SalinasSpartan Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 1/24/2025 at 10:53 PM, UNLV2001 said: Gonzaga did fine playing the lackey's in the WCC For the time being BB can still be successful outside a major conference -- how long that lasts? who knows Who is the last non-Power 6 team to win the National Championship? It may not feel like the spirit of the question, but the answer is technically the UCONN Huskies. Left in the American Athletic Conference after the Big East breakup in 2013, the Huskies went on a stunning run to the national title as a 7-seed in 2014. The last true non-Power 6 team to cut down the nets was UNLV in 1990, when the Runnin' Rebels dominated the country on their way to a national title. Jerry Tarkanian's team nearly repeated the following year as they carried an undefeated record into the Final Four before getting upset by Duke. Just did a quick scroll through Wikipedia. Only 8 schools not currently in the basketball P5 (football P4 plus Big East) have won titles. You are right in that the last one was UNLV. Last one before that? Texas Western in 1966. The other six were Loyola Chicago (63), San Francisco (55-56), La Salle (54), CCNY (50), Holy Cross (47), and Wyoming (43). 3 of the 8 are currently or soon to be MWC schools, which is kinda cool. 2 Quote
Bigd Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 1/24/2025 at 11:16 PM, SalinasSpartan said: Just did a quick scroll through Wikipedia. Only 8 schools not currently in the basketball P5 (football P4 plus Big East) have won titles. You are right in that the last one was UNLV. Last one before that? Texas Western in 1966. The other six were Loyola Chicago (63), San Francisco (55-56), La Salle (54), CCNY (50), Holy Cross (47), and Wyoming (43). 3 of the 8 are currently or soon to be MWC schools, which is kinda cool. We're the new conference of champions, did the Pac keep that trademark? 🤣 1 Quote
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