Top College Basketball Programs Over the Last 10 Years: The 4 Seeds

Just to get the methodology straight...the rankings are based on the average Colton Index ranking (body-of-work performance of wins and losses over an entire season, including postseason play) over the past 10 years. NCAA Tournament performance is weighted double (each game counts as two). Each season counts the same. To the extent that you don't agree with the rankings, it probably means that you weight these things differently. More than likely you weight recent performance and tournament performance more heavily, or internally rank teams on how you expect them to perform over the next 5-10 years. For each team, I show tournament performance by year as well as rankings for the first five years and last years so you can see how teams are trending and how the rankings might look differently if you adjusted the weights to suit your needs.

Recap: The 9 Seeds
36. Iowa
35. Marquette
34. Oregon
33. Alabama

Recap: The 8 Seeds
32. North Carolina St
31. Mississippi St
30. Georgetown
29. Xavier

Recap: The 7 Seeds
28. Notre Dame
27. Villanova
26. Cincinnati
25. Louisville

Recap: The 6 Seeds
24. Wake Forest
23. Indiana
22. Tennessee
21. Memphis

Recap: The 5 Seeds
20. Oklahoma St
19. Pittsburgh
18. UCLA
17. Oklahoma

THE 4 SEEDS
16. Syracuse - ON THE DECLINE
Last 10 Years: 242-97; JCI Rk: 16 (Prev Rk:12); SOS: 52
2007-08: 21-14; JCI Rk: 51; SOS: 55; Tourney: None
Last 5 Years: 118-52; JCI Rk: 22; SOS: 48
First 5 Years: 124-45; JCI Rk: 12; SOS: 45
NCAA Apperances: 7 (11 wins)
National Championships: 1
Final Fours: 1
Elite 8's: 1
Sweet 16's: 3

Performance by Season

Season	W-L	JCI Rk	SOS	NCAA
2007-08	21-14	51	55	None
2006-07	24-11	59	96	None
2005-06	23-12	25	11	L1
2004-05	27-7	18	62	L1
2003-04	23-8	15	17	S16
2002-03	30-5	1	2	NC
2001-02	23-13	55	88	None
2000-01	25-9	21	58	L2
1999-00	26-6	7	40	S16
1998-99	20-12	41	45	L1

15. Ohio State
Last 10 Years: 229-101; JCI Rk: 15 (Prev Rk:21); SOS: 24
2007-08: 24-13; JCI Rk: 35; SOS: 39; Tourney: None
Last 5 Years: 119-51; JCI Rk: 17; SOS: 41
First 5 Years: 110-50; JCI Rk: 15; SOS: 17
NCAA Apperances: 6 (12 wins)
Final Fours: 2
Elite 8's: 2
Sweet 16's: 2

Performance by Season

Season	W-L	JCI Rk	SOS	NCAA
2007-08	24-13	35	39	None
2006-07	35-4	1	9	F4
2005-06	26-6	13	56	L2
2004-05	20-12	38	40	None
2003-04	14-16	102	68	None
2002-03	17-15	54	22	None
2001-02	24-8	23	55	L2
2000-01	20-11	34	28	L1
1999-00	23-7	12	21	L2
1998-99	26-9	5	3	F4

14. Gonzaga
Last 10 Years: 261-67; JCI Rk: 14 (Prev Rk:14); SOS: 83
2007-08: 25-8; JCI Rk: 29; SOS: 89; Tourney: L1
Last 5 Years: 131-31; JCI Rk: 13; SOS: 84
First 5 Years: 130-36; JCI Rk: 18; SOS: 83
NCAA Apperances: 10 (12 wins)
Elite 8's: 1
Sweet 16's: 4

Performance by Season

Season	W-L	JCI Rk	SOS	NCAA
2007-08	25-8	29	89	L1
2006-07	23-11	61	75	L1
2005-06	29-4	8	87	S16
2004-05	26-5	14	80	L2
2003-04	28-3	12	105	L2
2002-03	24-9	38	86	L2
2001-02	28-4	14	111	L1
2000-01	25-7	32	99	S16
1999-00	26-9	30	72	S16
1998-99	27-7	13	70	E8

13. Maryland - ON THE DECLINE
Last 10 Years: 231-103; JCI Rk: 13 (Prev Rk:10); SOS: 10
2007-08: 19-15; JCI Rk: 73; SOS: 65; Tourney: None
Last 5 Years: 101-62; JCI Rk: 30; SOS: 14
First 5 Years: 130-41; JCI Rk: 4; SOS: 10
NCAA Apperances: 7 (17 wins)
National Championships: 1
Final Fours: 2
Elite 8's: 2
Sweet 16's: 4

Performance by Season

Season	W-L	JCI Rk	SOS	NCAA
2007-08	19-15	73	65	None
2006-07	25-9	19	34	L2
2005-06	18-13	52	32	None
2004-05	19-13	42	29	None
2003-04	20-12	16	2	L2
2002-03	21-10	23	29	S16
2001-02	32-4	1	5	NC
2000-01	25-11	7	7	F4
1999-00	25-10	25	25	L2
1998-99	27-6	6	21	S16