisville). That is the biggest separation between two consecutive teams in tournament wins.

The next tier has 10 teams. Some have their wins more from the past (Indiana, Villanova, Michigan, Georgetown) while others have many from recent history.

Tournament Wins
Kentucky 113
North Carolina 109
UCLA 100
Duke 99
Kansas 95
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Louisville 70
Indiana 64
Syracuse 60
Michigan State 56
Ohio State 54
UConn 52
Villanova 49
Michigan 48
Arizona 48
Georgetown 46

 

[HoopsTournament]

Also, if you look at recent history - here are Top 10 most wins in tournament since 2000:

Team	Wins
Kansas	37
Duke	34
North Carolina	33
Michigan State	33
Florida	29
Kentucky	27
Connecticut	26
Syracuse	23
Louisville	22
Arizona	22

UCLA is next with 21 - so they still have a lot of recent victories.